Tag Archives: people focus
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Updated FMLA Forms
Posted on 09.19.2018
An updated set of Family and Medical Leave Act (FLMA) forms for employers has been released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division. The only revision to these forms is an updated expiration date. The previous forms expired on August 31 of this year, but now, the updated forms will be valid through August 31, … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance
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Moving Past Mistakes
Posted on 07.18.2018
Posted in Fractional HR
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TalentConnection Success at OGsys
Posted on 06.25.2018
TalentConnection may be the solutions for you if the following sounds familiar: Find, hire and keep good people. Sounds like a great set of priorities… So, you develop a clear recruiting profile, place ads and get a big response. Now all you need is the time and technique to quickly work through a hundred resumes … Continue reading
Posted in TalentConnection
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People Performance Drives Profitability
Posted on 04.09.2018
At Achilles Group we work hard to impact People Performance as a catalyst for profitability. We have worked with thousands of leaders and seen the good, the bad and at times the ugly impact of poor leadership. And we are driven to influence every leader we encounter to learn what it takes to become an … Continue reading
Posted in People Performance
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How Achilles Group Acts as Both Your Teammate and Coach
Posted on 03.06.2018
Fundamentally, leadership is all about getting others to follow the course you set with full competency and commitment. However, the challenge of a leader is that you’re often too busy to sit down and engage your team in a way that allows them to understand your goals and align under the same strategy, so it … Continue reading
Posted in Strategy Alignment
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Let Us Help You With The Hard Work!
Posted on 02.26.2018
Naturally, most of us in the HR field believe ourselves to be excellent judges of character. Therefore, recruiting and hiring good people shouldn’t be too difficult for us, right? But if that’s true, why do so many companies go to outside agencies to fill their positions? Are they better judges of character than we are? … Continue reading
Posted in Recruiting Effectiveness
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Effective Recruiting Is More Than Meets the Eye
Posted on 02.21.2018
Sometimes you can’t see a problem until someone from the outside points it out, and that’s particularly true in the recruiting process. What may initially be a good recruiting strategy for your company could also slow you down as the company gets larger. We wanted to provide you with an example that you might be … Continue reading
Posted in Recruiting Effectiveness
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A Sweet Announcement from Achilles Group
Posted on 02.13.2018
On this Special Valentine’s Day, Achilles Group celebrates 16 years of service to our clients. We are very grateful for the opportunity to make a difference and for our talented group of people who make it all possible. Kristen McGullion is one those amazing people, and she has provided us yet another reason for celebration. … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements
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Peanuts, Cracker Jacks®, and People Performance
Posted on 12.04.2017
When you think about winning teams in professional baseball, the New York Yankees are one of the first teams that come to mind. But have you ever thought about why that is? Maybe lots of great players? Well, while they’ve certainly had many amazing players throughout the years, they’ve also been led by fantastic coaches, … Continue reading
Posted in People Performance
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How to Receive Feedback with Grace
Posted on 11.03.2017
Inviting feedback can be hard enough, but receiving it can be even harder. Any sort of criticism (even constructive) tends to bring out all of our insecurities and defensiveness, but truly great leaders resist this impulse and readily accept feedback with grace and an open mind. It can touch on sensitive areas, but it’s important … Continue reading
Posted in People Performance
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Clear, Timely, Focused, Respectful, Feedback
Posted on 11.03.2017
“But I’m just a soul whose intentions are good/ Oh lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood.” The lyrics to that old blues song perfectly illustrate the importance of communicating your feedback in a clear, timely, focused and respectful manner. The goal is not to tear down your employees but to give them the gift … Continue reading
Posted in People Performance
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Recruiting Effectiveness at First Presbyterian
Posted on 10.23.2017
Recruiting the right candidate for your organization doesn’t always mean filling the position with someone similar to the person who you had in the role before. Instead, it should depend on the future direction of the company, so always remember to keep the big picture in mind. Character and experience are just as important as … Continue reading
Posted in Recruiting Effectiveness
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5 Tips for Virtual Workforce Engagement
Posted on 09.22.2017
Two of the hot topics in business today—employee engagement and workplace flexibility—can often seem at odds in terms of the virtual workforce. As working from home, at client sites, or second locations has increased, this has led to a decrease in employee engagement; however, there’s more to it than mere distance. The number-one reason virtual … Continue reading
Posted in HR Risk Mitigation
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How Does Payroll Work in Times of Natural Disaster?
Posted on 09.20.2017
As a result of Hurricane Harvey and the subsequent flooding throughout Southeast Texas, many businesses that were forced to closed may be wondering how to handle payroll and PTO issues. Here are a few tips and guidelines to help clear up the confusion: Payroll: Exempt (or salaried) employees: the employer is required by law to … Continue reading
Posted in HR Risk Mitigation
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Changes coming to the EEO-1 Report
Posted on 09.08.2017
As announced on August 29th, 2017 by the U.S. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (or OIRA), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (or EEOC) is implementing an immediate stay and reviewing of the effectiveness of the pay data collection components of the revised Equal Employer Information Report (as known as the EEO-1 report). Last … Continue reading
Posted in HR Risk Mitigation
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3 Strategic Alignment Mistakes That Businesses Often Make
Posted on 08.16.2017
According to a recent study by The Economist, 89% of people in business say that formulating strategies appropriate for changing market conditions is very important or essential for competitiveness. But to practice effective strategy alignment, you’ll want to remember these three things: Don’t treat your mission, vision, and values as a strategy unto itself. When … Continue reading
Posted in Strategy Alignment
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Back to School Time!
Posted on 08.14.2017
Back to school is around the corner, if it isn’t here for you already! We wanted to put a smile on your face by sharing our back to school photos. Do these sweet faces look familiar?
Posted in The Team
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Why Employee Feedback is Essential to Business Growth
Posted on 07.28.2017
While rapid business growth is always an exciting prospect, it’s not without its challenges. In the case of South Hampton Resources, they were a smaller company with a family-style business whose growth quickly exceeded their management capacity. They had many tenured employees, so as the management personnel transformed it took some getting used to. However, … Continue reading
Posted in People Performance
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Develop and Encourage Profitability
Posted on 07.19.2017
Have you ever heard someone refer to their job as “just a support role”, or “an administrative position”? Our focus as Leaders is often fixated on the sales, technical and production roles and we unintentionally overlook the needs and potential of those we assign to “support roles”. The reality is that administrative and supportive jobs … Continue reading
Posted in People Performance
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Avoid the business growing pains by focusing on People Performance!
Posted on 07.07.2017
People Performance: Growing from a family-style business to a larger company with a more remote management style was challenging, so we were referred to Achilles Group for their expertise. They put us at ease right from the start by being so personable, and their flexible approach worked perfectly for us. They also have great ideas … Continue reading
Posted in People Performance