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Company Culture

The craft beer industry involves unique challenges and opportunities when it comes to company culture. From establishing your staff alcohol policy to cultivating a safe and positive workplace, the resources in this section will help you learn best practices for making your brewery a great place to work.

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Zero to 100,000 Barrels in 10 Years: What Worked for Schilling Cider

Craft Brewers Conference 2024Las Vegas, NevadaSpeaker(s): Mark Kornei, Colin Schilling

Colin Schilling and Mark Kornei share the growth journey of Schilling Cider, highlighting key drivers in six categories. From a startup to the nation's largest fresh-pressed hard cider producer, they offer insights into successes and failures, providing valuable ideas and tools for craft producers aiming to scale up in a dynamic market.Read More

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Brewing a Culture of Wellness: Nurturing Sobriety and Promoting Responsible Drinking in the Craft Beer Industry

Craft Brewers Conference 2024Las Vegas, NevadaSpeaker(s): Meagen Anderson, Benjamin Eberly, Leigh Gall, Mark LaFaro

In this industry professionals share personal struggles and discuss topics including alcohol use disorder, fostering open conversations, and implementing initiatives for healthy drinking habits. The aim is to cultivate balance, support, and wellbeing in brewery culture.Read More

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Reframing Failure

Create a culture that embraces failure as a learning opportunity, ultimately driving success and growth within the organization.Read More

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Human Resources Partner

Holly Haslam recently joined the Brewers Association as the Human Resources (HR) Partner. Originally from the Great Beer State of Michigan, she moved to Colorado in 2019 with her husband and dog. With a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Substance Abuse Prevention, Education, and Treatment from Central Michigan University, she went on to pursue her Master's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Human Resource Management at the University of Northern Colorado. Additionally, Holly volunteers her time with the Boulder Area HR Association (BAHRA) as their Vice President of Programming. With experience introducing HR functions, employee engagement initiatives, and training and advancement programs to companies, she specializes in helping small organizations build systems that aid in employee professional development and retention. Holly utilizes the insight and experience she has gained working within small organizations to equip breweries with the knowledge and resources needed to take care of their most valuable assets—their people!

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Navigating Known Hazards: A People Leaders’ Summary Guide brewery staff serving beer

Navigating Known Hazards: A People Leaders’ Summary Guide

A summary of hazards for people leaders based on insights from a Collab Hour event with HR and mental health professionals.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Brewers Association Human Resources (HR) Committee seeks to provide our members with the tools needed to develop compliant HR strategies while building and maintaining stronger relationships with the teams they serve. Additionally, it is the goal of the HR Committee to bridge the gap between HR representatives, organizations, and the brewing community to promote open and honest communication leading to employee and organizational well-being.

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Responding to Harassment

This resource includes guidance for both employers and employees on their role in correcting and preventing harassment in the workplace.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Brewers Association Human Resources (HR) Committee seeks to provide our members with the tools needed to develop compliant HR strategies while building and maintaining stronger relationships with the teams they serve. Additionally, it is the goal of the HR Committee to bridge the gap between HR representatives, organizations, and the brewing community to promote open and honest communication leading to employee and organizational well-being.

See HR Committee's Articles

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Brewers Association Partners with Ethena

Ethena offers compliance training tools to ensure your employees are equipped to navigate tricky situations in the workplace.Read More

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Human Resources Partner

Holly Haslam recently joined the Brewers Association as the Human Resources (HR) Partner. Originally from the Great Beer State of Michigan, she moved to Colorado in 2019 with her husband and dog. With a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Substance Abuse Prevention, Education, and Treatment from Central Michigan University, she went on to pursue her Master's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Human Resource Management at the University of Northern Colorado. Additionally, Holly volunteers her time with the Boulder Area HR Association (BAHRA) as their Vice President of Programming. With experience introducing HR functions, employee engagement initiatives, and training and advancement programs to companies, she specializes in helping small organizations build systems that aid in employee professional development and retention. Holly utilizes the insight and experience she has gained working within small organizations to equip breweries with the knowledge and resources needed to take care of their most valuable assets—their people!

See Holly Haslam's Articles

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Celebrating Earth Day at the Brewery

Check out this list of ideas and activities breweries can use to engage with Earth Day at your brewery and taproom.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Sustainability Subcommittee serves the Brewers Association purpose by helping current members and future generations to brew the highest quality beers in a manner that strengthens the value of our businesses, increases the resiliency of the natural environment and agricultural systems that provide brewing ingredients, and enhances the lives of our workforce and the communities we call home.

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Employee Appreciation

It's crucial for employers to implement employee appreciation initiatives that are personal, consistent, inclusive, and safe!Read More

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Brewers Association

The Brewers Association Human Resources (HR) Committee seeks to provide our members with the tools needed to develop compliant HR strategies while building and maintaining stronger relationships with the teams they serve. Additionally, it is the goal of the HR Committee to bridge the gap between HR representatives, organizations, and the brewing community to promote open and honest communication leading to employee and organizational well-being.

See HR Committee's Articles

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Workplace Surveys: Employee Engagement

Surveys allow employees to make their voices heard and allow leaders to make positive changes toward organizational success.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Brewers Association Human Resources (HR) Committee seeks to provide our members with the tools needed to develop compliant HR strategies while building and maintaining stronger relationships with the teams they serve. Additionally, it is the goal of the HR Committee to bridge the gap between HR representatives, organizations, and the brewing community to promote open and honest communication leading to employee and organizational well-being.

See HR Committee's Articles
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