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15 Big Ideas for '15: Predictions and New Directions

CHAD TISONIKHNI Wisconsin President,
and JANINE TRACY, HNI Director of People

There's something about turning the page on the calendar that fills your head and heart with new possibilities for the new year.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing

ACA Employer Reporting Requirements for 6055 & 6056: Finalized Forms Released

BARB RAND
HNI Compliance Advisor

The final versions of the forms and instructions for ACA employer reporting requirements now are available.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

Why Many Leaders Struggle with Sharing a Corporate Strategy

JIM DALY
HNI Minnesota President

It's the season for putting the finishing touches on strategic plans and annual budgets. In one of our recent blog posts, we made a case for sharing your corporate strategy with your employees and how to do it. Like many things, the theory is easy — but actually putting it into practice in your organization is tough stuff.

Topics: Construction Transportation Leadership / Strategy Manufacturing

6 Things to Consider If You Think Your Personal Brand Doesn't Matter

ANDREA TARRELL
HNI Marketing Director

Personal brand has been a hot buzz word in business as of late. But it's kind of a lofty, fluffy concept. When you hear the phrase, your mind might jump to one of many public figures in business who seems to live in front of a camera — such as Sir Richard Branson of Virgin or Oprah Winfrey of, well, Oprah's media empire.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing

6 Steps to Prep for 6055 & 6056 ACA Employer Reporting Requirements

BARB RAND
HNI Compliance Advisor

The IRC Section 6055 and 6056 reporting requirements, as mandated by the Affordable Care Act, are putting employers' data-management skills to the test.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

Ideas Worth Stealing in 2014 — and a Call for Blog Post Ideas

ERIN VAN HANDEL
HNI Marketing Coordinator

To jump-start the blog for the new year, we wanted to take a look back — reviewing the wicked problems at the top of your mind in 2014. (Hey, it’s still January and still a new year. Where did this month go, anyway?)

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing

Busting Corporate Strategy Out of the Boardroom

MIKE NATALIZIO
CEO of HNI

We like to work with organizations that are gamechangers — the kind that want to grow and that are willing to make changes and tough choices to achieve the future they envision.

Topics: Construction Transportation Leadership / Strategy Manufacturing

Deadline to Share OSHA Incidents with Employees on Feb. 1

KYLE MEINERT
HNI Risk Advisor

A compliance deadline is around the corner for most businesses. OSHA Form 300A or (aka 300 annual summary) is the form that communicates and summarizes the past year's OSHA incidents, and it needs to be decking the halls of your business very soon!

Topics: Construction Transportation Safety / Compliance Manufacturing

A Crash Course in forms 6055 and 6056 reporting on benefits

BARB RAND
HNI Compliance Advisor

Some employers are facing two new reporting requirements this year mandated by the Affordable Care Act.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

TRIA Poised for Passage Following OK from Congress

ART JOSETTI
HNI Account Executive

The federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) passed the U.S. Senate on Thursday, Jan. 8, and the legislation likely will be passed into law by President Obama in the coming days.

Topics: Construction Transportation Safety / Compliance Manufacturing