• Is Your HR Department Practicing Cultural Competence? 5 Ways to Tell:

    Today, many businesses are investing in diversity and inclusion programs, and for good reason. According to McKinsey, gender-diverse companies are 15 percent more likely to outperform their non-diverse counterparts, and ethnically diverse companies are 35 percent more likely to outperform those counterparts.However, simply hiring a more diverse staff isn't enough on its own. To see the ...
  • 5 Tips for Staying Productive in Your Home Office

    More people than ever before are working from home. In fact, 43 percent of U.S. workers said they spend at least some time every year working from home in a 2017 Gallup poll.There are a number of reasons why working from home has become such a popular option, from cutting down on transportation costs to ...
  • The Right Way to Deliver Bad News to Your Team

    "Because I am better than the rest of you, this is your problem. Good luck."Would that message inspire you? Would you trust an organization to navigate successfully the next challenge if this were the message it offered in response to today's crisis?Of course not. Yet, this is exactly the message most leaders communicate when facing bad news, like the departure of a critical customer to a competitor or ...
  • Online Coaching: The Recruiting and Retention Tool You Keep Overlooking

    Online employment coaching platforms have radically transformed how employers connect with employees and aid in their professional growth. If on-the-job coaching is not a fixture of your workplace, your company is missing out on a powerful recruiting and retention tool.Businesses often train new hires to get them up to speed, but rarely do they devote attention to the education of established employees. Companies have a responsibility to their employees ...
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  • 3 Reasons to Let Your Employees Work From Home

    According to the "State of Remote Work 2017" report from Owl Labs, 52 percent of employees work remotely at least once per week, and 65 percent of employees who don't work remotely at all wish that they could. Remote work is transforming from a luxury to a common expectation, and businesses need to find the best ways to adapt.Perhaps you've ...
  • How to Deal With a Holiday Season Layoff

    As the end of the year approaches, employers reevaluate their priorities and reorganize their businesses. These strategic shifts often lead to layoffs.It's never easy to lose your job, but it's especially difficult during the holidays. Expenses go up thanks to travel and gifts. Searching for a job at this time of year can be slow and discouraging.This holiday season, I've seen a lot more people than usual be ...

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