The 7 HR Problems Costing Small Businesses Money — Before They Ever Call HR

Most small businesses don’t think about HR until something goes wrong. By then, the problem may already be costing the organization time, money, productivity, or talented employees.

In this episode of The Resolution Room, Robert Holmes breaks down seven common HR risks that growing businesses often overlook—from untrained managers and weak documentation to outdated policies, inconsistent employee decisions, and waiting too long to address performance concerns.

You’ll learn why simply having someone “handle HR” isn’t the same as having an effective HR strategy, what business owners should be reviewing before a workplace issue becomes a crisis, and how the right HR support can help protect both your people and your organization.

In this episode:

• Why managers may be your biggest HR risk
• The documentation mistakes that hurt employers
• Why waiting to address poor performance gets expensive
• How outdated handbooks create false confidence
• The importance of consistency in employment decisions
• HR risks growing companies often don’t see coming
• When an HR consultant makes more sense than hiring a full-time HR leader

If you’re a small business owner, nonprofit leader, or growing employer wondering whether your HR foundation is strong enough, this episode is for you.

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AI is already changing Human Resources—but how do we use it without losing the human side of the work?

In this episode of The Resolution Room, I discuss how HR professionals can responsibly navigate artificial intelligence, especially in healthcare, behavioral health, mental health, and substance use treatment environments.

We explore how AI can support HR with drafting, organization, training, recruiting, and administrative work—while also addressing the risks involving confidentiality, employee medical information, discrimination, investigations, accommodations, and overreliance on automated decisions.

In this episode:

• Appropriate and inappropriate uses of AI in HR

• Why AI should support decisions—not make them

• Protecting employee and patient information

• AI risks in recruiting, discipline, and accommodations

• Practical green, yellow, and red zones for AI use

• How HR can automate paperwork without automating humanity

AI can make HR faster, clearer, and more consistent—but it should never become an excuse to make HR less human.

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In this episode of The Resolution Room, we celebrate National Video Game Day by looking at video games through a different lens: not as distractions, but as unexpected teachers of patience, strategy, communication, resilience, and conflict resolution.

From learning how to lose without quitting, to working with teammates, adapting under pressure, and understanding the difference between reacting and responding, video games offer real lessons that apply far beyond the screen. This solo episode explores how gaming can help us think differently about workplace conflict, personal growth, leadership, and the way we handle difficult situations in real life.

Whether you grew up with a controller in your hand or you still do not understand why people yell at the TV during online matches, this episode will help you see the positive side of gaming and how the skills developed in virtual worlds can translate into healthier conversations, stronger relationships, and better conflict resolution.