In today’s uncertain business and economic environment, employee mental health challenges are on the rise. In response, workforce planning is emerging as a crucial strategy
People often assume happy employees are also engaged. But is that really a safe bet? Sometimes with the best intentions to improve happiness in the
Recognition matters. We hear it over and over again in leadership books and best practices articles. It makes sense to recognize employees early and often.
When employees feel disconnected from their jobs — or their work doesn’t bring a sense of purpose to their lives — they’re more likely to
Sponsored by The Culture Platform At some point in the last 20 years, companies started to believe employee engagement should define a manager’s role. And
We may or may not be heading for an economic downturn this year, but we certainly are seeing a slew of layoffs. The technology industry
When someone says it’s time for performance evaluations, what happens? You can almost hear a collective groan ripple across an organization. Reactions run the gamut,
If you’re ramping up for Q4 in your workplace, you may be anticipating a slew of quarterly performance reviews. It’s your manager’s last chance of
We live at a time when political correctness captures headlines. Accusations of injustice, privilege, unconscious bias, and systemic racism happen daily. Between 50 and 75
In some countries, as lockdown measures continue to ease, businesses are opening and employees are heading back to work. But some of us are still
In the past several months, many companies have modified their performance programs. From streamlining their review processes to running more frequent pulse surveys, organizations around
A large component of any work culture is how managers assess and review employee performance and chart progress. Given the remote and hybrid nature of
What do Apple, Disney, Verizon, Google, and Starbucks have in common? They’re all multi-billion dollar companies, and they all offer tuition reimbursement to their employees.
A few years ago, we were asked to help a market leader that was intent on changing its culture to be more creative and innovative.
In this extrovert-biased world of ours, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Many job candidates aren’t making it past the hiring process to get the
I’m the founder and CEO of a 40+ person HR consulting business. My husband is a preschool teacher, and I have two kids — one
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What’s the worst thing an employee can say on any given day? How about, “I don’t belong here?” The schism that takes place when an
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A lot has been said about stress in the workplace over the years, and for good reason. Stress takes a serious toll on employees, both
Every HR professional and manager has had to have a tough talk with an employee about his or her performance. Sometimes it is in the
It’s impossible to be a top performing manager if your people aren’t performing! Yeah, I know that elicits a Duhhh response, but I’m not sure
It’s impossible to be a top performing manager if your people aren’t performing! Yeah, I know that elicits a “Duuggghhh” response, but I’m not sure many
Performance and performance management – it’s something every organization, be it a Fortune 500 or a non-profit or a public sector institution talks about. Odds
Recently, there’s been a lot of talk as to why companies should just get rid of their performance reviews. They don’t improve performance. No one
