HR and Staffing

Only 20% of people set goals, and few achieve them. Here are nine reasons why people fail to achieve their business goals—and how to turn things around.

Extensive research about effective working environments suggests that lighting, noise, color and even air quality can all affect employee productivity—and stimulate staff in different ways depending on whether they’re introverts or extroverts.

Blogger, book author and self-proclaimed “restless man” Tim Leman leads an award-winning, 100% employee-owned Best Practices insurance broker and risk management firm with offices in Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Plymouth and South Bend, Indiana.

New fiduciary responsibilities for 401(k) plan sponsors mean new risks. Here’s what to know about the new climate.

In an industry mostly dominated by white males, a program that helps cultivate, train and often retain professionals from diverse backgrounds has benefited everyone connected to the business at Advisor Based Sales in San Francisco. Here’s why.

Considering 70% of U.S. employees admit to being disengaged at work, most managers and leaders are constantly searching for the Holy Grail that will boost engagement. Is the solution getting your employees to like you?

Generational differences affect work and the workplace—and more balance among groups is better for your business. Here’s how to develop a healthier workforce.

Agents need both sales and technical training to be successful. You can’t have one without the other. But what’s the right mix?

A chief relationship officer is not a single position one must apply for, but a position for everyone. And in order to be a great CEO, CFO, COO or C-anything, you need to be a great CRO first.

Don’t ask octogenarian Douglas Soderberg to retire. Not only does his schedule include tennis and golf; he is still actively engaged in the insurance agency he and his wife Frances co-founded in 1968.