Benefits of Employee Time Tracking
The saying “time is money” may be cliché, but that doesn’t make it any less true. In our modern information economy, companies’ greatest assets are their employees.
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Top Jobs with High Growth Potential and Flexibility
To help guide job seekers interested in learning which careers will offer the most potential in 2016, FlexJobs has announced the top flexible jobs with high growth potential for the coming year and beyond. Based on projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the jobs listed below are highly rated in terms of job openings, […]
Sourcing Sins of Inexperienced Interviewers—and How to Avoid Them
Most HR pros would agree that interviewing and hiring the best “talent” for your organization is probably your most important task. And yet, time after time, there’s that sinking feeling after a new person’s first few days on the job—bad choice. Want to avoid that? Avoid these three sourcing sins. Fortunately, it’s not that hard. […]
Safeguarding Intellectual Property in the Modern Workplace
In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a rule banning most noncompete agreements nationwide. Although enforcement is currently stayed (paused) pending legal challenges, courts and legislatures continue to narrow or eliminate noncompete enforceability—prompting employers to reevaluate how they protect proprietary information and competitive advantage. In response, many employers are turning to trade secret law. […]
How to Stop the “Great Reversal”: A 4-Step Strategy for Female Retention
The recent Census Bureau data is a wake-up call: the gender pay gap is widening for the first time in twenty years, and female representation in leadership is stalling. For HR professionals, “business as usual” is no longer an option. To move from declining commitment to meaningful progress, Shelly MacConnell, Chief Strategy Officer at WIN, […]
The Time Is Now: How Employers Can Address Access and Outcomes in Mental Health
As the federal public health emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic expires, our focus must return to the ongoing epidemic of mental and behavioral health in this country, which was only exacerbated by the pandemic. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness’s Mental Health by the Numbers report, one out of five adults in the […]
Businesses Excel When Employees Can Truly Speak Their Mind
In part 1 of this article, we explored why self-reported value among employees can’t really be relied upon without intervention. Instead, organizations need to empower employees to truly speak their mind. Here we’ll look at an example and offer some advice on how to get there with your employees.
Who Are These High Potential Employees, and What Do I Do with Them?
When it comes to succession planning, HR managers are focusing their efforts on the so-called high potential employee (HiPo). What’s happening with HiPos in the real world? What are your competitors up to? Help us find out! Please participate in our brief survey and see how what you are doing stacks up against what other […]
The Importance of Finding the Right Fit
Elon Musk’s recent ultimatum to Twitter staff to be prepared to accept “long hours at high intensity” or leave the company illustrates the importance some organizations place on company culture. While “long hours at high intensity” may sound like simply telling staff to work harder, it also says something about culture. And while the mass […]
Pension Buyout Sales Reached Nearly $6 Billion for Q3, Says LIMRA
Corporate pension buyout sales in the United States leaped to nearly $6 billion in the third quarter of 2016, rising to the highest level for the that quarter since 1990, according to the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute. Sales of pension liabilities by employer plans were greater than $1 billion for each of the last six […]