Today, over 85% of employees are not engaged at work, and the economic consequences of that directly lead to over $7 trillion in lost productivity. A … Read more
Biofeedback Tech Offers a New Approach to Mindfulness
Mental wellbeing is a hot topic, but the tools HR has available to address it are limited. A new category of tools is on the way that use biofeedback to … Read more
Transparency and Technology Can Help You Make Comp Fair
The best way to show employees you value their work and contributions is by compensating them in a fair and transparent way. While this may seem like the … Read more
Don’t Just Talk Work/Life Balance, Live It
With studies finding two-thirds of all full-time workers in the US experience some form of workplace “burnout,” companies can’t afford to treat the concept … Read more
Is the Candidate You’re Interviewing Committed to the Mission?
Josh Fried, head of Waze Carpool, insists the key to high-performing teams is each team member is fully committed to the company mission. Unfortunately, … Read more
Finding and Keeping Your High Potential Employees
HR leaders face a daunting talent market with historically low unemployment in the U.S. and Canada. In addition, retaining and attracting talent was found … Read more
What I Hate About Engagement Surveys
If you want to improve your engagement score, do your annual survey the day raises or bonuses are handed out. Sure, sure. We hear you saying, … Read more
HR Analytics Use Is Growing, But Lags In Benefits, Engagement
Turn on Netflix and it’ll recommend the next set of binge worthy shows, personalized to you based on your viewing activity. This is mainstream data … Read more
You Don’t Improve Engagement With Just Another Program
It’s a known fact that one of the biggest movements to hit the HR world is employee engagement. For good reason. Engaged employees make better, stronger, … Read more
As the Contingent Ranks Grow, Employers Need to Treat Them Like Employees
The liquid workforce is on a path of rapid growth as people seek more flexibility and agility in the work they do. In fact, by one estimate a majority of … Read more
20 Ways to Keep Your Workers
Do you remember when job-hopping was an immediate resume red flag? A list of short-tenured positions with different companies implied a candidate’s … Read more
3 Technologies to Improve the Employee Experience
While most companies are focused on improving the customer experience (CX) for all the right business reasons, the leading ones are discovering a secret … Read more
How to Help Your Workers Become More Stress Resilient
Work can be a stressful place. For example, stress can be a regular part of life for employees who have to deal with unhappy customers or work in … Read more
This Year, Make Your Office Party An Experience
Looking to wow your corporate office with a unique and exciting holiday party that will be the talk of the company into the New Year? If holiday party … Read more
You Can’t Make Anyone Happy, But You Can Support and Empower Them
“Happy people work harder.” At first glance this may seem obvious: If an employee is happy at work, they are more likely to care about their work product … Read more
7 Reasons to Care About Employee Morale
You might have read a lot about how to improve employee morale in the workplace, the types of employee morale, and factors affecting employee morale. But … Read more
Tell Them It’s OK to Take a Break (and Mean It!)
It’s well-established that employee burnout is dangerous for employees and bad for business. Yet it’s rampant. A recent survey found 96% of millennials … Read more
Workaholism: It’s Not Good For You, Your Team Or the Business
“Excessive work can be viewed as an addictive behavior” with “dysfunctional behavior patterns that interfere with operations.” — Gayle Porter, PhD, … Read more
The Skills Your Managers Need Are All Soft
Whether I was managing a five-person accounting firm or leading 500 professionals in a multi-office consulting corporation, one threat loomed that always … Read more
Not Every Career Path Should Lead to Manager
Why do so few companies provide opportunities for individual contributors to continue doing what they do best — or move sideways into some other direct … Read more