New Year and Resolutions in the Kingdom

Once Upon a Time I Made a New Year Resolution…  I wrote all this great stuff in a planner, in a fitness planner and made a Vision Board.  Then I ignored all of it because I didn’t have time.  That describes 2014.  It was a great year by all accounts, but if I’m really honest, it was on accident.  Hard work, but not from the plans I created.  I was extremely busy, I was in my car A LOT, I became addicted to Starbucks and apparently allergic to exercise (I was busy & tired, ain’t nobody got time for that).

So why I am I telling you this? Because I started a blog and got to busy to write posts. They say to effectively get readers you have to be consistent, otherwise they get disappointed and leave.  I gave myself the excuse that you were busy too and wouldn’t notice.

I know you are all thinking this, so am I!

I know you are all thinking this, so am I!

I hope I was right, but then if I was, I just gave myself up!

Back to the resolutions…  I had some great growth last year.  Thank you to my clients for all of the exciting challenges.  But I did it all in a frenzy and THAT cannot happen again this year.  I have to get organized.  I must have a plan.  I can’t react to the challenges and run my schedule and myself around them.  I have to get back into shape (that’s personal so I won’t bore you with that one. But please if you see me near a cheeseburger slap it out of my hand!).

What am I doing to get there? Announcing it in Public… I will get organized, I will work the new systems I’ve put in place and re-evaluate in 90 days.  Trying KanBan as suggested from The Advenger.  Have to create a habit!  I’m also doing a 30 day blog challenge so I can get back into writing and keeping you up to date on all the EXCITING things happening in Human Resources.  I think the new Congress is going to keep us on our toes for a while and Illinois has a few new laws this year (a blog post to come I promise, it’s on the To Do List).

I hope to make this bigger and better in 2015.  I hope you can do the same with your business and life.

I would love to hear from you….

What are you doing to change it up this year?  AND  What topics are you interested in?

 

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Ebola and Other Spooky Viruses in Your Kingdom!

Halloween is coming and it’s fun to think of scary things.  I  bet the rentals of “Contagion” have skyrocketed since the cases of Ebola have arrived to the United States.  But this isn’t the movies, more people on quarantine are being released every day now.  We are seeing it is not as easily spread as Hollywood would have us believe.

Flu and Cold season is fast approaching and we should be more worried about those germs spreading in your Kingdom.  We’ve created this spooky info-graphic for you.  So compare the symptoms before you ask your employees to go into quarantine.  Most importantly have a plan for how to handle sick employees that don’t include a hazmat suit!

Ebola Infographic

Keep an eye out for what to consider if Ebola does come to your area.  It’s not as easy as sending people home.  You will step into ADA, FMLA and possible discrimination…That is Scary!

Now go wash your hands and as always call us if you need help with any of your HR needs!

 

 

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