Greg Martens Joins Alliant Insurance Services’ Employee Benefits Group in Chicago

Employee benefits and HR consulting veteran Greg Martens has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Executive Vice President, Midwest Growth and Development, adding strength to its national Employee Benefits Group. Based in Chicago, Martens will lead teams that design and deploy strategic human capital solutions that enhance business outcomes and bolster employee well-being for a diverse… Continue reading Greg Martens Joins Alliant Insurance Services’ Employee Benefits Group in Chicago

Sedgwick Highlights Industry Trends for 2020

Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, today published “Conversation threads for 2020,” which lists major global industry trends that employers, risk management and human resource professionals, and carriers should watch for in the coming year. Ushering in a new decade means new conversations, new complexities, new and exciting… Continue reading Sedgwick Highlights Industry Trends for 2020

New Study Reveals Strategies to Manage People and Work in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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A new study released today has revealed key strategies for business leaders and human resource executives to manage people and work in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). The study, HR 4.0: Shaping People Strategies in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, was conducted in partnership with the World Economic Forum, Saudi Aramco, Unilever and Willis Towers Watson.… Continue reading New Study Reveals Strategies to Manage People and Work in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Despite Tight Labor Market, Companies Not Sufficiently Investing in Internal Communication

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The most surprising finding in the Gallagher-published report 2018 State of the Sector on Internal Communication is how much less U.S. and Canadian companies prioritize internal communication, compared to companies in Europe and other parts of the world. Just 43% of respondents to this new survey of North American internal communicators are tasked solely with… Continue reading Despite Tight Labor Market, Companies Not Sufficiently Investing in Internal Communication