by Caroline | Mar 9, 2016 | Company Culture, HRSafety, Leadership, Management, Non profit HR
Quick quiz: The last time someone told you about their experience at SXSW Interactive did they talk about how inspired they were from the panels or about the awesome parties they went to? (Cue “Jeopardy” music). Employers who have the bucks to send employees to SXSW...
by Caroline | Mar 3, 2016 | Company Culture, HRIS, Leadership, Management, Non profit HR, rewards, teamwork
Tomorrow is Employee Appreciation Day, which most people assume is about leaders and managers appreciating employees. And it is about that. But here’s a statistic I picked up from the Society of Human Resources Managers recently: according to a 2012 report by SHRM and...
by Caroline | Feb 17, 2016 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Leadership, Management, Non profit HR, rewards
Last week was Valentine’s Day which, for obvious reasons, is something we celebrate here at ValentineHR. Traditionally Valentine’s Day is about sweethearts. But we think of it as a day to show appreciation for the people you care about—including your customers and...
by Caroline | Feb 10, 2016 | Company Culture, Culture, HRCompliance, Leadership, Management, Non profit HR, rewards
When Zenefits started, it had a great mission. It wanted to disrupt the insurance industry, making it easier for people to sign up for benefits and for organizations to manage their employees’ benefit plans. Let’s face it, industries with a lot of regulations can...
by Caroline | Feb 3, 2016 | Company Culture, Leadership, Management, Non profit HR, teamwork
Yesterday was Groundhog Day which always reminds me of the movie with Bill Murray. I love that movie. In case you haven’t seen it—is that even possible? Groundhog Day is about a guy who keeps living the same day over and over again and eventually sees it not as some...
by Caroline | Jan 13, 2016 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, Non profit HR, Recruiting, rewards
There are a lot of cool new ways to recruit people. Apps that let you recommend friends. Tools that mine your social footprint for competency. Google even has its “Rabbit Hole” program where it recognizes certain people as innovative because of their search terms and...
