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In yesterday’s Advisor, we got news on training trends from safety consultant, Ross Luko. Today, we hear more from Luko on how to ensure that trainees always know the answer to “what’s in it for me?” (WIIFM?).
How Can You Use Incentive Pay for Nonexempt Employees? “Pay for performance can apply to all levels of jobs within an organization. Recent studies have shown that organizations are beginning to use more variable compensation (or incentives) as it relates to the proportion of base pay, and they’re marketing that to employees—not only when they’re […]
Having a hard time filling your job roles? You’re not alone. If it feels like all companies are hiring these days, it’s because they are! That means in order to attract top talent, your job description needs to stand out and your interview experience needs to be top notch. It’s frustrating to pour time, energy, […]
Many companies struggle with performance reviews. Modern performance appraisal methods typically consist of scheduled interviews, compensation discussions, and self-evaluation. When necessary, reviewers also offer ways for underperforming employees to improve.
Today is International Women’s Day 2021, and we find ourselves in a sorry state of affairs. Since the pandemic began, the overwhelming majority of those leaving the workforce have been women. This is largely due to childcare duties’ falling automatically on the shoulders of women. Years of hard work by so many to bring equity […]
Today we are continuing our two part article on opioid addiction and the workplace. Check out part 1 here. We are joined once again by Kelly Nantel, the VP of Communications and Advocacy at the National Safety Council (NCS).
The leaders across your organization can drive your organization forward or they can destroy its goals and ambitions. In fact, finding and developing great leaders for your organization are always the most important and relevant things you should be doing as a learning and development professional.
As technology, demographics and cultural movements evolve, so do careers and workplaces. Today, the United States is undergoing a significant transformation in both the nature of work and how people engage in it, largely propelled by remote work and the rapid advancements in AI and digitalization following the pandemic. While the full extent of these […]
Like many of the HR professionals we feature in this column, Courtney Bass Sherizen didn’t always work in HR. She started her career as an 11th-grade English teacher with Teach For America. From there, Sherizen segued, not only founding a Beijing-based travel consultancy but also landing acting roles in Chinese soap operas. “I actually consider […]
In part one of this article we began to look at how to discover leaders during the recruiting process. Today we’ll look further.