For the REALLY fun and BIG news! We learned this week that we made the Inc 5000 list again this year, moving up to #3396! (from #3486 last year)! We grew 105%, thanks to our amazing team!! Swift HR…

Every business professional has had the experience of sitting through a terrible meeting. Meetings called without notice, meetings that never end, meetings that have no agenda, meetings that go off…

Search “HR to Staff ratio” and you’ll find all kinds of formulas and assertions about when you need to staff a human resources function. Do you do this for finance, business development, product…

During recent conversations many have shared how left their jobs without another job already arranged. Some quit and then enrolled in a bootcamp to gain more skills in technology hoping for the best…

Questions about social media and the Internet were not a consideration 10 years ago. In the new world of media and technology, companies are often in defense mode. With the power of publishing in the…

Alec Mountain from Smashing Brands recently interviewed Shannon Swift, the founder of Swift HR Solutions. Shannon also serves as the current Seattle chapter president of Entrepreneurs' Organization,…

Fifteen years ago, Swift HR Solutions was born (a month after Facebook). As with many who start a business, Shannon Swift might have been considered irrationally optimistic. Looking back, she had…

This year, I started an amazing journey. I began my education at Hudson Institute’s coaching certification program. I am fascinated by how we transform as individuals. It is the primary reason that…

Employees are often promoted to management because they have the technical skills to be successful in their position. Subsequently, they are not given the tools to be effective in their new role.…

Last year, I underwent the rather unpleasant experience of dealing with trigger finger. It’s definitely not as cool as it sounds and has nothing to do with shooting nor cowboys. In fact, it was…