Happy Cinco de Mayo! May the 5th be with you! Did we do that right? No? It doesn’t matter – it’s time to read the week’s best HR, policy management, and self-improvement articles! We put ’em together just for you.

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Article of the Week: It’s self-improvement week here at Blissbook HQ. This week’s highlighted piece (look for the ✦ below) is about recognizing your blind spots. The key? Listening. Here’s to shutting our yappers!

If you don’t already have an employee handbook, writing one can be difficult. What policies do you include?  How serious should it be? Should you include cultural information? If so, what? How do you make it not boring? How do you distribute it?

Happy Friday! It’s been quite a week. Before you give April 2017 a fond farewell this weekend, why not take a breather and check out one of the spectacular HR, policy management, or leadership articles we’ve curated below?

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Article of the Week: Let’s be honest, this week’s highlighted piece (look for the ✦ below) mentions the Red Sox, which means it had the red star in the bag before I was 2 sentences in. That said, the author raises some great points about unwritten rules at the office.

TGIF means The Grind Includes Friday. We’re cheering you on here at Blissbook to get those last things done this week. You’ve been working hard – why not take a quick break to check out one of the HR or policy management articles we’ve gathered for you this week?

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Article of the Week: This week’s highlighted piece (look for the ✦ below) is a policy related one. It’s springtime which means a little spring cleaning is in order. Why not start with your harassment policy? There’s a great tip in the article for getting yours in great shape.

It’s Friday! The name Friday comes from the Old English Frīġedæġ, meaning the “day of Frige”, a result of an old convention associating the Old English goddess Frigg with the Roman goddess Venus, with whom the day is associated in many different cultures. Now that that’s out of the way, it’s time to check out the latest and greatest HR and policy management articles we found – just for you! Happy Easter and/or Passover!

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Article of the Week: This week’s highlighted piece (look for the ✦ below) is about hockey players. We love hockey here at Blissbook. The core values that make you successful in hockey will make you successful at life. Courage. Teamwork. Humility. Toughness. Resilience. Selflessness. Business leaders could take a lesson from the sport.

Where else do you see your business’s core values in action?

Do you hear that? It’s the weekend calling. So kick back, relax, and check out the latest and greatest HR and policy management articles we found. See you next week!

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Article of the Week: We love this week’s highlighted piece (look for the ✦ below) because it’s so easy to do, and it will make all (well, most) of your employees smile. This is what leadership is all about!

We’ve been talking with a partner who’s hosting an employee handbook workshop later this month and the conversation quickly turned to company culture. In her words:

“Employee Handbooks are not just critical for mitigating risk, they introduce employees to company culture and how they fit in.”

In order to create our eBook, How to Write a Culture-First Employee Handbook, we compiled a list of references – samples, resources, and articles that helped shape our thinking on the topic.

We’d thought it might be nice to share them with you!

Last day of March! Well hello there, friends. It’s Friday, and tomorrow is April 1st. While the other tech companies were thinking of “funny” pranks for April Fools Day, we were finding the latest and greatest HR and policy management articles to send to you. Gosh, aren’t we the best? Hope your weekend rocks – good luck staying prank-free tomorrow!

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Article of the Week: I’d hate to be this week’s highlighted piece (look for the ✦ below) because last week’s eBook is a tough act to follow. However, this week’s highlighted article stood out to me because my wife tried something just like it and it worked.

Got any secrets you use to make people happier at work?

Woo, Friday is here! We had a great week, how about you? Spring is here in Atlanta and everything is starting to turn yellow from the pollen. Is it time to give your employee handbook a spring cleaning? While you decide, why don’t you check out the HR and policy management articles we gathered for you? Have a splendid weekend!

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Article eBook of the Week: This week’s highlighted piece (look for the ✦ below) is our very own eBook! Whether you’re using Blissbook, a slidedeck, a PDF, or some other platform to distribute your handbook, it pays to make it culture-first! Read the eBook to find out how.

🍀  Happy St. Patrick’s Day! It’s been quite a week and we’re ready to celebrate. We checked out the latest and greatest HR and policy management articles so we could send them to you. Don’t forget to have some green beer this weekend!

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Article of the Week: Although we subscribe to the old adage “the harder you work, the luckier you get”, the subject of this week’s highlighted piece (look for the 🍀  below) is about getting lucky. Not, not that lucky. C’mon now. The subject is creating your own luck and the author has 5 tips to do that.