Burnout doesn’t just stem from long hours or tight deadlines. More often, it’s a result of the emotional toll of working in a toxic environment. When toxic behaviors are ignored, or worse, normalized, burnout takes hold across teams and departments.

Join us for the 2025 ASE Golf Outing at Oak Ridge Golf Club in Norton Shores situated in the picturesque landscape of West Michigan. This event promises a day filled with exciting golf, networking opportunities, and camaraderie among ASE members and guests. Whether you're a seasoned golfer or a beginner, come enjoy the beautiful course, partake in friendly competition, and relish the chance to win fantastic prizes. Lunch will be provided, along with various contests and...

American Society of Employers (ASE), Michigan’s largest employer association supporting its members with Everything HR, has released the findings of the 2025 ASE Compensation Survey. This year's survey is described as the largest of its kind in Michigan, covering 575 positions with 437 Michigan companies responding. The data encompasses over 106,000 incumbents. The full results were presented at the 2025 Pay Trends Briefing.

In a world where the majority of workplace communication now happens through screens, chats, and email threads, understanding how we communicate is becoming just as important as what we communicate. The cues we once relied on in person such as eye contact, posture, and tone are often lost in the digital shuffle. Today many of us rely on digital body language.

Running HR without a full department takes creativity, but it can’t come at the cost of compliance. In this peer-to-peer session, we’ll explore smart, scalable HR hacks that help companies get the job done without cutting legal corners. Whether you're an HR team of one or supporting growing operations on a budget, you'll walk away with practical ideas and compliance-aware solutions you can apply immediately. Come to discuss and learn: Real-life workarounds...

Incivility in the workplace is more than occasional rudeness; it's a persistent pattern of disrespect that can erode organizational culture and employee morale. As highlighted in a recent HR Bartender article, incivility is a cultural issue that requires deliberate and sustained efforts to address effectively.

There’s no shortage of headlines warning that AI is coming for your job. While that makes for dramatic reading, the truth is a little less scary. In most industries, AI isn’t poised to take over roles entirely. But it is reshaping how work gets done, and the professionals who understand how to use AI tools effectively are quickly gaining an edge.

HR must partner with leaders to explore and define responsible AI guiding principles unique to the organization's culture, values, and anticipated risks. Supporting AI use as such will result in effective strategies and policies that enable organizations to seize opportunities while mitigating risks. During this webinar, McLean will go over the Develop Responsible AI Guiding Principles research that provides a step-by-step guide for HR leaders to get involved and play an active...

The resurgence of AI has led organizations to consider adopting it to help automate tasks and processes. The success of organizations in leveraging AI hinges on their ability to develop a comprehensive strategy aligned with their AI maturity level, organizational value drivers, and objectives to maximize value while mitigating risks. During this webinar, McLean & Company will go over the Build a Strategic AI Roadmap research that provides a step-by-step guide for HR leaders on...

Postpartum recovery is a deeply personal journey, but support can make a big difference. Care and resources following childbirth improve a mother's long-term outcomes. These outcomes are better on a physical, emotional, as well as professional level. Yet within the United States, far too many women navigate this complex transition largely on their own.

In the relentless pursuit of higher productivity, better retention, and stronger collaboration, many organizations invest heavily in tools, training, and strategy. But amid these efforts, a critical truth often goes unaddressed: people think differently — and those differences matter more than we realize. Welcome to the world of cognitive diversity, an often-overlooked dimension of workplace inclusivity that holds the key to unlocking untapped human potential.

This fast-paced, engaging 1-hour program explores the surprising statistics that underscore the difficult realities facing today’s ‘Peak Boomer’ (and soon Gen X) employees who are nearing retirement. It highlights some of the Social Security & Medicare basics that are in play and identifies specific challenges facing this group as they navigate the unique, often complex, and highly consequential filing decisions ahead. Using real-life illustrations that are relevant...

This practical, 60-minute training program focuses on four key elements of the highly consequential healthcare transition process from a Group Plan to Medicare for employees age 65+. This is need-to-know, but often hard-to-find, information that’s valued by HR and benefits professionals. The content is relevant for all experience levels and will provide participants with valuable knowledge about Medicare…America’s retirement healthcare benefit. Participants receive a...

Top organizations are intentional about talent engagement, retention, and advancement, although it can often feel overwhelming. While there is no “one size fits all” universal solution, there are essential components vital to organizational preparedness that require a focus on both processes and culture. In this session, we will explore different talent review and career mapping models, such as the 9-Box Talent Matrix, to improve decision-making. Participants will also delve into...

TalentLMS, a leading employee training platform, in partnership with employee experience platform WorkTango, released a joint study that suggests organizational change is hindered by workers' heightened anxiety, declining trust in leadership, and a lack of support.