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My dad passed away unexpectedly in July 2022. After a year, I'm still grieving. My own experience made me rethink bereavement leave and the way that we deal with loss and grief in the workplace.

This year FCOED is recognizing and celebrating Frederick County’s innovative businesses. These businesses are making the biggest impact on their industries, workplace, and community — thriving in today’s ever-changing environment.

A recent ASAE/Avenue M Group text poll found that organizations with lower turnover rates are looking beyond compensation and discussing professional development and health benefits with workers.

One of the biggest challenges of being an entrepreneur is knowing how to disconnect from the pressures of work when taking a break.

Don't over-complicate what really needs to happen to cultivate a successful enterprise.

Companies that focus on happier workplaces will win in the end.

AU's first supervisors academy aims to build a culture of belonging and thriving.

If you've tried to recruit someone into your business over the past several months, you know how difficult it is to find qualified talent.

To help you run a more flexible workforce, we asked business HR professionals and business leaders this question for their insights. From cultivating mutual respect and trust to focusing on results, there are several strategies you can use to guide a flexible workforce.

A warning that untrained managers are quite possibly ruining your business may seem at first needlessly inflammatory, but all too often it’s the truth. The reality is that most managers struggle to effectively lead their teams, and that costs a business more than you likely realize.

High employee turnover can cost associations more than $2 million each year, according to research. With poll data showing that many employees are considering leaving their current jobs, associations can employ a few simple strategies to help create a culture that retains staff.

The pandemic has ushered in a new normal for many American workers: working from home. While many jobs cannot be performed from home — including jobs in manufacturing, health care and hospitality — more than 70 percent of American workers were working from home last December, according to a Pew Research study.

Everyone has a unique way to measure success. For Amanda Haddaway, success is helping her clients solve their most pressing employee management challenges. She states, “When I can fix something that’s broken in an organization or within a team, or solve an issue that’s keeping the business owner up at night, I feel like I’ve done what I needed to do.”

We spend a lot of time at work, so it makes sense that business owners, leaders and HR professionals are concerned about their work environments and how employees perceive their organizations. Yet so many of these same leaders think workplace culture automatically takes care of itself.

Laying someone off is never easy, whether you do it in person or virtually. Be compassionate and honest.

As many great stories start, Amanda Haddaway found her passion in human relations by accident. She had interned for an IT company while she was in college that later extended her an offer to write reports, putting her new communication degree to use.

Amanda Haddaway, managing director of HR Answerbox, was recently selected by Insights Success as one of the 20 Most Successful Businesswomen to Watch in 2020.

You've definitely heard the saying, "if you fail to plan, you plan to fail." Well, the same goes for preparations. In fact, HR consultant Amanda Haddaway says preparation is paramount. You should anticipate any questions the employee might have, then formulate and practice your answers.

Employees promoted to management are often expected to continue some or all of their previous responsibilities, says Amanda Haddaway, SHRM-SCP, managing director of HR Answerbox in Woodsboro, Md.

"Being recognized is especially meaningful this year because 2020 has been a challenge" said Amanda Haddaway, managing director of HR Answerbox. We've been able to innovate our offerings to best serve our clients with their current HR and training needs. All of our training programs are now available as live or recorded online versions and we've launched a virtual HR service for consulting and compliance support."

A 2016 report by Grand View Research found that the global human resource management market size was valued at $12.6 billion and was on track to grow to $30 billion by 2025. There’s a good reason: People are the most important factor in any organization’s success. Companies are turning to more efficient ways — chiefly, by relying on data and analytics — to manage their all-important human capital.

The solo HR practitioner is often pulled in so many directions they need a reliable partner to get the job done right. SHRM's resource center is designed to support HR professionals in small businesses by providing tools and guidance for their most challenging problems.

When Amanda Haddaway started HR Answerbox, her boutique human resources consultancy firm, four years ago she was already a seasoned HR professional with over 16 years of experience working in corporate human resources. With nearly 40,000 hours of HR experience under her belt, the two highest professional certifications in human resources, SPHR and SHRM-SCP, and a Master of Jurisprudence degree in Labor and Employment Law, she was ready and able to launch a company designed to help business owners, executives, and managers tackle the complex, and not so complex, human resources challenges they face on a daily basis.

Time is the one currency we just never have enough of! As a busy HR professional, you know this better than anyone. Our guest today, Amanda Haddaway of HR Answer Box will share some of her tips and techniques to better make use of the time we have, and to create additional pockets of time.

Most organizations spend considerable time and money identifying and selecting talent, but some fall short once the person starts with the organization. Think about your own orientation and onboarding strategies. What is the candidate experience once the offer is accepted and a start date is determined?

Complaints about performance reviews are all too common in the workplace. Managers feel like they are wasting precious time going through a process that doesn’t have much meaning, and employees aren’t receiving feedback that helps them to grow and develop as professionals. So, what can organizations do to fix this problem?

An HR department of one (HR DOO) is a generalist, a problem-solver, a multi-tasker, a recruiter, trainer, employee relations specialist, benefits administrator, CHRO. They wear all the hats. As I sat on the ground in the front left corner (we’d run out of seats), in the #SHRM18 session given by Amanda Haddaway, I couldn’t believe how many HR DOO’s there were in that session alone!