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Millennials are making their mark in the workforce, and, along with their enthusiasm and expertise, they are bringing a new set of challenges for employers. These changing demands of the workforce have given rise to the relatively new concept of ‘employee experience’. This is all about investing time, money, and resources to strengthen employee relationships and […]
Is anyone in the office using a foosball table? Every modern company wants to be the best with great perks for their workers. The main problem with this situation is the fact that most companies focus on the design of the office space and less on the atmosphere in the office. Companies use their cool […]
In the first episode of HRchat in 2018, we hear from Jilaine Parkes, President and Founder at SpriggHR, about tactics and tools which can help ensure companies accurately measure and support the development of employees. SpriggHR is an online performance management platform that provides the software, support and methodology to transform performance management processes. The […]
Nutrition is one of the single most important, yet undervalued, aspects of workplace productivity and employee engagement. A large number of corporate wellness programs focus on fitness, but hardly touch on nutrition education or providing healthy food choices in the office. In this episode of the HRchat show, host Bill Banham speaks with Ree Dolnick, President at […]
In this episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham talks with Mark Franklin, Co-Founder and President at OneLifeTools, Practice Leader and President at CareerCycles, Sessional Lecturer at the University of Toronto, and Career Buzz radio host. Mark Franklin, M.Ed., P.Eng.,CMF, is practice leader of CareerCycles, a career management social enterprise with 3500+ clients across Canada. Mark […]
Are you wondering how you can build a successful team? If so, you are in luck because successful teamwork and collaboration can be taught through the right approaches to leadership. There are many components involved in creating a successful team and it is not something that can happen overnight. If you are committed to nurturing […]
A common misunderstanding in the performance discourse is that the relationship between skill and performance is directly proportional. For instance, one basic misconception is the idea that if an employee has higher skills, then they can achieve better performance than someone with lower skills. But, the reality as we will examine is much more complicated. […]
Between 2007 and 2016, productivity has drastically declined at the workplace. This has been associated with advancement in technology such as the prevalence of the smartphones which can take way too much of our time away from tings we should be focusing on while at work. Obviously, with this notion, most employees think that mitigating technology […]
The best companies are adopting self-evaluation. Why? because self-evaluation is beneficial for both the employee and the employer. Let’s investigate… What is self-evaluation? Self-evaluation is a process of defining goals by employees, achieving goals by employees, and evaluating results by employees, all by himself. It is a process which allows employees to set his goals, […]
People Analytics: What is in Store For the Future of HR? Advanced analytics has always been a tough tactic to adopt for HR pros looking to improve processes. HR teams are constantly being ladened with conventional data management and administrative work such that its’ true potential is being concealed; even though HR holds tremendous capabilities […]