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06/25/2026

NEW BLOG POST: 8 More HR Mistakes Growing Companies Make And How to Fix Them

Think you’ve fixed your HR gaps?

Not quite. 🚧 This follow-up breaks down 8 more HR mistakes growing companies make, many of them hiding in plain sight at the operational and leadership level.

🔗 Go deeper by reading the latest blog post: https://focushr.biz/8-more-hr-mistakes-growing-companies-make-and-how-to-fix-them/

As part of our 2026 blog series celebrating FocusHR’s 20 years in business, we previously presented 12 HR mistakes that growing companies make and how to fix them.  There are actually 20, but we didn’t want to inundate you with so many at once. Without further ado, here are the last eight.  Pa...

06/11/2026

NEW BLOG POST: How Inconsistent Management Styles Undermine Company Culture

Managing people differently isn’t automatically a problem, but when expectations, communication, accountability, and flexibility vary wildly from one manager to another, team members notice.

This FocusHR blog looks at how uneven management styles can quietly create multiple workplace cultures under one roof, leading to frustration, confusion, retention issues, and operational headaches. It also explains why strong cultures don’t require identical leaders, but they do require shared expectations.

🔗 Go deeper by reading the latest blog post: https://focushr.biz/how-inconsistent-management-styles-undermine-company-culture/

Company culture is shaped less by what’s written in the handbook and more by what team members experience every day. Leadership sets the tone, but managers bring that tone to life through communication, accountability, expectations, and decision-making. The problem is that many organizations unkno...

05/21/2026

NEW BLOG POST: 12 HR Mistakes Growing Companies Make And How to Fix Them

Most HR disasters aren’t dramatic.

They’re quiet, and by the time you notice them, they’re expensive. 🚨 This post breaks down 12 of the most common HR mistakes growing companies make, and what to do instead.

🔗 Go deeper by reading the latest blog post: https://focushr.biz/12-hr-mistakes-growing-companies-make-and-how-to-fix-them/

Most HR disasters aren’t dramatic.  They’re quiet—a wrong hire here, an ignored complaint there, a comp disparity that someone discovers over lunch. By the time the damage is visible, it’s expensive.  In celebration of FocusHR’s 20 years in business, here are 12 of the most common HR mis...

05/07/2026

NEW BLOG POST: Why “Fair” Isn’t Always Perceived as Fair at Work

Leaders work hard to be fair, but that doesn’t mean it’s always perceived that way.

⚖️ Fairness isn’t the same as sameness, and without context, even thoughtful decisions can feel inconsistent or biased. This post breaks down where the disconnect happens and what leaders can do to close the gap.

🔗 Go deeper by reading the latest blog post: https://focushr.biz/why-fair-isnt-always-perceived-as-fair-at-work/

Leaders spend a lot of time trying to be fair. They create policies, apply rules consistently, and make decisions they believe are objective. Yet even with the best intentions, team members don’t always see it that way. That disconnect can be frustrating. From a leadership perspective, everything ...

04/29/2026

Last week I presented at the Audiology Academy of America's conference in San Antonio, TX. Had a great time talking about HR & Leadership to clinicians who own growing practices.

04/23/2026

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗚 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧: 𝟮𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗛𝗥: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿

FocusHR is celebrating 20 years in business, and this new blog reflects on how a simple start grew into something much bigger.

From compliance support to culture, retention, and leadership guidance, the post shares how the business evolved, what stayed consistent, and why being part of a client’s village still drives the work today. 🎉

🔗 Go deeper by reading the latest blog post: https://focushr.biz/20-years-of-focushr-what-started-small-grew-into-something-bigger/