Skip to main content

Culture - page 7

A Field Guide for Hiring and Retaining Millennials, Gen Z, and More

A Field Guide for Hiring and Retaining Millennials, Gen Z, and More

For the first time ever, employers have to navigate the needs of five generations of people working together. There’s: the Silent Generation, currently in their 70s and 80s, born amid the Great Depression; the skeptical and debt-conscious Generation Z, currently younger than age 24, born at the end of the Dot Com Boom; the success-obsessed Baby Boomers and nearly polar opposite, social media- and cause-driven Millennials; and the highly-independent and ever-mediating middle child, Generation X.

December 16, 2019 ・6 mins read

What Is the Value of Employee Commitment?

Employee commitment makes all the difference in building a successful team. Discover the signs of a committed employee on the Zenefits blog.

April 10, 2019 ・6 mins read

How to Manage Conflict and Take Workplace Disciplinary Action

March 4, 2019 ・3 mins read

Driving Business Success: Never Underestimate the Importance of Culture

If companies with strong business models and clear growth opportunities fail while others soar, what’s missing? When explaining the difference between companies that fail and those that succeed, expert thought often misses one vital component to business success that I see regularly—the organization’s culture. The importance of culture is too often overlooked in a world that increasingly relies on spreadsheets, big data and advanced market intelligence when predicting the next big thing.

January 24, 2019 ・5 mins read

7 Podcasts to Recommend to Your Team

Fostering an intellectually stimulating environment benefits your staff. Here are 7 podcasts to support their professional development.

October 25, 2018 ・5 mins read

5 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Make Every Day a Great Day

Mornings are often full of hope as many entrepreneurs start their work day feeling motivated. However, it’s easy to find ourselves mired in other issues and leaving work at the end of the day feeling deflated and exhausted. While leading a small business can be very rewarding, entrepreneurs should consider ways to be more productive and remain mindful of how they schedule their days to avoid burnout and keep their small business dreams from turning into nightmares. Here are five tips for making every workday effective and productive.

March 28, 2018 ・5 mins read

How-to: Throw Inclusive Holiday Celebrations

December 14, 2017 ・6 mins read

Are You Marketing to Your Employees? 5 Ways to Brand Your Organization to Your Most Important Audience

Branding doesn’t just encompass your sales and marketing efforts.To be successful, branding needs to involve all your employees, no matter what their role in your organization. Making sure your employees understand and, more importantly, believe in your brand can help business overall. Check out these strategies for using branding to ensure your team is buying what you’re selling.

September 5, 2017 ・4 mins read

Building a Strong Company Through Effective Internal Communications

I am a big believer that a key to growing a large organization is providing effective communications and as much transparency as possible. Whether you are a startup with a small staff or an established company with thousands of employees across multiple cities, regular internal communication is critical to building a great company.

May 11, 2017 ・5 mins read

4 Ways You Can Get Employees Ready and Eager to Tackle 2017

Have you looked around your workforce recently and seen the winter blues set in? This could be because the excitement of the holiday season, the parties and celebrations, are now just a distant memory while the work goes on. If you look around your office and see lots of blank faces staring into their computers, consider these ideas to reenergize your workforce.

February 7, 2017 ・4 mins read

Four Ways Businesses Can Create an Environment That Encourages Employees to Vote

It's election season and this is a great time for employers to create an environment that encourages employees to vote. Here are some tips for employers wanting to support their employees as they exercise their right to vote.

November 5, 2019 ・3 mins read

The Secret recipe for Workplace Culture

Workplace culture, for many, is elusive. It’s an abstract concept, something that can’t be conjured or manufactured but only grows organically when the weather is just right, the breeze blows just so, and the planets align.

August 1, 2019 ・9 mins read

Top Seven Things to Consider When Building a Mentor Program

Mentoring has changed in recent years as a new generation of employees has entered the workforce. Mentorship is no longer just a nice thing to offer employees but an increasingly important way to attract and retain top talent. Employees want development opportunities and companies that take this to heart are that much more poised to compete in a tight hiring market.

July 25, 2019 ・6 mins read

How to Get Engaged This Valentine’s Day (With Your Workforce, That Is)

How to Get Engaged This Valentine’s Day (With Your Workforce, That Is)

Thanks to one upcoming holiday, this time of year is often dominated by talk of love. While this talk usually centers on romantic relationships, there is a professional relationship that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves—that between an employer and their employees. In the business world, having employees who love your company and love what they do can mean all the difference for a healthy, long-term relationship that results in business success. These tips for employee engagement may help bring that spark back to the workplace.

February 12, 2019 ・7 mins read

Five Simple, Cost-Effective Strategies to Help Boost Employee Engagement

As a business owner, you understand the importance of hiring skilled, experienced and talented employees to help grow your business and reach your goals. You also understand how competitive compensation, including employee benefit plans, can help attract and retain top talent. Focusing on employee engagement, however, is also key because it is a great way to optimize team performance and keep employees happy for the long-haul.

December 27, 2018 ・4 mins read

51 Practical Gifts for Coworkers That Won’t Dent Your Paycheck

It's hard to know what to gift your coworkers-- what are their interests outside of work? We've got your back: here are 51 fail-proof gifts for coworkers

September 26, 2018 ・10 mins read

Company Culture is Linked to Employee Productivity

Company culture is linked to employee productivity and as a leader, it's crucial to understand the relationship. Check out these 5 insights and learn how to positively impact your company's productivity.

February 28, 2018 ・6 mins read

Collaborative Culture or Competitive: Which Is Best for Business?

Find out why a collaborative culture might give your business and its employees better odds for success than a traditional competitive culture.

October 16, 2017 ・8 mins read

The SMB's Guide to Creating a Great Culture Through Internal Brand-Building

Remember that a company is nothing more than a collection of people. They’re the ones making your product, creating all that valuable intellectual property and providing your customers with exceptional experiences. How your employees feel about your company influences their commitment and work product. And how they feel is largely determined by the internal brand you cultivate. So, how do you invest your resources building your internal brand?

June 13, 2017 ・5 mins read

4 Budget-Friendly Ways to Motivate Employees

As a small or midsize business (SMB) owner, it is up to you to find ways to motivate your employees without driving your company into bankruptcy. While this can pose certain challenges, the good news is that there are plenty of things that today’s employees often appreciate as much as – if not more than - money. Here are a few things employees covet that money can’t buy.

April 27, 2017 ・7 mins read

5 Workplace Trends That Will Shape Company Culture in 2017

One of the biggest challenges businesses face today is employee engagement and retention. Workers are bouncing between jobs at a rate twice as high as they were a decade ago and company culture is often the reason given for leaving, or taking, a job. Here is a list of top five trends that will shape company culture in 2017.

January 5, 2017 ・4 mins read

A Field Guide for Hiring and Retaining Millennials, Gen Z, and More

A Field Guide for Hiring and Retaining Millennials, Gen Z, and More

For the first time ever, employers have to navigate the needs of five generations of people working together. There’s: the Silent Generation, currently in their 70s and 80s, born amid the Great Depression; the skeptical and debt-conscious Generation Z, currently younger than age 24, born at the end of the Dot Com Boom; the success-obsessed Baby Boomers and nearly polar opposite, social media- and cause-driven Millennials; and the highly-independent and ever-mediating middle child, Generation X.

December 16, 2019 ・6 mins read

Four Ways Businesses Can Create an Environment That Encourages Employees to Vote

It's election season and this is a great time for employers to create an environment that encourages employees to vote. Here are some tips for employers wanting to support their employees as they exercise their right to vote.

November 5, 2019 ・3 mins read

The Secret recipe for Workplace Culture

Workplace culture, for many, is elusive. It’s an abstract concept, something that can’t be conjured or manufactured but only grows organically when the weather is just right, the breeze blows just so, and the planets align.

August 1, 2019 ・9 mins read

Top Seven Things to Consider When Building a Mentor Program

Mentoring has changed in recent years as a new generation of employees has entered the workforce. Mentorship is no longer just a nice thing to offer employees but an increasingly important way to attract and retain top talent. Employees want development opportunities and companies that take this to heart are that much more poised to compete in a tight hiring market.

July 25, 2019 ・6 mins read

What Is the Value of Employee Commitment?

Employee commitment makes all the difference in building a successful team. Discover the signs of a committed employee on the Zenefits blog.

April 10, 2019 ・6 mins read

How to Manage Conflict and Take Workplace Disciplinary Action

March 4, 2019 ・3 mins read

How to Get Engaged This Valentine’s Day (With Your Workforce, That Is)

How to Get Engaged This Valentine’s Day (With Your Workforce, That Is)

Thanks to one upcoming holiday, this time of year is often dominated by talk of love. While this talk usually centers on romantic relationships, there is a professional relationship that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves—that between an employer and their employees. In the business world, having employees who love your company and love what they do can mean all the difference for a healthy, long-term relationship that results in business success. These tips for employee engagement may help bring that spark back to the workplace.

February 12, 2019 ・7 mins read

Driving Business Success: Never Underestimate the Importance of Culture

If companies with strong business models and clear growth opportunities fail while others soar, what’s missing? When explaining the difference between companies that fail and those that succeed, expert thought often misses one vital component to business success that I see regularly—the organization’s culture. The importance of culture is too often overlooked in a world that increasingly relies on spreadsheets, big data and advanced market intelligence when predicting the next big thing.

January 24, 2019 ・5 mins read

Five Simple, Cost-Effective Strategies to Help Boost Employee Engagement

As a business owner, you understand the importance of hiring skilled, experienced and talented employees to help grow your business and reach your goals. You also understand how competitive compensation, including employee benefit plans, can help attract and retain top talent. Focusing on employee engagement, however, is also key because it is a great way to optimize team performance and keep employees happy for the long-haul.

December 27, 2018 ・4 mins read

7 Podcasts to Recommend to Your Team

Fostering an intellectually stimulating environment benefits your staff. Here are 7 podcasts to support their professional development.

October 25, 2018 ・5 mins read

51 Practical Gifts for Coworkers That Won’t Dent Your Paycheck

It's hard to know what to gift your coworkers-- what are their interests outside of work? We've got your back: here are 51 fail-proof gifts for coworkers

September 26, 2018 ・10 mins read

5 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Make Every Day a Great Day

Mornings are often full of hope as many entrepreneurs start their work day feeling motivated. However, it’s easy to find ourselves mired in other issues and leaving work at the end of the day feeling deflated and exhausted. While leading a small business can be very rewarding, entrepreneurs should consider ways to be more productive and remain mindful of how they schedule their days to avoid burnout and keep their small business dreams from turning into nightmares. Here are five tips for making every workday effective and productive.

March 28, 2018 ・5 mins read

Company Culture is Linked to Employee Productivity

Company culture is linked to employee productivity and as a leader, it's crucial to understand the relationship. Check out these 5 insights and learn how to positively impact your company's productivity.

February 28, 2018 ・6 mins read

How-to: Throw Inclusive Holiday Celebrations

December 14, 2017 ・6 mins read

Collaborative Culture or Competitive: Which Is Best for Business?

Find out why a collaborative culture might give your business and its employees better odds for success than a traditional competitive culture.

October 16, 2017 ・8 mins read

Are You Marketing to Your Employees? 5 Ways to Brand Your Organization to Your Most Important Audience

Branding doesn’t just encompass your sales and marketing efforts.To be successful, branding needs to involve all your employees, no matter what their role in your organization. Making sure your employees understand and, more importantly, believe in your brand can help business overall. Check out these strategies for using branding to ensure your team is buying what you’re selling.

September 5, 2017 ・4 mins read

The SMB's Guide to Creating a Great Culture Through Internal Brand-Building

Remember that a company is nothing more than a collection of people. They’re the ones making your product, creating all that valuable intellectual property and providing your customers with exceptional experiences. How your employees feel about your company influences their commitment and work product. And how they feel is largely determined by the internal brand you cultivate. So, how do you invest your resources building your internal brand?

June 13, 2017 ・5 mins read

Building a Strong Company Through Effective Internal Communications

I am a big believer that a key to growing a large organization is providing effective communications and as much transparency as possible. Whether you are a startup with a small staff or an established company with thousands of employees across multiple cities, regular internal communication is critical to building a great company.

May 11, 2017 ・5 mins read

4 Budget-Friendly Ways to Motivate Employees

As a small or midsize business (SMB) owner, it is up to you to find ways to motivate your employees without driving your company into bankruptcy. While this can pose certain challenges, the good news is that there are plenty of things that today’s employees often appreciate as much as – if not more than - money. Here are a few things employees covet that money can’t buy.

April 27, 2017 ・7 mins read

4 Ways You Can Get Employees Ready and Eager to Tackle 2017

Have you looked around your workforce recently and seen the winter blues set in? This could be because the excitement of the holiday season, the parties and celebrations, are now just a distant memory while the work goes on. If you look around your office and see lots of blank faces staring into their computers, consider these ideas to reenergize your workforce.

February 7, 2017 ・4 mins read

5 Workplace Trends That Will Shape Company Culture in 2017

One of the biggest challenges businesses face today is employee engagement and retention. Workers are bouncing between jobs at a rate twice as high as they were a decade ago and company culture is often the reason given for leaving, or taking, a job. Here is a list of top five trends that will shape company culture in 2017.

January 5, 2017 ・4 mins read

6 7 8of8

ESAC Accreditation

We comply with all ESAC standards and maintain ESAC accreditation since 1995.

View accreditation

Certified PEO

A TriNet subsidiary is classified as a Certified Professional Employer Organization by the IRS.

View certification

Better Business Bureau (BBB)

TriNet is an Accredited BBB Business, upholding the standards of the BBB.

View accreditation