Fern Hernberg, Author at Brighter Strategies

About Fern Hernberg

One of Fern's earliest jobs was at the Gap, where she not only learned how to fold shirts but also important lessons about client service, staff management, and training. She has only recently stopped matching her socks to her shirt.

I9 Compliance Changes Post Covid

I9 Compliance Changes Post Covid

By Fern Hernberg|2023-06-08T09:42:38-04:00June 8th, 2023|People Strategy|

Sometimes we forget how much COVID changed our work lives. During the COVID emergency, [...]

Recruiting and Hiring: 15 Years of Change

Recruiting and Hiring: 15 Years of Change

By Fern Hernberg|2023-08-03T15:30:54-04:00February 27th, 2023|People Strategy|

Brighter Strategies is celebrating its 15-year history with a blog series exploring changes in [...]

Quiet Quitting: Is it Real?

Quiet Quitting: Is it Real?

By Fern Hernberg|2022-10-31T09:06:36-04:00October 31st, 2022|Culture, Employee Engagement, People Strategy|

What does quiet quitting look like? Lately, Rowan has felt utterly burnt out by [...]

How to Drive Employee Engagement at Work

How to Drive Employee Engagement at Work

By Fern Hernberg|2022-08-24T12:06:38-04:00July 25th, 2022|Employee Engagement, People Strategy|

Employee engagement is more important than employee happiness. Happiness is fleeting. Happiness ebbs and [...]

Pay Transparency Is a Key to Greater Equity

Pay Transparency Is a Key to Greater Equity

By Fern Hernberg|2022-07-14T15:40:28-04:00July 18th, 2022|People Strategy|

Pay transparency has come into the spotlight this year. LinkedIn listed it as one [...]

Employee Retention: Creating Connection Is the Most Important Factor

Employee Retention: Creating Connection Is the Most Important Factor

By Fern Hernberg|2022-07-08T09:30:57-04:00July 11th, 2022|Culture, People Strategy|

Employee retention is crucial to a well-run organization. Low pay, little opportunity for advancement, [...]