Are You a Strategic Leader?
You may be hearing lots of talk about the importance of being a good strategic leader. However, if you scratch below the surface, it turns out that the traits that make a good strategic leader are the same time-tested abilities leaders have always needed. Let’s explore what these are. Leaders look for trends and opportunities. No […]
Compliant Background Checks
According to the National Association of Background Screeners, 95% of U.S. employers use background checks when hiring employees. Background checks cannot look at medical history or genetic information, but they are legal for assessing a person’s work history, education, criminal record, financial history or social media use. However, employers must comply with certain legal requirements […]
Quiet Vacationing: A Question of Company Culture
First quiet quitting, now quiet vacationing. What is going on? This is a good question with complicated answers. Quiet vacationing, also called stealth paid time off, is the practice of taking time off without formally requesting it or notifying your employer. It’s a post-pandemic development, so to understand it, we need to recognize that the […]
AI Is Here to Stay: How Should You React?
Artificial intelligence isn’t going anywhere. While that is unsettling for some people to hear, others understand that AI is influencing — and will continue to affect — everyday life, and the future of the job market is one of the most anticipated challenges imposed by AI. What does the future of AI look like? According […]
The Importance of Offering an Employee Satisfaction Survey
How would you define an engaged workforce? You might say it’s an environment where everyone involved feels valued and supported. Workplace engagement is a crucial aspect of business success. In fact, it’s so imperative that employee engagement has been shown to affect metrics like productivity, retention, and customer service. However, unfortunately, recent statistics indicate that […]
5 Tips for Attracting, Engaging and Retaining Gen Z
Gen Z is a generation like no other, and in order to maintain your business, you’ll need to think about how you can accommodate the up-and-coming workforce. How does Gen Z feel about work? Surveys have found that 54% of Gen Zers are often disengaged at work. Meanwhile, 68% of Gen Z workers feel stressed […]
Preventing Workplace Violence: What’s New
The first and most obvious step in preventing workplace violence is to understand its meaning. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, workplace violence is “any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site.” This type of behavior falls into four categories: Criminal […]
What to Know about Onboarding New Employees
Do you want to help your new employees have a positive experience, setting them up for long-term success? Onboarding is a comprehensive process that can last up to 12 months. How it’s handled is crucial to ensuring high retention. In addition to sharing the job requirements and describing team dynamics, you can help new hires […]
Too Many Meetings
In 2017, the Harvard Business Review published a survey that highlighted an uncomfortable truth: 71% of respondents regard meetings as a sheer waste of time. An all-too-typical tale illustrates the absurdity. One meeting organizer routinely distributed slide decks for every subteam in a department to review in advance. When members dutifully showed up, she just […]