HRchat Interview with Alexandra Levit: Artificial Intelligence and Tomorrow’s Workforce

Artificial Intelligence and HR

In this HRchat episode, Bill Banham chats with Alexandra Levit about the exciting future world of work, tomorrow’s Human Resources departments, and several uniquely human skills that we should be developing. There’s lots of uncertainty around the future workforce and how AI will augment humans. For the foreseeable future, says Alex, humans want to interact with humans […]

People Analytics: 10 Trends to Watch in 2020

Office Technology

2020 is just around the corner and big data relating to employees is going to be more important and pervasive than ever. Here are 10 top people analytics trends to understand and embrace next year. #1 PEOPLE ANALYTICS HAS (FINALLY) GONE MAINSTREAM The importance of People Analytics continues to rise as organizations mine a growing […]

How You Can Motivate Your Employees

How to Motivate Your Employees on a Shoestring Budget

One of the most valuables skills for leaders and managers is to engage their employees. Your workforce will be characterized by growth and outstanding performance when you hire the right team of employees and manage them well. Similarly, failure to motivate your employees can cause a high turnover and place your business in chaos and […]

HRIS and LMS: A Match Made in Heaven

Blocktchain

Whether its the first time you’re switching to eLearning for your organizational training purposes, or simply deploying training for the first time, a learning management system (LMS) is a must. That’s why 40% of Fortune 500 companies have already employed an LMS to keep their training infrastructure competitive. By next year, a staggering 98% of […]

Creating Competitive Vacation Policies

Sabbatical

How Small Businesses Can Craft Competitive Vacation Policies Summer is here, and that means many employees are taking time off of work to go on vacation. According to a recent survey, 95% of small businesses provide at least five vacation days, and nearly one-quarter offer 11 to 15 days of paid time off (PTO). Providing […]

Building an Effective Team: Seven Steps to Move Out of Chaos

employee motivation

I recently began coaching an up-and-coming manager we will call Nathan. The organization sees great potential in this manager, and they have put him in charge of a department that has been underperforming despite having talented people in place. During our first meeting, Nathan went over his goals with me, and they were ambitious. Too […]

Human Resource Nightmares – What to Look Out For

Human Resource Nightmares

Gone are the days of the human resources department being a big, bad, scary thing. These days, HR really is about supporting employees, the company, and the overall mission, vision, and values of where the business is headed. But sometimes, that support comes at a price. The job of a human resources professional is harder […]