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Notes from the THA team on workplace culture, HR strategy, and building better places to work.
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You're a Great Coach. Here's What You're Missing.
A credential won't hand your clients results on its own — but it turns decades of hard-won experience into a repeatable process, a reputation, and a real floor to build a coaching practice on.
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I-9 Compliance Can Be Tricky — We Can Help
ICE I-9 audits are on the rise, especially for remote hires — here's what compliant verification actually requires and where employers most often go wrong.
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Business Strategy
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I-9 Compliance Can Be Tricky — We Can Help
ICE I-9 audits are on the rise, especially for remote hires — here's what compliant verification actually requires and where employers most often go wrong.
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Hang Ten and Keep the Plates Spinning
A look back at the housing bubble of the late 1990s and what economic cycles can teach us about steady, sustainable business management.
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DIY or Call the Experts?
One hot HR topic right now: how much HR infrastructure should a small business build, and when does it make sense to outsource instead?
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Job Descriptions are the New Black
What top fashion designers can teach us about clarity and staying current — applied to why job descriptions deserve the same attention.
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The Inside Threat: Combatting Workplace Violence
Nearly 2 million U.S. workers experience workplace violence every year — a look at employer responsibilities under OSHA and the policies that actually prevent it.
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Onboarding is Not Orientation
Onboarding isn't a first-day checklist — it's a company-wide process that shapes retention, productivity, and engagement long after year one.
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South Carolina Leads the Way in Education and Workforce Data Systems
South Carolina is now the fifth state requiring employers to report occupation codes in unemployment filings — what the new requirement means for your business.
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The Top 5 People Mistakes
Everyone reading this handles people issues perfectly — yet we owe it to our less-perfect, well-intentioned colleagues to look at the most common mistakes.
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Inconceivable!
Words like "integrity," "initiative," and "feedback" get thrown around constantly — a reminder to make sure leaders actually mean what they say.
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Rethinking the Performance Appraisal
The annual review is outdated — a case for frequent, honest feedback that actually keeps people motivated all year long.
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Kindness in the Workplace
Finding qualified employees seems harder than ever, so the pressure is on to keep employees motivated, productive and satisfied. So how do we do it?
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"Link," "Like," "Follow," or Get Out of the Way!
Social media's growing role in business and employee engagement — and why ignoring it isn't really an option anymore.
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Are You Still Paying for Apathy?
A closer look at employee engagement and the real, ongoing cost of an unmotivated workforce.
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Shoe Sizes and Cheese
A creative, story-driven guide to understanding and intentionally building company culture.
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Ice Cream All the Time!
A lighthearted look at remote work during COVID, with real strategies for staying productive, protecting your mental health, and juggling childcare along the way.
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You're a Great Coach. Here's What You're Missing.
A credential won't hand your clients results on its own — but it turns decades of hard-won experience into a repeatable process and a real floor to build a practice on.
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June 2018 Small Business of the Month
THA's first Small Business of the Month recognition from the Greenville Chamber — a look back at over ten years of helping small companies go from good to great.
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Let Us Help You Get the Best from Your Workforce
A look at how fractional, tailored HR support helps founder-led and family-owned businesses streamline HR and get more from their teams.
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South Carolina Business Review Talks with Leslie Hayes
THA founder Leslie Hayes joins South Carolina Business Review to talk personalized leadership development — and why it still matters in the age of AI.
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