It’s open enrollment time for most employees. That means this is your best opportunity to save money on your healthcare costs by contributing pre-tax dollars to a variety of benefits options. If you’ve been offered a medical flexible spending account (FSA), we’ll share a few of the reasons a medical FSA could be right for you. Shop FSA Store using the promo code "WEXPOD10" for $10 off a $100 purchase at www.FSAstore.com.

Do you have childcare expenses or care for a disabled loved one? If so, you may be able to save money by participating in a dependent care flexible spending account (FSA) if your employer offers one. Learn the basics of a dependent care FSA, so you can learn how to save money on your dependent care costs.

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A culture rooted in equality is vital to making sure your business reaches its full potential. It’s no surprise that companies with higher gender diversity in their executive team are more likely to experience above-average profits. But historically, women have experienced unique challenges in climbing the corporate ladder. For example, only 7.4% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women.

Our chair and CEO Melissa Smith sits down to share her journey, what she’s learned along the way, and her suggestions for what companies can do to promote gender equality.

Millennials are now the largest generation of employees in the American workforce, but their Gen Xers and Baby Boomers aren’t far behind. And they will be central to developing self-sustaining and consistent leadership throughout the life of your business. That’s succession planning. We chat with Bethany Berkeley about how to effectively cultivate a leadership lifecycle across generations of employees.

Author. Accomplished swimmer. Motivational speaker. Diana Nyad has been in the national spotlight for nearly 50 years. Her accomplishments in the water are unparalleled: swimming around the island of Manhattan or going from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. But her journey toward these feats was met with all sorts of challenges. Prepare to be inspired by the one and only Diana Nyad!

Creating a purpose-driven culture where every employee has a voice and feels comfortable being a leader is a key component to short-term and long-term buy-in of your business’ goals and objectives. Does your business encourage leading from any seat? We talk about what to look for, what the benefits are, and what you can do to develop a lead-from-any-seat culture.

Crucial conversations are just that … crucial. Your ability to have important, results-based conversations with employees help promote employee growth and lead to business success. The way you go about crucial conversations matters. We chat with an industry expert to give you tips on how to hold crucial conversations that will make a difference for your business and your employees.

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Many employers, and specifically HR teams, whose employees pivoted to work-from-home during the pandemic are facing a tough question soon: Should our employees return to the office? When is the right time? What does our company culture look like if they don’t return? Our Chief HR Officer Melanie Tinto shares her thought processes and experiences in facing the same questions.

In the middle of last year, tens of millions of Americans were working from home to stay socially distant. This was a stark change for many, which led to potential mental health issues emerging. Now, with more employers bringing employees back to the office, a return to the daily grind also presents some mental health issues. We have a couple experts with us to talk about the current state of mental health in the workplace.

Our guest Trevor Wilkerson says you should watch for the following symptoms from your colleagues:

Companies such as Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft are incorporating some sort of work-from-home model permanently for some or all of their employees. They’re not alone. Due to this, the world of HR recruiting and retention will dramatically change. Many employers will no longer be confined to an office’s location in recruiting talent. But there are challenges too. We chat with our own Kurtis Karn to discuss this timely topic.