How to Celebrate Pride Month Authentically in the Workplace
In the past few years, companies have become increasingly vocal in their support of social causes, organizations, and celebrations. One of the most prevalent and recognizable is Pride Month. Like any diversity and inclusion effort from businesses, the support is welcome as long as it is authentic and not self-serving. How many companies actively support LGBTQ+ […]
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Preparing Your Business for Hurricane Season and Other Natural Disasters
Hurricane season is upon us once again (June 1 – November 30). Tropical storms and hurricanes affect most of the coastal parts of the United States. Is your business ready? Even when there’s no damage to your property, big storms can disrupt the local economy for days or weeks at a time. Road closures, power […]
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Elevating the Candidate Experience: Tips for Closing Top Job Applicants
It’s hard to find available workers with skills that are in high demand. Recruitment marketing, the right job ads, and bonuses attract more applicants, but it takes a while to convert the best candidates into new hires. In an increasingly competitive job market, it’s more important than ever to optimize your hiring cycle. Discover how […]
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How to Promote and Measure DEI Initiatives Year-Round
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives have been popular in response to social justice issues in America. For a real impact, DEI must go further than a politically correct press release or a single round of diversity hires. Your company will need a year-round commitment to succeed with DEI, but the changes can pay dividends […]
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Stay Interviews: Retention Benefits, Tips, and Questions to Ask
Retention is a top priority in most HR departments. Recruiting new employees is expensive and time consuming. Turnover problems will continue if employees don’t feel engaged. The workers who feel engaged are more motivated and less likely to leave on short notice. An employee engagement survey is one of the best tools for measuring and […]
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Pay Transparency: What it Means for HR and How to Prepare
Admittedly, new regulations and social change can be disruptive for HR policies and routines. Progress may be slower than most like, but equitable pay might help reduce one form of inequality. Pay transparency is already picking up steam across America. It’s one of those issues where changing social norms may arrive before new legislation affects […]
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Employee Engagement Surveys: Best Practices + Questions to Ask
Retention is a top priority in most HR departments. Recruiting new employees is expensive and time consuming. Turnover problems will continue if employees don’t feel engaged. The workers who feel engaged are more motivated and less likely to leave on short notice. An employee engagement survey is one of the best tools for measuring and […]
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Understanding 9-Box Reporting for Performance Management
Employee reviews need to accurately judge an employee’s recent performance as well as future potential. An easy framework for combining these two critical metrics and sorting employees into categories is a simple 9-box grid. Some judgment calls involve a lot of potential for bias and subjectivity, but clearly defined metrics can make assessments more fair. […]
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Organizational Charts: Why Every Company Needs One
Efficient companies need to be well organized and dedicated to planning ahead. An organizational chart, or org chart, can go a long way in accomplishing this. An org chart allows you to visualize the hierarchy and connections within your workforce. Developing an org chart may highlight problems in the organization’s communication and workflow, but not […]
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Tips for Setting, Measuring, and Tracking Employee Goals
Vague goals, like New Year’s resolutions, are easily forgotten. A resolution to “get healthy” might not last a week while you debate investing in a gym membership. Likewise, employee goals need even more detailed structure than fitness goals, including measuring and tracking progress. How can companies ensure employee goals are not only appropriately set, but […]
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7 Must-Haves for Successful Employee Review Process
Your company’s employee review process says a lot about your company culture. Reviews aren’t just a designated time to tell workers how to improve their performance. Rather, the employee review process has the potential to improve employee engagement and overall company culture. It is easy for the employee review process to veer off-course: With HR […]
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Is the Netconnect HR Conference Worth Attending? You Bet It Is!
We get it… attending conferences can be a financial and time burden for some—booking travel accommodations, multiple days out of the office, etc. When it comes to Netconnect, our own annual HR technology conference, we are dedicated to bringing you all the benefits of an HR conference without all the hassle. In years past, Netconnect […]
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