Performance Review Examples, Phrases and Questions for Managers
Performance review examples for each rating, phrases for strengths and problems, questions to ask in the meeting, and a simple way to write each review in about an hour.
HR Without the BS
HR Without the BS is the HRish Solutions blog: practical HR advice for Colorado small business owners and managers, written by founder Allisha McCartney, who has over 16 years in HR. Posts cover Colorado employment law, hiring, performance, pay and employee relations, in plain words.
Colorado FAMLI Headcount Reporting: The Annual Task Your Payroll Provider Can’t Do for You
One missed HR task could cost a four-person business more than $700 in a year.
Insubordination at Work: What It Is and How Employers Should Respond
Is it insubordination or a misunderstanding? How Colorado owners and managers can tell, document it, respond fairly and avoid a retaliation claim.
Exempt vs. Non-Exempt: How Colorado Employers Classify Employees
Exempt or non-exempt? How Colorado employers classify a role under federal law and the COMPS Order, with Colorado's 2026 salary threshold and what to do about a mistake.
Colorado Employment Law: What Small Business Owners Need to Know
Many Colorado employment laws apply from your first hire. Here's what small employers need to know about wages, sick leave, FAMLI, pay transparency, hiring and final pay.
Colorado Wage and Hour Laws and the COMPS Order, Explained
Colorado's Wage Act and COMPS Order in plain English: the 2026 minimum wage, overtime, breaks, pay stubs and final paycheck deadlines.
Colorado Paid Sick Leave: The Healthy Families and Workplaces Act Explained
Colorado's paid sick leave law applies to every employer. Here's what owners and managers need to set up: accrual, carryover, allowed uses, pay, notices and your PTO policy.
New Colorado Employment Laws in 2026 and What They Change for Employers
The Colorado employment laws and rules that took effect in 2026, with their dates, plus what to update in your handbook and payroll and what's already set for 2027.
Reasonable Accommodation and the Interactive Process: A Guide for Employers
When a team member asks for a change at work because of a disability or pregnancy, here's what Colorado employers need to know: who's covered, the interactive process and what to write down.
Code of Conduct: What to Include and How to Roll It Out
What belongs in a small business code of conduct, how it fits with your employee handbook, and how to roll it out, get it signed and enforce it fairly.
When Does Employee Headcount Start to Matter? HR Compliance Milestones for Small Businesses
When does employee headcount start to matter? The HR compliance milestones small businesses hit as they grow, and what changes at each one.
Colorado's Premium Cost Containment Program: Lower Your Workers' Comp Costs
How Colorado's Premium Cost Containment Program can help eligible employers cut workers' comp premiums by up to 10%, and how to get started.
Are Your Employee Files a Mess? A Simple Guide to Employee File Management
Messy employee files are a systems problem, not a you problem. A simple approach to employee file management that keeps you compliant.
Stop Blaming Time Management: HR Process Improvement Ends the Firefighting
Constant firefighting usually isn't a time management problem. It's a process problem, and HR process improvement is how you fix it.
Not Every Performance Problem Is a People Problem
Right person, wrong seat? How to tell a performance problem from an org design problem before you blame the employee.
Why Boutique HR Should Be the New Standard
Why boutique HR consulting, tailored to one business at a time, beats one-size-fits-all HR packages for small companies.
Empowering People: Moving HR From Cost Center to Growth Driver
HR isn't just a cost center. How putting people first turns HR into a growth driver for small businesses.
