News and Opinion for HR, Talent and Leaders
Most organizations have implemented some sort of incentive compensation program in the past decade in an effort to influence the behavior or performance of employees. While some have been spectacular in creating the type of focus and results driven orientation that they were intended to foster, most have had at best, modest success, with many […]
The team at The HR Gazette is passionate about creating podcast content. Each week we publish new interviews and features on the HRchat show and share with our wonderful listeners across iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and our podcast page. There are lots of awesome shows out there providing news, reviews, interviews, and tips to educate and […]
It’s the annual employee engagement survey! The data is in – now it’s time to act, right!? Not usually the case. HR finally gets the data from a third party, organizes it in a way that will speak to each department, address leaders and managers about what the issues are specific to their teams, and then mandate programs […]
Ensuring that you train employees well is critical to your small business operations. To get better results in service and productivity, training employees in crucial skills is a sound investment that too many business leaders fail to appreciate. Some executives or HR managers seem to feel that the time and costs of training aren’t justified. […]
In this episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham is joined by Daneal Charney, Talent Lead at MaRS Venture Services in Toronto. Daneal is an HR innovator, startup enthusiast, speaker, and moderator. She’s also the author of Hitting Stryde: A Gen Y Career Survival Guide. She will be moderating the upcoming innovateworkTO panel happening on May […]
The North American Employee Engagement Awards (EE Awards) today announced their 2017 shortlist of companies that put workforce engagement at the heart of their strategy. The winners will be announced at a ceremony following the North American Employee Engagement conference on June 8, 2017 in Chicago. The day will see speakers from respected brands such […]
Ahead of this evening’s awesome DisruptHR Chicago event, co-organiser Nicole Dessain offers her take on why the world need more female leaders in HR. HR and Achieving Gender Parity It seems everyone has a point of view about the lack of representation of women – especially when it comes to technology and leadership roles. Hidden […]
Human Resources and Balancing Head with Heart A few years ago, I learned the importance balancing head with heart when serving employees. Over time, I would engage a particular employee in polite banter. We commiserated on how tired we were, counting down the days to retirement. The banter turned more meaningful when one day the employee stated that […]
If you work in Human Resources for any company, you may find your employer affected by the raise in minimum wages for 2017. At least 21 states have raised their minimum wage as well as 10 counties and 19 cities. Minimum wage has been such a trending political topic and proponents of the idea have […]
HRchat show host Bill Banham recently interviewed Jon Edgar, Business Development Manager at Concord Consulting. Jon provided his thoughts on better ways to identify, screen and measure candidates so that companies ensure that they hire and promote the candidates with the best possible chance of achieving, developing and engaging with the company culture. Listen to […]