Human Resource Tips

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…

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…

29 Oct 24

What Happened to Union Membership?

What is happening to union membership in the United States? According to the US Department of Labor (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics – in the past forty years union membership has steadily dropped. In 1983, 20.1 percent – 1 in 5 workers were in a union. By 2023, union membership…

15 Oct 24

Historical Quotes Applicable to Business – by General George Patton

Knowing what has occurred in the past helps us anticipate what may occur next, given a set of circumstances. I expect that is at least one reason I fancy myself as a novice military historian. Consider one of my favorite military figures from World War 2 – General George S.…

01 Oct 24

Embedding HR Talent

It’s taken weeks to find the right HR talent. Finally, they are starting. It’s now just a matter of time before that two-year old stack of training attendee reporting data is entered. Yep, life is good. In this article I want to present an alternate idea – one that is…

17 Sep 24

Onboarding Supervisors, Managers, and Leaders

I once reported to a CHRO that asked my opinion of the first staff meeting of his I attended. I liked it – but remarked one-and-a-half hours seemed too long for a routine weekly meeting. He bristled and responded – “I don’t think it was any longer than it had…

02 Aug 24

Most HR Policies Available On-Line Lack Scope and Depth

Most HR Policies and documents available on-line lack scope and depth. Those offered by KeystoneHR are different. We have a history of researching and drafting policies for Fortune 500 operations that stand the test of time. Well over half of KeystoneHR’s polices meet Best Practices requirements; Drop in your company’s…