You remember recess when you were a kid, don’t you? Well, it seems that recess isn’t just for kids anymore because a growing number of businesses are incorporating recess-type breaks for their workers, according to business writer Meg McSherry Breslin. And it has been showing results. If you work in human resources, it may be… Read more »
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The Benefits – Or Not – of Coaching Certification
Coaching plays an important role in business, helping employees gain new insight and skills in their jobs. Some organizations handle the training of coaches internally, while other human resource departments encourage their coaches and managers to get certified in coaching. What are the benefits of coaching certification? Is it necessary? In order to answer that… Read more »
Volunteer Programs at Work
With the increased pressures the weak economy has put on businesses, human resource departments may not be paying as much attention as they have been to organizing volunteer programs. Yet these kinds of programs have become even more important. Workers are looking to find ways to contribute their time and talents for a good cause,… Read more »
Younger Workers and Retirement
A recent survey has shown that there has been a big shift among younger workers in their attitude about preparing for retirement. Many are now saying they would prefer giving up salary now to get more in retirement and health benefits in the future. This sea change in younger worker attitudes could have a significant… Read more »
Managing (Tackling?) Email
If you work in human resources, you are dealing with email, often a lot of it. Like everyone else in business, you are probably trying to figure out how to get control over it. In fact, email has become such a big issue at some places that they have threatened to ban it entirely. But… Read more »
Helping Employees Save Enough for Retirement
As just about everyone in today’s workforce knows, pension plans are going the way of the dinosaur, being replaced by employee contribution plans such as 401(k)s and Individual Retirement Accounts. But with the recent severe downturn in the economy, it has become evident that these retirement accounts leave a lot to be desired. Moreover, an… Read more »
Was it a Compliment or a Jab? How New Technologies Can Muddle Messages
In business, the situation with technology sometimes resembles a person stranded on a deserted island, surrounded by water, but none to drink. We have more ways to communicate than ever before, according to Stephen Paskoff, a human resources specialist, but despite that, all the advances in communication technology have done little to help us understand… Read more »
Signs of Sagging Corporate Culture
The concept of corporate culture can be a somewhat nebulous thing. It is not something where you can look at facts and figures. It has to do with the attitude and morale of workers, their engagement with their work and their productivity. But, although culture is not easy to quantify, human resources specialist Andy Porter… Read more »
Are You HIPAA Compliant? Are You SURE?
When the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) went into effect in 2003, most employers that had self-insured health plans took steps to make sure they were in compliance. But with the passage of time, compliance standards at a number of organizations have fallen off some, and human resource departments need to take another… Read more »
Improve Coaching for a Better Bottom Line
Recent signs are showing that companies that develop a culture where coaching is encouraged and practiced well by everyone have better bottom lines. This may be something for human resources departments to think about and to get involved in creating such an atmosphere. A recent study by the California-based advisory firm Bersin and Associates showed… Read more »