When Leath HR Group trains employers on how to conduct a great, legal interview, we often hear remarks like “thanks for keeping us out of jail!” Although you probably won’t go to jail for asking the wrong question or saying something offensive in an interview, your company could be subject to some hefty fines and bad PR. According to a …
Positive on Productivity: Hire New Graduates
Much time and research has been allocated by think tanks to decipher the different characteristics of each generation and how these generations interact in the workplace. Everyone has been talking about “those millennials” for a decade and how other generations communicate with the kids coming out of school. Now there’s a new generation — post-millennials — hello! And we’re a …
How to Fire Someone Effectively
Let’s face it, when unemployment hovers around 4%, most organizations are hesitant to let any teammate go. However, even when it’s hard to find good help, employees still underperform, violate policies and show up with bad attitudes which means that companies need to do what’s good for business – shed the dead weight and upgrade. For readers who need to be motivated …
How to Fire Someone Effectively
Let’s face it, when unemployment hovers around 4%, most organizations are hesitant to let any teammate go. However, even when it’s hard to find good help, employees still underperform, violate policies and show up with bad attitudes which means that companies need to do what’s good for business – shed the dead weight and upgrade. For readers who need to be motivated …
Managing Energy as a Business Priority
This Insights article was co-written with Jillian Howden, MPA. A lot of us fall within one of two categories: We are the people with a lot of energy; or we are watching people with a lot of energy and wondering where they get it from. We often hear adults say that we wish we could bottle children’s energy and use …
Managing Energy as a Business Priority
A lot of us fall within one of two categories: We are the people with a lot of energy; or we are watching people with a lot of energy and wondering where they get it from. We often hear adults say that we wish we could bottle children’s energy and use it for ourselves. How do they seem to have …
Post-Flo Stress and Anxiety Management
This Insights article was contributed by Jillian Howden, MPA, Facilitator and Instructor at Leath HR Group. The continuous slow spin of rain, day after day, this last September, created havoc in a way many can never plan on. Those of us who stayed and fought stocked up on generators, food, water (and wine). Those of us who fled spent the …
Post-Flo Stress and Anxiety Management
The continuous slow spin of rain, day after day, this last September, created havoc in a way many can never plan on. Those of us who stayed and fought stocked up on generators, food, water (and wine). Those of us who fled spent the next few weeks in places we did not plan to be, concerned with what would remain …
Leath HR Group Grows: Welcomes Business Development Representative and Instructor
Wilmington, NC — November 29, 2018 — Leath HR Group is excited to welcome Jillian Howden, Business Development Representative and Instructor, to the team. Jillian Howden brings over 20 years of negotiation skills, conflict resolution and facilitation across a broad audience base. She will focus her efforts on bringing new business to Leath HR Group as well as facilitating vital …
Cape Fear Recovery
The community is hard at work. But there’s more to do. Cape Fear area officials have been at it through the storm and continue to provide resources at the resource recovery center at Independence Mall. Relief and recovery agencies, school systems, faith communities, first responders and associations continue to work hard to restore Cape Fear. We sincerely thank them. Yesterday, the Wilmington …