Benefits of Hiring Independent Contractors
Does your organization hire only permanent employees? Or does it use a mix of employees and independent contractors? Or perhaps you rely solely on independent contractors and have no permanent staff?
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Important Tips for Developing Future Leaders
It’s often easy for companies and their leadership to be so caught up in the day-to-day challenges of running the organization that they overlook long-term planning—and we’re not just talking about annual, 5-year, or even 10-year plans. Even companies that are thinking long term are often thinking long term through the lens of their existing […]
Claim Your HR Seat at the Table: 4 Questions to Ask Your Business Leader Clients
Too often business leaders reduce HR to little more than order-takers: fill requisitions, solve employee problems, calculate compensation tables, run surveys. While beneficial, these don’t compare to your higher purpose of ensuring the organization’s talent is—and gets treated as—a strategic asset. But you can’t play that role without first shattering the order-taker illusion and claiming […]
4 Types of Hands-On Training Your Employees Need in 2019
Online e-learning and mobile learning are still gaining popularity in the workplace, but it’s important to note that workplace learners still prefer hands-on training and on-the-job training opportunities—even more than digital learning experiences. And research continues to show that blended learning is still critical to the modern-day workplace.
How to Teach the Basics of Professionalism
HR professionals have probably seen it all, including those employees that come off as less than professional. Their unprofessional behavior might have no bearing on their skills and knowledge, but you might not put them in front of a customer. Luckily, a skill like being professional can be taught.
Boo: Stories that Will Make HR Scream
With Halloween around the corner, we’ve decided to put together a list of some of the scariest HR Strange but True! stories from this year, guaranteed to frighten any HR pro. 10 Most Outrageous Things Applicants Have Done that Did and Didn’t Work—Candidates want to stand out from the crowd and be memorable. However, sometimes […]
What Is GENDA?
First introduced 16 years ago in 2003, GENDA is short for Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act—a new law in the state of New York, which finally passed in January of 2019. In short, this act formally includes gender identity and gender expression as protected classes, protecting them from discrimination and harassment. This means it’s officially illegal […]
The Soft-Skills Crucial for Modern Corporate Leaders
As companies prepare for a future that’s anything but predictable—shaped by fast-moving technology, shifting workforce dynamics, and global uncertainty—the qualities that define strong leadership are evolving. Technical expertise and formal titles still have their place, but they’re no longer what sets the best leaders apart. More than ever, it’s the human side of leadership that […]
Are Single, Childless Workers Shortchanged by Benefit Plans?
by Hillary J. Collyer Over the past two decades, the American workforce has enjoyed a significant increase in family-friendly policies in the workplace. Yet are those “family-friendly” benefits fair to all employees? Employees without children wonder whether they receive less valuable corporate benefits than their counterparts with children. Employers are prohibited from providing unequal benefits […]
How to Thank Employees—and Make It Matter
As Kathryn Minshew, CEO of The Muse, says, “a company is only as good as its people.” A solid team of qualified professionals makes for a successful and booming business—after all, they are what keeps the engine running! With all that your staff members do on a daily basis, it’s only right to express how […]