Affogato HR Consulting LLC

09/15/2023

Culture, values and the gap -

It’s been a while since I’ve sat down to write anything.  No good reason, just a combination of busy-ness on the right things and being really stuck on wanting to write about a specific topic.   Well, I just realized that the topic I’m so attached to isn’t as important as I thought it was....

07/24/2023

Good news about the I-9 process -

Back in May, we talked about the end of the flexibility on I-9 inspections.  No one was excited about that, and it reminded some people that we had always needed to conduct a physical inspection of I-9 documents in the employee's presence, even if the employee was remote or we didn't have an office...

06/27/2023

Keeping high performing employees -

Last time we talked about cost savings.  Losing employees is a last result because it took so much to get them.  Remember agonizing over what kind of person to hire, where you’d find them, how much you’d pay (in cold hard cash) just to get someone to show up on the first day?  Then the traini...

06/05/2023

It's all about the money -

It’s June!  It’s that lovely time of year when the first light we see in the morning doesn’t come from a computer screen and it’s still light long after we log off and have done the dinner dishes.  It feels to me like a welcome return to normal. We are hearing more and more about businesse...

05/09/2023

COVID is no longer an emergency

04/18/2023

Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence and Family -

Over the past week I’ve been having a bit of fun with ChatGPT, learning about Artificial Intelligence (AI). First, I asked what were the trends in small company HR.  After a disclaimer (“As an AI language model, I don’t have access…”), I got 5 points:

03/13/2023

Thoughts on Pay Stability -

Last week!  What a week!   First we had International Women’s Day.  Lots of discussion about substantial issues like the contributions that women make in the world.  On my feed, that was coupled with a lot of ads for flowers.  Somehow, that felt like the point had been missed just a bit. The ...

02/28/2023

Happy 5th Birthday -

Happy Birthday to Affogato!   I am so proud to wish Affogato HR Consulting a very happy 5th birthday. It was about five and a half years ago that Lisa McCormack and I were talking about potential company names.  We had so much fun pulling out a list of “wine words” and then quickly realized th...

03/01/2022

Happy 4th anniversary to us! We are proud to celebrate four years of working with outstanding clients and partners. Here's to our amazing team Jonna Mooney, SPHR-CA, GPHR Lisha Gray Karen Treiger

12/23/2021

Happy Holidays from Affogato HR Consulting! Thanks to our clients, partners and friends for another great year. Wishing everyone a safe and joyous holiday season.

08/17/2021

We think so too! We are often asked "How did you come up with your company name?" or "What is an affogato?" We happily educate people on the origins of our name and this delightfully perfect treat. This article suggests the many different variations of an affogato - even one without coffee! At Affogato HR Consulting, we understand that every client is different and we love the challenge of understanding your unique variation. So, go have an affogato and send us a photo for our website!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/11/magazine/affogato-recipe.html?referringSource=articleShare

Made with cold gelato and warm espresso, this treat merges two sublime pleasures in one glass.

06/22/2021

We are very excited to share Jonna Mooney's interview on the Scale By Numbers series with . If you want to learn more about the work that we're doing at Affogato HR Consulting LLC and how we're helping founders mitigate risk through our HR consulting, check it out here.

our company culture happens whether you make it happen or not. Having intention around each decision you make, each hire you bring in, every policy you create is an even better idea. How you engage with your employees depends on the people in the organization, what they value or what they say they v...