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Performance Review FAQs
Performance reviews, whether formal or informal, are a way to sync with your direct report on how they are managing their work responsibilities. Whether you are pleased or displeased with someone’s work output, are they aware of how you feel?
The Importance of Exit Interviews
To get the most out of exit interviews, we’ve compiled a few questions to consider asking exiting employees, plus a few tips on how to make the interview experience itself as comfortable and honest as possible.
How to Become an Effective Leader: 10 Soft Skills to Cultivate
Here are 10 soft skills that anyone can learn, and that can pave the way to becoming a strong, effective, and successful leader – in any industry.
The True Cost Of A Bad Hire
"Bad fit" employees can cost your company thousands. When you need everyone to contribute and positively impact your bottom line, hiring bad fits can disrupt your finances and your producing employees. This reality means bad hires need to be weeded out of your company, which can be an expensive process.
Iowa Governor Ends State Participation in Federal Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
Although the Federal Pandemic Unemployment benefits programs themselves are set to expire September 6, 2021, the last payable week for pandemic unemployment benefits in Iowa will be June 12, 2021.
3 Industries Where Talent Competition is Fierce Right Now
3 industries where talent competition is aggressive, and how to gain an advantage over other applicants.
Building a Vaccination Encouragement Program For Your Organization
Being prepared with a plan to address the COVID-19 vaccine will lead to increased communication as well as providing some certainty in these crazily uncertain times. This article will break down vaccination eligibility, encouragement, and requirement topics.
The FFCRA: To Comply, or Not to Comply?
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) is still an option for employers, but it is no longer mandatory. Do you have a plan in place for when your employees test positive for COVID-19 in the new year? This article breaks down three options you need to consider
Supporting the Mental Health of your Remote Employees
We’ve listed 3 ways to tell who among your team might be struggling, and 3 ways to support their mental health while they are working remotely during a stressful time.