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A Blog with Actionable HR & Leadership Tools to Help You Increase Employee Engagement and HR Compliance.


Simplify Your HR Management with EmpowerHR: A Monthly Subscription Service by Taryn M.
Running a small business comes with countless challenges, and managing human resources is often one of the most complex. From compliance...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Jan 131 min read
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Workplace Buzzwords to Leave Behind in 2024
s we step into 2025, it’s time to reflect on the language we use in our workplaces. Buzzwords can sometimes inspire, but over time, they oft
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Jan 62 min read
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Elevate Workplace Excellence: Unveiling TMC's Employee Engagement and Survey Toolbox
TMC recognizes the crucial role that employee engagement plays in shaping company culture and driving organizational success. That's why...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Jan 18, 20242 min read
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Cultivating Success: Nurturing a Thriving Workplace Culture Through Comprehensive Audits
Workplace Culture is a key component to understanding the health of an organization, but it can often feel invisible or indescribable to...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Jul 3, 20231 min read
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Unlocking Success: Six Compelling Reasons Why Your Business Needs an Employee Handbook
The best employee handbooks offer a reminder of a company’s vision and purpose and help employees throughout their tenure. Here are Six...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Jan 3, 20231 min read
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Outsource Consultants vs. Hire Employees - the Pros and Cons
While I was away on parental leave, I received a couple of inquiries about the differences between hiring employees vs. outsourcing, and...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Oct 11, 20224 min read
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#QuietQuitting - Can you combat this social media trend?
I recently learned about this term called 'quiet quitting' where you're not outright quitting your job, but you're quitting the idea of...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Aug 26, 20222 min read
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Paid Leave Oregon
Here's a quick look at Paid Leave Oregon and what it means for you. Who is Paid Leave Oregon for and how does it work? Paid Leave Oregon...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Aug 23, 20222 min read
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6 Things Employers Need to do After Roe v. Wade Reversal
The Supreme Court on Friday, June 24, 2022 overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that protected a women's rights to health care (an...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Jun 28, 20221 min read
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Start with why...
Simon Sinek is an unshakable optimist who believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. Simon's WHY is to inspire...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Jan 4, 20223 min read
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The 21 Life Lessons I learned in 2021
Although the last two years have felt like a lifetime of isolation, living in fear, gut-wrenching headlines, unprecedented experiences,...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Dec 27, 20211 min read
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How You Can Make the Most of the Great Resignation
My guess is if you stopped to read this, you are likely thinking about your next career move. Is that right? I guess there’s a reason...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Nov 30, 20213 min read
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Interim Director of Human Resources & Risk Management
Serving as the Interim Director of HR, I undertook a multifaceted role encompassing various responsibilities: Leadership in Market...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Nov 21, 20211 min read
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Navigating Success: A Comprehensive Market Compensation Analysis for Informed Business Strategies
Crafting a Marketing Pay Compensation System, conducting thorough research and analysis of analogous benefit programs, and assessing all...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Nov 19, 20211 min read
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HR On-Demand Services
Created & revised Employee Handbooks for multiple agencies. On-call assistance for employee performance issues, including formal...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Nov 18, 20211 min read
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Disability & Absence Management Content Developer
Subject Matter Expert for the curriculum development of Certified Professional Disability Management sponsored by for IEA (Insurance...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Nov 17, 20211 min read
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Podcast Guest
Talking all things HR, people, and how the workforce is changing and my journey to doing what I love, empower, inspiring, people. Click...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Nov 16, 20211 min read
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Are you on the hunt for talent?
If you have a revolving door when it comes to keeping certain positions filled, then somewhere along the line in your recruiting process,...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Nov 3, 20213 min read
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Five Ways to Shift out of Survival Mode
Do you find yourself searching for that post-it-note, the one that has a “parking lot” list of projects, you hope to achieve one day? ...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Oct 13, 20213 min read
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The Dreaded Management Task: Termination
Termination of an employee always includes stress for everyone involved. Not only for the employee being let go, but potentially for...
Taryn Johnson-Kline
Sep 15, 20213 min read
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