Acadia HR Blog

by Adam O’Neill MBA, SPHR – Sr. Human Resources Consultant March 2023 If you’ve been on either side of the desk during a performance review, you know just how dreadful the process can be. For both the supervisor and the employee, the anticipation and administrative preparation required for appraisal day can be exhausting especially when […]

by Adam O’Neill MBA, SPHR – Sr. Human Resources Consultant September 2023 The music world recently lost a legend and it hit me particularly hard.  Having once performed on stage with Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band, I consider myself to be one of his biggest fans – a true “Parrot Head” – Hawaiian […]

by Adam O’Neill MBA, SPHR – Sr. Human Resources Consultant June 2023             During half time of a very competitive high school lacrosse game, my goalie son made an impassioned case to his team to rally in the second half.  It was not the first time he’d been so vocal, and it never went unnoticed by […]

by Adam O’Neill MBA, SPHR – Sr. Human Resources Consultant March 2022 Renowned author Stephen Covey once said, “If there’s one thing that’s certain in business, it’s uncertainty.” We live in trying times. The global pandemic, sociopolitical conflict, inflictions of oppression and war, rising inflation, the competitive labor market, the exorbitant price of necessities such […]

by Adam O’Neill MBA, SPHR – Sr. Human Resources Consultant September 2022                Even before COVID-19, employees increasingly valued flexibility in their weekly work routines.  According to a Flexjobs survey in 2019, only 16% of respondents were looking for a job that offered flexible work.  Compare that to a recent GoodHire survey of those working from […]

by Adam O’Neill MBA, SPHR – Sr. Human Resources Consultant August 2022       It appears employers and employees are learning together how the post-pandemic workplace has changed and continues to evolve.  Fear of the unknown drove the country and the business world into a temporary paralysis until American grit and determination brought about innovative solutions to […]

by Adam O’Neill MBA, SPHR – Sr. Human Resources Consultant November 2022 An abridged version of the parable of bricklayers goes something like this: Three masons busily setting bricks to rebuild London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral were asked what they were doing. The first said, “I’m laying bricks.” The second said, “I’m building this wall so […]

by Adam O’Neill MBA, SPHR – Sr. Human Resources Consultant December 2021 America has significantly shifted the way it works since COVID-19 came into our lives.  Maintaining business operations since early 2020 has required surviving companies to be creative and implement new business approaches to accommodate mandatory social distancing, work area layouts, and virtual versus […]

Small businesses seek to hire the best, the brightest, and the most gifted employees from a talent pool that looks very much like our local community.  We devote hours upon hours recruiting and selecting employees we feel are the best fits for our organizations…