Are you doing entrance interviews as part of your new employee onboarding process? If not, you may be missing the 'boat.' Entrance interviews have been linked to reducing early turnover by 2/3rds. This Tuesday tool is an Entrance Interview template. ⁉️SHARE: What are you doing as part of your onboarding process that you feel is working well?

This feels like a ‘just coffee’ day. Drop a meme or gif that shows how you are feeling today.

As an HR department of one, none or few, your time is at a premium. Here’s a mistake many of us make: We manage our calendars. But we don’t manage our focus. If everything feels urgent, here’s a simple reset: 🕧The 3–Block Rule Every week, identify three blocks of time (60–90 minutes each) that are protected for work that actually moves the needle (not email, meetings, or reacting). Examples: - Preparing for a tough accountability conversation - Reviewing performance trends - Building a hiring or onboarding plan - Creating structure for better 1:1s - Thinking (yes, thinking counts) Put those blocks on your calendar first and treat them like a client meeting you would never cancel. Small, consistent blocks of focused time prevent big, messy issues later. 👉 Question: What would qualify as a “needle mover” for you this week? Drop one below.

Let's start February with a Kindness Challenge. Show your coworkers some love and appreciation this month using the proposed format below.

Good morning, all you Badasses! Hope you are surviving the weather - I guess depending on where you are located. We are expecting more inclement weather in NC this weekend. 👋Please share your weekly wins below! It's important to focus on what we are doing right to maintain a positive mindset. Check out the activity from earlier this week, including a micro training on 'Performance Management Needs a Renovation.' Coming up: ✅2/13 from 10 to 11 a.m. ET - Join for the Monthly Roundtable with the topic of Employee Appreciation. Head over to the calendar and put it on your calendar. ✅New resources in the classroom include Workplace Investigations and forms for various HR functions.