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Creating Conversations that Build Connection

Interviews: What’s Illegal to Ask?

Easy Ways to Show Appreciation in the Office

Group Disability Insurance

Planning for 2022: Employee Benefits

Finding Value in Exit Interviews

Set Employees up for Success With Effective Onboarding

Prepare Your Business for a Successful Open Enrollment

Recruiting and Retaining Talented Employees

Fully Insured vs. Self Insured: A Breakdown

Hire to Fit Your Company Culture

Learn the Basics: Group Health Insurance Plans

Understanding the Rules of Overtime

The Key to Employee Engagement

Are You Training Your Managers Enough?

Three Successful Approaches to Employee Wellness

Get the Best ROI From Your Solutions

Four Tactics for Fighting Employee Burnout

Employee Medical Benefits: Self-Funded vs. Fully Insured

Where to Start: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Why HR Professionals Should Learn How to Sell

Wellness is the Source of Productivity

Stay Up to Date on the Supreme Court ACA Ruling

Developing a Strong Foundation for Leadership

Updates from the IRS and HHS

Five Ways to Drive Innovation

Setting Inbox Boundaries: Gaining Back Control of your Productivity

Understanding a Health Savings Account

FAQ Updates: Department of Labor and Health and Human Services

Ageism in the Workplace Part 2

Ageism in the Workplace

The Current State of Consumer Driven Health Plans

What You Need to Know About Comp Time

Effective Benefit Plan Communication

Leading with Gratitude

Health Care Costs and Your Employee Health Plan

How Employers Can Step up for Women During COVID

Creating a Successful Virtual Onboarding Strategy

Developing a Benefits Communication Program

Mobilizing HR to Drive Growth

Answering Your Questions About Wellness Plans

Risk Management: Preventing Presenteeism

Driving Growth With Employee Development

The Missing Key to Leadership Success

What Employers Need to Know About Telehealth

Empowering Employees to Be Better Consumers of Healthcare

How Your Brand Matters When Hiring New Talent

Communication Is the Best ROI Strategy for Employee Benefits

Why Now Is the Time to Focus on Your Benefits Renewal

Growth Happens One Step at a Time

Prioritizing Emotional Wellbeing for Remote Employees

Tips for Creating Happy, Dedicated Employees

Are You Productive or Just Busy?

Developing the Financial Health of Your Workforce

Celebrating Kim Cochrane as a Top Women Rising Star Advisor

Four Steps to Take Before You Snap Back

Maximizing Company Talent During COVID

Raffa Builds a COVID-19 Symptom Tool for Clients

Helping Employees Get Engaged Using Performance Objectives

The Truth About Toxic Workplace Culture

Using Compliance to Benefit Your Culture

Why Professional Development is A Winning Business Strategy

Sharing the Load of Productivity

The Thoughtful Leader: Keeping it Going

Designing an Inclusive Company Culture

Clearing the Air: Creating a Positive Customer Experience

Toughing It Out at Work: The Right Way

Be Your Own Leader: Cutting Out the Copycat

Raising the Bar: Working With an Insurance Salesperson vs. Benefit Consultant

Safely Navigating the Sea of Comp Time

Becoming a Valued Employer

HR, Have You Heard? Marketing Has Something to Tell You

Developing the Leadership Strategy You Want

Leveling Up: How to Use Coaching to Improve Your Team

Are Your Managers in Need of Training? 5 Ways to Tell

Women & Life Insurance: The Taboo Conversation Starter

The Best Candidates Choose You

How to Become an Employer of Choice for the Future of Talent

3 Things Your Employees Care About That You Can Deliver During a Crisis

How to Improve a Toxic Company Culture

How your Nonprofit can Utilize New Federal Regulations Dealing with COVID-19

Lead Your Company to Give Back

Four Ways to Recognize Your Remote Employees

A Personal Story in Honor of Disability Awareness Month

Let Failures Be Your Guide to Success

Using Change to Foster Innovation in Your Workplace

Getting Unstuck: Decisions & How to Make Them

Why You Need to Improve Your Employee Benefits Communication

Benefits Available to Individuals Under COVID-19

Designing A Healthy Environment for Your Employees

Coronavirus Update: Nonprofit & Social Sector

Empowering the Female Investor

Financial Wellness: Thoughts From a Financial Planner

The Possibility of Making an Insurance Claim Due to COVID-19

Driving Engagement With Vision

Is Your Marketing an Energy and Capital Drain?

3 Ways to Enable Your Employee’s Financial Wellness

Finding That Special Someone: A Hiring Guide

Rolling with Change: The Organizational Lifecycle

Implementing Flexibility in the Workplace

Are your employees drowning in debt?

Insurance: For Us, It's Personal.

Protecting and Promoting Your Company Culture

Breaking Down Your LinkedIn Summary

Why You Should *Sips Tea* Take Time to Respond

The Changing Terrain of Employee Recruitment

How Intentional Are You About Employee Experience?

It May be Time to Rethink Your Vacation Policy

Stop the Madness: Busy isn’t Productive

Solving the Mystery of Employee Turnover

Be Original, Don’t be a Marketing Copycat

Making the Most Out of Complaints

It’s Past Time to Rid Ourselves of These Two Workplace Habits

How to Lead A Successful Job Interview

Educating Your Employees: It’s Good For Everyone

Can Your Company Positively Affect its Employees by Being Charitable?

Getting Ahead of Conflict at the Office

Is Executive Coaching Right For You?

Your Favorite Coffee Shop has Something to Teach You

Need A New Marketing Tool? Use Your Customers

You vs. Your Calendar: Who’s the Real Boss?

Stop Mis-Managing Your Time (and Wasting Everyone Else’s)

Employee Benefits Education: It’s Just Good Business

Building Custom Benefits to Retain Top Talent

Is Your Marketing Message Missing the Mark?

Why Employee Mentoring Matters

Want to Inspire Your Team? Find Out What Motivates Them.

Increase Workplace Safety by Reducing Workplace Risk

Think You Don’t Need to Review Your Insurance Policies? Think Again.

Risk Management: Two Things to Consider

The Courage of Leadership

How to Make the Most of Your Employee Turnover

Why Your Online Presence Matters More Than You Think

What Business Are You Focusing On?

Want to Know What Your Employees Want? You’ll Have to Ask Them.

Talent Acquisition is Getting Harder. Are You Looking Ahead?

Using Employee Benefits to Attract and Retain Talent

Looking For a Good Cultural Fit? Here’s How to Find it.

Are Those Helpful Advice Articles Worth Your Time?

How One Tiny Word Can Make a Huge Difference in Your Business

2 Things to Add to Your Risk Management Strategy

It Pays to Invest in Employee Training

Top Employee Complaints: Do These Sound Familiar?

The Number One Cause of Wage and Hour Claims

Should Every Day Be Bring Your Pet to Work Day?

10 Keys to Attracting and Retaining Great Employees

Your Best Employees May Be Job Hunting— On the Clock

Raffa Survey Provides Nonprofits with Financial Benchmarking Data

Better Job Descriptions Mean Better Business

Giving a Presentation? Here’s How to Waste Everyone’s Time

Balancing Password Security With Convenience

Think Your Clients are Only Interested in Cost? Think Again!

The Surprising Little Detail That’s Hurting Your Credibility

How to Increase Employee Engagement

How to Deal with Challenging Coworkers

The Difference Between Managing and Leading

Keeping Compensation a Secret? Good Luck Finding That Great New Hire.

Using Your Cell Phone for Work? How to Strike a Healthy Balance

Why the 24 Hour Hustle is Bad for Business

Hosting a Webinar? Make Sure It’s Not Boring

Shape Your Workplace Culture – Before it Shapes You

Are Your Employees Failing? Here Are 3 Reasons Why

Firing People Isn’t Fun. Here’s Why You Have to Do it Anyway

Rethinking HR Processes? Start with These Two

Pets: An Adorable Way to Improve Your Health

Building Your Team Means Building Your Business

Why Conversations Still Matter

Are These Hiring Beliefs Holding You Back?

Saving Time Through Basic Training

Can Your Employee Benefits Broker Help With Your Employee Retention?

Get Rid of Hiring Bias and Bring on the Talent

Step Away from the Desk!

Afraid to Try Anything New? Get Ready to Become Irrelevant.

Want to Build a Better Team? Here’s How.

Finding Purpose Through Work

2 Steps to Employee Recruitment Success

Check Your Symptoms: Is There a Problem With Your Leadership?

Keys to Creating Effective Workplace Policy

Are You Just Talking About Innovation or Are You Living it?

Dropping the Baton: How to Learn From Your Mistakes

How to Improve Employee Communication

My First ER Experience and the Unsustainable Trajectory of Healthcare Costs

Workplace Safety: Why You Should Take it Seriously

Should You Talk Politics at Work?

Ask Raffa! Open Enrollment

Are You Micromanaging Your Way to Higher Turnover?

Looking for Talent in All the Wrong Places

Baby Gorillas Can Be Anywhere. Even in Your Office.

Finding Shangri-La: My Awesome Office

How Easy is it to Steal Your Company Data?

Employee Turnover Can Be a Great Lesson. If You Let it.

Tired of Being Trapped in Meetings? Here’s How to Make Them Worthwhile

Yes, Social Media Can Cost You Your Job.

Frazzled Employees Won’t Get You Where You Want to Go

Remote Working: Is it Good for Employers?

Sometimes You Need Technology, Sometimes You Need to Go Old School.

Do You REALLY Need a New Salesperson?

Leadership Sets the Tone for Your Team

Pro Tips for Training Your Employees. And Your Dog?

Change Management: You’ve Got This

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