Closing the Gap: Achieving Gender Equality in Tech Leadership
Our founder and CEO, J Schwan, approached me a few years ago to discuss a big opportunity: Solstice needed its first chief operating officer.
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A Careful Balance: Managing Political Activity and Speech at Work
HR professionals have the responsibility to enforce workplace rules, promote cooperation, insist on civility and respect, and—most of all—remind folks they are on one team, at least in the workplace. Meanwhile, another election season is imminent. How do you keep people working productively when those very divisive discussions are happening at work?
How to Use Humor to Boost Human Effectiveness
As an engineer, I am obsessed with efficiency. Even my name is efficient: My full name is Andrew, but I go by Drew because it’s only one syllable. But through my work with organizations around the globe, I’ve learned that you can’t be efficient with humans because they have “emotions” and “feelings” and get “sick” […]
Creating an Effective Freelancer Strategy
Freelancers have become a large part of the global workforce. According to one recent statistic, there are more than 56.7 million freelancers in the United States today. From a recruiter’s perspective, there are a few reasons why hiring freelancers makes sense. One study published by MRI found that a shortage of qualified candidates was the […]
Online Training and Information for a Mobile Workforce
Do you believe the best employee learning occurs while on the job and within the context of the work? There are well-tested steps to follow for rolling out a training solution for a large, mobile workforce.
Why Speed of Hire Is So Important in a Candidate-Driven Market
In a candidate-driven market, jobseekers rule the hiring process and if yours is taking too long, top talent will turn to the competition to get employed faster. John Sullivan—PhD and Professor of Management at San Francisco State University—recently discussed why a speedy hiring process is so important for recruiting high-quality candidates.
Training Employees to Be Positive
Employee engagement is key to boosting productivity and morale, and it can be encouraged through a number of means. For example, we’ve written previously about employee preferences for working at a company that is serving the greater good. This preference is especially true among younger generations.
Should Candidates Be Required to Have Coding Skills?
With recent advances in technology, it’s becoming apparent that coding skills are in high demand across every industry and sector worldwide. And many experts are dubbing coding languages the “language[s] of our modern world,” as coding schools and online learning platforms continue to pop up everywhere.
Is the Gig Economy Actually Shrinking?
The gig economy has been heavily discussed in the media and in employment circles for several years now. Essentially, it involves the less-formal employment or contractor relationships between workers and companies, with workers typically working temporarily for one or multiple employers at a time with greater flexibility and independence.
A Simple Trick to Make You Feel Better About Your To-Do List
We all know what it’s like to have our to-do lists pile up with obligations and how overwhelming that feeling can be. This holds true for both our personal and professional lives, and the advice in this post can be applied to either, although we’re really focused on the workplace.