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Should You Disappear During the "Missing Week"?
Romjul. Have you heard of it? It’s not the latest new frustrating piece of furniture to assemble from Ikea. It is the Norwegian custom of...
Dec 15, 20173 min read


Office Cliques and Politics
Were you under the impression that you left cliques behind after you graduated high school? That when you reached adulthood and began...
Dec 8, 20172 min read


'Tis the Season: Holiday Bonus Time
You’ve probably been seeing holiday decorations and lights since just after Halloween, but now that we’re past Thanksgiving, there is no...
Dec 1, 20172 min read


If You Build It, Will They Come? Receiving a Return on an Onsite Fitness Facility
According to the CDC approximately 75% of employer health care costs are due to the lifestyle choices of the employee. Employee wellness...
Nov 17, 20173 min read


Planning an Onsite Fitness Facility
According to a 2015 study conducted by SHRM (The Society for Human Resource Management) 70% of companies surveyed provide wellness...
Nov 10, 20174 min read


Managing Remote Employees
GlobalWorkPlaceAnalytics.com recently published research that shows more than 80% of the US workforce would like to be able to work...
Oct 27, 20172 min read


Can Remote Workers Benefit Your Business?
In last week’s blog, we talked about what to look for when hiring remote workers. (If you missed it, click here to read). But what if...
Oct 21, 20173 min read


Finding Rockstar Remote Employees
Waking up, getting ready for work, commuting, heading into the office for a traditional day of work surrounded by your colleagues. This...
Oct 14, 20172 min read


In Times of Uncertainty
It is hard to turn on the news and not feel concerned. It is an unfortunate fact of life that disasters and tragedies happen. Sometimes...
Oct 10, 20173 min read


How to Retain Superstar Employees
If you’re a small business owner, you know your largest expense is your workforce. But behind that number are the individuals that make...
Sep 29, 20172 min read


Personal Cell Phone Use in the Office
After taking the summer off we are ready to resume weekly blogging! Let’s talk about personal mobile device use in the office. The...
Sep 15, 20172 min read


Summer Dress Codes
Many business owners are endorsing a more casual dress code than they had as recently as five years ago. Members of every generation -...
Jun 2, 20172 min read


3 Business Etiquette Rules in the Info Age
Let’s talk business etiquette for a moment. Not standard etiquette, but three of the more subtle behaviors that demonstrate...
May 5, 20172 min read


"Family" Seems To Be the Wrong Word
It’s time for business owners and executive managers to stop using the term “family” when referring to their workforce. While it’s...
Apr 14, 20173 min read


Guess What Tomorrow Is?
Tomorrow is April Fools’ Day. How it started no one really knows, as historians have linked April Fools’ Day to several different...
Mar 31, 20172 min read


Pet-friendly Workplaces
If you saw our tweet (@denovohrc) then you know that yesterday was National Puppy Day! Here’s a fun fact: everyone who works for De Novo...
Mar 24, 20173 min read


Watch Your Social Media…You May Not Get (or keep) the Job!
As a recruiter, I recently interviewed a seemingly highly competent candidate for an open position. One who had skills aligned with the...
Mar 17, 20172 min read


Eat Right, Eat Healthy!
The Healthy Eating Plate, created at Harvard School of Public Health, serves as a guide to help us consume healthy, balanced meals. The...
Mar 10, 20172 min read


Tours of Duty
In September of 2016, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released updated employee tenure stats. I think we all predicted what they would...
Mar 3, 20173 min read


Why New Supervisor Training is Essential to Business Success
Thousands of employees are promoted into a supervisory role annually. Sadly, most are not provided with any management training,...
Feb 17, 20172 min read
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