Category: Strategic

  • 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…

  • 7 Reasons Employee Retention Should Be Your Top Priority in 2022

    7 Reasons Employee Retention Should Be Your Top Priority in 2022

    As the U.S. economy opens up following the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are experiencing growth again. While this growth is most welcome, many industries face skills shortages. For example, CNN revealed that the U.S. manufacturing industry experienced a surge in activity but struggled to fill half a million job openings. Undoubtedly, skills shortages will continue to…

  • 7 Things to Consider for your 2022 HR Strategy

    7 Things to Consider for your 2022 HR Strategy

    Progress in technology, the pandemic, and other economic factors continually impact the way we work. HR professionals are no exception. So many hot topics that impact HR are in the spotlight. For example, trending topics include employee engagement, work-life balance, employee well-being, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and retention and recruitment strategies. These topics are not…

  • 5 Benefits of Stay Interviews

    5 Benefits of Stay Interviews

    Top Reasons to Conduct Stay Interviews (Plus Bonus Stay Interview Questions)   Wise business owners are always on the lookout for innovative ways to boost employee retention and provide a work environment that promotes trust, responsibility, and growth. If you’re part of the 27% of companies currently conducting stay interviews, you know they can help…

  • How to Provide Career Development for Employees

    How to Provide Career Development for Employees

    4 Steps to Career Development for Employees Are you in tune with your employees’ goals and aspirations? Today’s workforce expects more guidance and feedback than ever before. As their employer, you should be exploring plans surrounding career development for employees. Taking this step can be good for everyone. Learn why career development is important to…

  • Why ‘return to work’ plans are a crucial part of your HR strategy

    Why ‘return to work’ plans are a crucial part of your HR strategy

    As an employer, you never know when an unplanned absence might occur within your workforce. This could happen due to illness or injury suffered by your employees and could potentially cause disruption. Especially if the injured is one of your most valuable workers. That’s why it’s crucial to have a return to work plan. You…