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Let Your Customer Be Your Guide: 4 Steps to Better Quality Management

SHERI WEAVER
Quality Supervisor, HNI

We need to think about quality management as a journey. By following these 4 guidelines, you can begin implementing an effective quality management process.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing

Engaging All Stakeholders in Strategies for Organizational Change

by April Weatherston

APRIL WEATHERSTON
Director of Insurance Services at HNI

Whether you're looking at the insurance, benefits, or business advisory side of our business, a lot of what we do is change management. This is true across all of the industries we serve.

To address the biggest problems facing business owners [that are often some of the biggest drivers of their insurance costs], someone in the company always has to start acting differently.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing

What Monkeys Can Teach You About Types of Innovation

by Dominique Beaudin

DOMINIQUE BEAUDIN
Director of IT at HNI

You can find inspiration for your business just about anywhere you look — even in the trunk of a car, and especially if that trunk contains a chimpanzee.

No, really.

I'm talking about "Trunk Monkeys," a fictional auto option offered by a car dealership in Oregon.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing

How Leadership and Culture Impact EPLI Risk

by Janine Tracy

JANINE TRACY
Director of People at HNI

There are certainly advanced algorithms and actuarial science that underlie premiums set by underwriters. But equally important is the “soft side” of risk – the kinds of things that are hard to quantify, such as leadership, brand, and culture.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing

Employer Guide: How to Set Up Chiropractic Care for Work Injuries

by Jodi Mathy

JODI MATHY
HNI Senior Claims Specialist

Imagine this scenario: You have an employee who's been injured on the job. Chiropractic care is a treatment option. You can't choose the chiropractor for them, but you hope that your employee finds a chiropractor who's committed to improving your worker's wellness and will help your worker move on if treatment isn't progressing.

Topics: Construction Transportation Safety / Compliance Manufacturing

R - E - S - P - E - C -T! Bridging the Generational Gap

by Chad Tisonik

CHAD TISONIK
President of HNI Wisconsin

We all want it from those we work with, but each generation defines respect differently.

Most people in the workplace operate with the thought process of giving respect as they want to receive it. Sort of the “do onto others as you would have done onto you” approach.

Well, that’s your first mistake. One generation expects respect based on their title and position and another generation wants to have respect shown to them based on their ideas and performance.

Do you see the conflicting views? Many managers may not see it but they FEEL it daily.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

Seeking Mr. Right: Using Employer Brand to Find the Ideal Employee

by Jennifer Romero

JENNIFER ROMERO
Manager of Talent and Perks at HNI

Finding the "right fit" talent for your organization is easier said than done. There's a lot more involved in strategically adding team members than simply posting a job on your website and waiting for applications to come pouring in.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing

Can You Save by Paying Medical-Only Work Comp Claims Yourself?

by Jodi Mathy

JODI MATHY
Senior Claims Consultant at HNI

Can you save money by paying small medical-only claims directly and not reporting them to your insurer? This is a question often asked by small to mid-sized clients trying to control their experience rating. There are several factors to factor when considering this practice: