News & Resources

How HR Has Changed During the Pandemic

By Linda Olejniczak, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE The pandemic has created drastic changes for organizations and HR departments. Certain aspects of work that were deemed trends or labeled the […]

April 14, 2021

Employees Lack Basic Cybersecurity Training

By Heather Nezich, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE With cyberattacks increasing dramatically after the pandemic, TalentLMS and Kenna Security teamed up to gauge employees’ awareness and knowledge of cybersecurity […]

April 10, 2021

Know Employment Credit Check Limitations Per State – Part 3

By Susan Chance, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE This is the last installment in the list of locations which have laws restricting the use of credit checks in employment […]

April 9, 2021

Become a Better Leader or Employee by Improving Your Personal Development Skills

By Heather Nezich, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE No matter your career level, personal development is always important. Personal development skills are qualities and abilities that help you grow […]

April 8, 2021

Michigan Employer Workplace Pandemic Safety Regulations Are Still in Effect

By Michael Burns, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE ASE is receiving calls asking whether worker pandemic safety rules are still in effect. Yes, they are. MIOSHA Emergency Rules put […]

April 7, 2021

Are You Stuck in a Rut with Meetings?

By Mary E. Corrado, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE How would your team describe meetings in your organization? Inspiring? Fun? Productive? But what would the honest answer often be? Boring? Repetitive? […]

April 3, 2021

Why HR Needs to be Judicial in Its Use of Artificial Intelligence

By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE The Biden administration is taking a hard look at the discriminatory aspects of artificial intelligence or AI. In the past few years, […]

April 2, 2021

Supporting Your Employees in the New Normal

By Jason Rowe, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE It’s official. We have survived one year of a global pandemic. While the world tries to navigate this new normal, both […]

April 1, 2021

Uncertainty Breeds Anxiety

By Linda Olejniczak, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE Think of one word to define the last year…uncertainty. We all know what uncertainty brings on…anxiety. Each week we do not know what […]

March 31, 2021

Employers Facilitating Employee Vaccinations and Making Plans for Return to Office

By Heather Nezich, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE U.S. employers are taking measures to make vaccines more accessible to their employees and encouraging them to get inoculated, according to […]

March 30, 2021

Retention Worries

By Sheila Hoover, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE Businesses closing, mass layoffs, and furloughs equal high unemployment rates – 7.5% in January 2021 in the state of Michigan. Managers […]

March 29, 2021

A Generation Left Behind?

By Mary E. Corrado, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE Gen Z, ironically also known as zoomers, feel like they are missing out on career growth due to remote work. Born […]

March 26, 2021

Center for Disease Control (CDC) Issues Employer Vaccination Program Guidance

By Michael Burns, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE Last week the CDC published guidance for employer vaccination programs. The CDC is encouraging employers to promote the value of getting […]

March 25, 2021

Is the Impact of the Pandemic on Women Widening the Gender Gap?

By Heather Nezich, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE Much research has shown that the pandemic has greatly affected women in the workplace. Many have left the workforce to home school […]

March 23, 2021

HR’s Role in Succession Planning

By Linda Olejniczak, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE Is your organization prepared for the worst-case talent scenarios? Do you have a plan to transfer knowledge of your leaders at […]

March 20, 2021

What Employers Need to Know About the American Rescue Plan

By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE Last week Congress passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 and it was signed into law on Friday. The […]

March 19, 2021

How Do You Find Four-Leaf Clover Employees?

Heather Nezich, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE “A great employee is like a four-leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have.” We all want to have four-leaf clover […]