How Leaders Can Help Teams Avoid Burnout and Get the Right Work Done
Are we misdiagnosing the causes of employee burnout and prescribing the wrong remedies?
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Three Golden Rules for Millennials in the Workplace
Having spent my career helping leaders bridge the generation gap at the office, I can assure you I’ve heard it all. I’ve seen the intergenerational warfare that breaks out in the boardroom when junior staff question senior leadership. Senior leaders claim junior staff have no respect for hierarchy. Junior staff claim senior leadership has no […]
What You Should Know if Faced with an Employee Wage Garnishment
Employers are being confronted with wage garnishments more frequently than in the past. Sometimes an employee will already be subject to a legal garnishment when the employer receives a new notice. Here are some basics on wage garnishments for employers to consider, including what to do when you have multiple garnishments for the same employee.
HR as We Know It Isn’t Working—It’s Time to Redefine It
HR has a problem. Despite now having a seat at the executive table and more resources than ever, HR outcomes aren’t improving. The number of HR-related workplace lawsuits has increased. Employee engagement remains below 35%. Many small and midsize businesses operate without fully understanding their legal obligations. And as the #MeToo movement has painfully exposed, […]
Why the Gig Economy May Be Stealing Your Permanent Workforce
Dreams of flexible schedules, the ability to work remotely, and building new skill sets while working for multiple companies—at the same time—are all real reasons why full-time workers are choosing to turn to the gig economy as a main source of employment.
3 Tips for Attracting Talent During Record Low Unemployment
This past year the United States unemployment rate sank to the lowest it’s been since 1969, holding at only 3.7%. This is also the eighth consecutive year that jobs have been added to the economy and wages have increased. Clearly, a rate of low unemployment is positive for the job market and U.S. economy as […]
Drawbacks and Challenges Behind Making Your Employees Shareholders
In yesterday’s post, we explored the benefits of making your employees shareholders of your organization. Today’s post will cover the drawbacks and challenges behind making your employees shareholders.
Why You Should Implement Social Learning This Year
Seventy-three percent of the companies that were surveyed in a Brandon Hall study expected to increase their focus on social learning last year, which means that by this year most of them have probably already implemented their social learning strategies.
Keeping Your Training Initiatives Unified with the Rise of Remote Work
Technological advancements and globalization have made it possible for remote work opportunities to exist in increasing regularity in the modern-day workforce.
How to Implement a Hierarchical Pay Raise Strategy
In two previous posts, we’ve been discussing the need for, and the merits of, implementing a hierarchical pay raise structure as opposed to a more or less flat structure whereby all employees generally receive about the same pay increase.