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Cultivating Insights

​"Cultivating Insights" is a blog dedicated to empowering small and mid-sized businesses with expert HR guidance. It offers actionable strategies on compliance, employee engagement, and best practices to foster thriving workplaces. ​ 

How to Create a Job Description That Attracts Top Talent Mar 10, 2025

A well-crafted job description is more than just a list of tasks and qualifications—it’s the foundation of an effective hiring process. It sets clear expectations, helps attract the right candidates, ...

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Breaking the Bias: How the CROWN Act is Redefining Professionalism and Protecting Natural Hair in the Workplace Mar 10, 2025

The workplace should be a place where individuals are valued for their skills, talents, and contributions. However, for many Black employees, natural hair has been a source of bias and discrimination....

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Protecting Pregnant Workers' Rights: The EEOC Takes Action Mar 10, 2025

The EEOC has filed lawsuits against two employers to enforce the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The lawsuits allege that these companies failed to ...

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Top Tips for Effective Hiring Strategies for Businesses Mar 10, 2025

Understanding Your Hiring Needs

Before embarking on the hiring journey, as a small business owners, you must first make sure you have a clear understanding of your organization’s hiring needs. This i...

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The 10 Most Common Employee Handbook Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) Mar 10, 2025

Introduction to Employee Handbooks

Employee handbooks serve as essential documents within organizations, providing a comprehensive framework for understanding company policies, procedures, and workpl...

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Ways to Eliminate Quiet Quitting in your Organization Mar 10, 2025

"Quiet quitting" gained recent popularity as a topic of conversation last year on social media but many of us know that quiet quitting has been around for quite some time. Quiet Quitting refers to whe...

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Helpful Guide to Personality Conflicts Mar 10, 2025

Personality Clashes at Work. We have all been there, even me. Personality clashes at the office cause tension and reduce productivity. It can be difficult to reconcile different work styles and value ...

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Super Bowl Wins and Workplace Wins: Lessons in Leadership and HR from the Big Game Feb 09, 2025

The Super Bowl isn’t just about football—it’s a playbook for leadership, teamwork, and HR strategy.

The confetti has fallen, the celebrations are in full swing, and Eagles fans (myself included!) are...

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Wearables in the Workplace Jan 25, 2025

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released new guidance titled "Wearables in the Workplace: Using Wearable Technologies Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws." The gui...

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Time to Review Your Workplace Weather Policy! Jan 22, 2025

If you live in North Carolina, you know that when snow falls, everything changes—schools close, roads become tricky, and businesses have to figure out what to do next. Last night, many of us in NC wok...

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Snow in North Carolina? Time to Review Your Workplace Weather Policy! Jan 21, 2025

This article emphasizes the importance of prioritizing employee safety, clearly outlining pay and remote work options, identifying essential personnel, and maintaining consistent communication during ...

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Wearables in the Workplace Jan 08, 2025

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released new guidance titled "Wearables in the Workplace: Using Wearable Technologies Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws." This do...

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