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Employee Development is Crucial in Uncertain Times
Choice is one of the few things that has not been disrupted by COVID-19. In fact, it could be argued that the number of decisions that business leaders have had to make during 2020 have far exceeded past years. The choices made will impact the organization’s business model, its culture, and even its viability for years to come. The competition…Read More -
How to Prepare for Record Level Employee Relocation
In 2019, surveys showed that 62 percent of workers said they would relocate for a new job or to live in a different city. That was before COVID-19 disrupted our lives. Now employees are relocating in record numbers.
This leaves human resource professionals with tough decisions regarding pay rates. Most employee relocations involve moving from high cost of living cities…Read More -
Proactive Risk Management Planning Guidelines
Although none of us anticipated the challenges 2020 would bring, we can learn from this time and be better prepared for the next unforeseen challenge. As business leaders, we talk a lot about risk management and risk planning. But how much time have we devoted to planning for risk rather than just fighting the fires as they appear? People are…Read More -
5 Steps to Create a Solid Total Reward Mix
It is safe to say that we will all be glad to put 2020 behind us and look forward to a brighter 2021. Just what 2021 will look like remains to be seen, but some of the forced changes to our work habits will trend into the new year, and perhaps beyond.
Last decade, one overwhelming trend in total rewards…Read More -
Payroll Record Keeping Guidance During COVID-19
The subject of payroll has been top-of-mind for business owners this year. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered economic changes that caused considerable fluctuations in the size of many companies’ workforces. Employees have been laid off, furloughed and, in some cases, rehired. There has also been crisis relief for eligible businesses in the form of the Paycheck Protection Program and the payroll…Read More -
4 Virtual Office Celebration Ideas During COVID-19
The year 2020 is coming to a close and typically this is the season where many of us and our employees celebrate various holidays and show gratitude for the family, friends, and other joys of this life. The question is exactly how do we do that during a pandemic and not lose the sense of connection while still maintaining everyone’s…Read More -
3 Tips For Leaders to Cultivate Gratitude
It has been quite the year. Nothing could have prepared us for what we have all been faced with.
Entering 2020, plans had been made whether organizational, professional, or personal. In a blink of an eye- Poof! Those plans evaporated being replaced with a foreign and highly contagious virus that was taking the world to its knees. As a human…Read More -
Stay Interviews Improve Retention
For businesses, attracting and acquiring top talent are often very challenging and require significant resources. Recruiting can be costly and resource intensive. The cost of employee turnover is high for businesses. This adds significant operational cost to employers, lessening growth and profit. Turnover costs include those of the termination, recruitment, vacancy and learning curve. According to the Work Institute’s 2020…Read More -
(UPDATED) 5 Questions for Leaders Navigating Uncertain Times
When this article was published seven months ago, many of us believed that we would move quickly through and be back to "normal" and the office by now. Alas, that is not the case. Human resource business owner and change management expert, Joan Hibdon has refreshed her highly read article originally entitled "COVID-19: What to Do When You Don’t Know…Read More -
(UPDATED) The ROI of Leadership Coaching
What Fahrenheit author, Bill Meade said about investing in leadership coaching in May 2020 still holds true five months later, "the reality is that there is no better investment to make in effective leadership that can lead and deliver results, particularly during chaotic times like these." This was one of our most read articles this year during COVID times. Seven…Read More -
Top HR Posts of 2020: Returning to the Workplace Advice for Employers
As employees begin to return to the office on the road to recovery in these challenging COVID times, we wanted to reshare a few of our top-performing and relevant articles of 2020 that we feel will be helpful to employers and employees. These three articles, written by Nathan Duet, HR expert and Fahrenheit Managing Director, were shared within the Insights…Read More -
Bad Hires Are Costly – 3 Ways To Make Better Hiring Decisions
Bad hires are costly. Unforeseen expenses, lost time and lost productivity have a negative impact on employee morale. Obviously, hiring the right person the first time should always be the goal for any organization. Here are three ways to help make better hiring decisions:
This is a real miss with organizations that often result in bad hiring decisions. Take the…Read More