by Doug Patten | 2025-07-20 | Compliance, HR, SMBs, Training
At a recent concert, a tech company’s leadership team became the center of an unexpected firestorm when the CEO and Chief People Officer were caught in an intimate moment on the venue’s public camera. What should have been a fun, yet forgettable evening...
by Doug Patten | 2025-07-14 | Compliance, HR, SMBs, Talent Acquisition, Uncategorized
Picture this: It’s 3 PM on a Friday, and your HR manager is still buried under a mountain of 200 resumes for a critical marketing position. The phone keeps ringing with questions about benefits, onboarding paperwork sits unfinished on her desk, and compliance...
by Doug Patten | 2025-07-06 | Generative AI, HR, Recruitment, SMBs, Talent Acquisition
Your HR team just wrapped up another exhausting week of screening candidates. Between the 200 applications for that marketing role and the dozens of phone interviews, you’re feeling cautiously optimistic about a few promising prospects. But here’s a...
by Doug Patten | 2025-06-28 | HR, SMBs
Small business owners know the struggle intimately. You need more hands on deck, but every new salary cuts deeper into margins already stretched thin. Meanwhile, your existing team is drowning in work, and hiring full-time employees feels like a luxury you can’t...
by Doug Patten | 2025-06-22 | Compliance, HR, products, SMBs
When Amazon’s CEO Andy Jassy recently confirmed that AI investments are enabling them to reduce corporate headcount while dramatically boosting efficiency, the business world took notice. But while headlines focused on job displacement at one of the...
by Doug Patten | 2025-06-15 | Compliance, Generative AI, HR, Recruitment, SMBs, Talent Acquisition
The promise of AI in hiring is irresistible: faster screening, better candidate matches, and less administrative burden. For small and medium-sized businesses juggling limited resources and competing priorities, these tools seem like the perfect solution to streamline...
by Doug Patten | 2025-06-01 | Generative AI, HR, Recruitment, SMBs, Talent Acquisition
As AI tools become more common in hiring and talent management, their impact on decision-making is no longer theoretical — it’s operational. That means if there’s bias, it’s not hidden in a black box. It’s embedded in workflows, rankings,...
by Doug Patten | 2025-05-24 | Compliance, Generative AI, HR, Recruitment, SMBs, Talent Acquisition, Uncategorized
As artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in the hiring process, businesses of all sizes are embracing automation to speed up resume reviews, surface top candidates, and reduce manual workload. For small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), these tools promise...
by Doug Patten | 2025-05-17 | Compliance, Enterprise Solutions, HR, SMBs, Uncategorized
A Seismic Shift in How Work Gets Done A quiet revolution is reshaping organizational structures across industries, and its implications are particularly significant for small and mid-sized businesses struggling to stay competitive with limited resources. While...
by Doug Patten | 2025-05-11 | HR, overview, Recruitment, SMBs, Talent Acquisition
As corporate America doubles down on return-to-office mandates, small and mid-sized businesses face a pivotal strategic opportunity. While Amazon, Google, and other giants flexed their muscle with rigid attendance policies, something unexpected happened: employees...
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