Sensors embedded in hats and helmets are giving Chinese employers insight into workers' emotional state. Many companies are using brainwave-reading technology to detect things such as fatigue or inattention to improve productivity. Gizmodo Australia (5/1)
Go Beyond Pulse Surveys to Drive Engagement Pulse surveys quickly capture employee feedback. But it's time to expect more. This infographic offers three steps you can take right now to start moving beyond conventional pulsing to connect people and drive real change. Get the Infographic.
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Recruiting & Retention
7 workplace benefits to keep employees happy One of the top reasons employees look for a new job is to find better compensation and benefits, research by the Society for Human Resource Management has found. Benefits such as wellness programs and flexible work environments can help attract and retain talent, writes Elissa Hillary. Grand Rapids Business Journal (Mich.) (4/30)
How can managers excel at giving feedback? Giving and receiving feedback plays a huge role in modern performance management and building strong employee-manager relationships. This toolkit is filled with practical solutions, strategies, and advice to help your team build open, honest working relationships. Download the Toolkit.
Few employees receive student-loan repayment benefits Only about 5% of US employers offer student-loan repayment benefits, but student debt "is a universal workforce challenge," said Heather Coughlin, financial wellness leader at Mercer. She was among several experts in a panel discussion on the topic hosted by CommonBond. PlanAdviser online (5/1)
The American Airlines Cadet Academy will train prospective pilots for 18 months at the carrier's partner flight schools, removing financial roadblocks to encourage more to become professional aviators. Once training is complete, students can interview for a position with the airline's regional carriers Envoy, Piedmont and PSA. Travel Weekly (4/24)
The HR Leader
How to keep up with the changing workforce As freelancers and remote employees make up a larger part of the workforce, HR leaders should change the way they communicate, engage, support and evaluate employees, writes Mark Lee. "Pivoting a business to engage individual service providers as opposed to individual employees could deliver what HR leaders want -- an opportunity to proactively bring to the table fundamental, strategic change programmes that create great value to a business," he writes. HRZone (UK) (4/25)
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
