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Human Resources Management

A critical part of running a business is hiring and managing your employees. Our Human Resource Management hub has everything you need to know about recruiting the best workers, creating and enforcing workplace policies, and maintaining a company culture that keeps your team engaged and motivated.

Latest: Advice, Tips and Resources in HR Topics

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8 Tips for Building a Successful Remote Company
By Jennifer Dublino | October 25, 2024

Remote companies provide significant benefits to employers and employees. Learn tips for building a successful remote company that runs like clockwork.

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Managing Tips for a Multigenerational Workforce: From Baby Boomers to Gen Z
By Kiely Kuligowski | October 25, 2024

With 4 active generations in the workforce, managers should understand varying communication styles. Learn tips for managing a multigenerational workforce.

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11 Ways to Successfully Onboard Your New Hires
By Dennis O’Keefe | October 25, 2024

Onboarding will help employees learn the necessary job skills and behaviors to become productive team members as quickly as possible.

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Why Hiring People With Disabilities Is Good for Business
By Jennifer Dublino | October 24, 2024

Hiring people with disabilities is good for business and the economy. Learn the upsides of hiring people with disabilities and fostering inclusivity.

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What Is a Reasonable PTO Policy?
By Kiely Kuligowski | October 24, 2024

A business's paid time off (PTO) policy outlines employee time off regulations. Learn the three types of PTO policies and PTO policy best practices.

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Times Are Changing: The Future of Performance Management Trends
By Skye Schooley | October 22, 2024

Learn about the direction performance management is heading and how the most effective trends can help manage your team.

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Time-Zone Mania: How to Deal With Geodiversity
By Skye Schooley | October 22, 2024

Employing a global workforce can give your company advantages, but your business will also have to deal with the downsides of working across time zones.

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The Management Theory of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth
By Miranda Fraraccio | October 21, 2024

Frank and Lillian Gilbreth stressed regulation and consistency at the job. Learn how to use their theory to make your company more efficient.

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Why Brand Ambassadors Could Be Your Best Marketing Strategy
By Jennifer Dublino | October 21, 2024

Having employees act as brand ambassadors is a low-cost way to increase your company's marketing reach and engagement significantly. Here's how to do it.

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Don’t Let Politics Divide Your Workforce
By undefined | October 16, 2024

9 to 5 is for green, not red and blue.

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8 Ways to Resolve Conflict Between Your Sales and Marketing Teams
By Julie Thompson | October 15, 2024

Sales and marketing teams don't always see eye to eye due to conflicting goals. Learn how to resolve sales and marketing conflicts and foster collaboration.

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7 High-Quality and Low-Cost LMS Applications for Employee Skill Development
By Jamie Johnson | October 11, 2024

The right learning management system (LMS) can strengthen employees and your company. Here are some LMS applications to consider.

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Hiring for Attitude Over Experience: What the Numbers Show
By Skye Schooley | October 04, 2024

Studies show that skilled and experienced employees with rotten attitudes fail quickly. Here's why you need to hire for attitude.

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How to Create a Happy and Productive Work Culture
By Jennifer Dublino | October 04, 2024

Companies with positive work cultures see many benefits, including increased productivity and morale. Learn how to create a happy and strong work culture.

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Why Offering Paid Leave Is Good for Your Business
By Skye Schooley | October 04, 2024

Learn several reasons why your business is better off offering employees paid time off.

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Would You Hire Someone Who Didn’t Go to College?
By Jennifer Post | October 04, 2024

Is having a higher education essential to being a good employee? Not necessarily. Here is what hiring managers should consider.

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The Benefits of Mind Mapping for Busy Professionals
By Sean Peek | October 04, 2024

A mind map can help entrepreneurs learn a large, unfamiliar body of concepts. Here is how you can use this technique.

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Why You Should Promote From Within Your Company
By Laura Spawn | October 03, 2024

Learn more about why it's beneficial for employers to promote from within the company

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Up in Smoke: Should Businesses Still Drug Test for Marijuana?
By Skye Schooley | September 26, 2024

Amid increased legalization, the debate on whether to still drug test employees for weed use is complicated. See the pros and cons here.

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Don’t Go It Alone: The Case for Hiring a Marketing Expert
By Jennifer Dublino | September 26, 2024

While entrepreneurs can do it all, they should leave digital marketing to the experts. Learn how a digital marketing expert can improve your bottom line.

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Background Checks: Can You DIY?
By Skye Schooley | September 24, 2024

Employers may run background checks on candidates. If you're wondering what a background check can reveal about you, run a personal background check.

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From Conflict to Cooperation: Building Stronger Cross Cultural Teams
By Julie Thompson | September 24, 2024

While cross-cultural teams offer challenges, such workplace diversity can offer opportunities for innovation, creativity and other assets.

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What Are Legal Support Services?
By Nicole Fallon | September 23, 2024

Legal support services aid small businesses with keeping their assets protected. Here is how to find qualified law support services for your company.

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Gap Insurance for Healthcare? Look for More of It in 2025
By Kimberlee Leonard | September 17, 2024

Gap insurance is supplemental health coverage paired with a high-deductible major medical plan. The goal is to help employees cover out-of-pocket expenses.

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Does Your Business Need a Code of Ethics or Conduct?
By Jennifer Dublino | September 17, 2024

Formal codes of ethics and conduct can ensure consistency in an organization. Learn if your business needs a code of ethics and code of conduct — or both.

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How to Dissolve a Partnership Agreement
By Sean Peek | September 17, 2024

The end of a partnership is usually difficult for a number of reasons. Here's how to end a partnership on good terms.

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Stranger Things: A Strong Company Culture Bakes In Employee Trust, Dude
By Ali Saleh | September 16, 2024

Even though Argyle is spacey, his strong sense of camaraderie with another Surfer Boy Pizza worker saves the world.

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Why In-House and Freelance Web Developers Are Both Ideal for Small Businesses
By Mark Fairlie | September 12, 2024

See the pros and cons of hiring freelance web developers versus having them on staff and find out how to decide which is best for your business.

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Salary.com CEO Kent Plunkett’s Fair Pay Playbook [Full Q&A]
By Dawn Allcot | September 09, 2024

An interview with the author of Get Pay Right: How to Achieve Pay Equity That Works