When employees are engaged at work, they’re happier and more productive in their roles. As a result, the business benefits from decreased costs and increased profits. In this article, we’re going to explore what employee engagement is, how it could…
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It’s a fact of life: At some point, most of us face the difficult and painful challenge of dealing with the death of a loved one. In addition to beginning the grieving process, many who watch loved ones pass on…
Substance use can be a tough topic to broach in the workplace. But it’s an essential one. Recent years have caused emotional turmoil for many and forced many workers to find new ways to cope with a chaotic and unpredictable…
When employers decide to part ways with employees, they often choose the route of offering up a severance agreement. A severance agreement is a contract that provides departing employees with extra benefits (such as a lump sum monetary payment), typically…
HR podcasts are an elixir of sorts for busy HR professionals. You can learn, laugh, reflect and prepare for what's next in your industry -- almost magically while you're going about other business. Many HR pros have already found the…
To some, it seems like charisma is something you're either born with or you're not. Either you have a silver tongue and a commanding presence, or you're destined to fade into the background. But here's the truth: charisma is not…
In response to ongoing uncertainty and challenges in the workplace, Rage Applying has emerged, in which dissatisfied workers submit their resumes for multiple jobs at once with a goal of finding a new role ASAP. It’s a troubling phenomenon, one…
Once referred to as the “holy grail of hiring” by Forbes, employee referral programs are one of the most productive ways to find high-quality talent. While only about 7% of applicants are referrals, they comprise up to 45% of all…
As economic troubles rage on, it can be easy to develop tunnel vision when it comes to what matters most to your business. For most companies, amidst a turbulent and unstable market, it can be hard to think of anything…
The road to greatness is littered with workplace obstacles. Do your employees know how to work around the most common ones? There’s a good chance they don’t -- and it's usually because they don’t recognize what’s getting in their way.…
The importance of empathy in HR can’t be overstated. After all, people leaders need to understand their people to help them do their best work. But workplace empathy can be a valuable – and sometimes essential – skill for any…
For Gen Z, the traditional 9-5 is out. They want to work when, where and how they want. And for many, that means working outside of traditional office hours and later at night when they're at peak productivity. Flexibilities within…
Employee engagement is critical to every organization's success -- so you likely need employee engagement ideas all the time. Just 32% of employees are fully engaged at work right now, according to a Gallup index. And almost 20% are actively…
It seems like new Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are popping up every day. But what exactly is AI – and how will HR be affected? In the past few years, AI has shifted from an emerging technology to a commonplace…
Could anyone ever be so good at managing employees that they get bad at it? Absolutely. And it most often happens when they take some leadership traits to the extreme. "When it comes to leadership, is there such a thing…
Employee burnout has a long-term impact on employees’ well-being, workplace culture and the business’s bottom line. A recent WHO analysis of data from 2016 found that working 55 or more hours a week increases someone’s risk of a stroke by…
