MRA Blog

Timely and perceptive reflections on what’s going on in the HR world.

Have You Heard About Returnships?

5/11/23

Returnships operate much like internships, but target individuals who have stepped away from their careers. Most programs are geared toward individuals who have been out of the workforce for at least 2 years.

Workplace Mental Health Awareness

4/28/23

We often focus on mental illness/conditions rather than acknowledging that mental health, like physical health, is common to all of us.

Making the Most of Your Internships

4/18/23

Have you thought about the experience your internship program provides for your interns?

A Laugh A Day Keeps the Doctor Away

3/31/23

Laughter brings people together and can be as contagious as a yawn. Statistics show that humor at work benefits employers.

Spring Cleaning – A Sure Sign It’s Arrived

3/22/23

It is said that spring is the time of plans and projects. Our HR "house" can benefit from a bit of spring cleaning as well.

Coming Soon to a Jurisdiction Near You...

3/3/23

13 states, counties, or cities have enacted laws or ordinances requiring disclosure of pay rates on job postings.

AI is Here to Stay!

2/21/23

It seems Artificial intelligence (AI) will continue to be embedded into our everyday lives, presented as a convenience to make our daily lives more accessible and efficient.

Love is in the Air, and it’s at Your Workplace

2/3/23

Our recent MRA 30-minute THRIVE podcast provides great insight and guidance on this sometimes puzzling and frustrating topic.

Resilience

1/20/23

The last three years have presented numerous stressors that have challenged both personal and business resilience.

Resolutions, Schmezolutions

1/6/23

An article on New Year’s resolutions reported that 38.5 percent of U.S. adults made promises to themselves to make changes in the new year.

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Emoji Training (9/6/22)	Is Quiet Quitting Stepping Away From the Hustle Culture? (8/23/22)	Restaurant Potentially Runs A"fowl" of the FLSA (8/9/22)
Surveys Say—What It Takes to Make Them Want to Stay (7/26/22)	Happy Gruntled Workers Day! (7/12/22)	Recognizing Pride Month (6/28/22)
Are You Ready for a Crisis? (6/14/22)	Celebrating our Newest Federal Holiday: Juneteenth (6/1/22)	May is National Mental Health Month (5/17/22)
Conveyor Belts, Caffeine, and Card Signing (5/3/22)	Generations of Stereotypes (4/19/22)	Supporting Reservists with USERRA and ESGR (4/5/22)
Unblocking the Concept of Block Chain (3/23/22)	Celebrate International Awesomeness Day (3/10/22)	Celebrating Black History Month—A Medical Legacy (2/22/22)
2022 Winter Olympics--Golden Opportunities (2/8/22)	The Myth of Multitasking (2/8/22)	Be Like Betty (1/11/22)
Midwest Winter Blues (1/25/22)	Days of Auld Lang Syne (12/20/21)	Electronic Incivility (11/23/21)
Unloading Ships (11/9/21)	Faking It and HR Superheroes (11/5/21)	Halloween Trivia (10/25/21)
Choices, Optimism, and Ponies (10/12/21)	Are You Frank Lloyd Wright? (9/28/21)	The End of ARPA Unemployment Subsidy (9/14/21)
We Will Always Remember – 9/11 Twenty Years Later (9/10/21)	Honoring the Contributions of Refugees (8/31/21)	Roundtables – Standing the Test of Time (8/19/21)
Putting Yourself First, Olympian Style (8/11/21)	Is it Time for an Intellectual Tune-Up? (8/4/21)	Three Cheers for the Interns (7/27/21)
Fear the Deer (7/20/21)	Should I Stay or Should I Go? (7/15/21)	Dog Days of Summer (7/8/21)
Which Class Are You? (7/1/21)	Weathering the Storm (6/24/21)	Is This Meeting a Must? (6/23/21)
Finding Your Filter (6/3/21)	Role Modeling Your Culture, Summertime Style (5/27/21)	Constant Change (5/13/21)
Owning Your Emotions In and Out of Work (5/6/21)	Can You Get by With Your EI? (4/29/21)	How to Manage Brain Drain (4/21/21)
The Practices of a Resilient Leader (4/15/21)	Another Act into Effect on April 1 (4/1/21)	Exiting Executives (3/24/21)
Company Culture Check-In (3/17/21)	The Year in Review. Who Knew? (3/10/21)	Time for a Tune-Up? (3/3/21)
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Changing it Up (1/21/21)	Sobering Statistics (1/14/21)

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