Benefits Think Transform hybrid meetings into immersive experiences with these 3 tips
A sense of purpose, friendly competition and updated technology help make meetings more effective.
Employee communications
Benefits Think How HR leaders can engage Gen Z employees during open enrollment
The head of benefits at The Hartford shares advice on how to educate younger workers about their offerings.
Mike Fish
The Hartford
Manager-led games: A benefit that catapults engagement
Getting people involved in communication-based apps and brainstorming activities promotes fun, creativity and connection.
Benefits Think What not to do at open enrollment
The key to success is to trade in-person meetings for a virtual approach, texts over emails, avoid starting on a Monday, shorten the window and skip 1/1 effective dates.
Eric Silverman
Voluntary Benefits
Benefits Think How smart companies are revolutionizing benefits enrollment
With November 1 fast approaching, here is a guide to making sure benefit offerings and communication are set up for maximum engagement.
Why personalized benefits are crucial to recruitment and retention
Economic uncertainty has hindered pay increases, making valued offerings essential for getting and keeping valuable talent.
Benefits Think How to develop the courage to confront discomfort
Confrontation isn't about conflict. It's about courage. It's the decision to stop avoiding the uncomfortable and to move toward honesty, clarity and respect.
Danielle Gibson
The Confrontationalist Podcast
Benefits Think 5 steps to seeding employee-first communication
When employees feel valued, heard and understood, they're more engaged, productive and less likely to seek other job opportunities.
Biljana Rakic
CAKE.com
Benefits Think Why million-dollar benefits go to waste
With affordability and confusion serving as key barriers, benefits leaders can adopt design-led strategies that prioritize the user experience.
Employees are trusting AI with sensitive workplace information
To protect company data and eliminate security risks, leaders will have to be hands-on with AI education strategies.
When employees at Garner Health share their opinions, leaders listen
Direct communication strategies give leaders insight, while fostering professional growth.
Benefits Think Poor communication skills are costing businesses $1.2 trillion a year
For businesses seeking to maximize the return on their human capital investments, a critical, overlooked opportunity is hiding in plain sight.
Adrienne Shoch
5 to 1 Consulting, LLC
4 locations for a memorable nature-based corporate retreat
Do you want to make your next corporate retreat unforgettable for your employees? Consider these locations for an impactful corporate gathering.
New tool proves family-friendly benefits drive ROI
The Best Place for Working Parents released a new survey tool to help employers mine data around their caregiving challenges and benefit needs.
SHRM’s CHRO shares strategies for reviving civility in the workplace
Amid heightened political and social divides, cultivating a civil and respectful workplace is still possible — and necessary to business success.
Dealing with death: Expertise helped these benefit pros advocate for a loved one
Leveraging their healthcare knowledge and industry connections eased the family burden associated with navigating through end-of-life care.
Giving up on remote work? How to prepare employees for RTO
Strategies that prioritize well-being, enhance flexibility and cultivate a collaborative workplace culture can help ease the painful transition back to the office.
Benefits Think From overlooked to engaged: The key to a future-ready workforce
Communication needs to reach all types of workers. Technology can help.
Sabra Sciolaro
Firstup
The benefits of reducing waste in the workplace
While unnecessary waste in business may not seem like a big deal, advancing reduction strategies can result in significant benefits for the organization.
5 workplace events that show employees appreciation
Boost morale and engagement at your company with team outings, wellness days and awards ceremonies.
