Employee resource groups (ERGs) have become a standard at larger corporations that value and promote diversity and inclusion. ERGs are voluntary, employee-led groups made up of a specific group of individuals that have shared interests, backgrounds, or demographics. Most commonly, … Read More
Author Archives: Kaela Blanks
What are KPIs for HR?
Have you established the 2019 goals yet for you your HR team? If so, did you incorporate any KPIs? It’s okay if you haven’t. KPIs are relatively new to HR and finding a way to make metrics out of HR … Read More
An HR metric to solve your HR problem: Cost-per-Hire
Scenario Your organization is looking to expand and open a new warehouse location. As the HR leader, you’ve been tasked with creating a workforce strategy with estimated costs. This is the first time you are opening a warehouse with this … Read More
Make employees your organization’s Valentine with engagement metrics
Fostering a culture to support and promote employee engagement has lasting effects on the organization’s success. Just like in a romantic relationship, employees need to feel supported and valued by their organization. Employee engagement speaks to the employees’ level of … Read More
Is Attrition an HR metric that helps or hurts your organization?
Attrition is an HR metric that looks at the overall rate at which your organization’s workforce decreases. It should be viewed differently from retention and turnover. Retention rates look at how many people are choosing to stay at your organization. … Read More
HR Data Integrity vs HR Data Security
Data breaches and cyber attacks are becoming more and more common as our world gets more digital. HR departments are not exempt from going digital and it is vital for HR to be prepared. The most sensitive data is held … Read More
An HR Metric to Solve your HR problem: Time to Fill
Scenario You are an HR leader and want to measure the productivity of your talent acquisition (TA) team for three reasons. One… you’re looking to create KPIs for your team’s goals as the organization overall is becoming more data focused. … Read More
How to NOT let your HR project fail like Fyre Festival
Have you heard of Fyre Festival? I’d be surprised if you haven’t. It has gone viral many times, which was the intent and marketing strategy at first. More recently… the festival’s takeover of social media hasn’t been so positive. For … Read More
Data, Metrics, and Analytics: What’s the difference?
Organizations are becoming more data focused and create strategic goals built with key performance indicators (KPIs). If HR expects to keep that proverbial seat at the conference table, it’s important to understand key data concepts, including the difference between data, … Read More
Getting back on track with E-Verify after the shutdown
On Friday, January 25th, the US federal government has temporarily reopened after a 35 day long shutdown. This is the longest shutdown in history, which left entire departments closed and federal employees were furloughed. E-Verify was included in this group … Read More