You’re never too old
With heightened sensitivity surrounding diversity in all aspects of life these days, most topics usually lead to racial bias and gender equality. However, age is often the forgotten class when it comes to creating an inclusive workplace. What exactly is ageism? Ageism, or age discrimination, is prejudice on the basis of someone’s age; whether it […]
Millennials: Shaping the future of the workplace
Millennials now make up a third of the workforce. So, what should that mean for businesses looking to hire and retain these younger employees? It seems that every generation has concerns about the generations that follow. And just because a generation is different than the one prior, it doesn’t necessarily have to mean worse. Millennials, […]
Returning to the Workplace: Overcoming the Obstacles
As we rapidly approach the one-year mark of COVID’S grip on our nation and adjust to its everlasting impact and fluidity, many obstacles for businesses still loom large. It seems that no sooner did company leaders realize that working remotely was a real solution, they are now faced with the challenge of how and when […]
Why and How You Should be Hiring Self-Motivated Employees
Self-motivation by pure definition alone means having the initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without prodding or supervision. Nothing means more to a remote team manager in these unprecedented times than having employees who can work hard without the need for close supervision. Because once hired, these self-motivators will not only get […]
Disconnected: Managing the New Normal for Work-From-Home Employees
If you’re reading this then you have made it through the first half of the year 2020, and to say it has been challenging is certainly an understatement. I imagine this is how Dorothy felt after she got hit on the head, spun around, and crash landed in the strange and mysterious land of Oz. […]
In With the New: A Fresh Take on Performance Management Practices
As discussed in the previous article, “Out with the Old: Performance Management Trends to Ditch in 2020,” the concept of Performance Management is basically the way an employer uses guidance and feedback to steer their employees toward accomplishing their objectives. So if old techniques such as yearly evaluations and rankings are “out,” then what’s “in” […]
Coronavirus Letter RE: Recruiting in Uncertain Times
Photo by Fusion Medical Animation on Unsplash As we embark into uncharted territory as families, neighborhoods, communities, and businesses, many of us are trying to figure out what comes next. How do we move forward? With so many things coming to an abrupt halt, like local services, event cancellations, and school closures, it is almost as if we […]
Out with the Old: Performance Management Trends to Ditch in 2020
As long as businesses have existed, there has been a need for employers and employees to communicate, collaborate, plan, and adjust. This ongoing back-and-forth interaction falls under the concept of Performance Management, which at its essence is simply the way an employer uses guidance and feedback to steer their employees toward accomplishing their objectives. As […]
Working With Purpose: What Employee Engagement Is Truly About
A term often thrown around in the corporate universe is “employee engagement,” and though it’s often treated as a singular concept, it’s really just a cog in a bigger machine that doesn’t fully function without all of its parts. By simple definition, to engage means to occupy attention, to attract, to please. If you Google […]
Organizational Design – What’s Best for Your Company?
Until very recently most companies utilized a hierarchical organizational structure. Well, times they are a changin’. Companies are moving toward a more level organizational design composed of interactive teams that work in a much more collaborative manner. In the past most organization designs were more of a simple structure that was authority from the top […]