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4 Tips for Your Compensation Planning from the Banking Industry

By Lisa Higgins, Contributing Editor Sep 14, 2017 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

It’s no secret that the recession of 2007/08 resulted in an array of new regulations, especially in the financial services arena. Banking, especially, became subject to new regulation intended to avoid the circumstances that originally led to the recession. The regulation doesn’t end with your mortgage loan or bank money market account. We spoke with Kathy Smith, President of Bank Compensation Consulting to find out how the industry’s highly regulated environment has led to creative compensation solutions—many of which can apply to any industry.

Workplace Negativity: Ways to Beat It

By Bob Brady Aug 23, 2006 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Aug 23, 2006

A dose of positive leadership, honesty, and recognition can cure workplace negativity and turn it into “Yes, we can!” As Thomas Edison developed the light bulb, he went through hundreds of designs that didn’t work. At one point a reporter asked him, “Mr. Edison, aren’t you tired of failing?” “Failing?” Edison roared back. “Why I’ve […]

Key Considerations for AI Upskilling in Organizations

By Zelna McGee, Centerfield Dec 26, 2024 Learning & Development

Updated: Dec 26, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries by enhancing decision-making, increasing efficiency, and driving innovation. For companies, upskilling the workforce in AI has shifted from being a competitive edge to a critical necessity for staying relevant in today’s market. Earlier this year, I led my company’s AI upskilling program. Through a process of trial and […]

The 6 Scary Phrases to Avoid in Appraisals

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Jan 3, 2012 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 3, 2012

West, principal at Employment Practices Specialists in Pacifica, California, offered her suggestions at SHRM’s annual conference and exhibition, held recently in Las Vegas. Here are her six scary phrases: 1. ‘You’re overcommitted’ When you say this, the applicant will hear: “Has kids and won’t stay late.” Sounds like discrimination. 2. ‘You lack skills necessary to […]

2013: Are You an Eeyore or a Tigger? (Attitude Counts)

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Dec 28, 2012 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Dec 28, 2012

I happen to live in the country music capital of the world, Nashville, says business and leadership blogger Dan Oswald. So at least a couple of country stations have been programmed into my radio, This morning on my drive to the office, I was listening to one of the stations when a Travis Tritt song […]

Performance Reviews—Tool Bosses Use to Justify Pay

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Dec 8, 2011 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Dec 8, 2011

Culbert, author of Get Rid of the Performance Review!, is a consultant and professor at UCLA. To achieve the best results for the organization, Culbert recommends that all managers and supervisors: Help subordinates see that the boss understands their perspective. Too many managers, helped along by rigid performance review processes, frame situations on the basis […]

Thinking of Requiring COVID-19 Shots? What Employers Need to Know

By Tammy Binford, Contributing Editor Aug 3, 2021 Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Updated: Aug 3, 2021

The list of employers and government agencies requiring employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is growing, and such requirements are generally legal under federal law. But employers need to be clear about when exceptions must be made and how state laws can add a wrinkle to their vaccination policies.

Faces of HR: Mona Dine on the Power of a Purposeful Approach to HR

By Bianca Herron, Editor, HR Daily Advisor Staff Jan 5, 2023 Faces of HR

Updated: Jan 6, 2023

Mona Dine, PCC, SPHR, SCP, ODCP, is an accomplished Human Resources (HR) leader with more than 20 years of experience. She got her start in operations leadership at National Bankcard Corporation and then segued into HR. From there, her career evolved as she took on increasingly complex and broader roles – including senior level HR […]

Disability Accommodations in Post-Pandemic Work-from-Home World

By Shannon S. Pierce and Wade Beavers, Attorneys, Fennemore Law Jun 14, 2022 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Jun 14, 2022

In years past, employees who requested remote working arrangements were often met with strong resistance from managers, who viewed such requests as excuses to shirk responsibilities. Holding firm to a “face time” mentality, many members of management believed employees simply couldn’t be efficient and focused if they routinely worked from home. Then, of course, the […]