5 Tips to Master Employee Engagement in 2017
Every day, Human Resources departments worldwide are placing increased emphasis on employee engagement. To understand why, we need to consider the true meaning of “engagement.”
Category: Talent
Employee feedback, compliance, government forms, leave policies, recruiting: the list of tasks that an HR professional have to perform is nearly endless. Just as important as any one task is how professionals put them all together into a united front. Welcome to the Strategic HR topic.
Feedback: The Key to Growth, Motivation, and Company Strength
A toxic culture can disrupt business, resulting in low engagement and high turnover and ultimately damaging your company’s reputation. However, culture can be influenced, and new norms can be internalized to help companies bounce back. Even if a company is not suffering from the effects of a negative culture, creating a strong purpose and values from the beginning helps to institutionalize the right kinds of behaviors.
How to Prepare for a Successful HCM Cloud Deployment
by Emily Liddle, HR strategy and transformation lead, North America, Presence of IT
Rolling out new systems and software was traditionally IT’s job. Moving to the cloud changes all of that. The cloud is disruptive and fundamentally changes the relationship between IT, HR, and finance and administration. Suddenly, the new system is HR’s responsibility. It’s new territory, and one full of pitfalls.
Millennials Are Reshaping Workplaces and Talent Management
There’s a war out there—a war for talent—and it’s the Millennial generation that make up increasing talent pools in the corporate world.
Why HR Needs to Be Brought into The 21st Century
Ask any HR professional what they think of the people-policies and procedures in their organization and most will acknowledge that many of them are dumb and difficult to enforce. Rules have unfortunately resulted in a reputation of Human Resources being a jobs-worth function trying to justify its existence.
Secrets to Building an Exceptional Workplace Revealed (Infographic)
National unemployment rates are the lowest they’ve been since 2007, meaning it’s more and more difficult for employers to gain and retain top talent. Bottom line: keeping employees happy and engaged is more important than ever. Food for thought: Only half of Millennials plan to stay with their company beyond the next year. Every time […]
Infographic: Get the Most Out of Remote Working Arrangements
In 1996, fewer than one in 10 employees worked from home or outside the office. Recent figures from a study by TINYPulse show that more than one in three employees now utilize such flexible working arrangements. The concept of remote working is projected to grow even further in coming years, with one in three business […]
HR Works Podcast: How to Use Your Company Brand as a Recruiting Tool
EPISODE 26 It’s easy to agree on two things: it’s getting harder and harder to recruit and great employees, and social media are playing a major role. And the question is, how can we leverage our social media profiles and presence and activity to support our recruiting efforts? It’s all about the employment brand. To […]
School Is Cool at More Companies Today
Yesterday’s Leadership Daily Advisor reported on the fast-growing trend in corporate benefits of helping employees who are saddled with education-related debt. Today, we outline the main design elements that will structure leadership’s approaches to the perk.
Top 2017 Workplace Trends: Employee Diversity, Change Management, and Self-Directed Learning
The past year has undoubtedly been a trying time for our country, and its impact can be felt on both a personal and professional level. Organizations, with urgency, will need to address a growing employee demand for safe, inclusive work environments and opportunities that will allow them to advance on their own terms. Strong leaders are needed now to successfully manage these evolving demands and make the connection to improved results when investment in areas like these are made.