Top 2 E-Learning Tools Every L&D Professional Needs
As an e-learning professional, there are quite a few tools and technologies that you’ll need to rely on in order to be as efficient and effective as possible. Here are the two most important tools.
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To Wear, or Not to Wear: Managers’ Compliance With Face-Covering Mandates
Most managers are committed to the success of their organizations, employees, customers, and communities. They work hard to provide safe and healthful workplaces. They give their best efforts to manage in good-faith compliance with the myriad of federal, state, and local laws applicable to their organizations. They are generally mission critical to protecting their organizations […]
5 Best Practices for Mitigating Workplace Stress
According to the American Institute of Stress, workplace stress costs U.S. industries around $300 billion every year and is on the rise as workdays get longer, workers work harder, and job insecurity continues to increase. If you want to mitigate workplace stress at your organization, here are a few best practices to keep in mind.
Employers, Give Your Best Midyear Reviews Yet
For millions of employers across the country, the months of June and July are focused on much more than planning a summer vacation: it’s midyear review time. For many employees, midyear reviews are marked by anxiety and frustration. But what value does a midyear evaluation actually have for an employee? Ultimately, the responsibility to supply […]
Mental Illness and the Workplace: How Might DSM-5 Changes Affect You?
Ever heard of DSM-5? It’s the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. It is the latest update to the American Psychiatric Association’s classification and diagnostic tool. This update was published on May 18, 2013 and includes some significant expansions to definitions of a few mental disorders. “This is the diagnostic manual that […]
The Hidden Cost of Skills Gaps
Within your company, you know the stay-ahead race well. Innovation! AI! Digital tools! There’s so much new technology bursting down businesses doors these days that it’s hard to keep up. But there’s an often-overlooked threat undermining progress from within—skills gaps. While it’s easy to focus on flashy new technologies or growth strategies, unaddressed skills shortages […]
Encouraging Better Listening from Managers
In most professional environments, our bosses are generally a far cry from the stereotypical bully bosses caricatured in movies and TV shows. While there are certainly exceptions, it’s generally safe to expect them to be supportive advocates rather than adversaries.
New Guidance Shifts Federal Policy on Religious Liberty in Employment
New guidance from Attorney General Jeff Sessions on religious liberty in employment “signals a shift in federal employment law and policy,” according to an attorney who focuses on employment law.
Don’t hesitate to tell your coworkers how much they mean to you
by Dan Oswald Sunday was Valentine’s Day. Here’s hoping you got to spend it with loved ones. My wife and I traveled to visit our daughter at college and got to spend the day with her. It was a good day and everything I could ask for to celebrate my February holiday. I remember as […]
Infographic: Clean Workplaces Are More Productive
How does the cleanliness of a work space affect workers? That’s a question that Cleaning Services Group recently tackled. The following infographic explores a correlation between cleaner offices and productivity.