Nancy and Debi are celebrating 10 years of full-time employment with Aquire. Actually WE are celebrating these fine ladies being with us for 10 years. We have benefited from their hard work, their willingness to be flexible as we have grown and their jobs have changed, and their ability to help anyone at anytime do anything. It is really amazing how both of these ladies share those traits so innately. read more »

When you present your processes and ideas that are best practices or that have the potential to be repeatable best practices, you are likely to get some professional respect and a lot more open ears listening. People are always looking for new ideas that have yielded good results and can be used and adapted for their needs. But what really makes something a ‘best practice’? read more »

Open Positions within an organization generally imply that budget has been approved to fill a position and, at least theoretically, there is an effort to locate a qualified candidate. It may seem odd that I’m making these statements with so many timid qualifiers. An open position is an open position – right? Well, the challenge for many companies is managing the open positions. Even with the plethora of great and not-so-great recruiting, on-boarding, and applicant tracking systems, the actual management and visibility of open positions is still an ordeal for many managers and HR departments. read more »

Telecommuting is a powerful benefit for Aquire employees and many thousands of others around the country. It is part of why Aquire has been named one of The Best Places to Work in Texas two years in a row by our employees. If you don’t already have telecommuting policies allowing your employees the flexibility to work from home or remotely already, then I highly recommend you implement them quickly. It really is invaluable to employee moral, productivity, and expense reduction on office real estate, and

45 million Americans already telecommute at least one day a week, according to a report just released by the American Electronics Association. read more »

We’re currently working to help a client with their workforce measurements. I’m steering them towards moving their Succession Planning matrix onto their corporate Balanced Scorecard. The corporate balanced scorecard is, after all, designed to provide a look at key indicators needed to drive your business forward. read more »