Mark Clark

20 May 25

Flying Fur and Gainsharing – A Self-Funding Employee Bonus

I can spot a bad idea from a mile away—especially when someone who really shouldn’t be making big decisions skips the whole “talk to stakeholders” step and slams the “Implement by Tuesday” button. HR often comes up with some truly great initiatives. But every now and then, they hatch a…

07 May 25

Strategic Initiatives Value Package

I’ve had a number of bosses I would’ve done most anything to help – and still to this day. One was the SVPHR of an $8B HVAC manufacturer. I was the only employee she ever had that created their own job, she said. I was appointed HR Director of Special…

06 May 25

Converting Termination Data to Strategic Advantage

Some employment turnover is good. If somebody leaves, hire a better replacement. Exit interviews are a necessity, even though being assigned to conduct one may not be the highlight of an HR employee’s day. From a broader perspective, grouping results of several exit interviews may present strategic possibilities that should…

29 Apr 25

Company Violates Own Policy and Shells Out $1.9M

After four years, the Wrongful Termination case was approaching trial date. An Expert Witness was brought in to testify on behalf of the fired employee. Depositions by witnesses and HR leadership confirmed the company disregarded its own policies in the termination. The next day the company settled out of court…

16 Apr 25

Termination Appeal and Miracle Monkey Tape

Between digging around for a roll of miracle monkey tape when you have an inch of water in your boat and eagerly looking forward to another labor attorney phone call, my money is on the tape. I like labor attorneys well enough, but on average none of them are free.…

01 Apr 25

Increased Dialog Reduces Problems

Why not turn the tactical exercise you expect of your supervisors anyway into a strategic directive that WILL have a positive effect on your operation? To learn how read on. Inheriting a Fortune 500 operation with high turnover, absenteeism, and poor morale, my new boss asked that I “Fix it”.…

18 Mar 25

KeystoneHR Special Anniversary Edition with 50% Discount Code

Thanks to our customers and the many who initially helped get KeystoneHR launched, we have enjoyed a remarkable year. We are blessed. To help celebrate our anniversary – you can save (50%) Fifty Percent on purchase of any KeystoneHR policy template, strategic initiative, or SOP…. READ ON! Who are we?…

04 Mar 25

Succession Planning

Noting my past experience with Fortune 500 Succession Plans, the CEO of a public company asked that I develop one for his team. He was delighted with the end result, and probably even happier that he was able to inform the Board he now had a plan. It included a…

18 Feb 25

Emergency Response Plans and Checklists – Value Package

KeystoneHR is happy to announce a new offering – Value Packages. Value Packages are comprised of a small number of popular, commonly themed policies, offered at a substantial discount. The example below is “Emergency Response Plans and Checklists”. This Value Package price is $85, which is a $60 or over…

04 Feb 25

Small Business Value Package

KeystoneHR is happy to announce another Value Package. Value Packages are comprised of a small number of popular, commonly themed policies offered at a substantial discount. The example below is focused on “Small Business,” and similar packages are available for Medium and Larger-sized companies. This Value Package price is $50,…