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Why Your Talent Strategy Should Embrace Remote Working
The first digital nomad I met was outside of Phuket, Thailand, in 2016.
I had never heard the term but fell in love with the concept and fervently wished it had been around earlier in my career. To be a digital nomad, all you needed was a laptop and a decent network connection. In more than 15 developing countries that…Read More -
How to Succeed as a One-Person HR Department
Being an HR department of one comes with a lot of responsibility and a lot of different, sometimes conflicting, priorities. Manual processes and paper documentation can mean simply keeping up with the day-to-day and can take up all your time and energy.
Here are 3 ways to improve your day-to-day while continuing to move the company forward at the same…Read More -
How to Create An Impactful Employee Handbook
Creating and maintaining a legally compliant Employee Handbook can be a daunting task for any employer. Have you considered what your Employee Handbook says about your company?
Employee Handbooks tend to be cumbersome to read filled with legal jargon. Though they are a vital repository of information, many employees don’t take the time to read them. They may only dig…Read More -
Attract and Retain a Robust Talent Pool With Workplace Flexibility
The Wall Street Journal’s recent article “The Job Market Is Tighter Than You Think” didn't break any news to HR executives.
Employers find themselves in a vastly different hiring climate than they did even a few short months ago. The past paradigm of many candidates being available for a single job opportunity has now completely shifted to one in which…Read More -
How to Retain Your Talent Post-Pandemic
In the course of human history, there have been few events which have collectively impacted the entire world. The COVID-19 global pandemic is one of those few. One of the interesting outputs of the pandemic is akin to the common phenomena after a near-death experience: the epiphany that clarifies that which is most important to us.
For many people, their…Read More -
Tax Credits Available For Employers Allowing Employees to Get COVID Vaccine
With the hardships COVID-19 brought to many employees, they may not be able to afford lost wages by taking time off to get vaccinated or to recover if needed. To help get these employees get vaccinated, President Biden announced that as part of the American Rescue Plan, no employee in a company with less than 500 employees will lose pay…Read More -
VIDEO: 4 Reasons to Engage a Leadership Coach
In this brief video, Fahrenheit Managing Director, Rachel Lutowsky explains the four most common reasons professionals engage a leadership coach. When selecting a coach, it is important to identify the "why" first. Watch the full webinar hosted by an expert panel of leadership coaches from Fahrenheit Advisors to learn more about finding the right leadership coach for you. Fahrenheit's…Read More -
What Employers Need to Know: COBRA Provisions in COVID Relief Law
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees and their families have lost group health plan coverage because of layoffs or reduced hours. If your business has had to take such steps, and it’s required to offer continuing health care coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), the recently passed American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) includes some critical provisions for…Read More -
How To Engage Passive Candidates in a Tight Labor Market
What a difference a year makes. Reflect back to February of 2020 when we were experiencing a strong labor market and overall unemployment of 3.5%, the lowest level in 50 years. Then, suddenly we were facing a pandemic, displacing millions of people from their jobs. In March and April of 2020, unemployment reached 14.8%.
While unemployment numbers increased, the reality…Read More -
How Focusing on Your Workforce Promotes Organizational Resilience During COVID Recovery
As any organizational leader is all too aware, the largest cost of doing business is usually payroll. Labor costs can account for 70%, or more, of business operating expenses, so leveraging your most precious asset, your people, should be a top priority. One goal of leadership is to build a strong culture which is ready and willing to change. The…Read More -
What is Executive Presence and How To Get It
Executive Presence or EP, as we will call it in this article, is always a hot topic for leaders and anyone within a company that is focused on building their career path, developing skillsets, and growing personally and professionally. Developing your EP is focusing on traits that can help get you to the next level. Read on to learn more…Read More -
Can Employers Mandate COVID Vaccinations to Return to Work?
A topic that has been gaining a great deal of attention lately, is the question of whether an employer can mandate employees be vaccinated against the COVID-19 prior to returning to the workplace. The short answer to this question is yes. An employer can require employees be vaccinated as a condition of returning to, or continuing work at the employer’s…Read More