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Budget-Friendly Marketing Tips If you are a small business owner, you probably don’t have a lot of funds to invest in great advertising for your brand. This doesn’t mean to say that you still can’t advertise your brand and market your company. There are so many affordable ways to drive traffic to your website and […]
While many of us don’t believe that work will ever quite be the same again, we’re at a stage where vaccines are being deployed in many places en mass and, hopefully, sometime soon, the majority of desk-based employees will be able to return to the office. In HRchat episode 261, we talk about how the […]
Almost 60% of workers in the United States are paid at hourly rates and nearly 69% of Americans would experience financial difficulty if their paychecks were delayed for a week. But what if tech could give hourly workers the flexibility to receive their pay sooner? This would allow them to circumvent high-interest payday loans just to make ends meet during these tough economic times. I recently get a chance to speak with Nico Simko, CEO and co-founder of social-impact fintech Clair, which is championing this revolution.
Generation Z recruits are far more loyal than you might assume. The catch? You’ll need top-notch ethical credentials. Jodie Grove, belonging and inclusion lead at candidate engagement tech firm Meet & Engage, explains how to appeal to them via digital channels.
My guest this time is Hesse Coleman, Vice President of People at SEDNA Systems a global firm used in 80 countries, offering communication software that brings all conversations, data, and documentation together in one focused, accessible place.
With vaccination schedules on the horizon, an increasing number of business leaders are making plans to bring employees back into the workplace to regain their vision of “normal.” Whether the new normal will be a true return to the way workflow proceeded in the past or part of an evolutionary step toward a new model, a variety of new considerations will need to take place. Following are five actions business leaders can take to protect and support their workforce.
How Lessons From Pro Sports Can be a Game Changer in the Workplace In HRchat #259, we consider the science of high performance and how lessons from professional sports can help leaders, HR pros, and employees improve their game. My guests are both from intelliHR, a best-of-breed People Management and HR Analytics Software application with […]
The current Covid restrictions have placed stress and restrictions on the channels available to leaders and HR pros seeking to develop more inclusive and connected company cultures. In this HRchat episode, we consider what it means to be truly inclusive in your efforts to engage employees and communities whilst living under Covid restrictions.
Almost one year ago, COVID-19 forced employers to adapt to full-time remote working. Overnight, the role of HR changed dramatically, and existing processes and technologies – faced with unforeseen new challenges – were put to the ultimate test. After the dust settled on this new way of working, delivering a digital-first, personalized employee experience immediately shot up HR’s agenda. Especially as businesses sought to keep their employees – many working remotely for the first time – engaged and connected.
Ways to Tackle Stress and Presenteeism at Work Many leaders and HR professionals working with high-performing teams are under lots of pressure and stress right now. So too, are the employees they manage. Trends that come from stress and burnout include low productivity, low employee engagement, turnover, irritability, presenteeism, and greater frequency of mental health […]