Stay Interviews

Use Stay Interviews to Retain Top Talent

As our economy accelerates full steam ahead, companies across Hawaii continue to grapple with filling vacancies from the pandemic. While recruitment is top of mind, retention shouldn’t take a back seat. Exit interviews can provide valuable insight on why employees are leaving, but employers can go a step further to improve retention by having a…

Growing Your Employees

4 Tips to Improve Employee Onboarding and Drive Productivity

Did you know that an effective employee onboarding program can improve time to productivity by 60%? Today, Hawaii’s most effective leaders are revisiting their new employee onboarding experience to more strategically align it with the workplace environment they want to build, the employee performance they desire to see, and the business outcomes they seek to…

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Employee Retention Problem or Communication Problem?

The race to attract and retain talent is on. Strategic employers know that developing and offering competitive benefits plans is crucial to staying ahead of the competition. According to an Employee Job Satisfaction and Engagement Survey conducted by The Society for Human Resource Management, benefits are the third most important factor in job satisfaction, behind…

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4 Lessons for Retaining Employees (Beyond Pay)

Retaining employees has never been more difficult. Last fall quit rates reached an all-time high with Hawaii seeing even higher percentages (4.7%) than the national rate (3%). While large companies continue to drive up wages, paying top dollar simply isn’t feasible for many local businesses that are still recovering from the pandemic. So, what can…

Managing HR in 2022

Managing HR in 2022? Start here.

Most of us are starting to look at our plans for the upcoming year. While we hope this New Year will bring more stability than years past, we know one thing for sure: The future of Hawaii’s workforce is changing. More than ever before, employees are looking for financial stability, work-life flexibility, and professional growth. Similarly,…

Benefits for a Multigenerational Workforce blog

Types of Benefits for a Multigenerational Workforce

Today’s workforce is becoming more dynamic, especially as younger professionals integrate with seasoned talent in new multigenerational workplaces. One survey conducted by CareerBuilder found that 38% of American workers had a younger boss, and 16% of those responding had a boss who was 10 or more years younger. While this presents new challenges for today’s bosses,…

What is Employer Branding?

What is Employer Branding? Why It Matters

Hawaii is a great place to have a business: it’s the place where your work and your family thrive. Even so, we know the competition to attract and retain employees is fierce. Organizations across the state face unprecedented talent shortages fueled by return-to-work fears, enhanced unemployment benefits, and pent-up turnover. What can employers do to stand…

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Engaging Hawaii’s Next Workforce: Gen Z

For years, the spotlight has been focused on Millennial members of the workforce, but that’s about to change; Generation Z is growing up fast. The oldest members of Gen Z were born in 1997, so they’ll be turning 22 in 2019—and entering the workforce en masse. Every successive generation’s entry into the labor market is…

6 ways to recognize employees

6 Ways to Recognize Employees and Drive Engagement

According to Forbes, recognition is the number one thing employees want in order to stay inspired and produce great work. The best part is – recognition is essentially free! It can come in the form of a formalized employee program or can be as simple as sending a thoughtful email (or better yet, a handwritten…

4 Performance Management Best Practices

4 Performance Management Best Practices

According to a survey conducted by Energage, two-way communication is the largest differentiator in the leading companies noted as Top Places to Work. More so, numerous studies have shown a clear correlation between open, honest communication with employers and employee job satisfaction. This is a primary driver for why improving communication between employees and management…