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Research highlighted by Harvard Business Review shows that meetings have increased in length and frequency over the past 50 years, to the point where executives now spend an average of approximately 23 hours a week in them (and those hours only account for those meetings that were officially marked on their calendars).
Distracted employees can lead to a host of problems, from low productivity to costly mistakes. So what’s more distracting, a loud coworker or office drama? According to the CareerBuilder survey, loud colleagues beat out office drama when it comes to disturbing the workplace. The most common distractions are non-job-related conversations with colleagues and Internet searches. […]
Virtual reality (VR) was once thought of by many as a tool primarily for recreation, entertainment, and gaming. But as the technology has improved and the marketplace has become more familiar and comfortable with it, the potential value of VR and the related augmented reality (AR) to the broader economy has become more apparent.
There’s a saying about the teaching profession that’s well known to many and almost certainly well despised by teachers: “Those who can do; those who can’t teach.” Of course, many teachers accept relatively low pay for challenging work because they find it tremendously rewarding and fulfilling. But the notion that teachers teach because they can’t […]
The Colorado Supreme Court has cleared up a longstanding unresolved question about when employers need to pay out accrued but unused vacation time. The June 14 decision also appears to invalidate use-it-or-lose-it vacation policies in the state.
Exit interviews are sometimes overlooked in favor of focusing on the people who choose to stay rather than those who leave. However, departing employees often provide candid insights into your company’s strengths and weaknesses, making exit interviews a strategic opportunity to gain data for improved retention. Why Exit Interview Data Matters for Retention Recent research […]
Millennials are very much looking to their workplace superiors for mentorship, but studies show they’re coming up short—and that’s detrimental on personal, company, and industry-wide levels. In order to become the best leaders of tomorrow, young professionals need guidance from the best leaders of today.
In yesterday’s Advisor, BLR legal editor Jasmin Rojas explored Zappos’ new approach to recruiting—all on social media, no postings. In this issue, more of her thoughts about how you may learn from their initiative.
The November 3 election saw voters in five states weighing in on new marijuana measures, and the results mean employers will need to be ready for more recreational use.
We talk a lot about the importance of training, and it certainly is important; however, we thought it would be appropriate to address a common pitfall many organizations encounter when it comes to employee development and organizational change: adhering to the misconception that training is a silver bullet to solve company ills.