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By Morag Barrett In yesterday’s Advisor, guest columnist Morag Barrett made the case for why HR must be brought into the 21st century. Today she elaborates on what this means for performance management and training.
While U.S. companies seem to be engaged in a paid family leave arms race, the amount of time offered may not be the most important factor to employees, a new study has found. Instead, flexibility may be of greater value to workers than a more rigid policy that provides a longer duration of leave, the […]
By Morag Barrett Some of HR’s policies and practices (including training) seem a little dated by today’s standards. Today guest columnist Morag Barrett makes the case for why HR must be brought into the 21st century.
The THRIVE HR Leadership Exchange is BLR’s expense-paid gathering of top HR execs, held this year September 25-27 at the Omni Tucson National Resort in Tucson, Arizona. The event will focus on the challenges, problems, and solutions to today’s top HR concerns. This event is limited to senior HR executives from organizations with at least […]
Employers can spend years trying to figure out what makes their employees tick, but a company called Employer Flexible seeks to help employers zero in on the issue shortly after new employees are hired. Personality assessments during onboarding may set the stage for effective workplace interactions.
A new study conducted by Kronos Incorporated and Future Workplace found 95% of Human Resource leaders admit employee burnout is sabotaging workforce retention—but there is no obvious solution on the horizon.
Interviewers take note: It’s best to check who you are sending your text message to before actually sending the message. One interviewer learned the hard way after the interviewee received a text that was intended for the manager.
Today we’ll hear from Kelly Martin on how to make new hires feel special, with their own sort of inauguration. By Kelly Martin
It is surprising how many executives and even HR professionals do not like or look forward to interviewing candidates. After all, this should be the celebration of bringing on another great employee right? Their fear is likely because many of them have historically not had very good success predictably selecting top performers through their current interview process.
Picture this: you’re looking for a new job, hear about a new opening at a fantastic company, and submit your application. You have a great interview, receive an offer, and accept it in a heartbeat.