Supporting Employees Who Remain After Layoffs

?As more companies announce layoffs before the holidays, employees who remain may still have their jobs, but also carry the stress of more responsibilities, degraded company culture and fear of what might... Read more »

How Small Employers Are Preparing for a Recession

?Small organizations have overcome a range of HR challenges in recent years, from managing through a pandemic and converting employees to remote and hybrid work to talent shortages, widespread resignations, and inflation’s... Read more »

Are Shorter Workweeks Good for Business?

It’s time to adopt better and more-efficient ways to work. It may seem counterintuitive, but abbreviated workweeks are good for employees, customers and the bottom line. The traditional schedule of working 9 a.m.... Read more »

Is Quiet Quitting Really Happening?

?It does not matter who you are. If you are in the world of work, talent issues have hit you from all angles and with a ferocity never before encountered—or, at least,... Read more »

Creating and Sustaining High-Performing Teams in a Remote Work Environment

?Clint is a human resource director at a midsize financial services firm, and the pressures of managing a remote workforce continue to pose challenges in pockets of his company.  The CEO believes... Read more »

Who Is More Productive: Remote or Onsite Employees?

?A recent Microsoft study on hybrid work and productivity revealed a stark divide between leaders and employees. Although numerous studies have shown that employees are often more productive when they have the... Read more »

Struggling to Keep Remote Workers Engaged? One Company Shares Its Ideas

?A virtual wine tasting conducted by a sommelier. Slack Q&As with co-workers. Monthly Zoom watercooler discussions ranging from time management to mental health to the war in Ukraine. Artificial intelligence company Interactions... Read more »

Struggling to Keep Remote Workers Engaged? Company Shares Its Ideas

?A virtual wine tasting conducted by a sommelier. Slack Q&As with co-workers. Monthly Zoom water-cooler discussions ranging from time management to mental health to the war in Ukraine. Artificial intelligence company Interactions... Read more »

Viewpoint: The Importance of Creating a Culture of Kindness and Respect

?Is your organization a place of kindness and respect? Are you, as an individual, a person of kindness and respect? Over the past few years, I’ve been lucky enough to be part... Read more »

In Hybrid Work, Don’t Rely on Just One Aspect of Productivity

? Productivity paranoia is the latest trendy term being used to emphasize problems HR leaders know have always existed. The catchphrase describes management’s fear or belief that employee output declines in work-from-home... Read more »