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Should You Shift to Electronic Recordkeeping? (Hint: You Already Have)

By HR Daily Advisor Staff May 31, 2012 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: May 31, 2012

  E-mail Spreadsheets Website E-documents Presentations Voice mail Payroll And just look at what else is potentially keeping an electronic record: Telephone extension detail Computer/network system log-on, log-off times Scantron® security system details Outlook calendars, notes, to-do lists Private files/journals Papers E-mail Microsoft® Word WordPerfect® Excel® PowerPoint® .pdf files Voice Mail Video clips Photographs .wav […]

Coldplay and the Kiss Cam

By Kristin Starnes Gray, FordHarrison Jul 21, 2025 EntertainHR

Updated: Jul 21, 2025

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin unexpectedly found himself in the spotlight for reasons other than his music. During a recent concert, Martin called the audience’s attention to a couple featured on a jumbotron “kiss cam.” The couple initially appeared to be locked in an embrace before quickly separating and then ducking out of the camera’s view.  […]

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Want True ‘Employee’ Engagement? Engage the Whole Person (Part 2)

By Chris Ceplenski Sep 13, 2017 Talent

Updated: Apr 12, 2018

In his new book I-Engage, Your Personal Engagement Roadmap, best-selling author Bob Kelleher argues that in order for employers’ engagement efforts to be successful, they must seek to engage not just the “employee,” but the “whole” person.  In Part 1 of our interview with Kelleher, he explains why this is the missing element of traditional  […]

Internal Mobility Worth Every Hurdle

By James Davis, Editor, HR Daily Advisor Jul 8, 2021 Faces of HR

Updated: Jul 9, 2021

Many organizations hesitate to move their employees either vertically or horizontally. After all, if you have a good performer, part of you wants them performing. And no one likes interruptions to work flows. Alyssa Lahar, CHRO at ZoomInfo, however, believes in the utmost importance of ignoring those barriers and giving every employee from top to […]

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How Do You Drive Genuine Employee Engagement?

By Melissa Morse, Editor | Recruiting and L&D Dec 31, 2019 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Dec 31, 2019

Talent management is even more important in the current candidate-driven market. Record-low unemployment is causing workers who are unhappy with their employer to head for greener pastures. There are so many jobs available right now but not enough workers to fill them, which means you must create a favorable employee experience to retain the talent […]

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How Much Time Are Employees Wasting on the Internet?

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Oct 12, 2018 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Oct 12, 2018

There’s little doubt that the Internet has greatly contributed to workplace efficiency and productivity over the last couple decades. E-mail has made real-time, written communication far easier than ever before, and new technologies have provided the ability to share computer screens and hold virtual face-to-face meetings—not to mention the ability to conduct research without sifting […]

Internal Versus External Trainers: Which Is Best for You?

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Feb 22, 2018 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 22, 2018

Effective training of employees is key for any business. Your staff needs to understand the industry you operate, how your specific business operates within that industry, and how their efforts contribute to success. To develop and nurture well-trained employees, it certainly helps to have effective trainers. But should you develop trainers from within your organization […]

Intermittent FMLA Leave: How to Minimize Schedule Disruptions

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Jul 23, 2013 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jul 24, 2013

Dealing with the scheduling headaches that can be caused by employees taking intermittent FMLA leave can be a challenge. In fact, dissatisfaction over the use (some would say abuse) of intermittent leave was identified as the “single most serious area of friction between employers and employees seeking to use FMLA leave,” according to a recent […]

7 lessons for better managers from Alabama coach Nick Saban

By Dan Oswald Nov 11, 2013 Oswald Letter

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Dan Oswald Some of you might get tired of my use of sports stories to illustrate good management, but when I see something like the recent 60 Minutes piece on University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban, I’m struck by the parallels between coaching a sport and managing people. In the end, people are […]

Flexible Scheduling: The Key to Employee Satisfaction?

By Bridget Miller, Contributing Editor Aug 22, 2014 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Aug 22, 2014

We all know the cost of employee turnover is high. It only gets higher as the unemployment rate drops since it can take longer to fill a vacant role—thus increasing the time to regain productivity. Keeping good employees onboard is key to an organization’s success—but how can an employer increase employee satisfaction and thus increase […]