The 4 C’s of Making Remote Working Work at Fine Point Consulting

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In the words of Bob Dylan, “Times they are a changin’” and nowhere is this more evident than the workplace. Employees are more mobile than ever and technology has made this an increasingly effective alternative for employees and managers alike. The number of virtual workers has risen 115% in the last decade according to a
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Recruiting in 2019

Don’t be left behind in 2019- embrace the changes in the recruiting process! As we start a new year, it is the perfect time to implement new recruiting practices for your business. Check out TalentLyft’s 15 New Recruiting Trends You Should Implement in 2019. And while you are in the “recruitment zone,” contact our expert
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How to Hire when Unemployment is Low

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Low unemployment is awesome for the economy. Low unemployment is terrific for job seekers. Low unemployment can be a challenge, however, for employers looking to fill vacancies. But employers are in luck! ApplicantPro has 4 tips for hiring great employees in the low unemployment climate.     Need assistance with your hiring? Contact the Fine
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Holiday Stress in the Workplace: 10 Tips for Management

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Workplace stress tends to escalate during the holiday season-and in a diverse work environment, employees may be celebrating holidays at different times. It is costly to businesses as well as to your valued employees when holiday stress takes over your workplace. When businesses proactively put practices in place to alleviate the holiday stress, their employees
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5 Reasons You Should Hire an HR Consultant for Your Small Business

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Starting a business is one path to getting the financial stability and freedom you want. Here’s why you’ll want to hire the services of an HR consulting firm while you try your best to get your business off the ground. Avoid bad hires A bad hire can compromise team productivity levels in the worst way.
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Introducing Fine Point HR: Meet Lisa Wilke

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We are pleased to introduce HR outsourcing and consulting services. Fine Point Consulting’s HR Solutions can help ease the HR burden. From administration activities, such as employee handbooks, to strategic HR initiatives like organizational design, our solutions are custom designed to align with your company’s growth stage, enhance your unique culture and advance organizational performance.
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Going ROWE, Part 3: Rollout to the Staff

    In this blog series, Fine Point Consulting staff discuss the process, rewards, and challenges of becoming a certified Results-Only Work Environment, an HR management strategy wherein employees are paid for results, rather than the number of hours worked. Certification is expected to be complete sometime this summer (2015).  This week: initial reactions to
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4 Ways Wisconsin Startups Can Strengthen The Hiring Process

As a small business or startup owner, it’s easy to lose track of how your employees are feeling with their jobs when there are countless other tasks to handle everyday. Losing morale inside the company can be devastating when it results less productivity and high turnover––two things no business ever wants. When it comes to
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3 Tips For Managing Remote Workers Effectively

As new technology drives communication tools to new heights, the idea that your business should be confined only to an office space is quickly becoming obsolete. Today, organizations big and small, new and old, are all taking advantage of global connectedness by hiring employees in other cities, countries and continents. While remote workers can be
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How to Give Effective Employee Feedback

Company-to-employee feedback comes in many forms, but the most common and direct way to communicate performance evaluations comes in the form of criticism. Although today this term has come to connote a negative message, I’m using it in its broader definition, which encompasses both negative and positive responses. Where the nuance of criticism gets muddy
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