If you think your Microsoft Excel skills are pretty good, prepare to be inspired by the eight advanced users that went head-to-head in the Excel Esports All-Star Battle. Click here to check it out on YouTube. ESPN2 even broadcast a replay of the event’s highlights. The tournament featured timed “case study” challenges that were focused […]
Employee accountability in your organization is crucial when it comes to compliance with company policies and procedures, as well as keeping pace with revenue and performance goals. However, if you start talking about employee accountability in a meeting, you may see some people cringe because they associate it with assigning blame for not meeting expectations, […]
The struggle to recruit and retain top talent has many employers at least considering upgrades to their employee benefits – including on-demand pay, flexible hours and resources for managing work-life balance – in order to avoid productivity loss, burnout and turnover. On one hand, it’s hard to ignore that more than 47 million Americans quit […]
With a notable number of Baby Boomers feeling like they should postpone retirement, you may have a multigenerational team with as many as four (or even five) different generations represented in your organization. Studies have shown that Baby Boomers ranging in age from 58 to 76, Gen X-ers who are 42 to 57 years old, […]
Sparked in part by high fuel and food prices, the rising cost of living is a global problem that’s expected to hit the women in your workplace the hardest, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2022 Gender Gap Report. Cost of living increases impact women more severely than men because women continue to be paid […]
Your peers are extremely concerned with hiring top talent this year – even more so than top HR pros. That’s according to the 2022 PwC Pulse survey of execs of all titles, including CFOs. Hiring and retaining talent is top priority for 83% of CFOs, compared to 77% of all execs. And many of them […]
Instead of investing in a new bonus or incentive program, maybe the solution for the Great Resignation is meaningful employee recognition. A survey of nearly 6,000 workers and HR leaders by Achievers Workforce Institute concluded that employee recognition is an even bigger driver of employee engagement, productivity and job commitment than good compensation. Almost two-thirds […]
The hybrid work environment has many companies re-evaluating the cost-effectiveness of their real estate strategy. You may have noticed a major shift in work patterns in some industries: more telework and less five-day, in-person work environments. As a result, office spaces are being used differently than they were before 2020. Only 5% of workers are […]
A workcation – also known as “bleisure” travel – is when employees extend their business trip plans to enjoy sightseeing and other recreational activities. Allowing it is a good way to boost morale and encourage more employees to hit the road on company business, according to Dr. Jim Castagnera. In fact, 43% of business trips […]
