News flash: Hiring managers are human. Just like all people, they’re prone to misjudgment because of internal biases and being influenced by emotions and past experiences. Also, there is an innate human tendency to avoid mistakes instead of achieving success. And this is bad for hiring. Because of this hard-wiring, deep rooted in survival instincts […]
Top HR Technology Trends Of 2015
Can you believe that it is the end of 2015 already!? The past 12 months have been non-stop for the team at HRmarketer as we’ve built and launched our new software tools to help marketing teams engage with the HR space and talent better and faster. As the US economy continues to grow, so too […]
7 Work-Life Balance Tips That Will Change Your Life
Work-life balance. Sounds simple enough, right? Whether you’re a student, manager or entrepreneur – or parent or executive –finding the ideal balance between work and lifestyle is something we’re all constantly striving to achieve. For many of us, however, achieving a work-life balance is the equivalent of walking the tightrope: with constant demands from both family and […]
Docking pay on a snow-day – is it legal?
It wouldn’t be a real Canadian winter without a super-storm or two and, at some point over the season, it’s very likely you’ll have to call a snow day – but how clued up are you on what you can and can’t do?HRM asked one employment lawyer’s advice. Do you have an obligation to pay? Missing a […]
Why Managers Need To Develop Their Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence is an essential trait for effective managers. Emotionally intelligent people motivate and understand the value in connecting with others. Getting to know people can be a difficult task as there are so many intricacies and traits for every individual that we’ll never see two people that are exactly alike. Simple triggers can bring out […]
The Key To Employee Engagement
Everyday people go to work, where they put their efforts towards fulfilling the goals of the organization. But how exactly do we keep these individuals committed to achieving these goals? Employees want to know their contribution is valued and truly making an impact. As such, employee engagement really can make all the difference. The key to […]
The simple answer to improved employee engagement [infographic]
There is so much beauty in simplicity. Yet, we so often gravitate towards the complicated. Looking for hidden meanings by extrapolating data, deriving information from complex formulas, and so on. Sometimes our biggest challenge is how to find the simple answer. In the famous words of my favourite doctor, Dr.Seuss, “Sometimes the questions are complicated, […]
How Companies Are Raising the Bar on Workplace Wellness (Infographic)
The thought of adding an employee-sponsored health program (and increasing company costs) may cause some employers to break out in a sweat. But jumping on the corporate wellness bandwagon has more benefits than just producing fitter employees. According to research published in the Harvard Business Review, employees who think their companies treat them well are more more likely to be innovative […]
What Employees Really Think of Performance Evaluations
After the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics, researchers from Cornell University studied the facial expressions of the athletes who won gold, silver, and bronze medals. They analyzed footage of ceremonies and television interviews and found that gold medalists seemed the happiest. What a shock, right? But they also noticed something curious: The bronze medalists seemed much […]
How to shift from blame to learning
When things don’t go well in organizational life, it is ever so easy to react by blaming others. For example, we may have a difficult conversation with a co-worker who seems, again, to dismiss our point of view. We wind up feeling “unheard,” frustrated, and possibly even insulted. We react (inwardly, if not outwardly) by […]