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2025 Benefit Trends – Part 1: Focus on the Family

2025 Benefit Trends – Part 1: Focus on the Family

Employee demand for family support continues to grow. Gen Z is entering its childbearing years and starting to experience the “sandwich generation” squeeze, amplifying the need for benefits that support better work-life integration. More than any generation before, Gen Z is likely to push employers to support them in building […]


Part 2 – Data Privacy in the Age of AI: What Communicators Can Do

Part 2 – Data Privacy in the Age of AI: What Communicators Can Do

The threats to data privacy in the AI era are legion. This presents a huge opportunity for communicators to demonstrate value by helping to educate employees about data security. The threats to data privacy in the AI era are legion (see Part 1 of this blog). But this creates a […]


Part 1 – Data Privacy in the Age of AI: What Communicators Should Know

Part 1 – Data Privacy in the Age of AI: What Communicators Should Know

With the rapid rise of advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, the threats to data privacy have grown exponentially. Communicators need to understand these risks and their role in protecting data. January 27–31 is Data Privacy Week, an international campaign to raise awareness about the need to respect privacy and safeguard […]


Role of Inspiration in business outcomes

Role of Inspiration in business outcomes

What’s Inspiration Got to Do with It? Whew! Is 2024 over yet? And what’s the word for 2025? Details may be unclear, but the new year promises to bring opportunities and challenges that could affect business strategy and tactics. And those changes can impact compensation (benefits, raises, bonuses, etc.). This […]


The End of the Year is Almost Here: Help Employees Maximize Their Benefits

The End of the Year is Almost Here: Help Employees Maximize Their Benefits

Lots of benefits reset at the start of the year, but many employees leave money on the table because they fail to take full advantage while they can. Here are a few reminder messages to encourage folks to optimize their benefits before the year ends. Time is Running Out to […]


DEI may be down but it’s not out: What this means for communicators

DEI may be down but it’s not out: What this means for communicators

The recent Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision and today’s overheated political climate, combined with the outsized power of one person’s social media platform, have landed some blows to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. Media attention has focused on companies, including John Deere, Harley Davidson, and Lowe’s, which have cut […]


Modern-Day Parenting Is Taking a Toll on Employees (and What Employers Can Do About It)

Modern-Day Parenting Is Taking a Toll on Employees (and What Employers Can Do About It)

The school routine is in full swing again and chances are parents in your organization are already feeling overwhelmed. The American Psychological Association recently released some shocking statistics: The stressors of modern-day parenting prompted the U.S. Surgeon General to issue a formal advisory and call for “a fundamental shift in […]


All Politics Is Local – Like in the Cubicle Next to You

All Politics Is Local – Like in the Cubicle Next to You

We are heading into the most contentious election we’ve seen in recent times – yes, more than 2016, worse than 2020. Identity politics have had years to take root, positions have increasingly polarized, and political discourse too often devolves into personal attacks and insults. And while politics used to be […]


Hiring an Agency? Advice from our Panel of Experts

Hiring an Agency? Advice from our Panel of Experts

Working with an agency is like any relationship: It takes time and work and good communication. When the relationship is successful, life is better. But what are the keys to success? Our panel of experts weighed in. Julia is a communications leader at a Fortune 100 health care company. Lenny […]


Beyond the Nest Egg: 10 Financial Well-being Benefits That Work

Beyond the Nest Egg: 10 Financial Well-being Benefits That Work

As America’s “inflation era” rolls on, nearly half of Americans (47%) say money is negatively affecting their mental health – causing anxiety, stress, loss of sleep, or depression – according to Bankrate’s latest Money and Mental Health Survey. That, coupled with a PwC study indicating employees worried about finances are […]

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