Your people strategy is key to your long-term success. This has always been the case, but it’s even more true in an age of AI, where you will need flexible, forward-thinking talent to help achieve your strategic goals.

Tracking employee beneficiaries is essential for benefits compliance and risk mitigation. Beneficiaries designate who receives monetary benefits from retirement plans, life insurance, and similar programs upon an employee's death. Proper beneficiary management protects organizations while helping employees prepare their families for unexpected events. As an HR Business Partner, I am often working with clients to ensure their benefits and 401(k) administration is both in compliance and following HR best practices. One key aspect of benefits and 401(k) administration is tracking your employee beneficiaries. Ensuring that your employees have designated and up-to-date beneficiary information is both a way to mitigate risk for your organization and help your employees be prepared to protect their plans and help their families in the event of an unexpected tragedy. Below are five common questions that I hear from clients and employees about beneficiaries:

Mid-market employers face rising complexity in leave administration as laws evolve, and employee expectations grow. New data from NFP’s 2026 U.S. Leave Management Report highlights five trends: sick leave harmonization, uneven PTO usage, redesign of admin models, parental-leave equity, and expanded holiday calendars.

As companies grow, the need for HR support also grows. There is more hiring to be done, more training to be delivered, and an exponential increase in HR admin tasks. On top of that, there's the challenge of developing a long-term human capital strategy for the future.

Here are some important stats about performance reviews: 85% of employees would consider quitting after receiving what they perceive as an unfair performance assessment. Additionally, only 14% of employees strongly agree that their performance reviews motivate improvement.

A well-run employee engagement survey can have a huge impact on your company. People feel more enthusiastic about work when leadership listens to them, leading to improvements in productivity and retention. According to one study, managers listening to employee feedback can cut staff turnover by as much as 20%.