A happy bee is a busy bee. Without employee happiness, your company will tank. Research shows that happier employees are more productive, less likely to leave your company, and more likely to spread a positive image of your company. Whereas, on the opposite side, unhappy employees do nothing but...
Human Resources (HR) specialists are responsible for the development, implementation, and administration of a company’s benefits and rewards policies. HR workers operate as the eyes and ears of an organization. Some HR representatives will specialize in a particular area, and...
When you’re running your own business. Just getting your business off the ground can be challenge enough. While you’re skilled at what you do, you very quickly learn that to succeed as an entrepreneur you’re going to need to learn...
As an employee, one of the things that you typically think about is what your workplace is doing for you. Many employees might be happy with their workplace but they are not happy with their salary or the benefits. Of course, when you...
If you want to develop a business that has a great reputation and a team of hard workers, then you’re going to need to be prepared to show your employees that they are valuable. When you show your employees that...
Different companies require different things from their workforce. For instance, a cybersecurity firm will need to hire professionals with a completely different set of skills from a company providing landscaping services. For this reason, it is important that organizations take...
Whether you’ve recently been assigned the role of a manager, or you’re hoping to climb the ranks and lead a team, having the right skills and expertise behind you is crucial. Knowing how to work well under pressure, and being able to communicate...
Stress at home, financial pressure and workplace conflict are the top three reasons employees can become overwhelmed and emotional at work. As much as a person will try to convince others that personal problems are checked at the door, the case is not...
Most companies put a great deal of work into finding the best available talent for their open positions. After spending countless hours and dollars recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and training, businesses want to keep that talent around for more than just...
The priority of most individuals when they go to work is to complete their job as expected, and perform any task required of them to a high standard. It’s a worthy goal of any employee who wants to work hard, and be recognized...
What if there were a tool that could help you identify people who “just have that spark“? Perhaps even show you who they should be teamed up with and where to place them within your company? Or, maybe you are a freelancer...
A safe workplace is no accident. It takes concerted effort by every individual, from the executive suite down to the production floor. For HR professionals, the challenge is making sure there is buy in at every level and that procedures...
If you work in construction, you’re most likely aware that the industry is a noisy business. But did you know that the industry sector has the second-highest rate of people developing occupational deafness? Unfortunately, once you lose your hearing, there’s no going back. It’s...
Employers and business leaders are often looking for ways to improve the connection employees have to the workplace, foster creativity, and reduce turnover. They may look for outside the box ways to achieve these objectives, but they tend to underestimate the importance of small...
It seems pretty obvious that HRs should look for experience and professional skills when hiring a specialist. However, when it comes to students or recent graduates, it is hard to define what recruiters should be looking for in the resumes. Students...