Alex Tolbert

Alex is the founder and CEO of BerniePortal. He is a recognized thought leader on technology, HR and benefits.
Alex Tolbert
    Is Your Onboarding Focused on Employee Retention?
    Picture of Alex Tolbert Alex Tolbert | September 10, 2019

    Why Onboarding Matters According to SHRM, employee turnover can be as high as 50 percent in the first 18 months of employment.A Gallup poll found...

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    Why HR tech lagged behind sales & marketing software
    Picture of Alex Tolbert Alex Tolbert | August 21, 2019

    Emerging HR trends Over the past few years, there has been a proliferation of human resources (HR) software tools for small and mid-sized...

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    Three ways HR pros can find more quality applicants
    Picture of Alex Tolbert Alex Tolbert | August 7, 2019

    Recruiting and hiring top-quality employees These days, most small businesses have open positions, and many are struggling to find enough quality...

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    Three regulatory changes to know this summer
    Picture of Alex Tolbert Alex Tolbert | July 31, 2019

    Check out this column in BenefitsPro: While the pace of health care reform has slowed dramatically over the last few years, that doesn’t mean the...

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    How to address the challenge of managing managers
    Picture of Alex Tolbert Alex Tolbert | July 24, 2019

    Strategies for managing managers Performance coachingas it relates to management is a consistently popular topic among human resources...

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    How HR teams can find better applicants, faster
    Picture of Alex Tolbert Alex Tolbert | July 15, 2019

    How to accelerate hiring Many small and mid-sized businesses are growing and creating new jobs these days, but most aren’t hiring quickly enough to...

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    What small businesses need in a performance management software
    Picture of Alex Tolbert Alex Tolbert | July 8, 2019

    Performance management software features If your organization doesn’t currently have a standardized performance management tool, evaluating these...

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    Five things HR pros should be doing instead of admin work
    Picture of Alex Tolbert Alex Tolbert | July 3, 2019

    HR professionals at small and mid-sized businesses are drowning in paperwork and repetitive administrative tasks. What they should be doing instead...

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    How Should a Growing Business Think About Their HR Timeline?
    Picture of Alex Tolbert Alex Tolbert | July 1, 2019

    Starting an HR department Small business owners are usually experienced in making long-term financial plans or sales strategies, but it’s less...

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    Why—and How—to Prioritize Weekly One-to-One Meetings
    Picture of Alex Tolbert Alex Tolbert | June 24, 2019

    Performance management is invariably ahot topic in the HR world, and there are a lot of different ways administrators can ensure thatteams...

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