How Formal Quarterly Check-Ins Boost Employee Engagement

​In my most recent article, “Developing a Habit of Delivering Frequent but Informal Feedback,” I introduced Lindsay, an HR director at an aerospace manufacturing and design firm with 200 employees. Lindsay was concerned... Read more »

10 Pitfalls When Granting Costly Trainings to Employees in Germany

​Employee retention and training employees to cope with the rapidly changing work environment is becoming increasingly important for companies across the globe. Within their employment relationships, employees in Germany enjoy a broad... Read more »

5 Ways Companies Are Addressing Skills Gaps in Their Workforce

?For years, business and HR leaders pinned their hopes for better workplace learning on MOOCs, or massive open online courses. Unfortunately, the evidence continues to show that these are not enough on... Read more »

Reimagining the Performance Review

After an annual review that lasted about 10 minutes, a New Jersey-based account coordinator knew it was time to leave the public relations agency where he had worked for almost a year. ... Read more »

Recertification Q&A: Retirement and Retired Status

?Have questions about recertifying your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credential? The SHRM Certification Team has answers! Something else you want to ask? Send an e-mail to recertification@shrm.org.  Q: I’ve reached retirement age at... Read more »

Accessible Learning Design: Reaching All Learners Where They Are

?Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are at the core of all we do, so accessibility must be part of all conversations, including learning and development. It is imperative that all learners have... Read more »

Better Living by Giving: A Q&A with Mitch Albom

Twenty-six years ago, Mitch Albom’s life changed forever when he published Tuesdays with Morrie (Broadway Books, 1997), a memoir detailing the time he spent with his former professor who was dying of... Read more »

Goshen Health and MedCerts Partnership Creates Pipeline of Medical Assistants

Goshen Health, a network of primary care and specialty doctors in northern Indiana, was desperately in need of job candidates to fill open medical assistant positions. In May 2021, when many health... Read more »

How to Dissuade Micromanagers

?Generation Z and Millennial workers may be used to constant monitoring. They grew up under the close surveillance of helicopter parents. But workers of any generation stagnate rather than thrive under micromanagement.... Read more »

How to Train Young Managers to Supervise Older Employees

?Perhaps no one knows better than HR professionals that the workplace is aging, and teaching younger managers how to work effectively with older employees who report to them is becoming a critical... Read more »
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