Q&A: Author Laurie Pickard Sees the Future of Employee Training and It Doesn’t Cost Much Online learning courses, or MOOCs, offer employers an inexpensive way to engage workers and help build their skills.
Q&A: Author Freek Vermeulen Says Your Company’s Bad Habits Are Killing Innovation When was the last time you asked your employees for an honest assessment of your company’s longstanding protocols? Entrepreneur professor and author Freek Vermeulen explains how to sweep out the cobwebs.
Richard Branson Weathered the Storm--and Lived to Enjoy It Sir Richard’s new book, Finding My Virginity, features some intriguing insights into how he thinks about business innovation.
Create a better workplace design for your company How inspiring is your workplace? Create a space that inspires employees to perform daily tasks better and gives them room for creative inspiration.
Company benefits and perks: Are you keeping up? Landing top talent in today’s competitive market often comes down to the benefits and perks you provide. Here’s what’s hot now.
Create a fair small business vacation policy Summertime is high season for time away. A fair vacation policy will keep things running without alienating the rank and file.
Hear More from your Favorite SHRM17 Presenters SHRM17 may be over, but you can continue to expand your knowledge. Keep learning from this year's inspiring presenters.
What workforce diversity means for Gen Z Successfully attracting a diverse workforce has never been more important for companies, and especially companies that hope to attract the best and brightest new workers. In a recent Monster survey, 83% of Gen Z candidates said that a company’s commitment to diversity and inclusion is important when choosing an employer. Diverse teams are more innovative, likely […]
How to handle substance abuse in the workplace Opioid abuse costs employers somewhere between $18 billion and $25.5 billion a year. These tactics can help address the issue.
Avoid the Folly of Flawed Employee Performance Metrics Data-driven performance metrics are commonplace. Yet metrics often discourage the very behavior they intend to promote.