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Navigating Employee Flight Risk: Signs and Strategies for Retention

Over 25% of U.S. workers quit their jobs in 2023. Do you need help retaining top talent in your business? Look at your employee flight risk to determine how likely an employee will leave your company.

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Building a Healthy Workplace: Implementing Effective Mental Health Initiatives

Many adults experience some type of mental illness, such as anxiety and depression. And 33% of people feel extreme stress, and 77% say stress impacts their physical health. Some companies implement mental health initiatives in the workplace (e.g., wellness programs) to decrease stress and increase engagement.

HR professional working on small business employee retention

How to Build an Engaging HR Communication Strategy for Small Business Employee Retention

HR communications are often overlooked when compared to marketing messages and ad campaigns. Misdirected marketing loses your customers. Poor internal communications lead to disengaged employees and higher turnover.

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What Are the Different Time Zones in the USA, and Why Do Businesses Care?

Scoot over, Zoom fatigue. There’s a new sheriff in town: time zone fatigue. If you have one employee working in California, another in Wisconsin, and another in Maine, you’re probably already familiar with the condition. To get through the confusion, you need a cheat sheet to understand the different time zones in the USA. And, […]

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What HR Professionals Need to Know About Benefits Administration

For HR professionals, benefits administration is becoming more and more important to consider.

Employee Safety Laws to Keep in Mind

There’s nothing more valuable than human life. This is why the federal and state governments take great steps to protect employees from workplace harm through employee safety laws.

How Solid HR Practices Can Help Combat the Quiet Quit

There’s a new workplace trend businesses are worried about: the quiet quit. While the term can mean different things, quiet quitting generally refers to a pattern of employee behavior in which they stop trying their best at work. Apathy, lack of participation, and doing the bare minimum just to get by are all signs of […]

How to Be a Good Leader and Manager in Your Small Business

You’re a savvy business owner with an unparalleled passion for your company. But, that doesn’t mean you’re automatically good at everything you need for business success, like accounting expertise, payroll knowledge, and leadership skills. Speaking of which … Do you know how to be a good leader and manager?

Becoming a Thought Leader in Your Industry

The term thought leader seems to be everywhere online. News articles. LinkedIn posts. Everyone has thought leadership examples or is racing to offer the next best thought leader definition. But if you haven’t heard of it, you may be scratching your head. Read on to learn what’s a thought leader and how to become one.

Employees participating in March Madness

6 Ways to Make March Madness & Employee Engagement a Winning Combination

March Madness is just around the corner. If your business has been around for a while, you’ve probably heard the seasonal cries of alarm. Headlines may read “Is March Madness Killing Business?” or “Study: American Business to Lose Billions to March Madness.” But savvy small business owners don’t need to worry. March Madness isn’t a […]