I’m a podcast junkie. I find that listening to varied content from economic updates to murder mysteries makes my commute less stressful. Recently, I listened to a podcast featuring Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project. If you aren’t familiar with Gretchen and her work,...
When employees join FBG, one of the forms we ask them to complete is called 'Top 3s.' This questionnaire requests some of the most important feedback we can receive from a new team member: their preferences. Some of the items employees share include his or...
It seems that this year’s flu season is markedly worse than past years. In the workplace, it can be especially difficult to manage. Fortunately, the CDC provides excellent guidance to manage the spread of the flu in the office. You may want to consider posting...
For many companies, the open enrollment period occurs at the end of the calendar year. Scheduling employee meetings, designing communication materials, and transitioning to plan changes are among the items FBG works with your HR team to complete. As the new year starts, your employees...
Our employees are the heart and soul of our company. We treat them like family because we’ve become family, and that extends to those our employees love most. You’re likely offering benefits to family members, but how else are you letting your employees know how...
Valued Clients and Partners, As the year draws to a close, I’d like to take a moment and thank you for making our 10th anniversary year such a special one. This milestone means a lot to me, as I reflect back to our early days and...
If you perused a newspaper, magazine, or social media platform in the past few months, you likely saw at least one article regarding harassment in the workplace. Individuals are coming forward to report inappropriate behavior, and the media is quick to ink the stories. Your...
Greetings, and welcome to FBGtalks. I figure it makes sense for our first blog post to discuss the road that led to creating FBG’s values. In order for you to get to know us, our style, and our foundation, our values are the perfect place...
As obsessed as I am about goals (see Goal Setting! post), it is probably a good idea to share with you the reasons for FBGtalks’ existence. These tenets will ensure that every post follows a consistent format with while keeping you, our readers, in mind. FBGtalks...
Yes, I used an exclamation point. Believe it or not, there was a time when I ended every sentence with them. These days, I save them for times when I’m really excited. Like when I remember that Star Wars: The Last Jedi is coming out...