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By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP

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Written By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP

","url":"/blog/f/hot-take-hr-protecting-the-business-is-not-the-problem","title":"Hot Take: HR Protecting the Business Is Not the Problem","summary":"Written By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP ","date_modified":"2026-01-27T16:05:54Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/%E2%80%9Cpaper-ceiling%E2%80%9D-effect-the-resume-filter-that%E2%80%99s-costing-you","html_content":"

Written By: Cora Bennett, Founder of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC

","url":"/blog/f/%E2%80%9Cpaper-ceiling%E2%80%9D-effect-the-resume-filter-that%E2%80%99s-costing-you","title":"“Paper Ceiling” Effect: The Resume Filter That’s Costing You","summary":"Written By: Cora Bennett, Founder of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC","date_modified":"2026-01-20T19:21:14Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/awkward-happens-leadership-is-what-you-do-next","html_content":"

Written by: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP

","url":"/blog/f/awkward-happens-leadership-is-what-you-do-next","title":"Awkward Happens... Leadership Is What You Do Next.","summary":"Written by: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP","date_modified":"2026-01-14T20:51:16Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/what-tn-employment-compliance-actually-looks-like-in-2026","html_content":"

(Spoiler: The Laws Didn’t Change Much - Your Risk Still Did)

","url":"/blog/f/what-tn-employment-compliance-actually-looks-like-in-2026","title":"What TN Employment Compliance Actually Looks Like in 2026","summary":"(Spoiler: The Laws Didn’t Change Much - Your Risk Still Did) ","date_modified":"2026-01-06T20:52:45Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/recognition-isn%E2%80%99t-a-holiday-bonus-it%E2%80%99s-a-year-round-practice","html_content":"

PSA: If the only time your employees feel appreciated is when a generic “Happy Holidays!” email hits their inbox - sent to All Employees, bcc’d, with no punctuation consistency, oof. That’s not recognition, that’s check...

","url":"/blog/f/recognition-isn%E2%80%99t-a-holiday-bonus-it%E2%80%99s-a-year-round-practice","title":"Recognition Isn’t a Holiday Bonus, It’s a Year-Round Practice","summary":"PSA: If the only time your employees feel appreciated is when a generic “Happy Holidays!” email hits their inbox - sent to All Employees, bcc’d, with no punctuation consistency, oof. That’s not recognition, that’s check...","date_modified":"2025-12-23T14:26:41Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/most-underrated-hr-superpower-connecting-humans-to-other-humans","html_content":"

Written By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Owner of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC

","url":"/blog/f/most-underrated-hr-superpower-connecting-humans-to-other-humans","title":"Most Underrated HR Superpower: Connecting Humans to Other Humans ","summary":"Written By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Owner of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC","date_modified":"2025-12-10T18:02:48Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/when-your-employee-turns-into-the-office-grinch","html_content":"

Written By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Owner of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC

","url":"/blog/f/when-your-employee-turns-into-the-office-grinch","title":"When Your Employee Turns Into the Office \"Grinch\"","summary":"Written By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Owner of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC","date_modified":"2025-12-03T20:17:23Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/keeping-performance-strong-when-everyone%E2%80%99s-in-mental-vacay-mode","html_content":"

It’s Thanksgiving week.

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Let’s talk about team development - or as some business owners secretly call it, “training people just so they can leave me.”

","url":"/blog/f/they-might-leave-anyway-and-that%E2%80%99s-okay-keep-investing","title":"They Might Leave Anyway (and That’s Okay): Keep Investing","summary":"Let’s talk about team development - or as some business owners secretly call it, “training people just so they can leave me.” ","date_modified":"2025-11-10T14:58:56Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/the-truth-about-pips-and-why-they%E2%80%99re-not-always-the-villain","html_content":"

I feel like I’m going to get some hate for this one, but here it goes: if you don’t want to be on a PIP, try this wild concept - do your job well.

","url":"/blog/f/the-truth-about-pips-and-why-they%E2%80%99re-not-always-the-villain","title":"The Truth About PIPs (and Why They’re Not Always the Villain)","summary":"I feel like I’m going to get some hate for this one, but here it goes: if you don’t want to be on a PIP, try this wild concept - do your job well. ","date_modified":"2025-10-30T18:14:35Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/why-do-managers-have-so-much-beef-with-hr","html_content":"

(And No, We Don’t Enjoy Saying “That’s Not Policy” Either)

","url":"/blog/f/why-do-managers-have-so-much-beef-with-hr","title":"Why Do Managers Have So Much Beef with HR?","summary":" (And No, We Don’t Enjoy Saying “That’s Not Policy” Either) ","date_modified":"2025-10-22T17:08:49Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/when-your-mvp-becomes-your-omg","html_content":"

Why Top Performers Don’t Always Make Great Managers

","url":"/blog/f/when-your-mvp-becomes-your-omg","title":"When Your MVP Becomes Your OMG","summary":"Why Top Performers Don’t Always Make Great Managers ","date_modified":"2025-10-14T13:23:00Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/the-200000-harassment-settlement-lesson-let%E2%80%99s-talk-numbers","html_content":"

By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP

","url":"/blog/f/the-200000-harassment-settlement-lesson-let%E2%80%99s-talk-numbers","title":"The $200,000 Harassment Settlement Lesson: Let’s talk numbers","summary":"By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP ","date_modified":"2025-10-08T14:55:25Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/job-descriptions-that-scare-away-great-people","html_content":"

How Lazy Copy-and-Paste Job Postings Are Sabotaging Your Talent Pipeline

","url":"/blog/f/job-descriptions-that-scare-away-great-people","title":"Job Descriptions That Scare Away Great People","summary":"How Lazy Copy-and-Paste Job Postings Are Sabotaging Your Talent Pipeline ","date_modified":"2025-10-06T18:48:22Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/pizza-protests-and-perspective-lessons-from-12-days-in-italy","html_content":"

Italy was incredible… but I’ll admit, I was glad to come home. International travel is exhilarating, but it’s also exhausting. After two weeks abroad, I now fully understand why many people opt for beach vacations.

","url":"/blog/f/pizza-protests-and-perspective-lessons-from-12-days-in-italy","title":"Pizza, Protests, and Perspective: Lessons From 12 Days in Italy","summary":"Italy was incredible… but I’ll admit, I was glad to come home. International travel is exhilarating, but it’s also exhausting. After two weeks abroad, I now fully understand why many people opt for beach vacations.","date_modified":"2025-09-29T19:28:05Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/is-being-%E2%80%9Ctoo-polished%E2%80%9D-stunting-your-professional-growth","html_content":"

By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Owner of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC

","url":"/blog/f/is-being-%E2%80%9Ctoo-polished%E2%80%9D-stunting-your-professional-growth","title":"Is Being “Too Polished” Stunting Your Professional Growth?","summary":"By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Owner of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC","date_modified":"2025-09-12T20:58:27Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/the-high-cost-of-intolerance-why-civil-discourse-still-matters","html_content":"

By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Owner of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC

","url":"/blog/f/the-high-cost-of-intolerance-why-civil-discourse-still-matters","title":"The High Cost of Intolerance: Why Civil Discourse Still Matters","summary":"By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Owner of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC","date_modified":"2025-09-11T20:34:25Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/stop-the-yawns-hr-training-that-works","html_content":"

Written By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Owner of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC

","url":"/blog/f/stop-the-yawns-hr-training-that-works","title":"Stop the Yawns: HR Training That Works","summary":"Written By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Owner of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC ","date_modified":"2025-09-04T11:36:51Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/balancing-culture-with-compliance","html_content":"

Written By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Owner of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC

","url":"/blog/f/balancing-culture-with-compliance","title":"Balancing Culture with Compliance","summary":"Written By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Owner of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC","date_modified":"2025-09-01T18:36:48Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/training-budget---above-the-line-or-below-the-line","html_content":"

Written By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Owner of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC

","url":"/blog/f/training-budget---above-the-line-or-below-the-line","title":"Training Budget - Above the Line or Below the Line? ","summary":"Written By: Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Owner of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC","date_modified":"2025-08-27T17:52:10Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/drywall-didn%E2%80%99t-crack-%E2%80%94-but-this-company-sure-did","html_content":"

By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Founder of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC

","url":"/blog/f/drywall-didn%E2%80%99t-crack-%E2%80%94-but-this-company-sure-did","title":"Drywall Didn’t Crack — But This Company Sure Did","summary":"By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Founder of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC","date_modified":"2025-08-25T13:54:28Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/how-to-get-your-business-out-of-reaction-mode","html_content":"

(And Keep Your Team, Your Sanity, and Your Legal Fees Intact)

","url":"/blog/f/how-to-get-your-business-out-of-reaction-mode","title":"How to Get Your Business Out of Reaction Mode","summary":" (And Keep Your Team, Your Sanity, and Your Legal Fees Intact) ","date_modified":"2025-08-13T17:57:19Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/hr-alert-the-new-dei-landscape-after-executive-order-14173","html_content":"

By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Owner of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC

","url":"/blog/f/hr-alert-the-new-dei-landscape-after-executive-order-14173","title":"HR Alert: The New DEI Landscape After Executive Order 14173","summary":"By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Owner of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC","date_modified":"2025-08-10T14:14:50Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/jeans-genes-judgment","html_content":"

By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Owner of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC 

","url":"/blog/f/jeans-genes-judgment","title":"Jeans, Genes & Judgment","summary":"By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | Owner of CorAlign HR Consulting LLC  ","date_modified":"2025-08-04T17:57:09Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/the-real-cost-of-ignoring-i-9-compliance","html_content":"

How One Missed Audit Could Sink Your Business

","url":"/blog/f/the-real-cost-of-ignoring-i-9-compliance","title":"The Real Cost of Ignoring I-9 Compliance","summary":"How One Missed Audit Could Sink Your Business","date_modified":"2025-07-27T14:04:00Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/fueling-the-future-hr-in-the-nuclear-boom","html_content":"

Why HR pros are the real power source behind Oak Ridge’s Nuclear Renaissance

","url":"/blog/f/fueling-the-future-hr-in-the-nuclear-boom","title":"Fueling the Future: HR in the Nuclear Boom","summary":"Why HR pros are the real power source behind Oak Ridge’s Nuclear Renaissance ","date_modified":"2025-07-24T10:42:34Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/funny-not-fired-a-guide-to-humor-that-won%E2%80%99t-get-hr-involved","html_content":"

By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | CorAlign HR Consulting LLC - HR for Humans, not robots.

","url":"/blog/f/funny-not-fired-a-guide-to-humor-that-won%E2%80%99t-get-hr-involved","title":"Funny, Not Fired: A Guide to Humor That Won’t Get HR Involved","summary":"By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | CorAlign HR Consulting LLC - HR for Humans, not robots.","date_modified":"2025-07-14T18:58:43Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/%E2%80%9Cone-big-beautiful-bill%E2%80%9D-is-now-law-%E2%80%93-now-what","html_content":"

By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | CorAlign HR Consulting LLC - HR that speaks your language (and reads the fine print so you don’t have to).

","url":"/blog/f/%E2%80%9Cone-big-beautiful-bill%E2%80%9D-is-now-law-%E2%80%93-now-what","title":"“One Big Beautiful Bill” Is Now Law – Now What?","summary":"By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | CorAlign HR Consulting LLC - HR that speaks your language (and reads the fine print so you don’t have to).","date_modified":"2025-07-09T15:14:02Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/laughing-matters-why-hr-needs-a-sense-of-humor-and-so-do-you","html_content":"

By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | CorAlign HR Consulting LLC - HR for Humans, not robots.

","url":"/blog/f/laughing-matters-why-hr-needs-a-sense-of-humor-and-so-do-you","title":"Laughing Matters: Why HR Needs a Sense of Humor (and So Do You)","summary":"By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | CorAlign HR Consulting LLC - HR for Humans, not robots.","date_modified":"2025-07-03T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/why-documentation-is-your-best-friend","html_content":"

By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | CorAlign HR Consulting LLC

","url":"/blog/f/why-documentation-is-your-best-friend","title":"Why Documentation is Your Best Friend","summary":"By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | CorAlign HR Consulting LLC ","date_modified":"2025-06-30T12:22:09Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/weapons-weed-and-wfh-the-new-frontier-of-workplace-policies","html_content":"

By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | CorAlign HR Consulting LLC

","url":"/blog/f/weapons-weed-and-wfh-the-new-frontier-of-workplace-policies","title":"Weapons, Weed, and WFH: The New Frontier of Workplace Policies","summary":"By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | CorAlign HR Consulting LLC","date_modified":"2025-06-19T16:31:44Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/running-a-business-without-an-employee-handbook-bold-choice","html_content":"

By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | CorAlign HR Consulting LLC

","url":"/blog/f/running-a-business-without-an-employee-handbook-bold-choice","title":"Running a Business Without an Employee Handbook? Bold Choice.","summary":"By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | CorAlign HR Consulting LLC ","date_modified":"2025-06-02T16:13:34Z"},{"id":"/blog/f/3-things-that-can-trigger-an-eeoc-complaint-how-to-avoid-them","html_content":"

By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | CorAlign HR Consulting LLC

","url":"/blog/f/3-things-that-can-trigger-an-eeoc-complaint-how-to-avoid-them","title":"3 Things That Can Trigger an EEOC Complaint & How to Avoid Them","summary":"By Cora Bennett, SHRM-CP | CorAlign HR Consulting LLC ","date_modified":"2025-05-29T15:49:22Z"}]}