Companies have become so very generous in their offerings of Wellness Programs within the company. It’s a great thing. There are incentives, allowable time to workout, equipment available. Heck, there are even personal trainers available. It is an absolutely wonderful offering to give employees time for health. However, I want to speak about those who are unable or not able ... Read Full Article
Low Performer Traits and How to Address Them
As recruiting and HR leaders, we have a lot of pressure to screen and identify top talent to present to hiring managers. However, there are things we can’t see no matter how much due diligence we use during the screening process. We can screen for skills, culture fit, and many personality traits, but unless we’re capable of predicting the future accurately, identifying ... Read Full Article
How to Predict and Prevent Employee Turnover
What would you do if you could predict how key milestones along the employee experience would play out? How would seeing the future help your human resources team, and your business overall, perform better? The employee experience starts from candidacy, into onboarding, development, engagement, and inevitably, exit. No matter how great an employee’s experience from the time ... Read Full Article
Ep 184 – Employment Success for People with Disabilities
Welcome to a new series on the Workology Podcast we are kicking off that focuses on the future of work. This series is in collaboration with the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology or PEAT. We’re talking about how to expand employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Technology that is accessible plays a big role in that and there is a great ... Read Full Article
Inspirational Quotes & Advice From #SHRM19 Conference Keynotes
Looking to connect with other HR pros during SHRM? Sign up to receive our SHRM Party List by texting 'SHRM' to 55678 To say that I'm excited for the upcoming SHRM Annual Conference this year in Las Vegas, NV, is an understatement. In my 10th year as an SHRM Official member of the blog, squad I'm really looking forward to attending the conference and connecting with old ... Read Full Article
Ep 13 – Wage Inequality for Women
Welcome to the new Workology Go Podcast. In just under five minutes, we get you the HR and workplace news you need before you start your day. Get ready, get set and go with the Workology Go Podcast. Here are today’s HR and workplace news headlines from Workology Go Podcast. I’m Jessica Miller-Merrell. The Workology Go Podcast is sponsored by HSA Bank. Ep 13 - Wage Inequality ... Read Full Article
Review: Culture Amp Helps Solve the Greatest Workplace Mysteries with Data
Learn more about our HR Technology and Product Reviews here at Workology. See our FTC disclosure at the end of this review. One of the greatest workplace mysteries is employee engagement: it’s challenging to understand what drives performance, satisfaction, and happiness at work. To add some context, it’s worth noting that G2 article states, 66% of HR employees believe that ... Read Full Article
Doing Vegas The Right Way at #SHRM19
Looking for more great Las Vegas resources as you plan for the SHRM Annual Conference? Sign up and join our SHRM VIP Party List or text 'SHRM' to 55678. Tomorrow we have an extra special guest on the blog that will be talking about Doing HR Tech the Right Way so it's only natural for me to talk about how you should do Vegas the right way during the HR Technology Conference. ... Read Full Article
Confidence: The Most Important HR Competency for the Future
Confidence may be the one attribute rarely discussed that is essential to success in HR. We often hear: Humble, Resilient, Agile, even Flexible…but for some reason Confidence rarely gets mentioned. We spend so much time on competencies in HR. It’s like the holy grail of our community, but before we go too much further in this discussion, what is a competency? What is a ... Read Full Article
Ep 181 – Working and Leading With Dyslexia
Being a workplace that overlooks diversity and inclusion is not an option in today’s talent marketplace. Accessibility and accommodation aren’t take it or leave it - they’re crucial to recruiting, engaging and retaining valuable talent. I’ve written a lot about accessibility in the recruiting process, from application to onboarding to ongoing training and development, as well ... Read Full Article