Why Employee Health is Your Company’s Business
With healthcare spending expected to rise on average 5.5% annually until the year 2026[i], supporting employee health is now every company’s business.
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Jobseekers Do Not ‘Like’ Allegedly Biased Facebook Advertisements
Recruiting top talent to your organization can be a difficult task. Between the historically low unemployment rate and the cottage industry of jobs websites out there, it can be challenging to locate strong candidates and persuade them to join your business. In an effort to spread their message as widely as possible, an increasing number […]
How to Listen for Chemistry in an Interview
A candidate I was working with recently interviewed for a chief strategy director position with a rapidly growing independent advertising agency. He was excited about the opportunity and motivated to meet with the COO of the firm.
Why You Should Develop and Promote Strengths Training
Too often, we focus on skills that employees lack and what they’re not very good at and where they need to improve. But we hardly ever focus on what they’re already good at and how we can help them become even better at what they’re already good at doing. And this is a major error […]
The Secret to Attracting and Retaining Millennial Talent
Shifting demographics in the workplace has necessitated a changing approach to how companies attract and retain their top talent. The Millennial workforce has come in like a lion to control the conversation about the impact it will have and the steps its companies need to take to attract and retain it. Millennials now account for […]
More Workers Are Seeking New Jobs While on the Clock
Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg once said, “Treat your employees right, so they won’t use your Internet to search for a new job.” But according to new research, a majority of the workforce must not feel like they are being treated right, because 64% of respondents say they’ve looked for a new job while […]
The Importance of Having Master and Advocate Mentors
According to research parsed by Forbes®, Millennials planning to stay with their employer for more than 5 years are twice as likely to have a mentor (68%), compared to those who aren’t planning to stay (32%). And 81% of them are happy with their mentor. But among Millennials planning to leave their employer within 2 […]
Engagement Issues During the Holidays? Here are 4 More Ideas to Try
Adding to yesterday’s post, here are four additional L&D ideas to consider if you want to keep your employees engaged during the holidays.
#MeToo, #TimesUp and Low Unemployment Fueling Winds of Change
A new report by Globoforce called “Social Impact in the Human Workplace” examined whether the combination of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements and low unemployment are creating power shifts in the workplace. The results show that indeed power is shifting in the workplace.
Contender of Pretender? Identifying Both in Sports and at Work
Contender or Pretender? It’s a recurring segment in sports media, and a fun talking point amongst fans, where the debate is whether a team is “for real,” particularly early in the season. Read on to see how contender or pretender can be applied to employees.