News and Opinion for HR, Talent and Leaders
In HRchat #139, we are joined by Robyn Hannah, Senior Director of Global Communications at Dynamic Signal. Robyn shares insights into ways organizations can better connect with their employees. Listen to the HRchat interview with Robyn to learn: Why is employee communications and engagement so important for businesses? What’s the state of employee communication and […]
About 6.3 percent of full-time workers have diabetes, which results in an extra 5.5 days of missed work per person per year. That’s a lot of people – and a lot of missed time! While this undoubtedly has a huge effect on the employee more than anyone, it impacts employers as well. Not just a […]
In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Alex Shubat, CEO and co-founder at Espresa, a firm helping to define and ignite the HR tech space to disrupt culture for good. Espresa’s Culture Benefits™ platform is a modular ecosystem of non-traditional benefits that amplify employee experience on a single platform. The technology helps […]
Company Culture and Great Places to Work If you dread going to the office every morning, you aren’t alone. In fact, some surveys indicate that more than half of Americans are unhappy at work. What can companies do to help motivate their employees and make their businesses ones that people are eager to join? Here are six […]
5 Ways Community Involvement Helps Companies Overcome Hardship and Prosper The relationship between companies and their surrounding communities is complex. When businesses get into trouble of any sort, doubt can begin to ripple through employee ranks. Fear may then spread to employees’ families and into the community at large. However, good news and caring actions […]
In this episode, we chat with Heidi Holliday, the director for a rapidly growing processing company that delivers a platform and measurable data to clients that wish to motivate good behavior at the gym. Listen to the interview. About Heidi Holliday Heidi is also a consultant for wellness programs with Self Esteem Brands which partners […]
Looking to improve employee retention rates? The hiring process can be costly to your business and retaining existing employees is sometimes more efficient than bringing in expensive new hires. Moreover, the negative effect that a high turnover rate has on your team morale can be devastating to productivity levels. If your employees see their friends and colleagues leaving, they may start […]
In this episode, we chat with Josh Levine, author of Great Mondays: How to Design a Company Culture Employees Love. Josh is also a speaker at DisruptHR San Francisco happening Tuesday, October 15. Listen to the interview. Great Mondays is a culture design company based in Berkely, California. Its mission is to help technology and […]
In this episode we hear from Jamelle Lindo, Emotional Intelligence Leadership Coach with PARADIGM People Development and speaker at the October InnovateWork Toronto meetup. About Jamelle Lindo Jamelle has over a decade of learning & development experience. His mission is to empower leaders and professionals within organizations to realize their highest ideals, leading to healthy cultures, happy […]
A happy employee is a productive employee — that might seem like common sense, but a number of researchers have put the hypothesis to the test, just in case. As you should expect, University of Warwick determined that happiness amongst a workforce resulted in a 12 percent boost to productivity, whereas unhappy workers were 10 […]