Practice management

Evolving technology, increasing business acquisitions, shifting carrier relationships and more should have firms’ C-level executives prepared to navigate uncertainty.

Ben Eubanks, principal analyst at human resource research and consulting company Lighthouse Research & Advisory, offers advice on avoiding purchasing pitfalls.

Advisers should encourage and assist employers to assess their DI management process to determine if it is meeting employee needs.

Driven by new CEO Rob LaHayne, the company is focused on health advocacy to bring lower costs to both employers and employees.

Deep Talent, PeopleQlik and Vibe HCM are among the companies offering applications that track employees and identify staff ready for promotion.

Ben Eubanks, principal analyst at human resource research and consulting company Lighthouse Research & Advisory, offers advice on avoiding purchasing pitfalls.

Getting a request for proposal right the first time keeps brokers from scrambling to put together last-minute results for clients.

Harassment can occur at any level in an organization – and not just by high value employees, and employers play a pivotal role creating a safe workplace.

Producers who change the way they frame the products will ‘see business skyrocket,’ says EBA’s 2017 Voluntary Adviser of the Year Eric Silverman.

When interest wanes to skepticism, 2017 Adviser of the Year tells employers he puts his compensation on the line to prove its value.

If they don’t already, clients will be expecting advisers to train them on how to better utilize tech services, says 2017 Technology Adviser of the Year Manish Kumar.

Creating an impactful plan starts with a strong culture of health, says 2017 Wellness Adviser of the Year Valeria Tivnan.

Retirement Adviser of the Year Bob Judd shares how escaping the traditional ‘sell, sell, sell’ environment transformed his business.

Harassment can occur at any level in an organization – and not just by high value employees, and employers play a pivotal role creating a safe workplace.

The best thing advisers can do is bring a proactive strategy to the sales process, says Voluntary Adviser of the Year Eric Silverman.

Producers have limited time to get an employer’s attention and being obnoxious will not work.

The deployment of these systems has created a still largely muffled but simmering, underlying debate over employee privacy rights.

Deployment of the staff monitoring tools is creating a debate over employee privacy rights.

Dimensions is designed to ease scheduling tasks and allow managers to better allocate their staffs.

Stacey Harris, vice president of research and analytics for Sierra-Cedar, says the more human resource data is shared the more effective a company becomes.