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Utilizing a Personalized Employee Benefit Statement as Part of the Employee Retention Plan

Utilizing a Personalized Employee Benefit Statement as Part of the Employee Retention Plan Guest writer Ron Wilson offers insight into employee benefits tonight in, “Utilizing a Personalized Employee Benefit Statement as Part of the Employee Retention Plan.” Employee retention plans have become an important part of the organization’s overall recruitment process. As we know the […]

A Changing Mindset on Training: Activate the “Hidden Workforce”

A Changing Mindset on Training: Activate the “Hidden Workforce” Guest writer Ed Gordon comes back this week with valuable advice on employee development in, “A Changing Mindset on Training: Activate the ‘Hidden Workforce.’” At long last, there are signs that companies are increasing employee training and participating in talent development programs. Why is this finally […]

How Do Employee Engagement Strategies Combat Quiet Quitting?

How Do Employee Engagement Strategies Combat Quiet Quitting? Guest writer Ed Wallace returns this week with a blog post on building the kind of environment that fosters employee satisfaction in, “How Do Employee Engagement Strategies Combat Quiet Quitting?” The term “quiet quitting” describes the phenomenon whereby employees become disengaged and disinterested in their work, but […]

Lessons from Honeybees

Lessons from Honeybees Guest writer Alex Weaver continues with his theme of lessons to be learned with this week’s blog, “Lessons from Honeybees.” My most recent blog “Three Lessons from Dad,” I listed some of Dad’s interests and work. Beekeeping was on the list. For my dad, bees and beekeeping were a labor of love, […]

A Wake Up Call

A Wake Up Call A quick update we wanted to share here from John Carlson: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/issuing-wake-up-call-employee-well-being-john-g-carlson?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3B5cI%2FEcBWQ7%2BD9UOINNQ7Mg%3D%3D  

Skilled Labor Jobs Provide Great Opportunities for Students

Skilled Labor Jobs Provide Great Opportunities for Students Guest writer Steve Johnson shares a blog post this week on a topic that has been of great interest to our industry: Skilled Labor Jobs Provide Great Opportunities for Students. The need for more workers in the skilled trades is not a new topic. I have been […]