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Stop Trying to Run Payroll Yourself — Here’s What Can Go Wrong

Running payroll manually can lead to wage-and-hour complaints and lawsuits, governmental penalties, dissatisfied employees, and more.

by Grace Ferguson

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Performance and Culture

5 Tips On How to Deliver Bad News in the Workplace

It’s never easy to deliver bad news to your team. However, these 5 tips will make it easier.

by Kelsey Banerjee

Employee Development

Essentials of Measuring Team Morale

Team morale is critical to success. Here is how to track whether your engagement efforts are working.

by Kelsey Banerjee

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3 Theories of Employee Motivation

Motivation at work is critical to increasing productivity. Studies of employee motivation point to 3 theories that explain why people are motivated.

by Kelsey Banerjee

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6 Skills People Operations Professionals Need in 2022

What skills do you need to succeed in People Operations and HR in 2022? We asked the experts — here's what they said.

by Kelsey Banerjee

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4 Best Practices for Using Pronouns in the Workplace

Encouraging pronoun sharing at your organization can help you work towards creating an open and welcoming environment.

by Cinnamon Janzer

Top 8 Books for Small Businesses

Are you a small business owner that needs inspiration? Check out this list of top business reads.

by Kelsey Banerjee

Should Employee Well-being Be Part of Your Small Business’s Brand?

A healthy workforce is a happy, productive workforce. Here are reasons why promoting employee wellbeing is a best practice as an employer.

by Riia O'Donnell

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Why Benefits Benchmarking Is Important for Employers

With benefits benchmarking, you can compare your company’s total compensation costs against those of similar companies. Find out more about benchmarking here.

by Kelsey Banerjee

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Spotlight

Collaboration Apps and Tools for Remote Teams

Here are the top apps and tools to help your employees stay connected, organized, and productive while working from home.

by Cinnamon Janzer

HR Problems

How to Boost Productivity and Stay Motivated by Taking Breaks While WFH

It may sound counterintuitive, but many studies have shown a link between taking breaks and increased productivity.

by Sasha Kanji

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10 Workplace Lessons Learned from COVID-19

COVID-19 has changed everything about the workplace. Here’s how businesses can plan for the future with information they learn from this crisis.

by Riia O'Donnell

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Establishing Work-From-Home Parameters with Your Employees

Small businesses are receiving an influx of work-from-home requests due to COVID-19. As an SBO, accepting or denying requests should depend on a variety of factors.

by Dan Marzullo

Building an Employee Engagement Survey

Companies with engaged employees outperform their competitors. Discover sample questions and categories to help you build a customized employee engagement survey for your company.