Spot on Charles. Company culture is everything when hiring the right person. I cannot begin to tell you how many times I have worked with a company where it was so obvious that people not only did not fit with the culture, but did not believe in the product or service we were selling. Hence, they stood out like a sore thumb!
While I think it is great that employees are now being offered a mandatory amount of time off, I think the best approach is just to be authentic and genuine. In a world that has become so inundated with laws and statutes (for good reason of course), the human touch is being lost. At our company when an employee lost a loved one, we just made it clear to them that we want them to do what they need to deal with it while reminding them (without guilt) how much we need them. If we did a good job hiring the right person, they will take the right amount of time necessary to handle their personal issues and will get back to work ASAP.
While a consultant psychologist may be expensive for smaller role, there are some ways to work around this. At our company, we brought one in to manage group workshops that allowed the top talent to stand out from the group. So rather than have the consultant psychologist do one person at a time, we had her do groups of 8 to 12 at a time which was much more cost effective since she charged by the hour and not by the person.
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Spot on Charles. Company culture is everything when hiring the right person. I cannot begin to tell you how many times I have worked with a company where it was so obvious that people not only did not fit with the culture, but did not believe in the product or service we were selling. Hence, they stood out like a sore thumb!
While I think it is great that employees are now being offered a mandatory amount of time off, I think the best approach is just to be authentic and genuine. In a world that has become so inundated with laws and statutes (for good reason of course), the human touch is being lost. At our company when an employee lost a loved one, we just made it clear to them that we want them to do what they need to deal with it while reminding them (without guilt) how much we need them. If we did a good job hiring the right person, they will take the right amount of time necessary to handle their personal issues and will get back to work ASAP.
While a consultant psychologist may be expensive for smaller role, there are some ways to work around this. At our company, we brought one in to manage group workshops that allowed the top talent to stand out from the group. So rather than have the consultant psychologist do one person at a time, we had her do groups of 8 to 12 at a time which was much more cost effective since she charged by the hour and not by the person.