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Is Unlimited PTO a Good Idea? Here’s Why It Can Be Problematic for Businesses
At first glance, unlimited PTO may sound like a great addition to any compensation package. Who wouldn’t want the ability to take off as many days...
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How to Help Your Employees Become Better eLearners So They Can Get the Most Out of Online Training
From corporate training sessions to children’s online schooling during the pandemic, we have become very familiar with eLearning—the process of passing along knowledge and training via...
Learning and Development
How to Train Managers to Have Difficult Conversations
One of the most important skills for a manager to possess is the ability to have difficult conversations. For managers to train to have these conversations,...
Compliance
Top HR Skills and Strategies for Resolving Workplace Conflict
The idea of workplace conflict can make even the most seasoned HR professional sweat. This is because we have an overwhelmingly negative view of conflict—it is...
Learning and Development
eLearning is the Future of Remote Professional Development
We are facing a future of remote work. With everything that’s happened in recent history, those of us working in HR have definitely gotten a taste...
Learning and Development
What Exactly is a Hybrid Workplace, and Why Are Companies Moving That Direction?
As companies and local governments began relaxing COVID-19 restrictions, organizations around the world prepared for a “return to work,” undoing remote work and work from home...
Compliance
5 Ways to Improve Your DE&I Initiative
Although there is a growing recognition among executives and HR managers of the importance of diversity in the workplace, less than 10 percent of those surveyed...
Recruiting
Using Employee Financial Wellness Benefits to Attract and Retain Talent
Attracting and retaining employees in a tight job market requires creativity, competitive data, and empathy. Having insights into the problems, concerns, and aspirations of today’s job...
Training
6 Steps HR Should Take for Great Salary Negotiations
Regardless of which side of the table you’re on, salary negotiations are tough and can be quite nerve-wracking. As an HR professional, it’s challenging to be...
Recruiting
Attracting Top Talent: How to Write an Effective Job Description Outline
How much thought do you put into job descriptions? For many HR workers, a job description is something that needs to tick the right legal boxes...
Training
How Online Training Will Help You Succeed as a One Person HR Department
Although most human resources professionals have one or more associates they can team up with on projects, some are saddled with the sole responsibility of handling...