Including AI in Your Succession Planning
Artificial Intelligence tools can assist in succession planning, enabling companies to prepare for the future by promoting high-potential talent from within.
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HR Strategy Questions of the Week
Upskilling, Reskilling & Succession Planning for HR Leaders
Helpful guide describing upskilling and reskilling including steps and tools to make the process successful for your team.
How Contract and Fractional Talent Will Shape the 2026 Workforce
HR Question:
How can fractional and interim/contract talent help my organization stay agile and competitive in 2026?
Succession Planning: How Can We Prepare for Exits of Key Employees?
The exit of a key employee can certainly result in turbulence within a business. Lack of preparation in filling such an important role can fuel skepticism about the future of the company among both internal employees and external stakeholders. Organizations can help temper such concerns and instability through succession planning.
Company Holiday Party Considerations – Pay, Safety, Inclusivity
The holiday season is just around the corner, bringing with it a variety of parties and events that celebrate this festive time. These gatherings are also opportunities to express gratitude to employees, recognize their hard work, and strengthen team bonds.
Future-Proofing Your Workforce: The Power of Upskilling, Reskilling, and Skills-Based Hiring
As the workforce adapts to changes in business, technology, and the economy, organizations must ensure employees have the skills to keep up. Whether efforts are directed internally toward upskilling and reskilling staff or externally through the use of skills-based hiring practices, meeting this need is fundamental.
Finding the Right HR Solution: PEO and Outsourced HR Pros and Cons
As a growing employer, we are looking at options for human resources support. I have had a few colleagues recommend using an outsourced HR option, such as PEO, ASO, or HRO. What are those services and what things should I consider when trying to determine what is best for us?
What is HR’s Role in the Mergers & Acquisitions Process?
Mergers & Acquisitions are a complicated process affecting every facet of an organization – most importantly, its people. Because employees are the key to ensuring the success of any organization, it is critical to develop a thoughtful and strategic human resources-focused approach in the process. This requires HR leaders to be involved from the beginning.
NFP Workforce Reductions: Plan Ahead for Economic Shifts
HR Question: Our not-for-profit organization is concerned about potential workforce reductions due to economic uncertainty. What steps should HR and leadership take now to prepare for a fair and legally compliant reduction in force, and how can we support both impacted and remaining employees through the process?
The Top Seven Handbook Policies to Include This Year
We recommend reviewing your handbook at least once a year to ensure that your policies are up-to-date, inclusive, and reflective of the environment in which your organization operates. Here are some policies to consider adding to your handbook this year.
Hiring Tips: How to Prevent a Bad Hire
HR Question: I know the cost of a bad hiring decision can be very expensive. What can I do to prevent a bad hire and make sure I select the best candidate into my organization?
How Can HR Play a Strategic Role in My Organization?
The days of transactional human resources departments are dwindling as the function must move to play a strategic role within the organization it serves. Involvement in strategic planning conversations leads to transformational change that is felt by all staff to meet companywide goals. In order to make sure these discussions are made with staff front of mind and driven by human capital data, human resources must be part of these conversations and included in the decision-making process.
What are the Best HR Practices for the End of the Year?
HR Question: I know there are several year-end human resources activities that should be done, and I'm worried I will miss a step. What are some of the best HR practices for the end of the year?
How Do I Prepare for an HR Leave of Absence?
Preparation is the key to managing an HR leave of absence. Here are steps to handle a planned leave as well as an unexpected one.
Tips for Getting the Most From Your HR Audit
Worried about your HR function? Maybe you need an HR Audit. We'll explain how to prepare for an effective HR Audit and why it's important!
Why Overcoming Unconscious Bias Is Key to Your Organization’s Success
Overcoming Unconscious Bias can be the key to unlocking collaboration among your team members and showing that everyone is respected and has valued input.
Six Key Leadership Attributes for Your Leadership Development Plan
These six skills and characteristics are typically exhibited by highly successful leaders. While these provide a solid foundation, there may be additional skills needed that are unique to your company or industry. So, we recommend starting with these building blocks below and adding any industry-specific skills required to succeed in your organization.
What Are Unemployment Voluntary Contributions?
Did you know that your company could potentially reduce your tax rate with unemployment voluntary contributions? Here's how!
Understanding the Importance of Organizational Analysis
Company growth can bring challenges. Using an Organizational Analysis can drive strategic decisions rather than using a band-aid approach.
5 Key Points To Use Assessments in the Employee Life Cycle
Are you using assessments in these key moments in the employee life cycle? If not, you're missing out on a huge retention opportunity!
Building A DEI&B Roadmap
Building a comprehensive and inclusive DEI&B roadmap can be a crucial key in creating a welcoming work environment. Do you have one in place?
How will AI impact the Human Resources function?
How is AI impacting HR professionals and their job roles?
HR’s Role During An Economic Crisis
What is HR's role during the current economic crisis, and how can these professionals become integral parts of the organization's strategy?
Do I Need HR?
When it comes to HR, you are better to be proactive than reactive to avoid losing key employees, receiving legal penalties, or litigation.
How To Set Up The HR Function In Your Company
Learn how to determine if you need HR and the 7 key areas of HR you should consider addressing as you set up your HR function.
How to Develop a Strategic Plan for Your Business
Important steps on how to develop a strategic plan and ultimately the roadmap to success for your business.
How To Turn Reactive Solutions Into Necessary Change
Is it better to reactive or proactive when considering your work in human resources? Both can be helpful to your success!
Corporate Social Responsibility
In what ways can HR support corporate social responsibility within a company and what actions can we take to help make a difference?
Leader vs. Manager
What is the difference between a Leader and a Manager? Learn about the differences in our Question of the Week.
What is an HR Scorecard and how is it implemented?
What is a HR scorecard, and what metrics should be included in this analysis? How do I implement the use of one?
Human Resources Assistance Needed
I need help in Human Resources! The typical rule of thumb is having one HR person to every 100 employees, but I need additional assistance.
Getting Through Change
Our company is going through a lot of changes lately... any ideas for how to best deal with these changes?
Competency Based Culture
Performance Management - What do I need to think about when creating a competency based performance management system?
The Balanced Scorecard Approach
The authors of HR Scorecard, D. Ulrich, M. Huselid, and B. Becker), coined the phrase "balanced scorecard". Learn more about this approach.
Understanding The Options Like a PEO, ASO, or HRO to Grow Your Human Resources Function
Understanding the Outsourced HR Options Like a PEO, ASO, or HRO to Help Growing Companies With Their Human Resources Function.
Make Your Strategy Work
HR strategy isn't always about planning for the future, sometimes it means making sure the strategy fits with the mission, vision, or goals.
Why Is It Important To Get An Employee’s Signature?
Learn why an employee signature is critical to protect your business and the employee. We explain signature best practices & what not to do.
Mental Health Concerns in the Workplace
How can Human Resources and business leaders partner together to address rising mental health concerns in the workplace?
Strategies for Managing Change in Your Organization
When managing change in your organization, it can be a bumpy road. Consider these tools to make it a smooth transition for your team.
Performance Management Plan: The Individual Strategic Plan
Learn how to apply Development Dimension International’s (DDI) 6 Checkpoints for Implementation to your performance management plan.
How Your Corporate Social Responsibility (Or the Lack of It!) Will Impact Your Business
Don't keep your Corporate Social Responsibility a secret! Let people know about the good you are spreading and why you're doing it.
Why Should We Provide Civility Training at Our Company?
What is Civility Training? I have done the typical harassment, communication, and customer service training. Is Civility Training different?
Systemic Racism: How Can I Fight It?
HR Question: The longstanding systemic racism and racial injustice against Black Americans is causing turmoil in my community – with my friends, with my family, and with my coworkers. What can my organization do to activate solutions to promote progress against systemic racism? How can I be a part of the solution through my workplace […]
How to Tackle the Challenges of Scaling a Business
The path of an entrepreneur isn’t an easy one, and it’s certainly not for the faint of heart. Although the journey can be filled with challenges and obstacles along the way in scaling a business, it can also be filled with fabulous opportunities that create a rewarding career. To share the lessons that she’s learned […]
An Internal Review of Human Resources – The HR Audit and Organizational Analysis
The end of the year and beginning of the new year always seem to be a time of personal reflection and the same is true of our organizations! When we hear the word audit, most of us immediately think “finance” or “accounting,” not Human Resources. However, as HR continues to evolve into the role of […]
10 Key Areas of HR to Review as You Begin the New Year
As we roll into the New Year, it’s a fabulous time to do a quick audit of your HR function. This will help you start your year off on the right foot with a plan. Too often the day to day grind keeps us from planning and being strategic. This year, let’s change this! Handbook […]
Developing a Retention Strategy
Question: We know that finding and hiring good talent is a real challenge. Fortunately, we don’t have many open positions right now, but how do we keep the talent that we have? What can we do to prevent our employees from leaving and improve our retention? Answer: This is an excellent question! And one that […]
What Is the Business World Doing to Support the Sandwich Generation?
Question: With so much focus lately on Millennial’s, I’m curious what employers are doing to support another group of employees — the Sandwich Generation? Answer: For employees in the Sandwich Generation who are caring not only for their own children, but also for their aging parents, they often will trudge along to care for the […]
Project Management for HR Projects
Many HR professionals have experienced working on a project and struggling to finish the job. This could have been the result of resources that were only available part time, scope that changed after the job was started, or a timeline that was way too ambitious. As HR professionals, we are regularly presented with assignments that […]
How Can HR Impact the Bottom Line?
Question: What are some tactics I can use to show the Executive Suite how HR impacts and contributes to the bottom line? Answer: Getting the respect from the C-suite that HR is a value added partner won’t happen overnight; it takes time, patience, and lots of work. There are some key competencies that you need […]
