note from the editor

a note from the editor

We have so much information for HR professionals in our February issue, featuring payroll and HR technology. We are so honored to have The Josh Bersin with The Josh Bersin Company and renowned HR technology expert on our cover! You will love his career profile on Page 5. Josh has also contributed an article called, “EX Excellence: What Matters Most,” on Page 16. It is a “must-read” about his new EX study on technology and his four-stage model. We have some excellent articles featuring the latest and greatest in payroll and HR technology including one by Dr. Susan Hanold with ADP, and an article on the benefits of a new hi-tech product called daily pay, one of the hot new employee benefits. Did you know companies implementing daily pay have seen a 72% improvement in their turnover? See Barbie Winterbottom’s article, “How to Evaluate the Value of an ODP Program,” on Page 32. There’s lots of new HR technology to get caught up on! What an honor to present the second installment of SHRM President & CEO, Johnny C. Taylor, Jr.’s new book RESET. This exciting excerpt discusses how upheaval brings about opportunities to rethink and restructure your organization, and what that means for leaders now and in the future. If you have not yet purchased your copy, you are missing this excellent leader’s guide to work in an age of upheaval. All proceeds go to the SHRM Foundation. Purchase your copy at RESET.SHRM.ORG. Mark your calendar and register today for the upcoming SHRM Workplace Policy Conference March 27-29 in Washington, D.C. Please see the full-page ad on Page 7 for the exciting details. You do not want to miss this important conference! We also have details on the 2022 ALSHRM State Conference in Birmingham, the MSSHRM State Conference in Biloxi, and the 2022 SHRM-Atlanta SOAHR Conference in Duluth in this issue.

WOW! Keep your New Year’s resolution this year and get certified in 2022! We will begin our next Online HRCI PHR | SPHR Certification Exam Prep Class on February 16. I am so proud that our last class had a pass rate of 90%. You will receive personal instruction, and I will stay with you until you pass! The deadline to register is February 9. Please visit our website to register, www.hrprofessionalsmagazine.com. It is affordable and only lasts 8 weeks! Save the Date - February 24 at 2 PM CT, the date for our next monthly complimentary webinar sponsored by Data Facts, “Leadership Strategies for 2022.” This webinar is pre-approved for 1.00 SHRM PDC and 1.00 HRCI Business credit. Watch your email for your invitation. If you are not receiving an invitation, please go to our website, www.hrprofessionalsmagazine.com, and subscribe to our digital issue. You will also receive breaking news updates that impact HR as they occur.

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