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Development & Evaluation, Engagement

10 Tips for Creating an Onboarding Checklist for New Hires

October 12, 2023

Via: HR Hero

Your company just made a new hire? Congratulations to you and your new employee(s). Whether you’ve made one or two hires or are conducting a mass-hiring campaign, there are a lot of moving pieces involved with onboarding new hires. As […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee retention

How to Measure Employee Engagement: Getting in Touch With Your Workforce’s State of Mind

October 9, 2023

Via: Spark

Organizations that measure employee engagement can map out effective strategies to address issues and maximize productivity. Understanding what employees want, increasing recognition programs and deepening leadership engagement are just a few best practices to cultivate a motivated and committed workforce. […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee development

Game-based learning: Could it work for your organisation?

September 29, 2023

Via: HRD America

Amid criticism that global training platforms are mere distractions, a new study has confirmed that this modern take on training can indeed boost workforce and organisational performance. Gamified training platforms are growing more popular across the world as traditional training […]


Diversity & Inclusion

Discover the Future of Workplace Diversity

September 21, 2023

Via: SHRM

Are you ready to shape the future of workplace diversity? We are pleased to invite you to be part of a groundbreaking pilot study conducted by a collaborative team of esteemed researchers and faculty from the University of Nevada, Reno […]


Development & Evaluation, Engagement

How to Recruit Great Seasonal Candidates During the Holidays

September 14, 2023

Via: HR Hero

The holidays of 2023 hold great promise for employment opportunities. For instance, economists are optimistic about the prospects for teen employment as businesses ramp up their hiring efforts for the season. This blog post will share actionable and original tactics […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee development

Incorporating Bleisure into Your Business Travel Policy

September 1, 2023

Via: HR Hero

Bleisure travel has become a popular trend in the business world, offering professionals the opportunity to blend work and leisure seamlessly. Bleisure can help create better work/life balance for employees. It can promote employee satisfaction and result in a more […]


Communication, Development & Evaluation

Do Your Employees Know How to Report Misconduct?

August 2, 2023

Via: SHRM

Workplace harassment happens in many U.S. workplaces, but most employees who witness or experience such misconduct do not report it to HR, according to a new report by software company HR Acuity, based in Florham Park, N.J. In a survey […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee development

The Elusiveness of L&D ROI

July 26, 2023

Via: HR Hero

One of the biggest challenges learning and development (L&D) professionals face is showing management there was a return on their investment (ROI). Sure, good L&D teams can point to concrete and important achievements like fewer accidents and higher scores on […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee development

Soft Skills Training Also Requires Coaching

July 17, 2023

Via: SHRM

Since the early 1990s, I have presented numerous training presentations covering anti-harassment, conflict resolution, documentation, trust building, teamwork, accountability, performance management, discipline and discharge, DE&I and other topics related to leadership, culture, and HR. The kinds of training listed above […]


Diversity & Inclusion

Centering: Practical Strategies for Sustaining DEI During Challenging Economic Times

July 3, 2023

Via: HR Hero

We’ve heard this story before. In times of economic downturn, some of the first programs and positions on the chopping block are those connected to DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion). In February, Workforce data company Revelio Labs revealed a 33% […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee development

The Evolution of HR and the Workforce

June 5, 2023

Via: SHRM

Old soldiers never die, they just fade away.” It’s a line from a U.S. Army ballad famously quoted by Gen. Douglas MacArthur in his farewell address to the U.S. Congress in 1951. MacArthur’s leadership helped the Allies win World War […]


News

A Wegmans Employee Allegedly Stole Over $500,000 from the Company

June 5, 2023

Via: Entrepreneur

Alicia Torres, 47, pleaded guilty to wire fraud last week in a scheme that resulted in her stealing over half a million dollars from her former employer, Wegmans. For nearly nine years, Torres processed about 350 fraudulent credit card refunds […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee development

5 Key HR Metrics to Track

May 31, 2023

Via: SHRM

Solo HR practitioners in small companies often have an abundance of people data that could help their organizations. But they may not know how to make sense of it all. Experts advise focusing on key metrics that will help the […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee development

Learning and development programs face major budget challenges

May 23, 2023

Via: HR Dive

More than half of learning and development (L&D) professionals name budget issues as the top challenge they face in implementing training, according to a May 10 report from Virti. Most companies initiate and maintain L&D programs to meet compliance requirements, […]


News

Council publishes staff salaries online in error

May 22, 2023

Via: Personnel Today

South Lanarkshire Council posted the spreadsheet online in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request which asked for details of staff pay grades. The spreadsheet was only supposed to include anonymised employee data, but details on a second page […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee development

Employers Lean on Learning as an Employee Benefit

May 22, 2023

Via: SHRM

Employee learning appears to be growing in importance as skilled credentials are increasingly valued—from training and course completion certificates to industry or professional certifications. According to LinkedIn’s 2023 Workplace Learning Report, employees crave learning that helps them stay up-to-date in […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee development

Keys to Success for Any Employee Training Effort

May 16, 2023

Via: HR Hero

Employee training can be conducted in a variety of ways, but there are several keys to success that are applicable to virtually any training effort. These are the foundational must-haves training teams should embed in any training program. Effective Communication […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee development

How to Create an Employee Referral Program

April 28, 2023

Via: SHRM

What’s the best way to recruit—and retain—employees? Your company career site? Networking? Word of mouth? According to many studies, it’s actually employee referrals, which attract employees who tend to stick around for extended periods compared with those who are found […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee development

How Workforce Planning Can Help Organizations and Employees During Economic Uncertainty

April 20, 2023

Via: HR Hero

Workforce planning is the process of building a robust organization through analyzing, forecasting, and determining workforce supply and demand. Typically, it includes business plans for headcount and finance. Good workforce planning also records skills and competencies to inform and maintain […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee development

Gen Z and the Side Hustle

April 19, 2023

Via: HR Hero

Most companies would love to have a coterie of workers who dedicate their lives to their jobs, sacrificing personal hobbies and relationships alike to pursue their passion for work like a TV detective. But such workers may well be a […]