Taryn Johnson-Kline
Six Reasons to have 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...
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A Blog with Actionable HR & Leadership Tools to Help You Increase Employee Engagement and HR Compliance.
Taryn Johnson-Kline
- Oct 11, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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Taryn Johnson-Kline
- Aug 26, 2022
- 2 min
#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...
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Taryn Johnson-Kline
- Aug 23, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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Taryn Johnson-Kline
- Jun 28, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Taryn Johnson-Kline
- Jan 4, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Taryn Johnson-Kline
- Dec 27, 2021
- 1 min
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,...
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Taryn Johnson-Kline
- Nov 30, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Taryn M
- Nov 21, 2021
- 1 min
Project 01: Interim Director of Human Resources & Risk Management
In March of 2021, I began as Interim, Director of HR and Risk Management for a transit organization, with 300 employees and 2/3 of them...
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Taryn M
- Nov 19, 2021
- 1 min
Project 02: Market Compensation Analysis
Designed a marketing compensation system, researched and analyzed comparable benefit programs and evaluated all administrative positions...
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Taryn M
- Nov 18, 2021
- 1 min
Project 03: HR On-Demand Services
Created & revised Employee Handbooks for multiple agencies. On-call assistance for employee performance issues, including formal...
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Taryn M
- Nov 17, 2021
- 1 min
Project 04: Disability & Absence Management Content Developer
Subject Matter Expert for the curriculum development of Certified Professional Disability Management sponsored by for IEA (Insurance...
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Taryn M
- Nov 16, 2021
- 1 min
Project 05: 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...
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Taryn M
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
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,...
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Taryn M
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
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? ...
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Taryn M
- Sep 15, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Taryn M
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
Tips on how to handle Delayed Background-Checks Due to COVID-19
As an employer navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, you have most likely had to adjust your normal hiring procedures and transition to a...
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Taryn M
- Jul 20, 2021
- 2 min
Employee Engagement Trends for 2021
Although, we are halfway through 2021, using the collective experience of our teams, I am seeing trends emerge as what critical dimension...
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Taryn M
- Jun 16, 2021
- 2 min
Employee Handbook, What's the point of it all?
Keeping up with personnel policies and compliance changes is challenging. An employee handbook can be a valuable communication resource...
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Taryn M
- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
Ways Taryn Can Help You!
Have you become the accidental HR Manager for your business? Whether you have accidentally been deemed as "HR", or are deciding to hire...
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