In order to be competitive, it is integral for employers to have staff with the appropriate level of expertise that will keep the company performing at its highest capacity. This makes sense, but the piece of this equation that is often not planned for in advance is how to address unanticipated staffing changes that will […]
Balancing Business Needs with Empathy During Time of Grief
The mantra to keep your personal life separate from your job is an old school belief that doesn’t always apply to the realities of the modern workplace. Human nature being what it is, employers must recognize that it is not always possible to separate your personal life from the office; particularly in situations where a […]
Parallels Between The Ice Bucket Challenge and Employee Engagement
Many of us were affected in some way by the ice bucket fundraising challenge for a little known disease, ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. We either knew of someone who took the challenge, watched other people take the challenge on social media, or actively participated. What started out as a simple fundraiser among […]
Simple Diversity and Inclusion Development Strategies That Benefit All Staff
If your small business is interested in starting diversity initiatives similar to larger corporations, but you don’t know where to start, take note. Here’s the simple sauce: the best general practices as it relates to employee professional development that currently exist in many organizations dovetails nicely with strategies for professional development of diverse staff. You […]
Employee and Employer Views Vary When It Comes To Stress at Work
It seems that phrases like “workplace stress” and “work life balance” are just buzzwords that have no real meaning or applicability for organizations – that is, until you start looking at workplace stress statistics. Surveys of employees across organizations consistently show that stress at work is a valid concern that employers need to factor into […]
Attention New Supervisors: 5 Things You Should Never Do If You Want To Be Successful
New to supervising staff? You’ll want to read and put into practice these five success tips: Never 1. Think that your employees will automatically trust or respect you. At least not right away. As with anything, respect and trust is earned based on how you interact and communicate with your direct reports. That does not […]
EHarmony To Launch Employment Matchmaking Service
Dating website EHarmony plans to leverage its online matchmaking skills in the careers marketplace. Starting this December, the company will offer a new platform called Elevated Careers by EHarmony for matching job seekers with their future bosses. The platform will use many of the same algorithms and compatibility assessment tools that EHarmony relies on to […]
Persuasion Management – Influencing Staff Who Don’t Report To You To Help You Accomplish Your Goals
Some may argue that delegating and influencing employees that do not have a direct reporting line to you is much more difficult than managing direct reports. I would tend to agree. Let’s start with the obvious. Employees who aren’t dependent on you for their performance evaluation may not feel an urgent need to respond to […]
The Toll That Sleep Deprivation Takes on Employee Productivity and Safety [Statistics]
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Your employees are exhausted. The Virgin Pulse Institute in conjunction with vielife conducted a research study on the impact that lack of sleep has on employee productivity. Key findings: 76% of employees expressed feeling tired most days of the week 30% noted that they were dissatisfied with the quality and quantity of their sleep 15% […]
Workplace Negativity Is Contagious – Here’s How You Can Control an Outbreak
Problem: You have a negative employee – the office critic – who finds it a challenge to make it through one work day without criticizing your decisions, disparaging colleagues, or complaining about your company’s policies or culture. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but there is a fine line between sharing a differing viewpoint […]
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