Discover how to become a superhero in the eyes of employees and management at this two-day event presented by Thorpe Benefits and HR Gazette
Event Preview: Benefits and Wellness Superhero Symposium by Thorpe Benefits and HR Gazette
The Day After the Super Bowl: An HR Nightmare or an Accepted Part of American Culture
The second Monday in February – also known as the day after the Super Bowl – is the single biggest day of lost productivity in the United States (Canada also suffers) every year. The number of people who book the day off, call in sick, or not show up to work results in billions of […]
HRchat Interview with Mark S. Babbitt: How to Improve Company Culture
My guest in episode 251 of the HRchat podcast is Mark S. Babbitt, culture architect, career coach, blogger, speaker and author. Mark is also President at WorqIQ and CEO at YouTern.
Why HR Needs to Set the Example for Upskilling
Beyond being one of the top HR trends we’ll see in 2020; why is understanding analytics relevant for your current people programming? Below are just a couple of examples of how research methodology, data integrity, and visualization can boost the effectiveness of either buy-in or rollout to existing projects.
HRchat Interview with Van Le: The Role of HR in Helping to Reskill and Upskill Employees
The Value of Reskilling and Pivoting to a Career in HR In episode 183 of the HRchat show, we hear from Van Le, Director of HR at Lighthouse Labs about her career pivot into HR and how leaders can help employees to learn new skills and become more competitive in the jobs market. Van has […]
Using Performance Management to Pivot
Research has shown that organizational cultures that thrive in uncertain environments support and encourage behavioral flexibility at all levels. The question is how do we get there or get better at it? I propose that we look at a process that is often misused and misunderstood: Performance Management.
The Importance of Regular Employee Reviews and How to Make Them Work
Employee performance reviews can play a vital role in improving the workplace of your company and can help employees aim even higher. But as with any other HR strategy tool, there are certain dos and don’ts.
How Your Workforce Could Benefit from Online Training Sources
Despite there being a wealth of free learning and training resources out there on the web, many HR departments of companies both big and small tend to shun them in favor of creating their own tailored learning programs, often with the help of expensive consultants. Although there can be benefits for HR departments customizing their […]
HRchat Podcast Interview with Jeanne Meister: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Changing the Ways We Work
In HRchat 162 we consider how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the ways we work right now and the possible longer-term impact on workplace collaboration, the role of HR and leaders, and the role of AI and Virtual Reality as a training tool. Our guest is Jeanne Meister, Founding Partner at Future Workplace, an HR Advisory […]
HRchat Interview with Alexandra Levit: Artificial Intelligence and Tomorrow’s Workforce
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 […]