At our last HNI University event, Innovative Benefits Strategies: 10 Creative Approaches to Fight Rising Costs, we discussed emerging benefits and health care management concepts with the the potential to change the game for many organizations.

JOHN SIMMS
Vice President, HNI

In a previous blog regarding driver recruiting and the Zero Moment of Truth, we defined ZMOT as the moment when a driver grabs their mobile phone, laptop or iPad and starts to research your company on the web.  Potential hires learn and make decisions today based on reviews about your company, your buzz on social media, text ads, image ads, news headlines, company websites, trucking chat rooms and now more than ever, videos about your company. 

When it comes to employment disputes, every employer thinks “not me.”  But no one is immune from this risk – not even celebrity divas.

Things are starting to look up for the U.S. economy.  January job reports show the unemployment rate has fallen to 8.3 percent, the lowest level since early 2009.  As employers ramp up hiring again, it’s worth a reminder of what you can and can’t ask in the interview process.

JEFF KARR
Risk Advisor
Corporal, US Marines, 2002-2006

Have you ever heard the term “JJ DID TIE BUCKLE?”  If you’ve ever been in the Marines, I’m sure you have.  For the uninitiated, It’s an acronym for the 13 leadership traits that are instilled in every Marine:

SHERI WEAVER
Quality and Administrative Supervisor

There are a plethora of theories and opinions surrounding the topic of social media in the workplace.  Maybe you are one of the business leaders that subscribe to this school of thought: “Social media hurts productivity in the workplace and only serves as a distraction." 

JOHN SIMMS
Vice President, HNI

Growing up we have been told over and over again that “Honesty is the Best Policy” and that the “The Truth is a Beautiful Thing”.  Yet when it comes to trucking, are these “Golden Rules” always applied in your organization?  I challenge you to take a walk around your office and listen to what your leaders are telling your most valuable assets. 

Here’s a jaw-dropping employment dispute: a diabetic Walgreens employee on the verge of a seizure was recently fired for eating a bag of chips to ward off a hypoglycemic seizure.  The on-duty employee paid for the $1.39 bag shortly thereafter, but was fired from her job under the zero-tolerance policy for shoplifting.

In our last blog post, we discussed social wellness models and their potential to motivate people to achieve personal health and fitness goals.  But rather than just “talk the talk,” we thought it would be interesting to tell you about a few of our employees who have decided to put one platform to the test.  At stake?  $10,000.