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Meetings. Ugh. The dreaded time suck of work life. Everyone complains about them, yet very few do anything to make them better. In fact, most of us are complicit in maintaining the status quo – that is, we’re bystanders, quietly allowing long, tedious, pointless meetings to perpetuate.
Collaboration and teamwork are essential to the success of any business. In the modern economy, it’s the human capital of organizations that serves as their greatest assets. When the individuals that make up a company’s workforce have the ability to work together effectively, that combination truly is far greater than the sum of its individual […]
by Susan Hartmus Hiser Q Our company’s production work generally gets slow in the summer, and the company’s owner is a longtime proponent of charity work. Rather than giving employees extra vacation time in the summer or even laying them off, he would like to start offering a week of paid time off (PTO) to […]
Companies looking to reward and motivate their employees with incentive awards need to focus on the total reward experience—which frequently doesn’t involve cash, according to a new study commissioned by the Incentive Marketing Association (IMA).
Candidate experience has been a popular focus for many employers, as this experience can make or break an employer’s chance at hiring top talent. However, once you’ve got the candidate in the door, you don’t want to risk losing them because your company has a poor culture or offers a terrible employee experience.
Over the last 2 years, organizations have reconfigured work to meet the changing needs of desk-based workers. Unfortunately, these organizations haven’t given the same attention to frontline workers, who are now looking for new job opportunities as a result. Frontline employees today want more than just a paycheck; they want a less stressful day-to-day experience, […]
Employee burnout is becoming all too common these days. According to a new CareerBuilder survey, three in five workers (61%) say they are burned out in their current job, and 31% report high or extremely high levels of stress at work, yet a third of all workers (33%) have not taken or do not plan […]
In the HR world, there are plenty of professionals and strategists who are able to solve their myriad of issues with bountiful resources. But for most HR professionals, when issues float their way, you can’t cash the same check a Fortune 500 can. Instead, HR professionals can listen to the advice of Sarah Sheffer, Senior […]
Adding to yesterday’s post, here are six additional tips and best practices you’ll want to consider executing when training and developing your L&D team.
For years, corporate America has championed the idea of generational harmony, offering feel-good training sessions about “bridging the gap” as if a few PowerPoint slides could smooth over decades of different experiences and perspectives. But what if the real opportunity isn’t in erasing these differences but in leveraging them? The workplace isn’t just a shared […]