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Launchways Partners with FinTex to Host Panel With Some of the Brightest HR Minds in the Chicago Startup Community
Last week Launchways collaborated with FinTex to host an educational panel which focused on the HR issues startups face as they scale. FinTex is a nonprofit organization which provides local Financial Technology ("fintech") startups with the education and resources...
Why Employee Retention Is Your Best Weapon in the War for Talent
There are many reasons why employee retention is one of the most important considerations for your organization. Among these reasons, which include employee satisfaction and team morale, the biggest reason—or at least the easiest to measure—is cost. And these costs...
How to Structure Executive Compensation to Reward Real Results
Let’s face it: it’s hard to replace great executives in the growing business and startup worlds. No one wants to struggle to constantly fill the same positions over and over again. It’s much better to find great talent and keep it for a long time. However, given the...
Do You Know if Your Benefits Broker is Doing a Good Job? 5 Questions to Ask
An effective employee benefits broker is an extremely useful ally in your HR efforts. Employees fuel business growth and success, so it’s important for growing businesses to take care of their employees' needs in order to attract, retain, and engage the best possible...
High-Impact Executive Compensation Strategies for Fast-Growing Businesses
This article was written by guest author Brandon Auster, Principal Consultant at BEA HR. Acquiring and retaining top executive talent can be one of the biggest challenges faced by early stage and growing businesses. Maintaining a high-impact suite of executive...
Improving Employee Healthcare: The Vital Role of the CEO
The healthcare industry in the U.S. is in the midst of major market disruption. As systems condense and integrate and nontraditional players enter the marketplace, guiding this transformation will require smart, bold action on a variety of fronts. Human Resource...
How to Build a High-Impact Benefits Package that Will Help Your Business Win the War for Top Talent
The unemployment rate has now fallen to 3.6%, according to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. While American workers welcome the news, it can be a challenge in this climate for hiring managers to stand out and continue attracting the best...
New Laws In Illinois Will Impact Your Business: Find Out How
Several new laws have been passed in the Illinois General Assembly recently that will impact both employers and employees across Illinois. The last step before enactment is for Governor Pritzker to sign off on these bills. The new laws bring several changes to the...
Should you hire a head of HR? How to Know It’s the Right Time
If your business is like most, in the early stages it was all-hands-on-deck with everyone doing whatever it took to keep the organization afloat. You likely pieced together a human resources process with several people taking on various duties. Managing HR may be...
Why Gen Y and Gen Z Employees Leave and What You Can Do About It
Generations Y and Z will become the largest living generations in 2019, having already have surpassed Generation X in the workplace, and by next year will represent half of all workers globally. With so many working for you, understanding what makes them tick – and...
The Complete Guide to Hiring the Right Benefits Broker
Are you looking to hire an employee benefits broker and don't know where to start? Or have you had the same broker for a while and are now wondering whether you could do better? Picking the right benefits broker is challenging, especially because the right partner can...
Are you a CFO in Charge of HR? What You Need to Know
As a CFO, your job isn't easy even at the best of times. You're responsible for managing the company's financial health, capital investments, and return on those investments. And as if that wasn't enough, many modern CFOs have now been given ownership over their...