Category: Strategic

  • 5 Reasons to Outsource Payroll Through a PEO

    5 Reasons to Outsource Payroll Through a PEO

    If you outsource your company’s payroll, what type of service are you using? Did you know that one option comes with more benefits than the others? A Professional Employer Organization, or PEO, can provide you with payroll services and many other HR advantages. Here are five reasons to outsource your payroll through a PEO.  …

  • Modifying and Extending Shelter-in-Place

    Modifying and Extending Shelter-in-Place

    As part of Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order modifying and extending shelter-in-place, Illinois businesses must post this notice in common areas to notify employees of their rights.   Other highlights of the order include:   Continuing to encourage remote work All businesses must evaluate which employees can work from home, and businesses “are encouraged to” facilitate…

  • HR Strategy is crucial in times of crisis.

    HR Strategy is crucial in times of crisis.

    What COVID-19 has taught us about HR Strategy.   COVID-19 has made a significant impact on business as we know it. So many organizations are struggling to keep afloat. Some will make it, while others will not. A strong HR strategy makes a significant difference in the survival of an organization, especially in times of…

  • Don’t Leave Talent on the Table—How to Recruit Diverse Candidates

    Don’t Leave Talent on the Table—How to Recruit Diverse Candidates

    How to recruit diverse candidates and improve your work culture.   The majority of recruiters and executives agree that having a diverse team helps boost productivity and even revenue. If your team is lacking in diversity, there are several steps you can take to create a more diverse team in 2020. Read our tips to…

  • How to Build Trust at Work

    How to Build Trust at Work

    Benefits of Building an Environment of Trust at Work — 4 Tips to Get You Started. Do you trust your employees? Better yet, do they trust each other…and you? If everyone in the office is walking through a haze of suspicions, it may be time to focus on creating a culture of trust between employees,…

  • Are Recruitment Biases Hurting Your Bottom Line?

    Are Recruitment Biases Hurting Your Bottom Line?

    4 Types of Recruitment Biases to Avoid   Have you ever relied on a gut instinct when hiring a new employee? Does an innocent comment ever sway your hiring decision? Would you ever let the sound of someone’s laugh factor into your decision process?  If you’re a hiring manager or recruiter, you probably answered no…

  • Best Talent | How Small Companies can Compete

    Best Talent | How Small Companies can Compete

    My first job was two days a week after school, cleaning up after Mrs. Schmit’s 23 Airedale dogs. The pay was minimal and only benefit included was regular wet sloppy kisses from the pooches themselves. The company was small, but to my 5th-grade eyes the job was big. As I look back on my career path,…

  • Illinois Employers Prepare for Legalization of Marijuana

    Illinois Employers Prepare for Legalization of Marijuana

    Marijuana laws have been changing rapidly over the past few years in the United States. Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker recently signed the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, making Illinois the latest state to approve recreational marijuana use. Beginning on January 1, 2020, anyone over the age of 21 is allowed to possess, use, purchase,…

  • Ask An HR Expert: Day in the Life with a PEO

    Ask An HR Expert: Day in the Life with a PEO

    Today’s question is: “What does it look like on a daily basis to partner with a PEO?” Hello and welcome to another episode of Ask An HR Expert. My name is Katie Stewart, M.A., PHR, CLRL with Tandem HR. The question we’re answering today is “What does it look like on a daily basis to…

  • Cultivating Leadership from Your Rock Star Performers

    Cultivating Leadership from Your Rock Star Performers

    Conserve Resources by Cultivating Leadership from Within Businesses excel when strong leaders can take charge and do what they do best – lead. But does the original source of this leadership make a difference? Should businesses be cultivating leadership from within or transporting it from outside sources? While there are advantages and concerns with both…