What are analytics and how are they different from reports? Simply summed up: “Reports provide data; analytics provide insight,” which is true, but not … Read more
New Health Plans Expose The Insured To More Risk
One health plan from a well-known insurer promises lower premiums but warns that consumers may need to file their own claims and negotiate over charges … Read more
Financial Wellness: A Benefit That Pays
As any savvy HR pro knows, people don’t just work for money. Recognition, working conditions, PTO, retirement and all sorts of other benefits are in play. … Read more
How to Know Which Jobs Should Be Automated
To capture the full potential of integrating automation into the workplace, leaders need to understand its impact on work and the organization. All too … Read more
U.S. Corporations Supporting New LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill
There is a sure-fire way to avoid the uncertainty of when and how the Supreme Court may — legal jargon in 3…2…1… — adjudicate LGBT rights under Title VII … Read more
Do You Need All the Office Space You Have?
A Gallup survey found that in 2016 43% of Americans worked outside the office at least part of the time. The same report found that jobs with flexible … Read more
Tip Credits and Gossip Make Labor Law News
This episode of Epstein Becker Green’s Employment Law This Week® features a recap of the biggest labor and employment law news from February 2019. … Read more
Boost Engagement and Productivity By Playing Games
The benefits which the gamification of otherwise boring business technology can bring are impossible to quantify. However, the growth of the global … Read more
Zero-Base Your Way to Tomorrow’s Workforce
Disruption is pushing companies to rethink their business as a matter of survival. By one analysis 75% of the S&P 500 will be replaced in the next 10 … Read more
Everything You Need to Know About Recruiting Millennials In 5 Minutes
OMG! Here’s a video that in 5 minutes will remind you about everything you should know about recruiting millennials. You’ll want to watch it a … Read more
Successful 360 Feedback Takes Coaching and Goals
Feedback is a vital part of performance, growth, and development. Understanding ourselves and how we interact with others helps us to understand the impact … Read more
Will DNA Testing Become the ‘Next Big Thing’ In Talent Development?
I’ve been testing many different, modern assessment technologies for the past few years. I must have tested over 25 different assessments, ranging … Read more
Every Leader Should Be Asking ‘How’m I Doin?’
“I am so sad… someone I know resigned today. Not for a new job but because they could not work with their employer anymore. The person chose their health … Read more
Try Monotasking to Be More Productive
Multitasking is how you turbo charge going too fast as a human. The American Psychological Association states, “Doing more than one task at a time, … Read more
Marketing Can Teach You How to Improve Engagement
The two most valuable assets in any business are actually the same thing. Humans. Our customers and our employees. Yet, in most companies there is a huge … Read more
4 Reasons to Recruit From Alternative Training Programs
Over the past decade, a robust market for accelerated, alternative training and education programs — particularly in the tech and digital spaces — has … Read more
HR Roundtable: Diversity Is More Than a Program
It seems that when the (Cincinnati) HR Roundtable gathers there’s usually inclement weather. That didn’t deter folks from an incredible turnout for the … Read more
DOL Proposes New OT Pay Threshold Affecting 1.3 Million More Workers
An additional 1.3 million workers could be eligible for overtime pay under a new compensation threshold proposed by the US Department of Labor. The DOL is … Read more
Why It’s Hard to Get Excited About Comp Technology
It’s odd that the most numbers focused area of HR, compensation, is also the area with the least buzz in terms of technology. Yes, there is lots of useful … Read more
Closing the Gender Gap This International Women’s Day
In support of International Women’s Day today, organizations should be asking, What are we doing to make progress toward gender equity? Chances are the … Read more