Does it strike you as odd that the July/August HR Magazine features a seven-page article titled 25 Fun & Easy Ways to Boost Morale? On first glance, … Read more
Build Better Teams That Achieve More
Is your team as effective as it can be? Organizations are beginning to explore relatability, incorporating employee empowerment, engagement, and relational … Read more
Big Challenges Are Looming For HR With Affordable Care Act Compliance
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in favor of the administration in King v. Burwell should erase any lingering doubt that complying with the … Read more
Big Data, Small Data — The Challenge Collecting and Protecting Employee Data
In the wake of a massive data breach at the Office of Personnel Management, the largest federal employees union is suing OPM for failing to protect its … Read more
Leaders Can Influence, But Every Employee Owns Their Own Engagement
I’ve been asked a couple of times recently, “Do you think ‘employee engagement’ has become just another business buzzword?” It’s a valid question and one … Read more
Engagement and Retention: One Doesn’t Always Lead to the Other
Retention and engagement have a strange relationship. Engagement can increase retention, but at the same time retention is quite apathetic to engagement. … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Is Loyalty Now Just a Thing of the Past?
Much ado has been made about the erosion of employee loyalty, but which came first, the chicken or the egg? Because of things like mergers, downsizing, … Read more
Managing the Growing Ranks of the Millennial Business Traveler
As casual travelers stroll through the airport, groggy and searching for the closest coffee shop, another breed passes them by — the suit-clad … Read more
HR Basics: How to Effectively and Efficiently Train Your Employees
Effectively trained employees are the key to any successful business, large or small. Too often, however, employee training doesn’t translate to the … Read more
4 Things to Know About Employee Happiness (and Why It’s Important)
It’s only natural to believe that employee happiness is contingent on success, but this belief is actually backwards. It’s not that success makes employees … Read more