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Not only is Disney Plus’s The Mandalorian an example of cinematic genius, but it’s also a great place to learn some HR principles to help you at work if you’re in an HR or management role.

New-employee onboarding is often overlooked as just the first few hours on a job when a new hire fills out paperwork. That’s your first mistake. Are you guilty of others?

Skipio is a growing SaaS company that takes the famous Clifton Strengths Assessments to heart so they can learn, grow, and excel faster as individuals and as a company. Here’s their explanation of why they are a “strengths-based company”.

SMART goals have helped people achieve success for decades, but it’s time to upgrade them by adding “data-driven” into the mix. Here are 10 ideas for data-driven SMART goals for HR professionals in 2020.

Workplace stress is a lot more than an unfortunate symptom of a heavy workload. It has consequences that affect your bottom line. Fortunately, there’s a lot you can do about it. Here are 7 things you can do in your company to get rid of workplace stress and maximize workplace performance.

Planning an office Christmas party can be a daunting task. The food has to be great, the activities have to be engaging, and the atmosphere has to be fun. Miss one of these elements and the whole thing could flop. It’s a lot to handle, but with our thorough guide to throwing an office Christmas party, you’ll be equipped to make yours one to remember.

A side-effect of workplace stress is feeling powerless. This article will give you the tools to combat stress and get back to feeling 100% in and outside work. Here are 13 things you can do to shed workplace stress.

Everybody loves the adage, “Work hard, play hard.” Not only is this a fun way to live, but building this lifestyle into your company culture is a great way to attract top talent and keep your current employees happy and productive. In the workplace, “Work hard, play hard” goes by a different name — PTO.

HR may be the most underappreciated role in a business, but the role is huge. As a tiny startup, a full-time HR manager may not be necessary, but when will it be? The short answer is, later than you may think. Let’s talk about why you may not need an HR pro yet, and when you probably should consider hiring one.

Is there anything better than having two Thanksgiving meals? The employees at Tesani don’t think so! Here’s how we throw a “Friendsgiving” party.

The HR department holds some extremely sensitive information, and we know it. The security of your employees’ information is our priority, and we take it seriously. Check out how we’re helping you more finely control access to sensitive data within our already very secure platform.

Remember how in grade school you got to show your school pride during spirit week? Well, we brought this old tradition to the workplace! Having a workplace spirit week is a good company culture filler when you have a dead spot in the year with no events happening. At EddyHR, a Tesani company, we do spring, fall, and Christmas spirit weeks because employees love it that much.

New employee onboarding is a must-have process for running a great business, but it’s tough to perfect. Employers spend tons of time, money, and resources recruiting talent, but new hires are often “still shopping,” so just hiring them isn’t enough. You have to convince them to stay.

Employees love holidays and an easy one to get people involved in is Halloween. With decorating, themed lunches, and a costume contest, your people will anticipate Halloween each and every year like they do at Tesani.

You’ve asked for it and here’s our answer. Eddy is now launching paid time off functions. If you were looking for one more spreadsheet to throw away or one more login to forget, look at your PTO process. Eddy’s got you covered there.

We’ve also continued to build out our onboarding features, but more on that in a bit.

When you think of a safe workplace environment, your mind might jump to a construction sight or a job in Jurassic Park or something. That’s not exactly what we’re getting at here. In this context, a safe workplace environment is having the freedom to fail safely.

A slow or messy hiring process can be a real turnoff to top job candidates. Here’s how you can smooth out your hiring process to make the hiring experience an actual pleasure. Yup, it’s possible!

There are a million different theories of how to build a high-performance team. Here we’ll talk about some of the more popular ones. No matter which theory or combination of theories you go with, you’ll see an increase team productivity.

“Culture” is one of 2020’s biggest buzzwords, and there’s a reason for that. Today’s workforce cares about more than salary. We all want to work at a place that we actually enjoy. That’s where culture steps in. To win top talent and increase productivity, you have to add culture to your benefits package.

The word “trend” implies that what you’re talking about will come and go. The importance of workplace culture is not a trend. It’s a growing reality. HR professionals should embrace this reality and reap the rewards or their companies will suffer the consequences.

The sun is shining, summer is here, and Eddy’s team is working harder than ever to deliver powerful features to help you better manage your people. We’re so excited to announce new capability around onboarding new hires, electronic document signing, employee self-enrollment, and much more! We’ve dedicated ourselves to helping you make the transition to the modern, paperless world.