Recommendations for Using AI: A Q&A with Emily He
Over the last few posts, we’ve chatted with Emily He, Senior Vice President of Oracle’s Human Capital Management Cloud Business Group.
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The Benefits of Transparent Separation
In a previous post, we reviewed a new approach to the process of terminating employees as discussed in an article for Harvard Business Review by David Siegel, who says he’s led three businesses, managed thousands of employees, and overseen hundreds of terminations.
Promoting Employees When There Are No Positions Available
In a previous post, we talked about the benefits to both the employer and the employee of promotions. For the employee, while a promotion comes with greater responsibility, it also typically comes with greater prestige, seniority, authority, and compensation.
Employee Satisfaction Has Concrete Results for Business Performance
We’ve talked a lot about the importance of employee satisfaction in recruitment and retention efforts. Turnover and hiring are expensive, and companies can’t afford to keep losing their staff over low levels of satisfaction. However, there is a strong argument in favor of promoting employee satisfaction on the flip side as well.
The Company that Hires Ex-Convicts
Most people who have filled out job applications have at one time or another seen the question asking whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime. This could mean either a misdemeanor, relatively minor crimes punishable by up to a year in jail, or felonies, serious crimes that could be punished by years […]
How to Provide Employees with a Satisfying Work Experience
In a previous post, we discussed that when companies value and actively cultivate high employee morale, they tend to outperform their competition by 20%. Today, we’ll offer several tips and strategies on how to improve employee morale in your organization by first getting to know your employees better.
Rising Concerns About Distracted Drivers
In many industries, employees are required to drive their own or company-owned vehicles as part of their job duties. In light of the ubiquity of smartphones and the ingenuity that leads to the ability to multitask while driving, employees, employers, and lawmakers have grown more and more concerned about distracted drivers.
Eight Ways to Boost Employee Engagement and Create a Winning Workplace
How do you get employees to go the extra mile and perform at the peak of their capacity? Some say job satisfaction and happiness are key elements of exceptional employee commitment. I don’t disagree with that. But I would argue that employee satisfaction and happiness are not enough. After all, I could love my work, […]
Political Divide in the US Reflected in the Workplace
According to a recent study, 64% say that discussions surrounding politics in the workplace have gotten more heated than 5-10 years ago.
Trump Administration Proposes Expanding HRA Use
Federal regulators have proposed allowing employers to sponsor health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) for their employees to go purchase health coverage on the individual market—a practice that is currently prohibited under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).