A growing number of small towns and cities across the United States are attempting to convince knowledge workers to relocate to their small towns, by rewarding them with cash, tax incentives, and assistance with buying or renting homes.  In some cases, the total value of these incentives approaches $20,000, although the value of each incentive...

With the ongoing difficulties that many organizations are facing in candidate attraction and hiring in the wake of the “Great Resignation”, some recruitment leaders are exploring some innovative recruiting methods and “out of the box” strategies to give them an edge in the competition for the best talent.  One interesting, and I think unique, example...

For decades organizations have been concerned and focused on getting behind the primary reasons why workers voluntarily leave their jobs. And the impacts and effects of the Great Resignation, which has seen elevated levels of worker quits for over a year now, have made understanding quits data even more important.  For years most of the...

Many organizations, including our own here at H3 HR, institute a “Summer Fridays” program in the summer months. The specifics of an individual organization’s approach to Summer Fridays can differ, but generally speaking the program involves working shorter weeks, Monday through Thursday during the summer months with Fridays as “off” days or, designating Fridays as...

During the first summer of the pandemic, in 2020, almost two thirds of US workers canceled or postponed their vacations. The next year, 2021, was not much better, with Americans averaging about one week’s worth of unclaimed PTO, according to the U.S. Travel Association.   Now, American workers are feeling eager to resume or re-start their...

Not many days go by without news from electric vehicle maker Tesla making waves online. And since one of the most important current issues facing organizations and HR leaders is navigating the new ways of working – fully remote, hybrid, or in some cases, fully back to in-person work at company locations, it is not...