Insperity

JUNE 21, 2022

Still wondering what corporate social responsibility really is? The adoption of “corporate social responsibility” is a trend that has really gained traction in the last 10 years. If you’re still trying to figure out what it is and what it means for your organization, you’re not alone. Let’s put it this way: We know what a “good human citizen” looks like and the characteristics that go along with that, right?

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Wellable

JUNE 8, 2022

Despite the popularity of wellness programs, these initiatives often fail to achieve high levels of employee engagement and participation. For example, according to Gartner’s 2021 Employee Value Proposition Survey , only a quarter of employees that have access to mental and emotional well-being offerings make use of them.

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The Assistant Room

JUNE 21, 2022

Curious about West End hotels in London? Find out how we got on during a recent stay at The Marylebone Hotel. The post A Review of: The Marylebone Hotel first appeared on The Assistant Room.

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Jen Lawrence

JUNE 30, 2022

When we sign on clients, we want to do everything in our power to lead them to success. We wrack our brains to thoughtfully design programs and packages that tackle their pain points and guide them to sustainable results. Despite how everything comes together, you may have a moment where you desire to do more. This could be driven by pure ambition or may come up because you see an opportunity or a need.

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The Receptionist

JUNE 27, 2022

The concept of hot desking has gained popularity as a flexible and cost-effective office arrangement. Hot desking involves the shared use of office workstations, allowing employees to choose different desks each day based on their specific needs. In order to keep your employees from playing ring-around-the-desk, you need to add other components to make your program successful.

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Success

JUNE 10, 2022

Marketing strategy always changes as technology evolves. But the underlying principles remain steadfast, grounded in consumer psychology. These 10 entrepreneurs share their No. 1 unchanging marketing rule: 1. Grab attention. You’ve probably seen the statistic about the average attention span being less than a goldfish because of today’s evolving digital world.

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Insperity

JUNE 16, 2022

Whether you’re just learning how to host video meetings or have lots of practical knowledge, taking time to consider how you could improve the overall experience for your attendees is worth everyone’s time. And yes, there’s more to it than making sure you’re not muted. Even when you find yourself in back-to-back video meetings throughout the day, you still owe your team and clients a valuable experience when it’s your turn to lead a call.

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The Assistant Room

JUNE 28, 2022

The value of teamwork, is it really understood by Executives within the EA/PA - Exec relationship? Do they really see the role as a key partnership or will administrative professionals around the world always be fighting to be seen and heard for the impact they can make only IF they are given the opportunity to do so? The post Does Teamwork Truly Exist Between Boss & PA?

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Jen Lawrence

JUNE 27, 2022

When starting a consulting or coaching business, there is a hoard of things to consider – service offerings, pricing, brand design, prospecting opportunities, etc. Layer in legal concerns and things start to get really overwhelming. Whether it’s the cost or not knowing where to start, the temptation to skip the legal setup is huge – but it’s also the biggest mistake you could make in your business.

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The Receptionist

JUNE 20, 2022

Hybrid work is all the rage these days. And although it started long before the pandemic, hybrid work really came into its own and became the new way to work in 2021. It was during this time that organizations struggled to navigate unprecedented health concerns associated with COVID-19. To improve work conditions and ensure ongoing productivity and profitability, many organizations either went completely remote or took the hybrid option.

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 29, 2022

Over the past several months, I’ve given a number of keynotes focusing on how leaders can drive employee performance. Given the current talent shortage impacting every industry, it’s not surprising that organizations want to learn how to best empower their employees, both from a retention perspective, but also no doubt in hopes it might also help attract the employees they need to keep things going.

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Insperity

JUNE 30, 2022

Great leaders aren’t always found with the title of CEO or manager on their business card. Anyone can demonstrate leadership qualities. It’s not about winning a popularity contest. You don’t have to be liked to be respected. It’s about serving and influencing others regardless of their job title in the effort to achieve a certain goal.

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Wellable

JUNE 13, 2022

Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange platform, is testing a real-time employee feedback system that, if successful, may have other companies rethink how they generate and deliver feedback. Coinbase is no stranger to controversial company policies; it famously churned 5% of its workforce when it banned political speech from the organization by stating that the firm would not advocate for policies unrelated to its product mission.

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TinyPulse

JUNE 15, 2022

What you can do to change your workplace by promoting trauma-informed practices as a manager, HR leader, or employee.

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Jen Lawrence

JUNE 13, 2022

We constantly hear advice about how to stay focused on our goals. Write them down. Keep them visible. Break them down into smaller parts. Create trackers. All great advice to get you started. All of these get you honed in on what you want to achieve and get organized to start taking action. But what does the day-to-day look like? Everyday motivation is where I get a little stuck.

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The Receptionist

JUNE 6, 2022

Hot desking is one of the biggest trends to hit the post-COVID-19 workplace. But even though this workplace system can be beneficial to many organizations, hot desking can create more problems than it solves if it’s not properly implemented. Let’s discuss how to successfully introduce hot desking in your organization and how to avoid the most common pitfalls of improper implementation.

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The Assistant Room

JUNE 9, 2022

Our Founder Jessica Gardiner recently featured with WeAreTheCity in their Inspirational Woman campaign. Read the full article here. The post WeAreTheCity: Inspirational Woman: Jessica Gardiner | Founder, The Assistant Room first appeared on The Assistant Room.

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Insperity

JUNE 23, 2022

With diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) as an increased business focus across the board, more are setting a strategic DE&I goal to hire a diverse workforce (aka DE&I hiring”). Multiple studies have shown that companies with diverse workforces and diverse leadership : Perform better, likely as a result of reduced groupthink and more innovation Enjoy greater financial returns Achieve stronger employee engagement and improved morale.

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Wellable

JUNE 6, 2022

Mental health is often treated quite differently than other areas of wellness. For example, while employees are likely to feel free to talk about physical ailments (e.g., migraines, the common cold, injuries, etc.), they may be less inclined to discuss anxiety, depression, or other mental health concerns.

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Success

JUNE 20, 2022

Building your ambition is building your enterprising skills: To consistently create new opportunities , to consistently take advantage of the opportunities you’ve created, to be aware, to face life with your eyes and ears open to the possibilities that might be just around the corner. Self-enterprising people always see the future in the present. Self-enterprising people will always find a way to take advantage of a situation, not be burdened by it.

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Great Place to Work

JUNE 8, 2022

Belonging is vital to performance, innovation and retention, and starts with executive commitment. Belonging is one of the biggest buzzwords in business today. It’s about time. Generations of company executives turned a blind eye to how well people – that is, people of diverse backgrounds – fit in with their culture. But it’s been impossible to deny the importance of belonging in recent years.

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TinyPulse

JUNE 8, 2022

Employee satisfaction is a significant part of retaining employees and increasing productivity. As an employer you might be wondering, what does employee satisfaction mean in our organization and how do we achieve it?

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Quantum Workplace

JUNE 23, 2022

66% of executives believe their workplace culture is more important than their business strategy or operations. And 50% of employees experience culture most strongly in their manager’s approach to performance. >>" src="[link]. With these statistics in mind, it’s clear that company culture is important—and employee performance is a big part of that. That’s why leaders should foster a culture of high-performance to support employee, team, and business success.

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Insperity

JUNE 2, 2022

Although we’ve reached some semblance of a “new normal” when it comes to working in a professional environment post-pandemic, there are still lingering questions regarding why, when and how often employees should return to the office. What’s still the issue? There’s a big disconnect between what employers and employees want. According to a Future Forums study conducted in Fall 2021 about inflexible return-to-office policies, 44% of executives want to return to fully in-office work, compared to o

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Wellable

JUNE 1, 2022

With public and legal pressure rising, organizations are increasingly implementing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives. Often these initiatives involve adjustments to the companies’ hiring practices. For example, businesses may enact strategies to ensure they interview a more diverse group of candidates with the hope that a diverse applicant pool will result in diverse hiring.

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Success

JUNE 2, 2022

No idea is a bad idea, business coach Christy Wright says. If you’re struggling to know whether your ideas can develop into a successful business venture , try this exercise: On a blank piece of paper, draw a grid with six columns. Atop the columns, fill in six S’s: story, skills, strengths, situation, social and solution. In rows to the left of your columns, list your ideas.

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 14, 2022

Most of us were raised to believe that loyalty is a good thing that will be rewarded. But in the professional world, this often isn’t true. In fact, the longer you stay with one employer, the more you could be missing out financially. Keep reading to learn more. Salary Discrepancies Between New Hires and Current Employees. According to Business Insider , the salary gap between new hires and current employees is 7% nationally and this is “inverted.

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Great Place to Work

JUNE 14, 2022

How every leader can make employees feel like essential teammates, as opposed to meaningless cogs in the machine. In a great workplace, employees feel like they belong to something greater than themselves. They don’t feel pressured to assimilate or conform, nor do they feel ostracized or excluded because of who they are. They feel seen as insiders, yet celebrated for their unique contributions.

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Vantage Circle

JUNE 18, 2022

Every win— whether small or big— deserves to be celebrated. The same stands true for the workplace too. While there are numerous ways to show appreciation for your employees' efforts, giving meaningful gifts is the simplest and most effective. This article is all about the various employee appreciation gifts that will help show your employees that you value them.

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Insperity

JUNE 14, 2022

Low morale at work can be a big problem, killing engagement and productivity, spreading negativity and nudging employees out the door. As business leaders, we want to address employees’ morale issues as early as possible before they escalate and harm the company. An even better approach would be prevention of morale issues in the first place – if only you could know in advance which employee’s morale was going to take a dip.

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Wellable

JUNE 29, 2022

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), which allow individuals to store and withdraw funds for certain qualified medical expenses, are frequently offered as part of an employer’s benefits package. According to one report , nearly 40% of companies offered an HSA-qualified health option in 2021.

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Success

JUNE 15, 2022

One of my all-time favorite movies is Remember the Titans. It follows the legendary 1971 high school team that won the Virginia state football championship and rose to become the No. 2 ranked high school team in the country. But those victories alone were not what inspired a Hollywood film and provoked barbershop conversation decades later. The players attended a newly integrated high school in Alexandria, Virginia, a town teeming with tension.

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All Work

JUNE 10, 2022

During Mental Health Awareness month, RSP’s Kari Smith discusses how the right workplace strategy can support wellbeing at work and help people thrive. Why is this important? The American Psychological Association recently revealed that nearly 60% of employees are experiencing negative impacts of work-related stress. While there is no one-size-fits-all solution, these recommendations can help organizations reclaim, rethink and improve their company culture, leading to better individual health an

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Great Place to Work

JUNE 1, 2022

What every organization can do today – internally and externally – to support queer employees. I came out almost 30 years ago. Today I am a VP at Great Place to Work® — and it really is one. I’ve been married for over two decades to a kind and beautiful woman with whom I share two great kids. I live in a place where it is the norm for school principals, religious leaders, doctors and civic leaders to be queer.

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Vantage Circle

JUNE 17, 2022

Most HR professionals and business leaders can confidently say that investing in the employee experience. is well worth the effort. But how exactly do you improve the employee experience? Smart office technology is no longer a luxury but rather a need. Luckily, technology provides some of the best solutions to boost the employee experience at any workplace effectively.

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Insperity

JUNE 9, 2022

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Wellable

JUNE 22, 2022

On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in the Greenwich village of lower Manhattan in New York City, which had served as a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community. Tensions snowballed, ultimately resulting in several days of protests.

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