July 2019 Reading Recommendation

Moments with Intentional Design: based on The Power of Momentsby Dan and Chip Heath By: Daniel Vallejos What is a moment? To Dan and Chip Heath, authors of The Power of Moments, a defining moment is a short experience that is both memorable and meaningful. To an employee, a moment is a way they experience work. …

July 2019 Member Spotlight

Name: Sarelle Caicedo, Employee Relations Specialistat Levy What do you find most valuable about your Chicago SHRM membership?Timely articles, webinars, and templative resources. What are you currently reading, listening to, learning about, professionally or personally? I am currently reading "More Than Enough" by Elaine Welteroth- which is a personal AND professional read since it's all …

How the SECURE Act Can Help Secure Our Retirement Future

By HUB International There’s a much-discussed retirement savings crisis plaguing our society accompanied by a lot of finger-pointing at who or what’s the cause. Wherever you land, it’s hard to argue this: As a country, we need to find ways to incentivize all employers to make retirement funding a priority at their firms. There’s promise …

5 Hydration Myths Debunked by MedSpring

Summer is here and the mercury is rising in Chicago. The warmer weather means more time outside for barbeques, park hoping and hitting the beach. But it also means an added risk of overexposure to the sun as well as dehydration. Since our bodies are made up of around 60% water, keeping you and your …

Start Prepping Now For Your Certification Prep Course

By Paul Young, SHRM-SCP Happy July, everyone! As one SHRM Certification testing window closes, another testing window fast approaches. The 2019 Winter Exam Window is December 1, 2019 – February 15, 2020. December seems so far away, and it is. Test prep courses aimed at this testing window won’t probably even begin until September at …