5 Skills Every Employee Should Have or Acquire Ahead of 2020
In today’s workforce, upskilling employees is necessary and unavoidable if you want your organization to remain competitive and profitable.
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.
Mentorship Programs and Leadership Rehearsals
Many companies use mentorship or “buddy” programs to help with onboarding efforts or as part of the employee development plan for the mentee or the junior person in the mentor/buddy relationship.
Do You Understand What Your Hourly Workers Need for Success?
Setting workers up for success should be at the forefront of every leader’s mind, but many workers feel their company doesn’t know what they want or need in order to succeed—and we’re not talking about success on the job (more on that later). As the hiring of hourly workers increases for the holidays, let’s take […]
Freelance Workers Could Make Up Your Entire Workforce Soon
A recent article on LinkedIn highlights the growing trend of using telecommuting as an employee benefit. More and more job candidates are negotiating the opportunity to work from home at least 1 day (or more) a week. As remote work continues to rise in popularity, it makes you wonder: Will these digital nomads make up […]
Employee Recognition and Empowerment Are the Most Critical Business Leadership Skills
Thinking about employee engagement as a customer service issue can create some real opportunities for improvement.
4 Reasons Why Hiring Assessments Are Vital During a Tight Labor Market
It’s no secret that we’re currently in a tight labor market. Our country’s unemployment rate is hovering near a 10-year low at 3.7%, and we continue to see job growth in nearly every industry every month. As Millennials become the largest generation in the labor market and more seasoned workers continue to retire, HR departments […]
Can Employee Retention Have a Downside?
Everyone talks about how to improve employee retention rates and reduce turnover, especially in this low unemployment environment. After all, we all know how time-consuming and expensive it is to replace employees when they leave. We know how much more efficient it is to keep good employees in place rather than having to constantly be […]
The Ins and Outs of Challenge-Based Learning
Many organizations like Boeing and Apple already rely on challenge-based learning to train and develop their workforces. And with the steady pace of advanced technological innovation and automation in the workplace, other organizations are also beginning to implement this type of learning for their employees.
4 Important Attributes Your Company Must Adopt for Success
The way we work has drastically changed with the advent of technology, and because of this, employers must change with the times in order to succeed.
Side Gigs Are Great for Boosting Résumés, Says Majority of Recruiters
As more American workers take to the gig economy to supplement their income, many recruiters are coming out in favor of side gigs, saying the skills and experiences learned through this extra work are a great boost for candidates’ résumés.