Spectrum HR Solutions

CONGRATULATIONS to Brenda McChriston, CEO of Spectrum HR Solutions on being nominated & appointed to the Howard County Police Accountability Board! We look forward to your continued positive impact in the community!
The Police Accountability Board builds on County Executive Ball’s efforts to improve best practices in community policing and will review the outcomes of complaint investigations to help identify trends that impact policing. Read more below.

County Executive Ball Appoints Seven Inaugural Members to Howard County Police Accountability Board | Howard County ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has appointed seven members to a newly established Police Accountability Board (PAB), who were confirmed by the County Council this week. I thank the inaugural members of this important board for their willingness to serve our community. Howa...

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Happy International Womens’s Day

Have you ever walked into a workplace and seen more empty chairs than employees? “Wow,” you might think. “Where did everyone go?” Even a few empty chairs can be a sign of an employee retention problem that hinders the company’s progress. When too many employees start finding jobs elsewhere, the organization they’re leaving quickly learns why strategies for employee retention are important.
You might assume that all it takes to reduce turnover is to increase wages, but most employees today want more than money. They also want opportunities to improve their skills, advance in their careers, and enjoy a healthy work-life balance, among other things. So, retaining employees requires more than raises. You need a well-rounded employee retention plan that will help your people want to stick around. Your plan should focus on five areas:
Work environment
Culture
Benefits
Development opportunities
Employee recognition
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Talent comes in all forms. So it’s vital to ensure that as HR professionals we’re not missing out on potential gold-medal candidates. To leverage the best, you have to keep expanding your scope and building knowledge areas outside of the status quo.