When it comes to the employee lifecycle, no period of time is more important than those first few days and months in a new job. Both the employee and the … Read more
How and Why to Make Onboarding a Strategic Priority
For several years, organizations viewed the process of onboarding new hires as the automation of required tasks like completing paperwork, and then it was … Read more
If Your Onboarding Program Means Filling Out Papers, Say Goodbye to Your New Hire
There is no time period more paramount to an employee’s career than onboarding, yet so many companies are failing at the process. With up to 30% of new … Read more
Give Them Purpose by Giving Them a Fight Club
Many of today’s organizations find themselves in a death-spiral, speeding towards mediocrity. Worse, many a re already on the slippery slope to … Read more
7 Keys to Building a World Class Onboarding Experience
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 30 … Read more
Retain Talent By Getting to Know Your People
It’s certainly fair to say that employee retention has always been among the more worrying concerns of HR professionals. Keeping good, trained, onboarded … Read more
3 Damaging Myths About Top Performers
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 30 … Read more
Appreciation and the Company Outlook Drive Satisfaction and Retention More Than Pay
Maybe your paycheck isn’t what gets you out of bed in the morning, but nobody would come into work if the money stopped flowing. Pay is the most basic way … Read more
Service Awards May Be Old School, But They Still Help With Retention and Loyalty
Two big myths that still exist around service awards are that people aren’t interested in building a career with one organization, and the days of loyalty … Read more
Gamify Your Onboarding and See Retention and Engagement Improve
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 30 … Read more
The Powerful Case For Internal Mobility
Over the course of a long career in talent management, I’ve often been asked about strategies related to critical hires. The conversation usually goes … Read more
Engaging Your Freelance Talent Is More Important Than Ever
The war for talent continues to rage, and 77% of CEOs are now concerned about talent/skills availability as a business threat, according to PwC’s Annual … Read more
Half of All Workers Got No Raise This Year
Hiring tips, management help and the role that compensation plays in recruiting, from the Humetrics blog. Half of All Workers Got No Raise … Read more
When Disaster Strikes, What Should and What Must An Employer Do?
Natural disasters leave visible signs of devastation everywhere: destroyed homes, flooded roads, damaged infrastructure, broken families and fractured … Read more
The Case For Making Onboarding a Yearlong Experience
The onboarding process is often a disjointed set of events that is partially owned by different areas of HR and the business, leaving the new employee … Read more
Service Recognition Still Does Make a Difference
Every few months, chatter in the media – and from some competitors – attempts to make the point that in the millennial-driven gig economy, service award … Read more
Retain Your New Hires By Talking to Them
It’s difficult to say which is a bigger challenge for employers: recruiting or retention. After all, hiring great people means nothing if they leave within … Read more
Hire Well, Treat People Right and You Too Can Have 100% Retention
I was recently asked the question, “What should I do to keep an employee that has quit from leaving.” I was happy to answer the question because I have a … Read more
Here’s How to Evaluate Manager Effectiveness
As global markets push businesses to become more agile and responsive, it’s tempting to predict that management roles will virtually disappear from … Read more
Are You at Risk of Losing Your Rising Stars?
Rising stars are great performers and a welcomed advantage for any leader. But if you’re not careful with how you manage them, you can easily lose them to … Read more