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Risk Management | Benefits | Employee Relations

By: Helios
December 4th, 2013

Over the years I’ve worked with a range of companies in various industries and I’ve found that managing the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a common challenge. The FMLA provision was implemented in 1993 as a means to allow eligible employees to have job protection while taking care of medical needs for themselves or eligible family members. The concept of FMLA was great, in the sense that employees could take off the time they needed to get well, return to work, and not worry about being fired or terminated while out. However, over time, there have been lots of concerns regarding loopholes that are being taken advantage of by employees.

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Business Management & Strategy | Employee Relations

By: Helios
November 26th, 2013

Every day I hear the terms “manager” and “leader” used interchangeably. However, when you really start to explore what it means to be a leader, you will find that there are distinct and important differences between the two titles. While a manager can be a leader, the two terms are not mutually exclusive.

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Communication | Business Management & Strategy | Best Practices | Employee Relations

By: Kimberly Gladis
November 6th, 2013

Guest Post By Kimberly Gladis of Steve Gladis Leadership Partners

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Total Rewards | Risk Management | Business Management & Strategy | Employee Relations | Talent Acquisition

By: Helios
November 5th, 2013

Have you ever considered an Up or Out personnel policy? While traditionally used in the military and academics, I recently had a client shift their career development approach to an Up or Out policy in order to attract, retain, and motivate high performing individuals.

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Community | Employee Relations

By: Natalie O'Laughlin
October 31st, 2013

If you are familiar with Helios, you know that we are infamous for the color orange. Naturally, Halloween is one our favorite holidays to celebrate. Not only because our CEO loves practical jokes and “releasing her energy” around the office by hiding under desks, behind doors, or any other unexpected places she finds fitting to shout “BOO!” to a casual passerby (not that I’ve ever been a victim), but because it allows us to engage our employees. Utilizing opportunities like the holidays to further engage your team can really make a BIG difference with their experience of your corporate culture.

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Communication | Best Practices | Employee Relations | Talent Acquisition

By: Helios
October 30th, 2013

“I need to interview candidates and hire someone as soon as possible. This position is urgent and I needed someone yesterday.” Does this phrase from a hiring manager sound familiar to you?