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7 strategies to boost company culture: HR’s Global Company Culture Day toolkit

09/13/2024
HR professionals, take note: September 18 marks Global Company Culture Day, an annual event that presents a valuable opportunity to highlight and enhance your organization’s workplace environment, and reinforce the crucial role that culture plays in driving employee engagement, improving productivity and increasing overall job satisfaction. Here are some practical strategies to make the most of this opportunity and foster a thriving company culture year-round.

Report: HR takes the lead on new employee onboarding

09/09/2024
HR departments are primarily responsible for new employee onboarding in 38% of organizations, according to new research by the Association for Talent Development, while the training and development function handles onboarding in 29% of organizations.

Maintain a peaceful workplace following the presidential debate

09/03/2024
With the first Harris-Trump debate scheduled for Sept. 10, smart managers already have moved staff meetings scheduled for the following day in order to reduce interactions. What else can leaders do to keep the atmosphere civil? Try these strategies.

BE HEARD Act may signal big employment-law changes

08/19/2024
With polling showing a neck-and-neck race to win the presidential election, employers should start paying attention to what the HR landscape may look like after a new president is sworn in next January. Congressional Democrats have begun introducing bills that spotlight policy priorities that may affect employers.

Feel free to ban offensive political memes and comments

08/12/2024
As the election nears, your employees are going to bring some of their political opinions to work. It’s your job as a responsible employer to keep the workplace free of harassment. You can and should train employees to interact civilly with one another, even those with different political views.

Beyond the punchline: Create a culture of appropriate humor

07/24/2024
When used correctly, humor can lighten the mood, build relationships and even increase job satisfaction. However, it’s essential to strike the right balance to avoid potential pitfalls. Here are some key strategies for fostering an environment where humor is appropriate and beneficial.

Surviving the 2024 election with your workplace intact

07/22/2024
At the recent SHRM Conference, workplace behavior expert Dr. Dennis Davis of Ogletree Deakins and nationally recognized employment lawyer Joe Beachboard of Beachboard Consulting discussed critical issues associated with employee expression from legal and psychological standpoints. They also offered guidance to help organizations cope with the coming elections.

How does your HR-to-employee ratio measure up?

07/22/2024
A report from payroll-processing giant ADP says American employers had 2.6 HR staffers for every 100 employees at the end of 2023. That’s up 11% since 2018, when the ratio was 2.35 per 100.

Experts convene at SHRM: Here’s what they had to say

07/17/2024
In late June, human resource executives and leaders gathered in Chicago for the Society of Human Resource Management Annual Conference and Expo. With hundreds of sessions hosted over four days, we gathered some of the top advice that speakers presented to the 25,000 attendees.

A storm is headed straight for HR

07/17/2024
Are you aware of the term “polycrisis”? Johnny Taylor, SHRM president and CEO, describes it as when multiple concurrent problems strike at once. And in the opening session of SHRM’s June Annual Conference and Expo, he told attendees that this phenomenon is headed straight for HR.