Recession Preparation 101: Plan for Potential Layoffs Ahead of Time
The economy is strong. Unemployment continues to hover around 4%, the lowest it has been in decades. Yet there are growing concerns that a recession is coming.
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The Challenge for Employees Seen as ‘Irreplaceable’
Knowledge sharing is a key issue in many organizations. The transfer of knowledge from experienced industry experts with a long history in the organization to newer, less experienced colleagues is usually the goal.
Best Practices for Setting Up Formalized Workplace Processes
Most organizations value employees who can think for themselves and think on their feet. But even employees who are the most independent and thorough can make mistakes. For this reason, a key focus of many training programs is training employees to follow a formal process.
Watch Out for the Effects of Holiday Stress on a Diverse Workforce
Are the holiday blues a diversity issue? At first thought, the busyness and stress of the holiday season doesn’t seem directly related to workplace diversity, but delve a little deeper, and the connection becomes clear.
The Rest of the Stressful Christmas Story
You’ve taken all of the appropriate precautions to make your annual holiday season fun and hopefully not a source of harassment complaints against your managers. Assuming you don’t live next door to the Bumpuses, what else can go wrong?
5 Characteristics of Growth-Focused Leadership Candidates
If you want to stay competitive in an increasingly competitive market, McKinsey found that “growth trumps all.”
Should You Worry About Training Employees Out of Your Company?
Training employees is a crucial means of making them more effective and productive, as well as reducing risk. But many employers fear that spending money on training employees will make them more attractive candidates in the labor market, thereby making them susceptible to leaving the organization. Here are some reasons you should not let that […]
Recent Settlement Suggests Shift Toward More Parental Leave Parity
A recent legal settlement over a parental leave dispute may encourage employers to move toward more gender-neutral parental leave policies.
Training Employees Based on Performance Metrics
Companies often have characteristics they want employees to exhibit or goals they want them to achieve. A problem that many organizations encounter is that their goals are too high level or hard to quantify, such as “improve customer service,” “increase safety,” or “improve efficiency.”
The Shortcomings of Video Training
One of the most fundamental conflicts in the world of employee training is the balance between cost and effectiveness. While companies certainly want to implement successful training programs that will reliably and effectively impart essential knowledge and skills to employees, they also obviously want to avoid breaking the bank on training.