I flew back home to Ottawa last night from SHRM 2016 in Washington, D.C., My head is full of ideas that I want to start sharing at Halogen Software, as well as ideas that I want to use for my own personal growth. I’m thrilled I had the opportunity to do so. MORE

Just like day one of TalentSpace Live 2017 , day two of the conference was packed full of incredible insights from the innovators in HR: thought leader guests, the Halogen+Saba team and most importantly, our customers. Back to the breakout sessions. Well, what a conference! MORE

On behalf of our employee engagement and workplace happiness community, allow me to thank all the hardworking, enthusiastic and involved employees who’ve given their talent and their energy to create amazing projects, fulfill deadlines and drive business growth! MORE

In yesterday’s Advisor , we presented some options for partial or trial retirement and how employers can benefit; today, how such programs can ease the burden for employees as well. A partial retirement program can be good incentive for your workers to stick around longer than they would if they had to keep working full-time. Employees who are inspired to be loyal will, naturally, be retained, and the program may also help to drive engagement. MORE

TalentSpace Live, the Halogen customer conference, kicked off yesterday and we have a full recap of day one highlights for you! Her now infamous Netflix “Culture” slide deck has become a go-to for HR innovators and thinkers around the globe. In the end, we had to declare a winner. MORE

The event’s theme looks to explore the balance between effective people management and business success. We will be presenting in two tracks at HRSE16, offering practical insight into how organisations can get ahead of the game to boost retention and engagement in 2017. MORE

Harnessing the hidden potential of your existing workforce is a great way to drive business outcomes without changing personnel. Human Resources is actually my second career, and I was driven to it from a place of passion. You can’t assume that this is intuitive to everyone. MORE

In yesterday’s Advisor , we reviewed the first 17 of our list of 27 management actions that can increase your company’s risk of being sued; today, we present the final 10 manager/supervisor actions that you must be training against. Not being courteous and respectful to all employees. MORE

I have probably been at least 15 times and consider it to be one of the premier zoos I have ever been to. When I was given the chance to interview the Chief Human Resources Officer for the zoo I jumped at the chance. In 2005 Mulligan partnered with Halogen. MORE