November 14, 2024A leader’s guide to successful employee goal setting
Fall — it’s the season of changing leaves, pumpkin spice everything, and…goal setting. Employee goal setting offers big benefits for you as a leader and…
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October 31, 2024How leaders pave the way with goal setting
Fall is typically the time of year when organizations encourage reflecting and planning in the form of performance reviews and goal setting. At ethOs, we…
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September 26, 2024Meredith Gallivan discusses PMDD on the Emotion Well Podcast
PMDD, or pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder) impacts many women. EthOs Employee Experience Consultant Meredith Gallivan guests on Emotion Well Podcast presented by Employee & Family Resources…
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September 10, 2024Ali Payne Discusses Non-Traditional Benefits Plans with BenefitsPRO
Employers are examining their employee benefits plans to boost recruitment and retention strategies. One strategy that is often underutilized is the non-traditional benefits plan. EthOs…
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September 6, 2024Wellness vs. Wellbeing: The Difference Leaders Need to Know
At ethOs, we’re all about employee wellbeing. We believe your company culture doesn’t create great employee experiences; your employee’s individual experiences create the collective company…
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July 2, 2024Ali Payne Discusses the Multigenerational Workforce with ‘Navigate’s People First Podcast’
EthOs President Ali Payne joins ‘Navigate’s People First Podcast’ to discuss the complexity of the multigenerational workforce and how employers can use connect with the…
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June 17, 2024Reimagine Reboarding for New Parents
It’s been two months since I returned to work after having my second child. Reboarding, the process someone goes through when coming back from an…
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May 20, 2024Why Connection Matters for Mentorship and Workplace Wellbeing
Do you remember your first day at a professional job and the many feelings it brought on — nervous, excited, uncertain, and proud, to name…
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April 22, 2024Five Ways to Assess and Improve Your Workplace Culture
If I asked you to define your workplace culture, could you? What if I changed the question to: how would you describe the way your…
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March 25, 2024Align Employee Health and Wellbeing Goals with Amazing Me
Until recently, the concept of “being healthy” has focused heavily on one area: physical health. Thankfully, recent studies have shown that overall health needs to…
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March 6, 2024Think Outside the Benefits Box to Enhance Employee Experiences
A recent survey of Midwest employers on current recruitment and retention strategies reported that while companies still consider competitive pay and traditional benefits as important…
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December 11, 2023Give Your Employees the Experience of Clear Communications
When it comes to creating great employee experiences, communication matters — a LOT. In fact, almost every organization the ethOs team works with on improving…
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October 9, 2023Reimagining Organizational Culture Through the Power of Employee Experience
“Employee engagement” is the catch phrase right now among organizations of all sizes and industries — corporations, nonprofits, onsite teams, and remote. While we do…
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August 28, 2023Managers are the Hub for Employee Wellbeing and Engagement
As I completed my graduate school degree, I was interviewing for a position with a college. While meeting with college student leaders, I was asked…
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August 14, 2023Navigating Pushback Against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts
Over the past three years, more companies than ever have launched, revitalized, and/or revamped their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) practices in the wake of…
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July 17, 2023Action Steps to Help Prevent Employee Burnout
I’m going to kick this blog off with a couple of startling statistics from Gallup: That’s concerning, right? The pervasiveness of employee burnout indicates it…
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Ali Payne Discusses Employee Experience in a Multigenerational Workplace with Employee Benefits News
With four different generations in the workplace meeting everyone’s needs can be difficult. EthOs President Ali Payne discusses how employers can have a great culture…
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February 6, 2023Are You Communicating Mental Health Benefits Well?
With workplace-related anxiety and stress on the rise, employers who take the time to educate employees about the programs and resources they offer will create…
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December 5, 2022EthOs Team Spoke about ESG at the 2022 Cayman Captive Forum
Environmental, social and governance is a rising concern especially for millennial and generation z employees. As they gain a bigger part of the workforce, the…
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December 5, 2022Health Costs, the Current Cost of Living, and Your Employees’ Wellbeing — A Tricky Trio
As we kick off this blog, we have a question for you — have you increased the wages of your employees an average of $18,915…
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November 21, 2022Ali Payne Explains How Holmes Murphy Creates a Caring and Purposeful Organization
Holmes Murphy doesn’t just talk to clients about employee engagement and satisfaction. We walk the walk. EthOs President Ali Payne explains how in a Workforce…
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November 10, 2022Lou Raiola Breaks Down ESG with Digital Insurance
Environmental Social Governance, or ESG, is a hot topic in insurance, so what does it mean and how does it impact insurance? EthOs ESG Practice…
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November 1, 2022Ali Payne Shares How Employee Engagement and Workplace Culture Impacts Staffing
Everyone has heard of the Great Resignation. EthOs President Ali Payne discusses the Great Resignation and other staffing challenges companies currently face. She emphasizes how…
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September 1, 2022EthOs President Talks All Things Wellbeing with Rough Notes
EthOs President Ali Payne highlights why many businesses are looking toward employee wellbeing and mental health support. She also provides tangible solutions to expanding wellness…
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August 29, 2022EthOs Launches A Free Online Resource with the Powered by Purpose Initiative
Powered by Purpose, a community initiative from United Way Central Iowa and its partners – Navigate Wellbeing Solutions and ethOs – launched the Powered by…
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July 12, 2022Cause Marketing Pioneer Lou Raiola Announced as ESG Practice Leader with ethOs
Raiola to help ethOs clients and prospects address world-changing challenges and ‘ESG Ripple Effect’ Minneapolis, MN – July 12, 2022 – EthOs is pleased to…
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June 22, 2022ESG 101: What Is Covered in Governance?
If you’ve been on the “What’s New?” section of our ethOs website lately, you’ve likely seen a few blogs related to Environmental, Social, and Governance…
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June 22, 2022What Is ESG? Our Experts Discuss It and Steps to Get Started
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) is a hot topic for businesses right now. It’s a new way to measure success outside of finances. Holmes Murphy…
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June 8, 2022ESG 101: What Is Covered in Social?
Recently, ethOs President Ali Payne took a look at the overall concept of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and our own Lou Raiola dove deep…
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May 25, 2022ESG 101: What Is Covered in Environmental?
Recently, ethOs President Ali Payne took a look at the overall concept of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) — what it is, and how it…
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May 11, 2022ESG 101: What is ESG?
By now you’ve probably heard the terminology ESG. ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance, and investors are increasingly applying these non-financial factors as part…
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April 22, 2022ethOs Announces Launch of ESG Consulting Services
Holmes Murphy subsidiary looks to position, support, and align clients with Environmental, Social, and Governance standards and regulations Today, ethOs, a member of the Holmes…
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April 4, 2022Attracting and Retaining Employees in a Multigenerational Workforce
Throughout the last two years, businesses have been forced to adapt to a new normal impacted by a global pandemic, rising inflation, an ultra-competitive talent…
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February 14, 2022Ali Payne Discusses Importance of Addressing Employee Burnout and Wellbeing
An employee’s mental health and wellbeing dramatically affects their work performance and their engagement within the organization. And while many people only share their ambitions…
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February 10, 2022The Great Resignation: Do You Have What Employees Want Now?
Struggling to fill open positions in your organization? Me too. According to a recent Global Talent Trends Report from LinkedIn, we may be struggling, because…
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January 27, 2022Is Your Employee Benefits Plan an Expensive, Pink Bunny Suit?
This past Christmas Eve I spent some time watching “A Christmas Story” with my family — you know, the movie they play for 24 hours…
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October 14, 2021The Fuel Behind ‘The Great Resignation’ — And Steps to Combat It
As my colleague Ali Payne puts it so eloquently: Employees want to know they matter, and employers need to show they care. It’s a simple…
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October 4, 20215 Important Trends Impacting Today’s Workplace
The expectations of employees have changed in the wake of COVID-19. After the remote work experiment, employees have their own visions of what makes for…
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August 5, 2021The GOAT, Purpose, and YOU!
Simone Biles is the gymnastics GOAT (Greatest of All Time); however, recent events are showing us all that winning is not ever guaranteed — even…
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June 3, 2021Can Employers Play a Role in An Employee’s Wellbeing? Yes!
Organizations have a lot on their plates right now. From strategic planning to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to organizational purpose, it can all be…
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May 20, 2021Did Your Employee Engagement Take a Hit Due to COVID-19?
COVID-19 has no doubt had a huge impact on your organization’s employee engagement. So, how can your business engage employees efficiently, effectively, and from the…
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May 17, 2021Cost-Effective, Simple Healthcare Ideas for Employee Wellbeing
2020 was the year of new (or renewed) indoor hobbies. Baking bread, tie-dying clothing, cooling off in kiddie pools, playing chess, keeping fish tanks, and…
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May 3, 2021A ‘Unique’ Perspective on Leadership and Employee Engagement
Spring is definitely in the air, and so is baseball! After a historic winter storm in February, I find myself with an extra hop in my…
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Introducing Emerging Market Wellbeing Platform
We are proud to announce the ethOs Emerging Market Wellbeing Platform! This new tool in our arsenal will help business leaders support their employees’ wellbeing…
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April 15, 2021The New Hybrid Workforce & Its Impacts on Employee Emotional Health
For the second time in 12 months, we are changing the fundamental nature of how people work. As businesses begin to recover from COVID-19, many…
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April 5, 2021Burnout Rages on in the Workplace
I can’t help but notice the increase in the number of articles specific to burnout as of late. In fact, according to recent study by…
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February 12, 2021Should Employers Provide Incentives for COVID-19 Vaccinations?
Are incentives the answer for organizations hoping their employees will get the COVID-19 vaccine? Our own ethOs President Ali Payne spoke to this in an…
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January 19, 2021Our Medical and Organizational Engagement Experts Discuss Importance of Vaccination Communication Strategy
As COVID-19 vaccines are being phased out to people all over the country, employers are left pondering how they can encourage workers to get vaccinated. What’s the…
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December 21, 2020Ali Payne Provides 5 Tips to Create a Culture Where Employees Thrive
For decades, employers have been using strategies to attract, retain, and engage talent. The construction industry is no different. The ability to have the right…
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December 1, 2020Ali Payne Provides Advice on Creating the Workplace You Want
“How do we create a culture that makes our dealership a place where people want to work?” That’s the question presented to three experts, including…
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November 19, 2020When Nothing Seems to Be Going Right…Be a Light
Be a light. Three simple words. Such a powerful little statement. There is no doubt we need as many lights as we can find right…
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November 13, 2020Wellbeing Experts Discuss Generational Challenges and Opportunities in Addressing Mental Health
For the first time in history, there are five generations in the workplace. This generational blending is causing a shift in thinking for many leaders…
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October 12, 2020Employee Engagement: The Little Things ‘Add Up’
Last month, I helped Holmes Murphy host a client webinar around the impact of employee engagement and culture on workers’ compensation. An existing property casualty…
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September 24, 2020United Way Partners with ethOs to Launch Online Wellbeing Resource
Social distancing, canceled events, and closed businesses have magnified everyday factors like job satisfaction, family dynamics, and health. Even before the pandemic, a Gallup National…
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September 11, 2020Ali Payne Talks About Importance of Financial Wellbeing Benefits
As Iowa heads into autumn and open enrollment season begins, benefits become top of mind as organizations and workers consider the choices they’ll be making…
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August 17, 2020Finding Your Personal and Organizational Purpose
Empathy isn’t just an expression of sympathy or kindness, it’s a deeper sense of understanding and a more heartfelt connection to emotion. When people feel…
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May 6, 2020The Personal Impacts of COVID-19
COVID-19 has had on impact on all of us — positive and negative. I think about all the things that are important to me every day.…
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April 28, 2020Ali Payne Talks with Leader’s Edge Magazine about Dealing with Pandemic-Induced Stress
For some, working from home has been a seamless transition, but for employees who have been thrust into multitasking between their full-time job requirements, home…
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April 3, 2020Ali Payne Among Experts Addressing How COVID-19 Is Shaping HR Strategies
Over the past several weeks, organizations of all sizes have dealt with unparalleled changes as a result of COVID-19. Standing in the breach of the…
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January 6, 2020The Key to Employee Engagement: Knowing Where to Start
If I were to ask you right now how engaged you think your employees are, what would your answer be? I’ll give you a hint,…
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December 12, 2019New Organizational Engagement Company, ethOs, Highlighted in Dallas County News
Our new Holmes Murphy company focused on organizational engagement is being spotlighted. The Dallas County News took a look at ethOs and spoke to President Ali Payne…
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November 14, 2019Introducing ethOs!
As we look for continual opportunities to offer you and your employees the best and most cutting-edge solutions and services available, I’m excited to announce…
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Ali Payne Speaks to Workforce Magazine about the Mental Health Crisis in the Workplace
Talking about suicide does not need to be taboo. But, education about this topic and other mental health topics for employers, managers, and employees is…
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July 9, 2019You Have a Great Work Environment…But What about Your Culture?
If I were to ask you what the key driver is to having a workplace with a high level of employee engagement, would you know…
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