Mark Clark

16 Apr 25

Termination Appeal and Miracle Monkey Tape

Between digging around for a roll of miracle monkey tape when you have an inch of water in your boat and eagerly looking forward to another labor attorney phone call, my money is on the tape. I like labor attorneys well enough, but on average none of them are free.…

01 Apr 25

Increased Dialog Reduces Problems

Why not turn the tactical exercise you expect of your supervisors anyway into a strategic directive that WILL have a positive effect on your operation? To learn how read on. Inheriting a Fortune 500 operation with high turnover, absenteeism, and poor morale, my new boss asked that I “Fix it”.…

18 Mar 25

KeystoneHR Special Anniversary Edition with 50% Discount Code

Thanks to our customers and the many who initially helped get KeystoneHR launched, we have enjoyed a remarkable year. We are blessed. To help celebrate our anniversary – you can save (50%) Fifty Percent on purchase of any KeystoneHR policy template, strategic initiative, or SOP…. READ ON! Who are we?…

04 Mar 25

Succession Planning

Noting my past experience with Fortune 500 Succession Plans, the CEO of a public company asked that I develop one for his team. He was delighted with the end result, and probably even happier that he was able to inform the Board he now had a plan. It included a…

18 Feb 25

Emergency Response Plans and Checklists – Value Package

KeystoneHR is happy to announce a new offering – Value Packages. Value Packages are comprised of a small number of popular, commonly themed policies, offered at a substantial discount. The example below is “Emergency Response Plans and Checklists”. This Value Package price is $900, which is a $600 or 40%…

04 Feb 25

Small Business Value Package

KeystoneHR is happy to announce another Value Package. Value Packages are comprised of a small number of popular, commonly themed policies offered at a substantial discount. The example below is focused on “Small Business,” and similar packages are available for Medium and Larger-sized companies. This Value Package price is $900,…

21 Jan 25

Refine Your Coaching, Counseling, and Corrective Action Process

A reduction in legal challenges by 30 percent and unjustified unemployment claims dropped by 74 percent. Those are the profound results measured over five-years after I conceived and implemented a Best Practices, due-process, Coaching, Counseling, and Corrective Action System corporate-wide. At the time I was with one of the world’s…

07 Jan 25

2025 Election Brings Profound ER Changes

For many operations, 2025 will bring more than the usual mergers, buyouts and consolidations. Donald Trump’s Presidency officially begins January 20th. Emboldened by his winning of 312 electoral votes, the popular vote, his parties’ taking the Senate, and widening its control over the House of Representatives, Trump will enact a…

19 Nov 24

KeystoneHR Best Practices List for 2025

KeystoneHR is constantly assessing Best Practices’ trends. We then research, and coupled with “real-world” experience, determine our own list of suggested Best Practices. Our 2025 short list follows, and if thoughtfully implemented, would yield profound, positive, and lasting results in any operation: General Business Embrace Technology Implement Key Competencies…

12 Nov 24

Moving from Ho-Hum to Best Practices

The value-add any of us brings to any organization is that which differentiates us from others. Injecting Best Practices into otherwise Ho-Hum policies and initiatives may be your “wow” factor. For example, instead of a standard “Flowers at Funerals Policy” consider adding elements that go beyond a vase full of…