One of the most surprising aftereffects of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic is that while unemployment is high, it’s still tough to get open positions full. In part, that’s because the crisis revealed weaknesses in systems we rely on, including healthcare, schools, employment, infrastructure. As a result, employees are questioning several aspects of their work lives…. Read more »
There have been many new heroes introduced to us over the past few months, but some of the long-standing ones are our veterans. Is your company struggling to overcome talent shortages and hire qualified employees? Are you suffering from a lack of leadership potential among entry-level and mid-level team members? Consider the benefits of… Read more »
By Kevin Eikenberry You are living a long-proven principle: you learn much about your team or organizational culture in times of crisis. The move to remote work may have exposed some cracks in your culture and may have highlighted some strengths, too. This new time of crisis and the remote work that goes with it… Read more »
Guest post by Valerie Grubb, President of Val Grubb & Associates, Ltd. The long-heralded workforce of 2020 has arrived, which means that leaders now need to focus on preparing for the workforce of 2030 and what employment landscapes will look like in another decade. No one has a crystal ball that makes it possible… Read more »
By Diane Strohfus Businesses are facing a dilemma when it comes to goals: according to Gallup, employee productivity increases by 56 percent when managers are involved in helping their reports align their goals with the needs of the organization. Despite this, only 44 percent of those employees felt they could connect their goals to those of… Read more »
Guest post by Silver Rose, president of Silver Rose Enterprises LLC To learn more, please join us on Tuesday January 21st at 1:00 EST (10:00 PST) for a Live Webinar with Silver Rose (How to Keep Your Top Talent From Walking Out the Door) This webinar is valid for 1 PDC toward SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP… Read more »
This is a guest post by Ira S. Wolfe, president of Success Performance Solutions. To learn more, please join us on Thursday, October 24th at 12:00 CDT for a Live Webinar with Ira S. Wolfe (Keeping the Human in HR – There’s No App for That!) This webinar is valid for 1 PDC toward SHRM-CP… Read more »
By Terri Gallagher (This is a guest post by Terri Gallagher of Gallagher and Consultants. If you’d like to learn more about the new workforce landscape, join us on Tuesday, October, 9th at 1:00 pm EST / 10:00 am PST for a 1-hour live webinar called “Death of the Gold Watch” – Rise of the… Read more »
This is a guest post by Ira S. Wolfe of Success Performance Solutions. For decades, posting a job opening was a relatively simple task. All a recruiter had to do was share the job description across the appropriate channels and candidates came pouring in. Today, the competition for talent is fierce and writing content to… Read more »
By Valerie Grubb Everyone’s talking about workplace diversity today, and for good reason: when you expand the range of perspectives, experiences, and characteristics of your team, you also extend your reach toward innovation and overall excellence. But gender and ethnicity dominate many of the discussions about diversity—and companies need to start talking more about an… Read more »