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Year in Review: The Changing Trends of HR Industry in 2016
2016 was an exciting year for human resource industry. HR saw major transformations in several HR practices, starting from annual performance reviews to overtime rules, from people analytics to effects of Trump’s administration. All these changing trends kept HR professionals busy throughout the year. We have just stepped into the year 2017. It’s time to … Read more
Best Practices for an Effortless Employee On-boarding Process
35 percent of companies spend 0 dollars on the employee on-boarding process. The idea of spending thousands of dollars to hire an employee and no investments in making them productive is surely detrimental, and certainly not a great move to make your business successful. Right? Employers need new hires who can connect with their team, … Read more
Engaging Millennial Workforce is no more a Challenge in 2017
Got millennials at your workplace? If not, they will soon be working with you. Before millennial workforce join your organization (or before they think of exiting your workplace), plan creating an engaging and friendly work environment for them. Millennial workforce is the most educated generation of employees exhibiting characteristics that could be an asset for … Read more
Here’s 2017, Be Ready with Resolutions for The New Year
As we are nearing the end of 2016, each one of us must have made some New Year resolutions. For many, the most common personal resolutions are to eat healthy, exercise more, spend less time on phones and other gadgets, and give more time to family/ friends. But, have you thought about the improvements you … Read more
How to Improve Workforce Engagement in the U.S. Healthcare Industry?
As stated by President-elect Donald Trump during presidential election campaigns, he is likely to bring some changes in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Since many insurers dropped out from ACA’s health insurance exchanges, it is concluded that Americans’ support for the healthcare law is slightly more negative than positive. ACA’s future is unclear and the … Read more
Prediction: It’s Time to Redefine Performance Management Process
Why is it important to redefine performance management? Because, it can give us a better way to manage employees, improve their productivity and increase overall organizational effectiveness. According to Josh Bersin, only 8% organizations believe that their performance management process is worth the time they put into. Deloitte found that many organizations were struggling to … Read more
What to Expect from Performance Management in 2017?
2016 has been an unprecedented year in the area of employee performance management. HR leaders are choosing year-long, data driven performance evaluation over employee metrics. Annual appraisals have failed to deliver the desired outcomes and companies no more find them effective. As already stated in one of our previous posts Why U.S. Companies Are Losing … Read more
6 HR Trends You’ll See in 2017
As we have entered in the last quarter of 2016, we are all excited to welcome another year. BUT… Are we equally excited to accept and implement digital transformational changes taking place in the human resource management due to advancing HR Technology. Well, I guess… we are! Let’s take a closer look at upcoming human … Read more
How to Identify, Develop & Retain your High Potential Employees (HIPO)?
High potential employees, or commonly known as HIPOs, are 50% more valuable to an organization than other employees, as they exhibit 21 percent higher productivity levels. CEB data shows that HIPOs contribute 91% more in achieving business goals. As shown in the image, a high-potential employee has the capability, aspiration and commitment to take organizational … Read more
Too Busy to On-board New Hires? An Online Employee Onboarding Tool May Help!
How long will the orientation process take? Am I too busy to on-board new hires in my organization? Can I really afford to take out some time and help new employees settle in their new job role? These thoughts surely go through the minds of hiring managers when they think of employee onboarding process for … Read more