February 17, 2020

Have you heard of the acronym FARM as it relates to compensation? I first heard this term from a BLR® webinar run by Paul Dorf, the Managing Director of Compensation Resources, Inc. (CRI). In that webinar, Dorf noted that a […]

February 17, 2020

As an HR professional, you are likely keenly aware of the child care crisis. Parents spend exorbitant amounts of money on child care, if they can even find child care in their area. Costs and constraints lead to large percentages […]

February 14, 2020

In a tech-dominant world, companies now expect employees to possess the skills needed to harness the power of technologies in the workplace. Research into job postings and résumés has shown that jobs are becoming increasingly complex and call for a […]

February 14, 2020

Imagine two résumés showing equally desirable qualifications. One belongs to a thin applicant and the other to an applicant viewed as overweight. Which candidate gets the job? An even more intriguing question: What if the heavier applicant had a more […]

February 14, 2020

Whether you call it “the golden rule” or “the golden law,” we all collectively understand it this way: do unto others as you would have them do to you. I’ve worked with a lot of managers who feel very uncomfortable […]

February 14, 2020

HR often struggles with effective goal setting, but ineffective goals make each part of the performance management process — ongoing check-ins, assessment and calibration, and reviews — more difficult. The result is poor employee performance, lower engagement and missed business […]

February 13, 2020

Diversity drives innovation. And diversity across generations can be as powerful as diversity of background. But mediating between different perspectives is a challenge—one which has the potential to reward or divide us. There’s no way around it, the era in […]

February 13, 2020

Every business has different needs and challenges. However, understanding the landscape of those challenges on a national level can be of great value to any HR professionals anticipating the next volley of challenges coming their way. Recent research by Paychex […]

February 13, 2020

Have you ever found yourself in a situation when you’re getting more offers of help than you really want or need? That is a common experience for many employees. Not only does unsolicited help waste both the offeror’s and the […]

February 13, 2020

As American tech companies continue to offer generous parental leave policies, the pressure increases on employers in other industries to consider and implement policies that allow employees time to bond with a new child. Although current federal law doesn’t require […]