Help New Hires Hit the Ground Running with a Learning Management System
Ditch the clumsy three-ring orientation binder! Roll out the red carpet for your new hires with streamlined digital solutions. A Learning Management System (LMS) gives your employees (new and old alike) access to all the introductory and training material they need in one user-friendly portal. A Learning Management System is useful for the whole company, […]
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Ten Reasons Why Netchex is the Best Payroll Software for Small Businesses
Running a small business is hard—there’s no doubt about it. There are a million things to consider, plan, and execute on a daily basis. And by its very nature, armed only with a limited staff to do all of it. Because of this, many small businesses spread themselves too thin, especially when it comes to […]
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Six Ways a Learning Management System Helps Grow Your Remote Workforce
Access to premium training is an employee perk that also benefits the business. A Learning Management System (LMS) provides value to everyone at your company, especially remote workers. Workers appreciate diversity, freedom, and flexibility, while management appreciates the built-in management and reporting. A Learning Management System encourages continuous learning and allows employees to learn new […]
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Benefits of Using a Learning Management System to Promote Continuous Learning
Continuous learning is more than a workplace fad. While treadmill desks, sleep pods, and bean bag chairs are questionable at best, continuous learning is proven to promote a positive shift in workplace culture. By encouraging individuals to expand and improve their professional skills, companies can cultivate not only better employees, but happier ones. What if […]
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Seven Reasons Why You Need a Learning Management System
A Learning Management System (LMS) is more than just a collection of powerpoints or training booklets in three-ring binders. Digital training modules, skills assessments, and integrated reporting streamline the employee training process, whether you’re virtually onboarding new hires or further developing the management skills of supervisors. Conventional in-person training requires the constant presence of an […]
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COVID Look Back & Look Forward: HR, Compliance, Technology, and Legal Issues During the Pandemic
Nobody could have expected 2020 to unfold the way it has, just like no one can predict what 2021 will bring. There were warning signs, predictions, and plenty of if/then scenarios, but ultimately, the real world proved once again to be far too unpredictable. Regardless, there are countless lessons businesses can learn from the past […]
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How Your Company Can Encourage Voter Participation and Manage Election Day in the Workplace
Whether on the local or national stage, political elections happen every year. But only every four years, does a Presidential election take center stage—and each election cycle seemingly grows more imperative and divisive. With all of the current issues at the forefront of employees’ minds, it is crucial for businesses and HR professionals to know […]
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HR Tips for Handling Politics Inside (and Outside) of the Office
It would be an understatement to say that most Americans have rather strong opinions about the upcoming election one way or another. When discussions get heated or personal, politics in the workplace can cause serious disruptions. Even when conversations are more respectful than the televised debates between actual candidates, one or both participants might become […]
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What Is ‘Windowed Work’ and Why It Could Be the Key to Your Remote Work Success
The 9-to-5 workday may now be a thing of the past—and good riddance! It’s time for businesses to really adjust to the fact that your remote employees aren’t working nonstop during so-called normal business hours. Fortunately, “windowed work” can boost productivity and the quality of work performed by remote employees. What is ‘windowed work’? Instead […]
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Zoom Gloom: Seven Tips for Combating Virtual Meeting Fatigue
Back when everyone first started working from home because of COVID-19, the Internet proclaimed, “Now we’ll finally see which meetings could have been emails!” Months later, some telecommuters might now find the joke a lot less funny. As workers and managers have increasingly collaborated online instead of in-person, meetings may have actually become more frequent. […]
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6 Effective Tips for Managing Underperforming Remote Employees
The American workforce has undergone a seismic shift in the wake of COVID-19. Most businesses are expected to return to some version of normal operations eventually, but the increase in remote employees will continue to affect operations, even after most employees return to working in the office. Without face-to-face interaction, managers have needed to develop […]
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Performance Management: Adapting the Employee Review Process for Remote Teams
Employee reviews are essential for improving the efficiency of teams and departments across the company. It’s easy to find tips for conducting employee reviews in the office (including the one we just wrote), but how should the process be adjusted when employees and management are working remotely? If your teams have recently adjusted to remote […]
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