“Always do right. This will gratify some and astonish the rest.” —Mark Twain What about the 2021 Texas Legislature and your employees? As of February 1, 2021, more than 45 bills have been filed in the Texas Legislature addressing employers and employees’ requirements. There are still no bills relating to non-competition or non-solicitation agreements […]
Change Happens. Or Does It?
Those rascals are moving to Texas. How will that affect the way Texas does business, or will it? I want to start where I left off last month with the prospect of mergers and acquisitions and significant businesses moving to Texas to operate in a state more friendly to business expansion. To revisit layoffs, let’s […]
Mergers, Acquisitions, Furloughs, Layoffs—and your Employees
This month, I am highlighting the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (WARN Act). If your company staffs fewer than 100 employees, this law does not apply to you, but just the same it is better to treat your employees well when you sell your company, or when you furlough or lay off […]
Performance Evaluations
The New Year that is 2021 can bring with it your opportunity to improve your employees’ performance, improve your bottom line, and improve the tone of your ongoing discourse. You can achieve all of these with well-administered Performance Evaluations. Most of us have just a little more than some respect for West Texas native Matthew […]
The Best of 2020
As we move into 2021, I want to briefly look back at 2020 and praise some Human Resource (HR)/Human Capital leaders in the Permian Basin. Your HR leaders have been front and center to protect you and your employees, which is one heck of a juggling act. Often, they are the ones who bring goodwill […]
Stressors in 2020 and What to Do About Them
Look into the mirror and what do you see? I am writing this article in early September, National Suicide Prevention Month, for the November edition. By the time you flip through this magazine, many things will have changed. COVID cases may have dropped off, or the perfect storm of the winter flu and COVID may […]
Next Steps in a Topsy Turvy Year
For this month’s article, my co-writer is Michael Crain. Michael’s experience includes owning and operating a restaurant, construction company, and manufacturing facility that interacted with global partners. His background includes engineering in multiple disciplines and lecturing at UTPB, achieving the Teacher of the Year award recognized across all UT campuses. He is a graduate of […]
Be a Leader, Not a Follower
The topic of face-covering remains political, central to the development of theory, and gathering of information about probable consequences appropriate to making health-conscious decisions. A recent newscaster said, when a hurricane hits, no one argues about whether it is a Category 3 or a Category 5; it is a hurricane. With regards to how to […]
Hire to Retire: Be Prepared
Times have changed, and less is more. In July, I wrote about bringing back your employees to either full employment or from working from home. We have all learned that not everyone has to be physically present to get their jobs done. In that light, I would guess that commercial real estate is going to […]
Employee Legal Disputes, and How to Avoid Them
I have a forum to write about crucial Human Resource (HR) topics, or shall I say, people topics that may allow your organization to avoid unwanted employee legal disputes as well as provide some helpful hints for you. It is May 16, 2020, and I am writing this article for the July 2020 issue. What […]
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