Annie Reed Terminations are never easy, but there are times when a graceful and humane termination is the best way to go, literally. by Annie Reed, Founder, HR Annie Consulting There are legal aspects to termination that we must all follow when we ask someone to leave our business. As important, however, is the way […]

Hiring Right the First Time Published on June 21, 2017 Cindy Free-Fetty Partner and Senior Consultant Does this sound like you? “I need this person yesterday!” “I know them (or someone referred them), so they are going to work out better than someone I don’t know.” “Nobody will work for the wage we are offering.” […]

Cindy Free-Fetty Director of Operations/Senior Consultant I work with clients, daily on escalated employee complaints and concerns. Business owner, operator, manager, you are not alone! Every, single, day I work with clients on navigating employment claims from employees who feel discomfort with the nature of their employment from a hostile, discriminatory or retaliatory space. This […]

Cindy Fetty, Senior Consultant, HR Annie Consulting, Portland, OR I was sitting at coffee with a colleague of mine the other day who happens to be an attorney when she asked me what we are telling our clients to do about immigrant employees and all of their increased concerns in this heightened political climate. Ugh….that […]

Conducted by Cindy Fetty, Senior Consultant/PREP Administrator The Team Dynamics and Effective Communication Workshop helps leadership and internal team members understand your natural style of communication and how the ways in which we both send and receive information can be perceived by those with differing communication styles and a different set of personal/professional values. This […]