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Wellness Chatbots: Enhancing Employee Well-Being or Posting New Threats?

Approximately 1/3 of U.S. companies provide a so-called "digital therapeutic" for mental-health support. The question is: Do they work – or do they just create new security and safety risks? You be the judge.

Enjoy Your Holidays: Starting NOW

Ring, ring… it's the holidays calling, and they’re bringing a fresh batch of annual workforce woes.

Reviving Workplace Joy: Proven Ways to Nurture Optimism, Happiness and Higher Performance

Happier people are more productive. They generate more ideas, make fewer mistakes, exert higher discretionary effort and have lower absenteeism. But workplace happiness has hit a four-year low. How can you bring back joy? Use these strategies to nurture happiness in your workplace and inspire a high-performance culture.

Top 10 Mistakes HR Managers Make When Working With a Staffing Company

Discover the biggest missteps – and how to turn those potential pitfalls into opportunities for stronger partnerships and even better results.

How To Find Top Talent in a World Without Resumes

Here’s how to embrace skills-based hiring and find A-players.

Workforce Caffeine--June 2024

The end of the Great Resignation may have reduced turnover rates (hooray!), but it’s also reduced employee engagement, candidate quality and hiring speed.

Managers Are Cracking. What's the Remedy?

Enhanced training. Better tech. More robust well-being programs. Why aren't these changes improving managers' performance?

Worker Misclassification: New Independent Contractor Risks – And Opportunities – For Your Company

Get the facts about worker misclassification and protect your company.

Secure Your Seat at the Table: Elevate Your Role in HR

It’s a great time to be in HR. Ready for the next step in your career journey? Here’s how to elevate your expertise.

When the Smiles Fade: Helping Teams Manage Tough Emotions

Change. Stress. Uncertainty. They can all lead to heightened emotions at work. Here’s how to help employees deal with them productively – without becoming their personal dumping ground.

24 Ways to Make 2024 Your Best HR Year Ever

Seize these opportunities to develop forward-thinking policies. Cultivate inclusivity. Drive employee engagement. And adapt successfully to new work models in 2024.

Beating the Engagement Crisis

Are employees simply "putting in time" - or committed to excellence in their work? Here's how to build an engaged workplace that's happier, more productive and loyal.

Makin’ Your (EOY) HR List and Checkin’ It Twice

2023 is coming to a close. Do you have your ducks in a row so you can go into 2024 with a clean slate?

How to Build a Culture of Pay Transparency

2023 has seen a push for greater pay transparency in an effort to eliminate pay inequity in the workforce, improve retention, and more.

Master Compensation Alchemy: Transform Uncertainty Into HR Success

With our job market and economy in a seemingly constant state of flux, unlocking these secrets will help you attract and retain talent. Boost morale and engagement. Improve budgeting. And stay compliant. Understand the trends and best practices – and wield your magic.

Are You Ready for the EEOC's New Enforcement Goals?

The EEOC has set forth 6 new priorities guiding its work through 2027. What are they – and how will they impact your work?

Reinventing the Suggestion Box

Use these tips to reinvent the suggestion box - and get the great ideas your company needs.

Befriending Bots: Leveraging AI To Maximize Your Value in HR

Today's AI tools can help you screen candidates, improve the employee experience, elevate your team's performance, and more.

Better Onboarding, by Numbers: What to Know, What to Measure

Rolling out the red carpet for a new hire is smart - for the employee, your company and you. Just how smart? Let’s look at the numbers!

Modernizing Onboarding: Build a High-Performance Workforce From Day One

Onboarding impacts a new hire’s engagement, performance, and longevity. But the rules for success have changed – and in today’s economy, the stakes are higher than ever. This guide shares practical ideas to modernize your onboarding, boost employees’ time-to-productivity and tenure, and ultimately make your job easier!

How to Act on Employee Feedback and Drive Real Change

When you step up to a live microphone, you don’t want to hear feedback. But when you step up to lead a team or company, you really should. Here's how to take action on your team's suggestions in order to boost loyalty, improve your company and strengthen your culture.

12 Ways to Showcase Culture in Your Employment Brand

You've worked hard to build an amazing culture. Here's how to feature it in your employment brand to attract -- and land -- better talent

8 New Employment Law Trends Shaping 2022

It's a new year -- with a host of new employment law challenges and changes. From paid sick leave to monitoring software to vaccine mandates, make sure you're staying abreast of these top legal trends impacting the modern workplace.

It's time for a redo.

Vaccinations. Hybrid workplaces. Legalized marijuana. DE&I. Countless issues have changed the workplace over the past two years…has your handbook kept pace? Here's how to build a modern document that's compliant, comprehensive – and creates a great employee experience.

Do these still work?

Employee recognition and rewards boost engagement, performance, and retention. Here are 10 tips to ensure your employee recognition and rewards program hits the mark.

New Strategies To Get the Best From Employees

Workplace Well-Being: New Strategies To Get the Best From Employees

Build a Brighter Future for Your Career and Company!

In this issue:

Post-Pandemic HR: Build a Brighter Future for Your Career and Company

Which trends will shape HR this year?

From digital transformation and COVID vaccinations to marijuana laws and performance management, 2020 was a year for the HR record books. Here are the top trends to help you plan for the year ahead.

New ways to get the best from your employees.

In this issue:

-Performance Management Reboot: New Ways to Get the Best From Employees in 2021

Promoting Mental Health in Your Workplace

In this issue: -The Silent Struggle: Promoting Mental Health in Your Workplace -Cast a Wider Net: How to Attract More Qualified and Diverse Talent -The New Rules of Recruiting Success

The rules have changed -- Are you ready?

In this issue: -The New Rules of Recruiting Success

Todd, are you stressed?

In this issue: -Beating Chronic Stress in the Workplace -Improve Your Team's Performance With Temporary Employees -Managing Talent in Uncertain Times

These are some very timely questions...

In this issue: -Health and Medical Questions: Can You Ask That? -Roll It Out! How to Develop and Implement Policy Updates -Managing Talent in Uncertain Times

Todd, we could all use a little guidance.

Unprecedented times call for decisive action. However, that action must be well-planned and thought through rather than knee-jerk reactions to extraordinary circumstances. In this eBook, we will look at ways you can protect your most vital asset while still driving efficiency and managing risk.

Why are you leaving?

In this issue: -Exit Interview Whys and Hows -Straight Talk About Stereotypes in the Workplace

What do your employees really want?

In this issue: -Sweetening the Deal: Most Desired Perks & Benefits for 2020 -10 Must-Ask Questions for Your Employee Culture Survey

Why aren't they accepting your offers?

In this issue: -[eBook] "You're Hired!" The Art of Getting Job Offers Accepted

Who's the Real MVP?

In this issue: -Who's the Real MVP? -The Secret to Getting Promoted in HR

Do you have your armor on?

In this issue: -Emotional Armor: How to Wear It at Work -Strategic Recruiters Do These Things Differently

A must read for anyone who manages and hires people!

In this issue: -Catapult Your HR Career

Are your employees aware of changes?

In this issue: -Change That Sticks: How to Properly Communicate Workplace Policy Changes -Potential: How to Spot It and Develop It in Promising Employees -Critical Employment Law Issues in 2019

Where can you find "clean" candidates?

In this issue: -"High Times": The Debate About Marijuana Legalization and the U.S. Workforce -Facing Fears: The Key to Ramping up Productivity and Performance -Critical Employment Law Issues in 2019!

Critical Employment Law Issues

In this issue: -Oh, the Times They Are a Changin': Critical Employment Law Issues in 2019

Is the "H" in HR going away?

In this issue: -Keeping the "H" in HR -Remote Work Sample Policy

You need these!

In this issue: -Best Apps for Busy HR Professionals -Spring Clean Your Life: Cutting Commitments

Tech in HR: Trends for 2020

AI. VR. NLP. Organizations spend billions investing in new tech for recruitment, training, performance management and more. Where is it all heading? This eBook shares the biggest tech trends that are revolutionizing HR.

Get Them Off to a Great Start: New Hire Checklist

In this issue: -Get Them Off to a Great Start: New Hire Checklist -Staff Can't Concentrate? Eliminate "Attention Residue"

What makes the biggest impact on your hiring results?

Need help building your case internally for better onboarding? These statistics paint a clear picture of why a robust program is essential to recruiting, engagement, satisfaction and performance. Also, few hiring managers realize increasing your hiring speed can have one of the largest impacts on hiring results. Use these tips to hire better, and faster!

[Free eBook] Give New Hires the VIP Treatment

This comprehensive guide contains everything you need to get promising new employees off to a great start.

Stop herding cats!

Superstars not accepting your offers? Here's how to effectively sell your company and opportunities -- and get more high performers to sign on the dotted line. Also, Leo Babauta shares a simple method for managing disorder -- and keeping your sanity.

It's that time of year again!

Headed into your busy season - or is it already in full swing? Here's how to make smart staffing and hiring decisions to keep departments fully staffed and performing at their peak.

Are you aware of your bias?

Racism. Ageism. Sexism. Intentional or not, biases like these impact whom you hire. Use these tactics to minimize bias in each step of the hiring process and build stronger teams.

Is it time to break up?

Sometimes, you gotta cut your losses and walk away from a candidate -- even in today's employment market! If you're hiring, look for these signs that a budding employment relationship is already on the rocks.

Would you hire an imperfect employee?

Chasing after purple squirrels? Leave that to purple dogs. Here's how to overcome recruiting paralysis and hire great people who will thrive on the job -- even when they're not "perfect."

Recruit Better Talent: Overhaul Your Employer Brand

Employer branding tools are the most innovative talent acquisition technologies implemented in the past two years -- yet only half of employers leverage them! If you want to attract and retain better talent, grab your digital scrub brush and polish your company rep. This guide shows you how.

Why your wellness program will fail

You devote a ton of time, effort and money to programs that are supposed to keep employees healthy and engaged. Where are all those amazing results? Find out why most initiatives fail -- and how to get more bang for your wellness buck.

Is a Zero-Tolerance Drug Policy Too Harsh?

Increasing legalization of marijuana (both medical and recreational) is prompting employers across the nation to re-examine their policies. While it's never acceptable for an individual to work under the influence, what's the right drug policy for your organization in light of changing legislation? Get the facts here.

Stay Compliant

The reason for prohibiting questions about a candidate's salary history is clear: Closing the gender pay gap. What's less clear? How evolving legislation will impact your hiring process. Here's how to stay compliant -- and still find out what you need to know.

Are you missing out on top talent?

These days, talent is in the driver's seat. Guess what: They steer toward companies with an amazing culture! Here's how to define, build and flaunt yours -- and get high performers to flock to (and stay with) you.

HR and Talent Management Trends for 2018

These trends will shape the future of recruiting and HR itself in the year ahead. Here's what you need to know. Plus, are the holidays and year-end rush leaving you feeling frazzled, overwhelmed or anxious? Turn things around by giving yourself this amazing (and free) gift.

Is it legal?

Social media laws may not expressly prohibit a LinkedIn recruiting "party" -- yet. But is it prudent to ask employees for candidate prospects in their social networks?

Is someone watching your emails?

There's a fine line between legally monitoring an employee's work emails and invading privacy. Find practical advice and policy guidelines here.

You Got Slammed on Social Media. Now What?!

A single disgruntled worker can destroy your company’s reputation. Here’s how to handle an online complainer effectively -- and prevent future problems with a comprehensive social media policy. Also, nobody is great at everything -- but that doesn’t mean you have to live with your weaknesses. Here’s how to transform them into professional assets.

Aggghhhhh!!! What a nightmare!

Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction -- especially when it comes to these nightmare job candidates.

I thought this might be useful...

Employee handbooks need more than a "quick update"? Use these great ideas to transform it into a living document that's compliant, comprehensive, welcoming -- and (dare we say it) fun to read!

Would you throw someone in the pool who didn't know how to swim?

Just show them where their work space is, toss 'em a pen, and send your new hire off to the races. Well it's not that easy. Here's a bunch of great tips to improve your onboarding process. Plus, what would it take to get your life decluttered and organized? You'd be surprised at the difference a few smart rules could make.

Stay legal and hire smart

Strict laws and an extremely vigilant EEOC have made the process of protecting your company -- and making great hires -- more complex and risky than ever. Use this list of "dos" and "don'ts" to conduct effective, compliant criminal background checks. Also, Artificial intelligence is undeniably transforming HR. Here's how leading employers are leveraging AI to improve sourcing, screening and selection -- and how to protect your value, so you're not replaced by an algorithm.

Happiness is Not the Key

Or are loyalty, motivation and engagement driven by other factors? Find out what you should be focusing on to get the best from employees. Plus, building a high-functioning team starts with accurately judging each individual's character. Use these 10 tips to hone your abilities.

Is texting the interview of the future?

Dr. John Sullivan explains why that little smartphone in your hand is the next big thing in interviewing. Skeptical? Then read this.

Your employees feel left out!

Do your recognition efforts make all employees feel valued -- or left out and stressed out? Improve your results by learning from these mistakes. Plus we'll share 8 tips for excelling in HR.

There's a goldmine of talent waiting for you!

This month we share a practical guide to "strike a talent goldmine" -- by overhauling your employee referral program. Also, self-talk has an incredibly powerful influence on your ability to change your behavior. So if you want to build better habits, start by telling yourself a good story.

Todd, are you afraid of ghosts?

Social recruiting is undeniably important, but it's not your only option (especially in a tight candidate market). Use the handy how-to chart in this month's newsletter to recruit "social ghosts" -- talented people who aren't addicted to their phones. And,if you've experienced a recent setback or failure on the job, here's how to turn it around.

Don't Let Your Boss Read This One...

Could that employee you recently reprimanded or terminated be seeking revenge by claiming discrimination? Here's how to recognize -- and reduce -- your risk for retaliation claims. Plus, Productivity Pro Laura Stack shares seven tips for sneaking away from the office a little earlier (and making a little more time for summer fun!).

Parental Leave: What you need to know now!

The push is on for paid parental leave. Find out what's on the horizon, and how the right leave policy can help you attract and retain great employees. And, tips to make every moment of your day count--by working smarter.

Your employees are getting ready to "check out"

How can your workplace avoid getting burned by the summer "brain drain"? Just use the helpful hints in this month's newsletter. Also, we'll share tips on how to make every meeting more productive, enjoyable...and fun!

I bet these candidates didn't get the job!

In this month's issue check out the "chart-topping" quotes from actual resumes (needless to say, these candidates did NOT get the job!). Plus, how to face your fear and advance your career!

OSHA's new "impactful" inspections - Are you prepared?

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is shifting from a "quantity" to a "quality" approach this year -- which means increased scrutiny and more complex inspections (yikes!). Here's what every smart HR pro should do to prepare for OSHA's newer, more "impactful" inspections. And, we'll look at what causes dysfunctional thinking at work -- and how to kick it to the curb!

Important ACA information!

It takes three licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. If only counting your employees was that simple! New ACA definitions and NLRB joint employer standards can make determining headcount feel like a real guessing game. Get the facts. Know your numbers. And stay compliant.

Does your team hate you?

In this issue we'll discuss the power of the anonymous employee survey. It can give you a true understanding of how your team feels about you. And, a two-step process to simplify, let go and feel better about yourself at day's end.

Todd, is your busy season right around the corner?

Dreading your busy season? Your company relies on you to find the right help -- with the right skills -- right when you need them. Start planning now. This handy guide contains all the tips and tricks you need to get it right (and keep your sanity!). And, productivity expert Laura Stack shares small changes you can make to be a lot happier (and more productive) in your job.

Do you know the secret to attracting high performers?

How can you win the war for talent? Use the right "ammo" to neutralize the competition and get high performers to accept your offer. Of course, that starts with knowing what top talent really wants.

Can you handle the truth?

Sometimes the truth is tough to handle. But if you want to succeed in HR you have to learn to deal with the truth. In this month's featured article we'll show you how to get the honest feedback you need to truly improve your performance and move ahead. Plus we'll share simple meditation techniques to clear your head and relax your body.

Nobody's Going to Apply to THAT Job

In this issue:

-Nobody's Going to Apply to THAT Job

-The Goldilocks Effect

-Simplify Your Life: Fed up with a Problem Employee?

Hurry up!

In this issue:

-The Need for Speed

-Help Wanted (Everywhere)

-Simplify Your Life: Why Can't I Get Going in the Morning?

-Give Us Your 2 Cents

Todd, are you prepared?

In this issue:

-Don't Get Left in the Lurch

-Technology Time-Suck

-Simplify Your Life: "I Don't Have a Tech Addiction"

The 7 Deadliest Hiring Mistakes

In this issue:

The 7 Deadliest Hiring Mistakes -- and How to Avoid Them

Simplify Your Life: Should You Grab that Cuppa?

What's keeping you up at night?

In this issue:

What Keeps You Up at Night?

Simplify Your Life: Curing "Hurry Sickness"

Big OSHA Changes for 2015

Is your company ready for a big knowledge loss?

In this issue:

Losing It: How HR can prevent knowledge loss

Simplify Your Life: Hacks to Organize Your Small Space

Mental health issues in the workplace

In this issue:

"Good Cheer" - or the "Holiday Blues"?

Quick. Delicious. Portable. Healthy. 8 breakfast ideas to start your day in a great frame of mind.

Who Defines Success? You Do!

How to land high performers

In this issue:

Land Your First Choice -- Without Breaking the Bank!

The Gender Pay Gap

Slideshow: The 1-2-3s of Getting Your Zzzzzs

Hiring changes you NEED to make

In this issue:

Candidate LOVE

HR Blog Watch: 25 Ways Your HR Department is Quietly Killing Its Credibility -- and What You Can do About it

Leave Work at Work!

Are performance reviews dead?

In this issue:

-Are Performance Reviews Dead?

-More Companies are Cutting HR -- and it's a bad idea

-What's Hot in Workforce Management?

Guide to effective interviewing

In this issue:

-Feature eBook: Better Interviews. Better Hires.

-Simplify Your Life: Everything Zen: Feng Shui for Your Workplace

We could really use your input, Todd

In this issue:

Hiring Challenges Survey

Mobile HR Technology

10 Best Tech Apps for the Busy HR Professional

They know all about you, Todd

In this issue:

-Feature Article: They Can See Right Through You

-HR Blog Watch: It's About Skills, Not Jobs

-Do Employee Reviews Really Matter?

-Simplify Your Life: Learn When to Say "No!

Todd, stop the drama!

In this issue:

-Above the Influence

-HR Blog Watch: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

-2014 Employer Internship Trends

-Simplify Your Life: Hiring Summer Interns? Proceed with Caution

Work Piling Up?

In this issue:

In a Sticky Situation?

Know Your KSAs

Bottlenecks are Bad for Business

Waging War (against germs, that is)

Crisis Communication for HR

In this issue:

When the Worst Happens: Employee Crisis Communication for HR

Employee Crisis Communication Checklist

HR Survey

Simplify Your Life: Reclaim Your Day

Why did we hire this guy?

In this issue:

-Hire People Who Can't Do the Job (Yet)

-HR Blog Watch: The Kiss of Death in HR

-What Makes Your Employees Happiest?

-Simplify Your Life: 25 Ways to Make Your Job Easier

Employee paperwork -- what's legal

In this issue:

-Are You Wearing Your Kevlar?

-Well, This Shouldn't Surprise You...

-Simplify Your Life: Don't Want to Be Another Statistic?

Is your screening process legal?

In this issue:

-Background Checks: Stay Legal, Hire Smart

-Simplify Your Life: Simplify the Holidays--Starting Today!

Inside: The Key to Better Temps!

In this issue:

-Your Workforce Dictionary: Understand the terms for better temporaries

-HR Blog Watch: Optimism's Role in Employee Motivation

-Simplify Your Life: Laugh Your Way to Organizational Health

-Infographic: What Happens When You Laugh?

Are you killing your employee's...productivity?

In this issue:

-Are You a "Driver" or a "Killer"?

-HR Blog Watch: 4 Simple Rules for Building Your HR "Cred"

-Personal Sites -- A Real Productivity Killer!

-Is this Disease Holding You Back?

Why incentive pay doesn't work

In this issue:

-Don't Use Pay as Your Babysitter!

-Infographic: The True Cost of Being an Employer

-Simplify Your Life: Time to Ask for a Raise? Here's How to Do It

Ask the right questions to find the right employee

In this issue:

-High-Impact Interview Questions

-Where Did You Receive Your Education?

-Simplify Your Life: Feeling Overworked? Here's What to Do About It

Why aren't you having any fun?

In this issue:

-Rules of Engagement - #1: Make it Fun!

-HR Blog Watch: Take Off Your Mask! A Surprising Way To Really Impress Others As An HR Professional...

-Infographic: Why Are Employees Heading Out Your Door?

Your candidates are all lying!

In this month's issue:

-Get Better Temporary Staffing Results--Permanently!

-Gator Hunters Need Jobs, Too

-Infographic: Fibs, Fraud & Fabrication

-Hate Busywork? Five Ways to Make Boring Tasks Bearable

Bleeding Edge HR | Why I Love HR | And more...

In this issue: -Bleeding Edge HR--Is Your Approach Too Conservative? -HR Blog Watch: The Key to Great HR? It's All About Great Customer Service -When I Grow Up -Feel Free to Stop Caring About These Five Things

Welcome to the new X-Factor!

In this issue:

-Attract, engage and hire the best with today's social tools!

-Kick the Habit!

-HR Blog Watch

Sell Yourself! No, Not Like That!

For this issue of The X-Factor, we'll show you how to best convey your culture from day one to increase retention and create a happier, more productive workforce.

Do It the Disney Way

Walt Disney would be considered a creative genius by most. Why? Because he knew how to translate creativity into tangible reality. And you, too, can turn creative ideas into profit.

Implement a Mentorship Program in Your Organization

This month's article will take you through the necessary preparation and a proven process for implementing a mentorship program.

It's All About You, Todd

Workplace stress is almost inevitable. Here are some great ways to help keep your work life and your real life in balance.

Ain't No Cure for the Summertime Blues â€“ But There Is!

When it's warm and sunny outside, it can be hard to be inside. Here's a list of ideas to help you make the most of your summer work days.

We Need to Talk.

Itâ€™s Relationships 101. Don't treat your staffing firm like an afterthought. Or a place to turn to only when you're in a bind. If you only communicate with them when you need something, or at the last minute, you won't get the most out of your relationship.

Occupy the 60 Percent!

Did you know that only 18 percent of the full-time workforce is actively looking for a new job? And that most employers are only reaching a fraction of that 18 percent? Let's not get bogged down by numbers--this article will show you how to reach that untapped talent pool.

Don't call me...please!

Does a ringing phone drive you crazy? It's time to take charge of your telephone, and this article will show you four ways to make your telephone time more productive and less intrusive.

Spot and Prevent Workplace Bullying--Now

In this month's issue of The X-Factor, we'll share tips for identifying workforce bullying issues, so you can take steps to create a more positive, productive workplace.

Inside: Sample Social Media Policy

Like it or not, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter have become essential business tools, and you need to set clear guidelines about what your employees can--and cannot--do. In this issue of 60 Second Solutions, we'll show you the three specific topics your social media policy must cover.

Before you go...

Is your organization experiencing high turnover in any areas? Are you worried about the potential of losing key employees? This article will show you how to use exit interviews with your soon to be ex-employees to help you reduce attrition at your organization.

Ever Been Turned Down for a Job?

Is your company's hiring process creating angry candidates? If you're not getting back to EVERY candidate who submits a resume or job application, you may be making people angry, and in today's world of social media, angry candidates can do great damage to your company's reputation.

The X-Factor: How temps can help tackle your business challenges

We wanted to take a little break from the normal format of The X-Factor to provide you with some great case studies of companies that--through the creative use of staffing--were able to tackle significant business challenges!

The X-Factor: Why Use Staffing?

In this issue of The X-Factor, we'll show you how to use a staffing agency to find top employees for your organization.

The X-Factor: Put an End to Employee Time Wasters

In this issue of The X-Factor, we'll share ideas to help your team become more productive.

The X-Factor: Why reward systems fail

Do you know the top three things your employees want from their jobs? (Besides more money.) One study shows the top three things workers want are: 1. Interesting work 2. Full appreciation for the work they do 3. A feeling of being included That in mind, does your reward system need a check-up? Check your system against the points in this issue of The X-Factor.

The X-Factor: Keep millennials from walking out the door

Are your youngest employees jumping ship too soon? Employees in their 20s are notorious job hoppers. And companies are losing billions on their training investments in the millennial generation. So how can you end the turnover? Start by bumping up the "cool factor" in your organization.

60 Second Solutions: Avoid wrongful termination suits

In this issue, we will help you avoid those pesky wrongful termination suits.

The X-Factor: We wish you a merry work day

Are you feeling overworked, over-tired and over-stressed from all the holiday running around and year end deadlines? So are most people! And it's taking a toll on morale and productivity. Before you start saying "bah-humbug", try these three tips to keep your team stress free and productive this holiday season.

The X-Factor: Ready for the 2010-2011 cold and flu season?

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates that the seasonal flu costs American businesses about $10 billion a year. So how can you "immunize" your company? The best way to beat the flu is to be prepared, and I hope you'll enjoy our flu prevention tips. We've also got some great news for the labor market from industry leaders G. Palmer and Associates and Staffing Industry Analysts in this month's issue of The X-Factor.

60 Second Solutions: Sick of meetings wasting your time?

About 25 million meetings take place in corporate America daily. Can you imagine how much we could get done if we just stopped meeting so much? Actually, the secret is not to get rid of meetings, but to take a different approach. How? Read on to discover how you can become a world-class leader of high performance meetings.

The X-Factor: Are your interview questions illegal?

Protect yourself and your organization from legal trouble by carefully planning your interview questions. Start by conducting a job analysis to objectively identify the core competencies required for the position. Then, develop a list of behavior-based interview questions to identify those competencies. When broaching sensitive issues such as age, marital status or disabilities, consider the legal alternatives to illegal interview questions we've included in this month's newsletter.

The X-Factor: Doing more and spending less

Every employer in America has heard this message over the past two years, and as the economy continues to recover, we are all being challenged to complete more projects without hiring. But how? The 60 Second Solution: Flexible staffing. Here are 10 ways you can add more flexibility to your work force-- without increasing your overhead.

60 Second Solutions: 10 Steps to Beat FMLA Fraud

Employees are becoming increasingly sophisticated about the ways they beat the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). To protect your business, you need to become just as sophisticated about managing requests for leave.

The X-Factor: Crafting a Social Media Policy

Does your company have a social media policy? More than half of all employers don't, and that's a BIG mistake! Sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn can be great for business, but they can get your company into a lot of trouble.

The X-Factor: 14 tips to spring clean your life

Here are 14 ways to spring clean your life. These changes will help you develop greater work-life balance and simplicity.

The X-Factor: 5 Common Staffing Misconceptions

Temporary staffing has become a sophisticated part of HR management used to supply just-in-time talent to all levels of an organization. When used strategically, staffing can greatly enhance your company's productivity and profitability--even in a tough economy.

The X-Factor: Watch Out for Eddie Haskell

Avoiding "Eddie Haskell" job candidates

The X-Factor: Avoid the perils of screening via social networks

More than ever, employers are relying heavily on social media like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook to source and prescreen talent. And with good reason. Professional and social networks provide direct, instant, and cost-effective access to information on millions of job seekers. But with that access comes responsibility--namely, to respect candidates' rights during the screening process.

The X-Factor: Reducing resume overload

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