It’s an oft-repeated truth that HR leaders are surely bored of hearing by now: Millennials are now the largest generational cohort in the workforce will … Read more
How L&D Can Have a Bigger Business Impact
Leadership development can produce some surprising behavior. I encountered this phenomenon several years ago when I was VP of learning for a growing SaaS … Read more
3 Ways Gamification Can Improve Engagement
Widely implemented and studied in various learning environments, gamification is not a new strategy for businesses. It has nothing to do with video games … Read more
When Amazon Moves In, Will Your People Move Out?
Amazon’s decision to split its headquarters between New York and Virginia may be old news, but its implications have yet to be seen. At first glance, the … Read more
Employee Resource Groups Are A Powerful Way to Build Community
The heart of any organization is its staff. Employees carry out the mission of a company, they interact directly with customers, and they are responsible … Read more
How Analytics Can Help You Decide Pay Increases
According to Aon’s 2017 U.S. salary increase survey, more than two-thirds of employers were taking some kind of action to increase merit pay … Read more
The Complicated Role Comp Plays In Retention, Engagement and Satisfaction
Here at PayScale, we conduct ongoing research to understand the complicated relationship between compensation, how people feel about their salary and the … Read more
One View of How AI Is Impacting Career Dynamics
Professional careers have always had a tinge of uncertainty. However, the digital age has amplified it significantly with efficiency no longer being the … Read more
3 Tips for Maintaining Morale If You’re Changing Benefits Again
It’s open enrollment season again, and if your benefits are changing considerably, it could cause an engagement dip! A Towers Watson benefits study found – … Read more
Using Job Embeddedness Theory to Improve Employee Turnover
A common concern across all industries is employee retention. Though various factors may contribute to turnover among personnel, recent research may shed … Read more
Do You Know the Real Reasons Your Employees are Quitting?
Note: This article is part of an occasional series dedicated to exploring the contribution of human capital assets (people!) to the valuation of a … Read more
Retaining Your Top Talent Starts before They’re Hired
When you’re recruiting your next employee, you’re making first impressions and discovering prior experience to find out if they are a match for a role. How … Read more
HR 101: 5 Simple Keys to Keeping Your People Engaged
Your people leave for various reasons. However, thanks to Gallup Research which collected data from more than 195,600 U.S. employees, we now have a #1 … Read more
Why Look Outside When You Already Have Great People?
There is a talent shortage. I know, this isn’t a shock to you. You feel it in your business on a daily basis. Trying to fix it, you get creative in your … Read more
How To Design And Deliver Training That Matters
As more organizations focus on return on investment (ROI), implementing an effective learning and development (L&D) strategy to aid engagement and … Read more
Stop Using the Goodies, Gimmicks, and Gala Events Approach to Employee Retention
Imagine a male colleague of yours tells you his wife said she’s unhappy with their marriage. Last night she told him she doesn’t feel close to him; she … Read more
An Interview Question to Jump Start Engagement
I recently read an online article with this advice to all job-seekers preparing for an interview: “If the prospective employer doesn’t give you a chance to … Read more
Employees Looking for a New Job Want to Be Caught
Employee engagement levels continue to remain dismally low across the globe, and a surprisingly high number of us are looking for new jobs. If you’re one … Read more
How to Create a Company Where People Stay
Employee retention is an ongoing challenge for many organizations. Across industries, there are talent shortages at almost every job level, and employers … Read more
How to Make Life Easier for Working Parents
The working parent’s employee experience is difficult, to say the least. According to Bright Horizons’ 2016 Modern Family Index, more than one in three new … Read more