[INFOGRAPHIC] Employee Engagement: What You Need to Know Now

Webinar: 5 Employee Engagement Myths & Solutions

How do the experiences your employees have leave them feeling about work and your organization? In this session, restaurant consultant and workforce expert, Jamie Griffin will help us identify and overcome five myths about measuring employee engagement. For each myth, Jamie will share specific insights to help you design a work experience that creates higher employee engagement and better results.

Paperless Payroll: 6 Things Employers Need to Know

Article Updated November 21, 2018 Now more than ever, businesses are looking for ways to go green, while also maintaining security. Doing away with paper pay stubs and checks in favor of an online portal is a great way to do just that. The benefits of paperless extend further as the majority of employees today prefer direct deposit and receiving their check stubs electronically. Why should I switch to direct deposit and paperless? 1. Give employees what they want Not only are online check stubs a good way to save paper and money, but they are also very popular with employees. 87% of employees are highly satisfied with their decision to use direct deposit, according to a recent NACHA survey. 73% say it helps them feel in control of their...

Invest in Human Capital: The Employee Experience

human capital [n.] Human capital defined is the combined abilities, knowledge, or other strengths of people that are used to create economic value for employers. Syn. employees, workforce, staff, team We’ve all seen the term “human capital” a lot over the past several years. Human capital management, or HCM, is the practice of guiding your employees through the employee lifecycle, from the time your recruiters are seeking them out in order to fill a job requisition to the time they separate from your company. Human capital management lies in three central focus areas: employee acquisition, employee management, and employee optimization. The ultimate goal for these three areas is to invest in your human capital to keep them both happy and...

Employee Motivation: What Business Leaders Need to Know

Why is employee motivation important? For starters, organizations nationwide are being asked to do more with less. “Feeling of overload and burnout are default emotions in today’s organizations,” said a Harvard Business Review report on employee engagement. These feeling aren’t going away: “Higher demand and fewer resources are the new normal.” Knowing this, business leaders need to recognize the value of their employees and the impact their motivation and engagement, or lack thereof, can have on the entire organization. How do you foster employee motivation? Motivation and engagement are essential to an organization’s long-term success; however, some struggle to develop or foster it due in large part to a lack of ownership. One ACCOR...