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Hiring Help That Doesn’t Break the Bank: A Smarter Way to Recruit
Finding the right people for your team is one of the most important decisions you can make as a business leader. But that doesn’t mean you need to pay tens of thousands of dollars to get it right. Traditional recruiters and headhunters often charge 20–50% of your new...
Supporting Employees with Chronic Migraines: What Employers Should Know
June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, a time to shed light on a condition that affects millions of people—but is often invisible in the workplace. Chronic migraines are more than just a headache. For many employees, they’re a life-disrupting condition that...
Juli Bacon Elected as State Professional Women in Building Chair for 2025Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) Names Industry Leader to Lead PWB Initiative
Olympia, WA — At the 2025 Winter Board Meeting of the Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW), members gathered to elect Juli Bacon as the new State Professional Women in Building (PWB) Chair for the upcoming year. Bacon, a well-respected leader in the...
Quiet Cutting, Loud Leaving, and the New Vocabulary of Work: What HR Needs to Know in 2025
Understanding the Language of Disengagement—and How to Respond with Intention The modern workplace is evolving rapidly—and with it, so is the language employees use to describe their experience. Phrases like quiet cutting, loud leaving, rage applying, and resenteeism...
The Curious Case of the Disappearing Donuts
An HR Tale of Culture, Communication, and Crumbly Consequences It started like any other Monday. The office kitchen—normally a buzz of caffeine-fueled camaraderie—was unusually quiet. The Motivation Monday donuts, a sweet tradition courtesy of HR, were nowhere to be...
Grief in the Workplace-Update 2 years later
May 10, 2025, would have been my dad’s 87th birthday. It kind of crept up on me, but I started thinking about him a lot more and feeling waves of grief wash over me that had at least gotten duller in the past 2 years. That’s when I realized what time of the year it...
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HR Red Flag: “We Don’t Really Need HR”
Ah yes. The line every HR pro hears and immediately raises an eyebrow: “We don’t really need HR, we’re like a family.” Translation: “We’re winging it, and hope nothing blows up.” Here’s the truth: if you’re saying that, you really need HR. Because flying without HR is...
The Importance of Creating a Robust Mentorship Program
A mentorship program isn’t just a “nice-to-have”—it’s a strategic tool that drives growth, engagement, and retention. Companies that invest in mentorship see employees develop faster, managers build stronger teams, and overall culture improve. Why mentorship matters:...
Why Your Team Needs (Almost) Constant Feedback in Today’s Workplace
In today’s fast-paced, always-connected work environment, traditional annual or semi-annual performance reviews aren’t enough. Employees operate in a world where information moves quickly, expectations shift constantly, and professional development happens in real...
Guide to Effective Meetings
We have all been a part of “meetings that could have been an email” that just eat away at your productivity. Meetings are essential for collaboration and decision-making, but without structure, they can become unproductive and time-consuming. HR recommends the...
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