Organizations that have a strong degree of trust, especially employees trusting managers, show higher levels of efficiency and productivity and reduced turnover costs, Randy Conley of The Ken Blanchard Cos. said at this week's ATD conference in Washington, D.C. Conley outlined his approach for nurturing trust using the ABCD trust model, which includes assessing oneself according to four categories: able, believable, connected and dependable. SmartBrief/Leadership (5/23)
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Recruiting & Retention
How to get the right employees on board There is no silver bullet for retaining employees, but certain tactics can help organizations find and keep quality talent, Deborah Sweeney writes. Sweeney suggests three strategies -- developing a vision statement, revamping job descriptions and not rushing the hiring process. AllBusiness (5/22)
Engagement Decreases As Companies Grow That's one of the many trends we saw in this year's survey of 600,000 employees at 10,000 companies across the U.S. Download our report to see real data and trends — by company size, sector, location, and employee demographics — so you can find insights to keep your employees engaged for longer.
7 things you need to know about PBM models Contracting with a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) is no small task. It's complex and requires a leap of faith to hand over the management of millions to a 3rd party. Learning the differences between traditional and pass-through models can save payors 10-15% on Rx benefit costs. Download the E-book
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Benefits & Compensation
Gen X workers may need caregiver benefits Employers should consider policies and benefits aimed at helping Generation X workers who increasingly are responsible for caregiver duties at home and are the least financially secure, compared with baby boomers and millennials, said MetLife's Bradd Chignoli. Caregiver leave, flexible work schedules and locations, disability insurance, financial wellness programs and voluntary benefits are some of the options for helping caregivers in the workplace. Employee Benefit News (free registration) (5/21)
Artificial intelligence and other technologies will take over some tasks now done by humans, but there is reason to believe technology will produce new jobs and opportunities, says Megan Lamberth at the Center for a New American Security. "Those at the beginning of their career will be able to learn these new skills and transition into these new careers, but many at the mid-career level will need retraining programs to break into these emerging fields," she says. TechNewsWorld (5/17)
Toxic workplaces can only be solved by managers who help employees be themselves, create meaning, learning and connection in the work, and model what they teach, says Moe Carrick. "Somewhere along the line we have degraded our thinking about people as commodities it seems, rather than the unique, complex (and messy) humans that we are," she says. Skip Prichard Leadership Insights (5/20)
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