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Beyond the Paycheck – Helping Employees See the Full Value of Their Benefits

Smaller organizations can apply the same idea without advanced tools. Timing communication around major...

November 28, 2025

What Today’s Workforce Really Wants and Why it Matters

The workplace has undergone a major transformation over the last decade, but the most dramatic shift has happened in what employees expect from their employers.

November 26, 2025

Building Stronger Collaboration Across Your Organization

Collaboration is one of the strongest drivers of meaningful progress in how we solve problems, make decisions, and move our work forward.

November 21, 2025

Creating a Menopause-Friendly Workplace: Why It Matters and How Employers Can Start the Conversation

For too long, menopause has been a silent workplace issue. With women aged 45–55 representing a large and growing portion of the workforce, the effects of menopause can influence everything from performance and retention to …

November 21, 2025

Is Microshifting Right for Your Organization?

As the search for innovative ways to support flexibility and productivity continues, a new workstyle known as microshifting is gaining attention. What is Microshifting? It is short, non-continuous blocks of work rather than a standard …

November 20, 2025

How HR and Leaders Can Set New Managers Up for Success

Promoting a high performer into their first management role seems like a straightforward win, right? You're rewarding excellence while filling a critical leadership gap.

November 20, 2025

Performance Improvement Plan Considerations

Earlier this month an ASE member asked about whether doing a performance improvement plan (PIP) made sense if an employee was not performing well and respective management did not think a PIP would work. Should …

November 19, 2025

Implications of AI in Compensation

Artificial Intelligence is expanding its role in human resources, moving beyond its initial applications in recruitment and hiring to encompass compensation analysis and job description creation.

November 16, 2025

Do Your Managers Conduct Quiet Firing?

Many managers try to steer clear of conflict, especially during stressful times like performance reviews.

November 15, 2025

Why Most Workplace Change Fails and How to Fix It

Change is constant, yet implementing it effectively remains a challenge for many organizations.

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November 13, 2025

The Thinking That Sets Great Leaders Apart

In every organization, there are people who approach challenges differently. They don’t just react to problems – they...

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November 12, 2025

When High Performance Starts to Work Against You – a Burnout Paradox

Some of the most dedicated people on your team can be the hardest to read. They rarely complain, rarely slow down, and...

November 7, 2025

Dealing with Religious Accommodations

Religious accommodations are increasingly becoming an issue for HR.

November 6, 2025

Should a Company Have a Severance Policy for Individual Separations?

ASE’s last Michigan Policies and Practices Survey reports that on average over half of Michigan employers (55%) responding do not provide severance pay.

November 6, 2025

Now What? Navigating ESTA End-of-Year Requirements

Michigan HR professionals have been navigating the complexities of the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) since its effective date, February 21, 2025. As the year draws to a close, a new set of administrative and …

November 5, 2025

Turn the AI Skills Gap into an Opportunity for Growth

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of the workplace. However, while 72% of U.S. hiring managers say their company uses AI – up from 66% last fall – 55% admit their company doesn't have the …

November 1, 2025

Are You Quietly Adding Responsibilities Without Support?

Quiet promotions – where employees take on more responsibility without a pay raise – are becoming increasingly common as companies manage tighter budgets.

October 31, 2025

What is an Interactive Process for ADA Purposes?

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the interactive process for accommodations requires an ongoing dialogue between employer and employee to identify appropriate accommodations.