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Say the phrase “workplace diversity,” and a fairly specific concept comes to mind: A group of employees composed of different genders, races and ages; one that you’d easily be able to distinguish as heterogenous just by looking at them. This is just about everyone’s top-line definition of diversity, but what…
There are many benefits to letting your employees work remotely, such as employee satisfaction, reductions in attrition, increased productivity, and improved overall performance. Companies can benefit by lessening the on-site expenses and having a larger talent pool – after all, it’s a lot more cost effective to let someone work…
As we discussed in our previous post, 6 Tips for Bridging the Gap Between Remote Employees , there are many benefits to letting your employees work remotely, such as helping them achieve work-life balance. However, working remotely may not be the right fit for every business and every employee. Studies…
Almost 30 percent of new hires say they’re willing to walk out within the first 90 days if they find their new position unsatisfactory. In fact, a recent study showed that a remarkable 34 percent of corporate turnover came from workers in their initial 12 months on the job. While…
In the 1980s, Soviet geologists were mysteriously drilling many shallow holes in a purported search for oil deposits. Since most of the oil in Russia lies deep underground, their efforts were unsurprisingly rarely successful. But the reason for it is instructive: They were paid based on a quota, and given…
Work-life balance is an age-old subject, but its prominence is on the rise as employees gradually demand greater control over their personal and professional lives. Achieving work-life balance truly depends on one’s definition of the term, and each generation has its own criteria regarding work, recreation and employer expectations. Currently…
The business community has recognized that maximizing collaboration – both within and beyond a company – can add significant value. Organizations can benefit from considering and aligning the broader interests of stakeholders in addition to the focusing on the interests of shareholders. Thus, yesterday’s corporate culture buzzword – “mission statement”…
If your company is thriving – growing sales, increasing customers and driven by an exceptional workforce – then you’ve already mastered the connection between a strong corporate culture and corporate suc cess . Strong corporate cultures don’t happen by accident and they certainly don’t develop overnight; they rise in companies…
Everyone has stress in their lives and many times those pressures spill into the workplace. Managers and supervisors are often the first to notice when workers are having problems. The response of management can play a crucial role in keeping employees focused and productive at their jobs, despite personal turmoil…
With Millennials officially comprising the majority of the workforce, it’s time for organizations to re-evaluate how mentorship is being viewed and handled. During the Great Recession, there was a leadership bench crisis in which the investment and development of midlevel workers (often younger workers) were sidelined, which has now resulted…
