When the CEO is the toxic employee, what can HR really do? How to recognize the warning signs, protect your credibility, and navigate the impossible balance of leading culture when the problem starts at the top.

Learn how to communicate pay adjustments with clarity and confidence. This guide for HR leaders provides scripts, key talking points, and strategies to explain salary changes, whether employees are above or below range, without losing trust or credibility.

I started my career in big business HR, 7,000+ employees across retail, HQ operations, and distribution. We had software for everything. Need a report? Click a button. Want to track something? There was a system for it. But when I shifted into small business HR, it was a whole different story. Suddenly, I didn’t know how to get the information I needed to make decisions. I’d basically forgotten most of my Excel skills (and honestly, I never loved spreadsheets to begin with). Still, I had to...