Katie Wall is a CEO and Founder of Culture Biz and recently addressed the Virtual HR Summit Conference hosted by BambooHR and Kazoo. According to Forbes, companies with a strong culture see four times more revenue growth and greater customer satisfaction. Wall suggests several steps for implementing a strong culture both in the short-term and […]
Read More >HR Leaders: Build Next Level Employer Branding & Recruitment through Executive Presence
Trending in HR this year are new methods to boost a company’s reputation by elevating the presence of its leadership. J.T. O’Donnell, the CEO of Work it Daily, says to grow—and recruit top talent–HR leaders must now take a “conscious approach to help build leadership teams.” “HR created employer branding—now people are looking for it. […]
Read More >Great Resignation: Three Opportunities for Company & HR Growth
“We’re not sure where all the workers in every industry went.” That’s a question plaguing hiring managers around the globe—along with Brad Rencher, who spoke at this year’s Virtual HR Summit, hosted by BambooHR and Kazoo. Rencher, the CEO of BambooHR, says working through the so-called “Great Resignation” of 2021 is all about creating environments […]
Read More >Interview: Joey Price, HR Tech Top 100 Influencer
Joey Price has more than 15 years of experience in the HR industry. He is currently the CEO of Jumpstart:HR and one of the 2021 Top 100 HR Tech Influencers. He was also named in the Top 30 HR Professionals Under 30. A serial entrepreneur, Price loves to help people and businesses grow. He also […]
Read More >Putting the “Human” Back into HR with Jason Averbook
A 2021 Top 100 HR Tech Influencer, Jason Averbook recently spoke at the HR Technology Conference in a keynote session titled, “After 18 Months of Disruption: Reinventing Organizational Purpose for the Future.” Have you ever wondered about what the one constant in human resources is? Globally recognized speaker and HR expert, Jason Averbook says the […]
Read More >#TalentTuesday: Passion for People with Ashley Aycock
Ashley Aycock is a seasoned HR and payroll professional with experience in change management initiatives within growing and merging organizations. “everyone – from the CEO to the facilities crew – has value and dignity. They should be treated that way.” What are you most passionate about in your work? The people. Hands down. I’m an […]
Read More >How Companies Win – Goal Setting Best Practices
Jeff Epstein is an Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, the world’s most experienced venture capital firm. With a portfolio of more than 200 companies, from seed stage to $100+ million in revenue, Bessemer helps visionary entrepreneurs lay strong foundations to create companies that matter, and supports them through every stage of their growth. The […]
Read More >#TalentTuesday: Making a Difference in HR with Anita Lettink
Anita Lettink is a People & Payroll member and an HR leader with 20 years of experience leading complex HR transformation projects. She is currently a Strategic Advisor for HRTechRadar. What are you most passionate about in your work? We have a real opportunity to make work life better for people – if we understand […]
Read More >Future HR Tech Trends: Leveraging Psychometrics
Juan Betancourt is a recognized thought-leader, speaker, and business executive in the human capital management, HR, software, recruiting, and culture space. He was recently recognized in HR Executive’s 2021 list of Top 100 HR Tech Influencers. He is also the founder and CEO of Humantelligence. “Imagine if you could understand everyone better in your day-to-day […]
Read More >Tackling the Global Challenges of Remote Work
Julie DeBuhr is the Senior Director of HR at 1Password, the world’s most-loved password manager. By combining industry-leading security and award-winning design, the company provides private, secure, and user-friendly password management to businesses and consumers globally. More than 70,000 business customers, including IBM, Slack, PagerDuty, Dropbox, and GitLab, trust 1Password as their enterprise password manager. […]
Read More >Long-term Remote Workforce Planning: Tips from Sara Schrage
Sara has decades of experience in HR, including leading Global People Ops for Splice Machine, ranked #3 “Best Data Companies to Work for Based on Glassdoor” by Forbes Magazine in May 2020. During her time at Splice Machine, she led the team to start a remote-first culture, four years before the COVID-19 pandemic. She also […]
Read More >Best Practices for Remote Onboarding
Employee onboarding is an essential process for new hire effectiveness and company growth. According to Glassdoor, organizations with a strong onboarding process improve new hire retention by 82% and productivity by over 70%. Top talent has an abundance of job opportunities in today’s job market, especially with the rise of remote work options, so it’s […]
Read More >The Pandemic Rebound: Recruitment Challenges and Potential Solutions
Millions of people were laid off worldwide, due to COVID-19, in the largest disruption of the workforce since the Great Depression. As formerly laid off workers find new jobs, hundreds of thousands of them are now estimated to be ‘underemployed’, a number in Australia, for example, that measures 7.8% or nearly 1.1 million people. In […]
Read More >Designing an HR Program from Scratch with Angela Grahl
Based out of Arizona, Angela Grahl has more than six years of experience in HR and is currently designing an HR and recruiting program from scratch at growing company, Hickey & Associates. “My best advice to someone who is undertaking a global handbook or global policies for the first time is to focus on the […]
Read More >Building a Multi-Year People Strategy with Jeff Harper, Chief People Officer of HashiCorp
“We also seek out inefficiencies to solve burnout on a larger, more impactful scale. We’re asking managers to seek out the inefficiencies on their team and to look at the everyday motions going on to drive automation in order to alleviate the cognitive load and effort needed to do work.” Jeff Harper is the Chief […]
Read More >Avoiding Imposter Unemployment Claims
Unemployment fraud is rising within the U.S. with $63 billion known dollars in improper unemployment claims made in 2020. A watchdog organization for the U.S. Department of Labor believes much of the fraud is coming from perpetrators, sometimes in other countries, who steal personal identity information on the dark web, and then flood state unemployment […]
Read More >Benchmarks: Severance Pay
Nearly all businesses offer some form of severance pay to workers. Recently, 44% of 1,500 HR professionals polled by RiseSmart said their organization offers several benefits to all laid off workers – not just executives and senior managers. Importance for your Company Why offer severance pay? Leadership is likely to site the importance of promoting […]
Read More >Aligning Employee Wellness & People Practices During Difficult Times
Emily is the Founder of HRwired where she is reimagining the future of work. With work experiences at Guggenheim Capital (Financial Services), Square (FinTech), Mozilla (Internet), Speck (Consumer), and Marquette (Education), she has a 15 year career in People Ops with varied experiences partnering with founders and executives, scaling companies, IPO readiness, complex acquisitions and […]
Read More >Interview: Lisa Zaythik, Chief People Officer at AppsFlyer
Lisa Zaythik is the Chief People Officer at AppsFlyer. Prior to leading the People Operations department, she served as VP of Global Operations and Director of Marketing and Operations at AppsFlyer. Zaythik also has more than 15 years of experience in digital marketing. AppsFlyer is known for being “people-based” and “customer obsessed.” When we started […]
Read More >Why a Global Benefits Policy Builds Strong Engagement
Creating a benefits package for prospective employees is not just about competing for top talent. It’s also about building corporate values and showing employees that the company truly cares about their well-being, in and out of work. In the past, global companies provided different benefits packages for every country in order to meet the local […]
Read More >Best Practices for Remote Performance-Based Terminations
Terminating employees remotely is becoming more common as the number of remote workers increases. Firing an employee is never easy and is only further complicated when all parties are remote. However, with proper planning these conversations can have good, or even great, outcomes. As I shared in Remote Performance Management, communication amongst remote employees can […]
Read More >Interview: Shannon Hunter, Senior Regional Leader for Radio/TV at Cox Media Group
Shannon Hunter is the Senior Regional Leader for Radio/TV at Cox Media Group. Based out of Houston, Texas, and with almost 30 years of experience in human resources, she is experienced in multiple industries including Big Six Accounting Firms, along with consulting, banking, maritime, petrochemical manufacturing, education, education assessments, and broadcast media. A true HR […]
Read More >Designing a Remote-First Company Culture
The world as we know it has shifted, are you ready to adjust? People across the globe are now working independently from their homes rather than in offices. For most, remote work has unlocked a new way of thinking about work, life, and how to approach one’s day. The majority of people working from home […]
Read More >Interview: Nicole Hopkins, Director of People Operations at Webflow
How to support digital nomads and tackle the challenges of global scale Nicole Hopkins is the Director of People Operations at Webflow, a visual web development platform that allows people to design, build, and launch completely custom websites without writing code. Nicole leads a team of progressive people operations professionals. She and her team are […]
Read More >Interview: Ciara Lakhani, Chief People Officer at Dashlane
Ciara currently serves as the Chief People Officer at Dashlane, an app out to fix the UX of the internet by filling out your passwords and payment information online. Dashlane’s team of ~300 employees across Paris, New York, and Lisbon is united by our passion for improving the digital experience and the belief that with […]
Read More >Remote Performance Management
Managers can have a dramatic impact on the engagement and retention of their teams. Great managers do the work of inspiring their team, delegating effectively, and holding people accountable. Managers are also responsible for providing the team with feedback that helps them understand where they’re performing well and what they could do to be even […]
Read More >What’s in a Number? Finding Your Most Effective HR-to-Employee Ratio
The headcount of traditional employees versus members of the HR team varies by company, with success rates varying based on factors involving everything from industry to culture. Bloomberg’s latest BNA’s HR and Analysis Report suggests having 1.4 full-time HR staff for every 100 employees. However, a ratio of one HR person per 500 employees isn’t […]
Read More >New Year’s Resolutions: Making Health & Wellness a Priority in your Workplace in 2021
The fresh start of a new year is upon us. As most work environments are drastically different than one year ago, now is a great time to rethink workforce strategies and make adaptations based on current, still evolving circumstances. Here are some cost-effective trends and ideas to prepare your global workforce for the next 12 […]
Read More >Introducing Tessian’s New Hybrid Remote Model: Choice First
We certainly won’t be the first to have made this claim in the last nine months but…the world has changed. Yes – we’ll say it – these are unprecedented times. That’s why companies around the world are reinventing their approach to engaging with and supporting their people. How has tessian adapted so far this year? […]
Read More >Employee Flexibility in a Remote-First World
Prior to the global pandemic, the majority of employers were not supportive of remote work and the idea of being a digital nomad was a far-away dream for most workers. Now, the majority of workers are working from home, many of which do not ever want to go back to their old ways of working. […]
Read More >Talent Strategy for a Remote-First Organization
It is the dream of many recruiters and hiring managers to no longer be constrained by geographic location in their search for top talent, especially for hard-to-fill roles in competitive job markets. However, laws have not caught up to a company’s desire to hire from anywhere or an employee’s desire to pick up and move […]
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