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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.
A cultural climate audit provides baseline data and qualitative observations that form the foundation of diversity and inclusion planning, implementation, and assessment activities. Learn a step-by-step process for conducting and analyzing the results of a multi-method cultural climate audit. Read More
The Brewers Association has long recognized that independent craft brewers tend to be very involved in their communities through philanthropy, product donations, volunteerism, and sponsorship of events. Whether they are raising awareness about current issues, raising funds for disaster relief, …Read More
Improving any aspect of our breweries (safety, quality, efficiency, etc.) requires inputs or resources. We are all very fortunate to work with passionate people who always have ideas to improve our process—and those ideas are a free and limitless resource! …Read More
Treat your employees like family! It sounds odd, but who do we want to succeed more than our own family? Who do we show the most patience with, and put the most effort into teaching? Too often as employers we’re …Read More
Employee Owners Talk About What an ESOP Brings to Their Beer, Their Business, and Why It’s Essential to Staying Independent With more craft breweries in the United States than ever before, many of which are over a generation old, some …Read More
Employee retention and culture is an important aspect to any business, but especially the craft brewing industry. Developing and maintaining a culture that increases employee retention is crucial to the success and growth of a business. Members of the Craft …Read More
For many job hunters, a brewery is generally thought of as an awesome place to work. Who wouldn’t want a gig where a definite perk of the job is trying innovative new brews? But for brewery employers, this excitement can be a double-edged sword.Read More
What a combination HR and craft beer can be! Working in this industry offers unique challenges and opportunities when it comes to working with and taking care of our humans. Maintaining the fun we have in craft brewing can be …Read More
Your beers are dialed in. You’ve carved out a successful niche. But the stress of running a brewery is getting the best of you…and likely your staff. This session is led by someone who’s been there. In this mini-bootcamp, we’ll …Read More
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