Category: HR Management

  • 7 Advantages of Using an Electronic Onboarding System

    7 Advantages of Using an Electronic Onboarding System

    Onboarding is the process of familiarizing new employees with your company’s culture, policies, and procedures that will set them up for success in their new role. A robust onboarding process is vital for employees to obtain the necessary skills and knowledge to become effective members of your organization. There are many components to onboarding, and…

  • Steering Effective Change

    Steering Effective Change

    Hello and thank you for joining us for our webinar, Steering Effective Change. My name is Lisa Brock, and I am the Human Resources Business Partner for Tandem HR. After learning of a change in the workplace, a few employees had these reactions, “This doesn’t make sense. Why are we doing this?” “That’s not what…

  • 5 reasons why you should use an online benefits enrollment system

    5 reasons why you should use an online benefits enrollment system

    If you are still collecting paper benefits enrollment forms – now is the time to switch it up. We get it – change is daunting – but you’ll thank us for this one! Using an online benefits enrollment system will simplify and streamline the process. This translates to greater efficiency and even compliance. While there…

  • Ways HR Should Support Leadership

    Ways HR Should Support Leadership

    Undoubtedly, a company’s most valuable asset is its people. From the CEO to the customer-facing employee, people are the engine that drives an organization’s success. The HR team plays a vital role in managing this asset in various ways. One could argue that the most critical role of HR is to ensure employees receive the…

  • How a PEO Provides Growth Opportunities for Small Business

    How a PEO Provides Growth Opportunities for Small Business

    This one is for the small business owner. If you are not a small business owner yourself, pass this article along to one you know. They’ll thank you for it—I promise! Many small (or even mid-sized) business owners wear multiple hats. It’s simply the nature of the beast when starting up your own company. You…

  • 5 best practices for organizations offering a remote work policy

    5 best practices for organizations offering a remote work policy

    Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, remote working is no longer an optional perk. The global public health crisis forced many organizations to adopt remote work options, giving employees a good taste of the digital life. As a result, most office job employees expect at least some form of remote or hybrid working options. In fact,…

  • Why it’s advantageous to allow failure into your workplace

    Why it’s advantageous to allow failure into your workplace

    FAILURE–the word still strikes fear in many companies and employees—something to be avoided at all costs. Failure can use up valuable resources and causes short-term pain. But avoiding failure, fearing failure, is not a good thing. If you cut through the existing stigma surrounding failure, you’ll see that making mistakes has always been part and…

  • The Importance of Empathy in an Organization

    The Importance of Empathy in an Organization

    The COVID-19 pandemic has severely tested people – physically, mentally, and emotionally. Stress levels and negative emotions have reached new heights. In fact, a Gallup survey in 2020 showed that 40% of respondents experienced stress. Things became worse in 2021, with 67% of workers surveyed by Indeed saying that their feelings of burnout increased during…

  • Fostering a continual learning environment

    Fostering a continual learning environment

    Over the past twenty years, the business world has learned that you never know what may be lurking around the corner. The 9/11 attacks. The Global Financial Crisis of 2008. The COVID-19 pandemic. There also have been major innovations that have radically changed industries. Market disruptors like Netflix and Amazon Prime have changed how we…

  • Six Considerations When Evaluating Your Compensation Strategy

    Six Considerations When Evaluating Your Compensation Strategy

    Employees are vital to your organization and a significant investment for most businesses, often averaging 70% of operating expenses. This essential business asset deserves a well-crafted strategy. While compensation is only one factor for recruiting and retaining talent, it is critical to your overall HR strategy. Whether initiating or updating your compensation strategy and philosophy,…