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 […]
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Best Practices
| Benefits & Rewards
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 […]
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Best Practices
| HR
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 […]
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Interviews
| HR
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 […]
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Interviews
| HR
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 […]
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Interviews
| HR
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 […]
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Best Practices
| HR
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 […]
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Perspectives
| HR
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 […]
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Best Practices
| HR
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 […]
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Best Practices
| HR
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 […]
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Perspectives
| HR
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? […]
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Best Practices
| HR
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. […]
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Best Practices
| HR
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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Best Practices
| HR
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 […]
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