by Brandon Laws | Jun 7, 2019 | Podcast
As humans, we inherently operate with bias. It’s a tool that allows us to quickly sort through information and understand the world around us. So it’s only natural that it works its way into the hiring process and the workplace. And that’s where the trouble starts. I...
by Brandon Laws | May 16, 2019 | Leadership
Wasting money sucks, and running meetings that suck wastes money. If an employee spends about an hour a day attending meetings, and that employee doesn’t get much out of those meetings, then they are wasting about ⅛ of their time, or 12% of a company’s payroll, doing...
by Brandon Laws | May 15, 2019 | Inside Xenium
The idea of a book club may evoke visions of stuffy people on stuffy couches nibbling on stuffy snacks and having stuffy conversations. Or, we might be brought back to our college days of cluttered cafes and wildly off-topic “discussions” that are more about asserting...
by Brandon Laws | May 9, 2019 | Employment Law
With Oregon’s ever-changing workplace laws, it’s hard to keep up. That’s why Suzi Wear and Luke Reese recorded a webinar to help employers understand Oregon’s pay equity law and avoid violations and lawsuits. Suzi Wear is the vice president of people development and...
by Suzi Wear | May 1, 2019 | Video
Talking with employees about their career goals is a necessary part of maintaining healthy employee morale and retention. Employees need to see that there are paths forward for them within your organization—like opportunities to work with new people, gain new skills,...
