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The ultimate guide to onboarding

What is onboarding? The Oxford Dictionary defines onboarding as -The action or process of integrating a new employee into an organization or familiarizing a new customer or client with one's products or services. The keywords in this above definition are ‘action or process’. Onboarding is something that you have to do consciously, or it doesn’t happen. Every company should have an onboarding process for new hires. It’s a non-controversial definition that we can all agree upon. However, what ‘integrating a new employee’ means to one business might not be the…

A look at workplace stress prevention and cures

Preventing employee stress helps reduce absenteeism, improve retention, and create a happier, healthier work environment.

Hybrid work study: Managers and HR must join forces

We conducted a global survey to understand the workplace sentiments of employees and managers during the period of intense hybrid and remote work due to the global pandemic. Our research reveals findings, including that HR must pinpoint ways to engage with middle managers and individual contributors.

The new world of remote performance reviews

Workplace practices and employee needs are evolving. HR professionals are taking the lead in building the new workplace. While remote work was rare in the 2010s, this is no longer the case. In 2018, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics published a report showing that 36 million Americans were already working from home at least occasionally, with 15% reporting that they had the option to do so. This massive growth, however, has left the HR world scrambling to build new processes. For example, how can HR teams manage the highly…

The letting-go guide for remote people managers

A painful reality of managing is parting ways with employees. Sometimes, due to circumstances out of your control, you’ll be forced to part ways even with high-performing employees. Letting go of valued employees has an impact on company culture.

How COVID-19 is changing the way we work

How to pivot your team to work from home ASAP COVID-19, Coronavirus...whatever you want to call it, it can’t be ignored. And it’s changed the way we work forever. Working from home has been on the rise for years, but in light of this epidemic, it’s become a necessity. With so many employees sick, quarantined, or caring for loved ones, implementing work-from-home (WFH) protocols is a necessity. Building WFH practices into an office-based team isn’t simple—especially when you have no time to waste. When done right, however, employees working from…

HR leaders guide for non-binary gender inclusion

While acceptance of trans individuals is improving, both in legislative and cultural spheres, non-binary individuals face particular challenges in the workplace that are unique from other LGBTQ employees.

Spotting and growing leaders

Why great leadership is so significant to your company While your company may be in growth mode, today’s global workforce is afflicted with declining productivity. Companies are constantly struggling with disengaged employees and poor retention, and we’re seeing increasing investment in wellbeing and a renewed focus on work-life balance to combat this. Poor leadership will make or break your company’s employee engagement, wellbeing, and performance. Business leaders and HR managers, both in enterprise and in growing start-ups, acknowledge the significant role successful leaders and managers play in inspiring greatness in…

The new world of performance reviews

HR professionals operate in a fast-growing industry, with those in established businesses competing with global startups who better understand the modern world of work, and respond agilely to the ebbs and flows of people management. One legacy issue that many HR managers face is the traditional performance review. Between generational workplace shifts and an evolving understanding of organizational psychology and performance management, HR managers are tasked with implementing and overseeing new ways of performance management in which many cases are unrecognizable from decades-old systems. The problem: Are current performance reviews…

How to become a great HR leader

Introduction HR is about so much more than payroll and processes. Automation and HR tech can take care of that now—leaving HR leaders the time and energy to deal with more advanced needs, like employee experience and developing retention strategies. Traditionally, HR professionals' responsibilities have revolved around payroll and policing policy. The pandemic increased organizations’ reliance on HR, and HR leaders are now integral stakeholders in the business. In this guide, we cover the four key ways HR leaders need to develop their skills to truly shine as an HR…

Saving nearly two months a year in HR admin time

Our top 10 time-saving tips A whopping 84% of businesses use spreadsheets to manage their people. Now, spreadsheets are great, but there are too many of them. They’re not connected and they get lost in servers. Plus, that’s before you even start to think about version control. From spreadsheet hell to digital admin heaven. Get all of your data into one place. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? First, identify all the bits of data you need. For most companies that will include employee contact details, emergency and first aid information, employment…

The ultimate guide to what people really want

Foreword When even the supermarkets are sending us personalized offers, people expect at least as much from their employers. Every year UK businesses spend billions of pounds on benefits.The keyword in there being ‘benefit’... the stuff you spend all that money on to look after your staff! Much to our concern, our research tells us only 1 in 3 employees understands and actually uses their benefits often. What does this mean? Billions of pounds are being wasted on benefits that fail to resonate, offering little upside to anyone other than…