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HR Strategy

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Human Resources and Employee Well-being: Are We Doing Enough?

February 16, 2021 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

One topic that has garnered a lot of awareness in Human Resources is employee well-being. For several years, Deloitte’s annual Global Human Capital Trends survey has acknowledged a growing concern surrounding employee well-being and how well-being affects employers.

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Filed Under: Benefits, Communication, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR Strategy Tagged With: COVID-19, Employee Well-being, Employee Wellbeing, HR, HR Benefits, Human Resources, Human Resources Benefits, Well-Being

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HR Trends for 2021

December 8, 2020 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

What an unpredictable year it has been for everyone! Despite all the uncertainty in the world, you have been a positive constant for Astron.

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Filed Under: Compensation, Employee Relations, HR Strategy, HR Technology, New Year Projections, Performance Management, Talent Tagged With: 2021 Compensation and Benefits, 2021 Work Culture, COVID-19, HR 2021, HR 2021 Projections, HR Legislation, HR Technology, Human Resources, Human Resources Technology

How does AI and automation in HR impact the future workforce? Find out here.

HR AI and Automation: Impact, Adoption and Future Workforce

November 18, 2020 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Artificial intelligence has been around for a while now, but today it is transforming our lives more than ever. It is making its way to various facets of our personal and professional lives.

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Filed Under: HR Strategy, HR Technology

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2021 Compensation Budgeting Forecast Part 3: Trends in Nonprofit Executive Compensation

September 29, 2020 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

As we plan for 2021, we need to consider COVID-19’s impact on 2020 compensation decisions for nonprofit executives. For the most part, nonprofit executive compensation came to a halt.

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Filed Under: Budget Planning, Compensation, HR Strategy, Uncategorized Tagged With: Compensation, Compensation budget planning, Compensation Budgeting 2021, Executive Compensation, Executive Pay, Non Profit Compensation, Non-Profit Compensation, Non-Profit Executive Compensation, Nonprofit Compensation

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People Analytics in Times of Change

August 4, 2020 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

In the era of big data, people analytics has become a growing factor in organizational decisions made by human resources and executive leadership.

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR Strategy, HR Technology, Talent, Workplace Environment Tagged With: Big Data, COVID-9, HR Analytic, Organizational Change, People Analytics, Remote Work, Talent Analytics

Professional Feedback in 2020

June 9, 2020 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

A 2016 Forbes article noted that only 29% of 30,000 employees were “always” aware of their performance at work. This is a concerning statistic for many organizations.

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Filed Under: Communication, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR Strategy Tagged With: Constructive Feedback in 2020, COVID-19, Professional Feedback, Workplace Communication, Workplace Culture

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The Employer Brand: Essential in Today’s Talent Market

February 18, 2020 by Cassandra Carver 1 Comment

A Fall 2019 Gartner article highlights that more than half of HR leaders say they are having more trouble attracting candidates with the exact skill sets required by hiring managers than they did five years ago.

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Filed Under: Communication, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR Strategy, Workplace Environment Tagged With: Employer Brand, HR Marketing

Looking Ahead: HR Trends for 2020

December 10, 2019 by Cassandra Carver 3 Comments

2019 has flown by! Astron wants to thank all of our Astronology® readers for a wonderful 20th anniversary year. As per Astronology® tradition, our last article of the year will be our thoughts on possible HR trends and hot topics for the coming new year.

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Filed Under: Communication, HR Strategy, HR Technology, Workplace Environment Tagged With: HR Legislation, HR Technology in 2020, HR Trends, Work Culture & Work Performance

Explore the ins and outs of nonprofit HR with our complete overview.

Nonprofit HR | Complete Overview for Small Organizations

October 15, 2019 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

For nonprofit organizations, human resources should be an essential area of internal operations. Think of it this way — you’re given donations to steward towards a good cause, and your staff and volunteers are the ones who use that support to actually drive your mission forward.

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Filed Under: General, HR Strategy

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Astronology®: 2020 Compensation Budgeting Forecast Part 2: Incentives, Bonuses, and Variable Compensation

September 17, 2019 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

The design and implementation of variable compensation programs continue to grow throughout 2019 and it appears that this trend will continue into 2020.

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Filed Under: Compensation, General, HR Strategy, Incentive Pay Plans, Uncategorized Tagged With: Annual compensation review, Aon, Compensation, Deloitte, Hewitt Associates, Salary.com, VisonLink, WorldatWork

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