Managing a one-on-one meeting: The definitive guide
According to a recent survey, a whopping 71% of managers said that meetings are unproductive and inefficient. Which begs the question: why would any manager [...]
Culture and Engagement
Small Business Manager Essentials: 7 Top Skills
According to the US Small Business Administration, there are nearly 30 million small businesses in the United States employing 47.8% of US workers. Despite this [...]
How to Calculate the Full Time Equivalent (FTE) in 4 Steps
What is the productive capacity of your company? In other words, do you know what the full time equivalent is and how it can help [...]
The Complete Guide to Small Business Hiring
It costs more than $4,000 on average to hire a new employee. This means that it is essential to hire the best possible candidate for [...]
Business Succession Planning: A Step-by-Step Guide
Business succession planning is a valuable tool for both small businesses and growing enterprises. In small businesses, succession planning means effectively managing changes in ownership [...]
Creating a Buddy System at Work: A Complete Guide
One of the best ways to improve your new employee onboarding experience is by implementing a buddy system. A buddy program can help new employees [...]
What HR Needs to Know About Flexible Time Off
According to research by Nielsen Consumer Research, 54% of surveyed employees in the US don’t take vacation time because they prefer to save their PTO [...]
5 Key Metrics to Track Onboarding Success
The onboarding experience that new hires have at your company can have a huge impact on whether or not they choose to remain at your [...]
Remote Onboarding: Process and Best Practices
The hiring and onboarding of remote employees have become a regular task for recruiters and companies across the US. And thanks to advancements in HR [...]
9 Ideas for a Creative New Employee Onboarding
When you onboard a new hire, it’s important to make them feel welcomed and excited about joining your team. The process is all about sharing [...]
How to Welcome a New Employee to the Team: A Guide for HR
A new hire’s first day on the job usually involves training, paperwork, and general employee onboarding. However, it’s also important to welcome a new employee [...]
Employee Mental Health: How to Promote Well-Being at Work
Mental health awareness in the workplace is essential and is becoming a key focus within the HR industry. According to the National Institure of Mental [...]
Preboarding Checklist: How to Welcome New Hires in Advance
Creating an engaging employee experience is one of the key drivers of a successful business. It sets the stage for increased loyalty and higher retention [...]
Stress Leave from Work: How to Manage Time Off for Anxiety
According to a recent by ADP Research Institute, 68% of respondents in North America claim they feel stressed at least once a week. Yet, only [...]
10 Types of Bias in Performance Reviews
Performance reviews are an integral function of the HR department. They help you gain insight, and they provide employees with valuable feedback that can help [...]
Performance Management Cycle In-Depth: 4 Key Pillars
The performance management cycle process has undergone significant changes over recent years. Traditionally, performance management was structured around formal annual appraisals and little more. More [...]
Reskilling Your Workforce: The Definitive Guide
Certain effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, such as an increased reliance on remote working and technology, have accelerated the transformation to automation and digitization. This [...]
Detecting a Performance Gap (5 causes)
The performance of your employees has a direct impact on your business. If you’re not performing well as an organization, then it is unlikely that [...]
Upskill Your Workforce with these 5 Practices
The future of work is changing at a rapid pace. For one thing, post-pandemic labor shortages coupled with the digital revolution have left many organizations [...]
How to Create the Ultimate Talent Development Plan: 5 Key Steps
Your greatest asset is your people, and their value is determined by the time and energy you invest in them. The more you nurture your [...]
What Is a Training Agreement and How Do You Use It?
As an employer, it is important to invest in employee learning and development to help your team grow. Training and development plans for employees can [...]
What is Performance Coaching in Professional Development?
Performance coaching is a highly effective technique for improving the performance of your employees. In fact, coaching is now viewed as such an effective tool [...]
What is Design Thinking in HR? 5 Key Principles
Employers are under pressure to attract top talent and adapt to evolving employee expectations. Now is the time to create new ways of thinking and [...]
Setting Up a Peer Mentoring Program: A Step-by-Step Guide
Peer mentoring can be a highly effective tool for encouraging employee development. Aside from helping your employees to further their careers, it can help to [...]