CONNECT HR Associates Newsletter
Summer 2017
Getting The Best Out of New Hires SAFETY CORNER
July 18, 2017 Although a bad hire is inevitable, an effective on-boarding process is the key to retaining “New Hires“ who join your team. According to TLNT, one third of new hires quit their job after about six months. Integration of new people into your ranks with minimal training can be detrimental to the company’s bottom line. If “New Hires” feel they are just being thrown to the wolves, they will not be with you long & you will waste valuable company recruitment resources. We have a few pointers to improve your odds of hanging on to the ones who want to work.
Don’t Be Like Humpty Dumpty
Before Day One Two points you should cover before your team meets their new coworker. First, get as much “New Hire” paperwork out of the way before the start date. There is nothing quite like a stack of forms to fill out on your 1st day to stifle the excitement of a new job. Secondly, a casual text message or a phone call will alleviate some of the anxiety of starting a new job; being in the loop goes a long way.
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Day One You’re excited to introduce your “New Hire” pick to your team, so you need to let your receptionist know of their pending arrival. You should make a company-wide announcement of your new employee with information about them and what role they will be playing within the team and why. Include the new employee in the discussion through a quick email or message. A “New Hire” feeling welcomed and accepted is of the utmost importance on Day One. On arrival, assign a mentor or buddy to the new employee to welcome them, answer questions, and for other casual introductions. Share the talents of your team & help them connect. All of this should lead up to a physical tour of the facility/office and make sure their soon-to-be supervisor discusses their role within the company and what is expected.
Week One
Getting the Best Out of New Hires
Orientation is the focus of week one so the new employee can ease into their position. Pointing at a desk or work station and saying, “Have at it!” will assuredly become a failure you can hang your hat on. There are many items on the company “Do-Tell” list, which we all tend to take for granted and assume everyone knows about. Include & cover as many company practices as you can write down, i.e.
In This Issue A Ten Year Anniversary
Celebration
Baseball Trivia
Cool App Corner
Presence: Being Your Best-Self
Handling & using company software and licensing. Password policies. Social media use and brand representation online. Email protocols. Workload expectations. Decision-making processes. Reporting & workflow hierarchy. Goals and milestones.
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Mojo Sauce
Around The Water Cooler
A Ten Year Anniversary Celebration
Dayton Dragon’s 5th 3rd Field
July 22, 2017 HR Associates celebrated a decade of service to Upper Miami Valley companies with the Dayton Dragons, as they took on the Burlington Bees @ 5th 3rd Field. As the big day approached, we made plans to celebrate with our staff, clients, and friends from the comfort of suite #8, down the 1st base line. Invitations were prepared and delivered to few die-hard baseball fans (clients) to join us for the festivities. A few surprises were planned and kept, until the day arrived.
With July 22nd upon us, we were celebrating 10 years in business @ the Minor League Ballpark with the Dragons, and being to-the-day, made the event extra special. As guests arrived, they found a great selection of ballpark fare and beverages to choose from, as well as a bottomless bowl of popcorn. Many stories were shared with a few faces finally being associated to the person who had been on the other end of many-a-phone call.
Batter Up
About the surprises, two of the company’s very best received Mojo Award plaques for their exceptional contributions to the success of HR Associates & the placement of over 5000 employees with Miami Valley companies. The Mojo Award is defined & inscribed with, “What our competitors think we have an abundance of.” Office Manager, Michelle Horner, received the “Secret Mojo Award” for always being accurate and dependable… for being “That Person”, the one you can call on in a pinch. After reluctantly taking her managerial promotion, a couple of years ago, we think she has come to realize that she is perfect for the job. MJ has been with us for 7 years and when asked, she always steps up and takes the reins. Small companies rarely have the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of their officers, but we weren’t letting this occasion pass by without an important recognition. Time and again, we have clients give the “Cornerstone Mojo Award” recipient accolades for her work and the quality of Secret Mojo Award candidates she allows through. Within the last month, her client interactions & testimonials have led to two new, strong accounts for her company. Integrity is hard to achieve and maintain among your peers, but our President, Heather Risner, has earned the respect of a diverse and crowded group of Upper Valley Human Resource Professionals. The “Cornerstone Mojo Award” celebrates her 10 years of contributions to our company and, more importantly, our community. The 7th Inning Stretch and another rendition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame is a tradition which true baseball fans look forward too, even if the home team is down 8-0. The Dragons ended up dropping this one, despite a bottom of the ninth, 2 run effort which got us all anxious for an unlikely comeback. An evening of introductions, awards, hotdogs, popcorn, and baseball… it doesn’t get any better than that. Cornerstone Mojo Award
Play Ball
The Gashouse Gang (Google It)
Cheese!!
Trivia: A baseball has 108 double stitches, sewn from 88 inches of waxed red thread.
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Cool App Corner
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Presence: Being Your Best-Self June 16, 2017 HR
Associates
attended a Leadership Presence and
Best-Self workshop at
Wright State University, where
we discussed the attributes of
strong
leaders.
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Master Certified Coach, Roberta Fiore-Kittell, of Optimum Impact Coaching, shared a few ideas to boost your self-esteem and presence as a leader. A Leadership Presence can be promoted through body language and a couple of daily phrases to recite. When getting ready for the work day, try a power pose in front of your mirror. A power pose
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as in a hands-on-hips, legs wide, Wonder Woman posture. You can get also get similar results with your fists clenched with your arms in a touchdown position. The idea is to have an open posture which will improve your outlook for the day. A couple of Roberta’s tag lines to rehearse daily with your new open-posture habit are: “I am choosing to be happy today!” or “I am worthy to bring something to the conversation!” If these tag
lines don’t seem to be doing the trick, I recommend taking Ted Talk’s, Amy Cuddy‘s advise, “Don’t just fake it until you improve your presence, fake it ’til you become it.” In a LinkedIn testimonial to Ms. Kittell’s work, OSU Professor, Craig Hofmeister describes his end-goal for improving his presence as “… a stance from reactive to constructive.” To sum up, take a couple of minutes each morning to power talk to your Best-Self.
Getting the Best Out of New Hires
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(“Do-Tell” List continued) Corporate Culture. Communication during and after hours. Safety protocols. Cover the workflow and how work gets done. Most importantly, do not forget the small stuff… from running the copier, right down to where you keep the toilet paper. You want your new employee to know everything you know about your facility. Uncertainty breeds frustration, which leads to a negative impact on the teams work.
One Month & Beyond Keep communication lines open by sharing the company’s long term goals and strategic objectives and how their efforts will play an important role in achieving those goals. Finally, build confidence by sharing stories of past exploits to articulate the company culture. Share them with the “New Hire” so they may understand which stories are myth and which are truly legendary.
Serving Our Community for 10 Years
Around The Water Cooler September 8, 2017 We have a new face at the front desk in our
Piqua office, Felicia Smith. Felicia has 4 years of Admin Assistant experience with most of it stemming from her tenure with a Mary Kay Regional Director in Lancaster. Felicia will support all day-to-day operations as an Admin Assistant. She hails from Troy and has two children, Celinda (8) and Sage (5). As you can see, Felicia + 2 personality is not an issue. We also have a new Recruiter, Amanda Taylor. Amanda demonstrated her interest in Human Resources by taking a few classes at Edison State. She also had a solid work history in manufacturing with Clopay but needed a little more family time. Having insight into local industry processes will benefit her interactions with applicants. Amanda commutes from Sidney, where she and her husband, Tray, are raising their four kids, Hayden, Camden, Trealynn, and Kitahn. Tray is employed at Airstream and is a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) professional with Amanda being his manager/promoter. They are Taylor Crew now licensed for any MMA event in the country. Office Manager, Michelle Horner’s son, Dominic, is quickly approaching his “Theatrical 3s” birthday in December, while his younger brother, Haden (Spellchecked with Mom), is @ 5 months. The Horner’s have visited both the Columbus and Cincinnati Zoos this summer with Dominic still wanting another visit with the Tigers. A trip to the Wright Patterson Air Force Museum was a hit for the family too, especially the Space Room with the Tall Rockets, as was described. Haden + 2 Michelle has had her hands full with our own “New Hire” questions and keeping our clients busy with their on-boarding processes.
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From The President’s Desk September 11, 2017 President, Heather Risner is feeling some relief, since her oldest, Colt, has graduated from Wright State
University, finishing up his 2 final classes this summer. He just accepted an Entry-level Manager’s position with Macy’s in Dayton, bumping his income by 50% over his previous job. The family moved him into his first apartment in Downtown Dayton in August. Heather’s middle son, Dillon, has moved his wedding date up a year to next September. He also moved into his own apartment in Casstown, after getting a considerable increase after his 90 day evaluation @ Bud Polley’s Floor Center in Tipp City. We are wondering how he will fare when the monthly bills start coming like clock-work? The youngest, Nick, just began his Senior year at Covington High and is currently playing a radical Fall Baseball schedule. Nick opted to play in the Frosty Brown Hitting and Pitching Leagues this year with at least 6 games on the calendar each week through October. I foresee many bags of popcorn in the near future @ Duke Park. On the corporate end, work has been a little hectic for Heather with the loss of two of her staff and the addition of two new ladies to the team. Lastly, she has been conducting candidate interviews in the Tipp City office every week, which just means we are growing and expanding her reach.