The development of a human resources department will generally start with two people, the business owner and your human resources expert. Strategic human resources planning as you grow will depend on ...

Managing human resources can be especially challenging for small businesses that lack the resources of larger organizations. Some small-business owners handle human resources challenges on their own ...

An organization's human resources professionals are the people you email or call when things go wrong—whether it’s a conflict between employees, a crisis requiring immediate attention, or even a ...

Any professional newly promoted to a management position faces a learning curve—and new challenges. It’s important for those new to a leadership role to realize that they don’t have to blaze a trail ...

Effectively leading and managing workers is one of the critical challenges for organizations and can be the basis of sustained competitive advantage. Leaders and human resource managers foster ...

New managers, whether hired from the outside or promoted from within, are often faced with multiple challenges in their roles, ranging from getting used to their new duties and responsibilities to ...

HR is both the glue that holds a business together and the grease that keeps its gears turning smoothly. It is the management of people; caring for their health and safety, managing their financial ...

If you’ve ever worked at a small company, you know that internal operations tend to be a comedic mix of too few people wearing too many hats. In fact, an entrepreneur friend of mine tells this story ...