Military veterans offer unique skills that can benefit employers, including adaptability, performing under pressure and leadership, Julianna Lopez writes. Lopez outlines what employers should know when hiring veterans and offers several resources to help find and recruit from this talent pool.
Flexible work policies are a low-cost way to attract talent, and small businesses can start them quickly since they don't have the level of bureaucracy of large employers, write Mona Bushnell and Chad Brooks. They share options for flexible work and tips on how to implement them.
Traditional Leadership is Dying Your organizations style of leadership dramatically influences workplace culture. Our 2020 research shows the old leadership model is not effective. Check out these stats on how traditional leadership compares with modern and what you can do to help.
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If you aren't using the latest social media techniques, you might be losing some top talent to other companies' HR departments. According to a study by the Aberdeen Group, 73% of workers between ages 18 and 34 found their last job via social recruiting. Read more >
When wellness programs work, everyone benefits — with a ripple effect across productivity, employee retention rates and general morale. But cultivating a successful program with robust participation rates can easily rank as one of your most daunting challenges. Read more >
A culture of accountability requires leaders to clearly articulate and follow through on expectations, says Bruce Tulgan, founder and CEO of RainmakerThinking. Tulgan outlines seven common obstacles to accountability, including waiting for other employees and reporting to multiple managers.
Businesses with fewer than 50 employees can reimburse workers' health care spending with a pre-tax allowance through a Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement. Automated platforms, including PeopleKeep, offer help administering this alternative to group insurance.
An absentee manager can be harmful to employees, especially if that manager also shuts out workers from decision-making and networking opportunities. Here are some suggestions for handling this situation.
