Tips for Empowering Employees
Ensuring that your employees feel empowered can help them not only to be able to successfully handle everyday quandaries that arise, but also to feel they’re more trusted and valued in the workplace.
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Would You Consider Hiring an Ex-Convict?
Would your organization consider hiring someone who has a criminal record?
Encouraging Informational Interviews
Career coaches often recommend that job seekers set up informational interviews, in order to explore career paths and employment opportunities. Although typically initiated by job seekers, informational interviews have advantages for employers as well.
How HR Can Impact Business Outcomes 100% of the Time
The industry focus on engagement as a cure-all for organizational woes continues to be misguided. Instead, human resource (HR) departments need to focus on employee experiences. Bold? Yes. Backed by data? Absolutely. Two recent studies (2016 and 2017) found that the top drivers of 30+ organizations’ outcomes were management, job fit, and senior leadership—with management […]
DB Sponsors: Consider Accelerating Contributions For 2017 Plan Year Amid Tax Reform
DB plan sponsors should be aware that while the 2017 calendar year is behind us, they can still generally contribute for the 2017 plan year until September 15, 2108, assuming they operate on a calendar-year plan year.
Latest Nomination Expected to Boost NLRB’s New Agenda
The announcement of President Donald Trump’s nominee for the vacant seat on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is another sign that some controversial prolabor decisions of the Obama-era Board will be revised.
Louisiana Will Continue Focus on Misclassification as Independent Contractors
Recently, the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) issued a press release acknowledging the efforts of a task force that combats the misclassification of employees as independent contractors.
Key Traits of Effective Workplace Coaches
In an article for Entrepreneur, Chris Haddon and Jason Balin note that many of us have coaches, mentors, or tutors growing up. Whether we play sports, play an instrument, take an in-depth dive into a specific academic field or just need some additional assistance with schoolwork, we often have someone taking a dedicated and focused […]
How to Boost Workplace Performance with Gamification
Gamification has become a popular way to help boost employee productivity. Despite the name, gamification doesn’t mean putting fun ahead of work. Rather, gamification refers to the practice of using incentives, points, rewards, and other game concepts to incentivize and motivate employees.
When to Drill for Dangers Other than Fire
When we think about going through a drill at work, the first thing that comes to mind is probably a fire drill. We’ve all been through them. Everyone knows in advance what day it’ll be, maybe even what time. It’s a minor annoyance to listen to the loud alarm and flashing lights and then stop […]