Articles by Workology

This Is How You Can Support Your Employees Mental Health Self Care

August 18, 2017 in /by

When computer engineer Madalyn Parker told her team she would be taking a mental health day, her boss at the startup Olark responded in an incredibly supportive way. Instead of just thanking her for letting everyone know, he thanked her for being upfront about needing a mental health day. Olark CEO Ben Congleton wrote, “I […]

Six Critical Skills ALL Workers Will Need in the Next Decade

August 16, 2017 in /by

Everyone ponders today if they will lose their job to a robot or AI within the next 10 years or so. With artificial intelligence (AI) predicted to not only replace rote and repetitive blue collar or office jobs, but also writers, lawyers and even CEOs everyone should have some trepidation about the safety of their […]

When Will HR Telecommute as a Way of Working?

July 19, 2017 in /by

I was reading an article in Information Age the other day. The author was talking about importance of unified communication platforms at work. It is important to have good digital communication because that is an increasing need in the workplace and beyond for the reasons expressed below. In reading the article it made me wonder […]

Use These 18 Job Boards to Keep Compliant

July 14, 2017 in /by

Job boards remain an excellent way to engage talent, especially diverse candidates. This is especially important if you are a federal contractor and required to focus on good faith efforts for nine protected classes that include:  1) Age (over 40), 2) Disability, 3) Genetic Information, 4) National Origin, 5) Pregnancy, 6) Race/Color, 7) Religion, 8) Sex and 9) Veterans. Under […]

The Power of Practicing Mindfulness at Work and in Life

June 27, 2017 in /by

I’ve been given a lot of thought to the development and understanding, not of others but my own self for forever it seems. My days are packed and filled with meetings, conference calls and a sea of emails. It’s hard during the workday where I can even find a moment to myself let alone think […]

Why Do People Watch Porn at Work?

June 20, 2017 in /by

Lots of people watch porn at work. How many is a lot? The numbers vary, in part because sex is an incredibly charged topic that intersects with some of the deepest moral divides in our society and because there is still so little rigorous research about sex. And of course, there’s the little issue of […]