Insperity
MARCH 3, 2022
It’s one of the biggest challenges for company leaders for the foreseeable future: being an employer in an employee’s market. Post-pandemic, many people are reassessing their priorities and personal goals. Some employees are switching to companies that better align with their preferences, while others are changing careers entirely and starting over fresh.
Wellable
MARCH 28, 2022
Meetings are an indispensable part of work. They foster team-building, problem-solving, and innovation in ways that emails and instant messages often cannot.
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Success
MARCH 19, 2022
Let me give you some thoughts on time management. Here is a list of things you should consider to make the most of your time : 1. Run the day or it will run you. Part of the key to time management is just staying in charge. Here’s what usually happens: We start something and we’re in control, but as the day starts to unfold, we start losing it. It’s like running a business.
Tanveer Naseer
MARCH 23, 2022
In prolonged periods of uncertainty like the one we’re in right now, it’s natural that we take a more cautious approach to things. But what if that fear of the unknown also leads us to avoid failure and the powerful lessons we stand to gain that can help us achieve. Click to continue reading.
Atlassian
MARCH 2, 2022
To our customers, vendors, partners, and investors: We are appalled by the actions of the Russian Government in its invasion of Ukraine. We condemn the actions of the Russian Government, and we stand with Ukraine and its people in their fight to maintain their freedom and sovereignty. This attack is unprovoked and a clear breach of the Geneva Convention.
Eat Your Career
MARCH 21, 2022
I’m a big fan of documentation, especially in the workplace. I firmly believe that, when we put thoughts into words and commit them to “paper” (whether physical or digital), we make them more real. Whether journaling for personal development or professional, the act of writing is an important tool for self-discovery, growth and much more. It’s no surprise then that I recommend everyone keep a work journal.
Insperity
MARCH 24, 2022
A leadership development training program is a goal of many businesses, but what exactly does it include? What should it include? How can it be successful? The benefits of an in-house leadership development training program are worth figuring out the answers to those questions. A successful program can increase productivity , nurture and retain talent , improve employee engagement and enhance your employer brand in ways that may help attract new staff members.
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Success
MARCH 22, 2022
Once you decide what you want to do or build or join or create, you’ve taken the first step in becoming a hero on a mission: you’ve invited yourself into a story. After you step into that story, you’ll exit what Viktor Frankl called “ the existential vacuum.” Life is now asking you a question that requires action to answer. Will you decide to work remotely and take your family on a yearlong trip around the world?
Tanveer Naseer
MARCH 9, 2022
With everything we’ve all experienced over the last two years, it can feel more challenging than ever to ask employees to stay the course and trust things will work out. So how do leaders inspire people to deliver their best despite their understandable concerns about the future? That’s what I’ll. Click to continue reading.
The Receptionist
MARCH 28, 2022
What do people say about your business online? If you don’t know, it’s time to find out. Your online reputation can either win or cost you business. This is because even if you’re not paying attention to online reviews about your business, your prospective customers are. A single tweet from a disgruntled customer can mean more to a prospective customer than the extensive marketing campaign that you’ve spent thousands of dollars to create.
The Office Management Group
MARCH 4, 2022
When I asked our Office Management Portal Members recently what their biggest pain points were, health & safety came up. It’s something I see a lot in surveys and when I speak to clients – health & safety is the struggle-part of their role. The bit they don’t want to, but have to do. And I think I know why – it’s not just that it can be a little daunting to undertake, trying to get your head around the various pieces of legislation and legal requirements, but also (and probably more so),
Insperity
MARCH 8, 2022
If you hire people, you’re going to have to deal with employee absences on a regular basis. There is a wide range of reasons for employees being out of office, including: Illnesses or medical emergencies Vacations Extended leaves (medical or personal) Appointments Bereavement Volunteerism Children’s school activities Religious holidays or floating holidays Elder care , child care or pet care.
Wellable
MARCH 30, 2022
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the percentage of unionized workers fell from 20.1% to 10.3% from 1983 to 2021. When considering private-sector workers alone, the rates are even lower, dropping to 6.1%.
Success
MARCH 29, 2022
You are the sum of your habits. When you allow bad habits to take over, they dramatically impede your path to success. The challenge is bad habits are insidious, creeping up on you slowly until you don’t even notice the damage they’re causing. Breaking bad habits requires self-control—and lots of it. Research indicates that it’s worth the effort, as self-control has huge implications for success.
Quantum Workplace
MARCH 29, 2022
One-on-one meetings between employees and managers are important. When conducted frequently, these meetings can serve as a valuable tool to bolster alignment, strengthen engagement, and drive employee growth. One challenge managers often have with one-on-one meetings is figuring out the right meeting cadence. How often should you have one on on meetings?
The Receptionist
MARCH 21, 2022
Are you keeping track of the visitors who check in and out of your office? If not, you could be missing out on an opportunity to improve your organization. You can actually use your visitor data to boost your staff’s productivity levels, make cost-saving decisions, and safeguard your office from avoidable security risks. In this post, we’ll discuss how to use visitor data that you collect to level up your visitor experience and improve your overall operation.
Great Place to Work
MARCH 28, 2022
“Companies with bad managers can’t exist anymore.” Great Place to Work experts share the key moves for managers to make in 2022. Few people have more insights on the challenges of managers in this moment than Marcus Erb and Julian Lute. Marcus is Great Place to Work®’s vice president of data science & innovation, a job that allows him to sift through our unmatched data set of +10 million employee surveys to discover the true needs of managers and front-line employees.
Insperity
MARCH 22, 2022
Today, attracting talent in a competitive job market is crucial. In many cases, candidates are interviewing for several jobs at once, comparing their experience with you against other employers. Your interview process needs to vet your candidates and also woo them into choosing your company over their other opportunities. In this article, we’ll help answer the questions: What do job candidates want in an interview process?
Wellable
MARCH 9, 2022
Around 390 BCE, Plato’s Socrates ((i.e., the character Socrates used by Plato to explore his philosophical positions) proclaimed immoral actions are always bad for one’s well-being and that the best life is the most just life.
Success
MARCH 22, 2022
Beneficial time management is something most of us struggle with. In a world that certainly has no shortage of distractions, it becomes all too easy to waste away hours or even days on activities that are neither useful nor really all that enjoyable. If you would like to start getting more value out of the hours you’ve been given, check out these seven mental techniques for improving your time management. 1.
Atlassian
MARCH 9, 2022
Subscribe to Work Life Get stories about tech and teams in your inbox Subscribe. Over the last few years, we’ve witnessed and been a part of the SaaS transformation that has changed the way teams work and how we communicate and collaborate with each other. Atlassian announced that we’ll be simplifying our server and Data Center offerings to focus on delivering a world-class cloud experience and support for our Server products will end in February 2024.
The Receptionist
MARCH 14, 2022
When you run an educational institution, your top responsibility is to keep everyone on campus safe. But “safe” can be defined in various ways. From health to hazards, there are countless potential risks that await you, your staff, your students, and your visitors. One of the most important safety concerns for a school or educational facility is visitor management.
Vantage Circle
MARCH 20, 2022
If you're wondering why you should read a bunch of "hard work quotes," here's what you need to know. To put it simply, hard work is the action of putting in efforts— day in and day out— to achieve a certain goal. But, because we are humans, it is all too easy to forget why we are sitting at home and working while others are out having fun.
Insperity
MARCH 15, 2022
More and more for-profit companies are realizing the benefits of establishing an employee benevolence program, but what exactly is it, and why is it becoming popular? Often limited to communities of faith or service organizations, benevolence finds its place in the corporate setting by filling gaps for employees who face financial hardships that might not qualify for other types of assistance.
Wellable
MARCH 21, 2022
COVID-19 caused many employees to re-evaluate their priorities and re-examine their place of work’s role in supporting their wellness goals.
Success
MARCH 18, 2022
I reject the fear that rejection is something to worry about. Let me explain. Rejection almost never happens. In fact, rejection—at least the kind we all so desperately fear—is extremely rare. To prove this point, I ask my audiences two questions. “How many of you have been rejected by a person in a way that truly hurt your identity and prospects in life?
Quantum Workplace
MARCH 1, 2022
Many employees are leaving their organizations to companies that better fit their needs. And even if many of your top performers haven’t left yet, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be taking action to retain them. In fact, a recent survey found that 65% of employees are looking for a new job. But luckily, you can minimize turnover risk with the right strategies.
The Receptionist
MARCH 7, 2022
One of the most important ways to improve your business is to elevate your level of customer service. No matter how wonderful your customer support is, it can always be tweaked and made better. In this post, we’ll share how we practice Radical Support® (and, yes, we even trademarked the term!) to ensure that our customers are always are our most important consideration.
Atlassian
MARCH 25, 2022
Subscribe to Work Life Get stories like this in your inbox Subscribe. 5-second summary. Strong team cohesion – how bonded people feel to one another – is a key element for success in distributed teams. Icebreakers can be an effective way to help teams get to know each other and feel more comfortable collaborating. It’s important to choose the right icebreaker for your team.
Insperity
MARCH 29, 2022
Health insurance is often the biggest-ticket item in any company’s benefits package, and the cost of health insurance rises on average each year , historically. Companies spend a lot of money, time and effort to make their benefits competitive and provide quality group health insurance plans to employees. But perhaps not enough time is spent educating employees about their available options and helping them navigate what those options mean for them and their families.
Wellable
MARCH 2, 2022
According to a Pew Research poll , 72% of mothers with children 18 months or younger work part- or full-time—up 21 percentage points over the past half-century.
Success
MARCH 29, 2022
Time is precious. Ask the coach whose team is behind in the final seconds of a game. Ask the air traffic controller in charge of scheduling takeoffs and landings at a major airport. Ask the news reporter who has just received a breaking story from the AP wire. Ask the cancer patient who just learned he has only two months left to live. Time management is an oxymoron.
Great Place to Work
MARCH 7, 2022
Why employee stories should be part of your employer branding strategy plus real company examples for sharing them with maximum impact. What was your company’s latest social media post? Was it about your product? Or was it about your people? How often do you feature employee stories on your social media? (If you do it at all.). As any marketer knows, social media is one of the most important tools in their kit, providing instant reach to an audience in real time.
The Receptionist
MARCH 3, 2022
Look, we get it. We understand that you might be skeptical of putting a visitor management system at the front desk of your office or business. What message will it send to your guests and customers? Will it confuse people? Will someone lose their job? We hear you and your concerns, so we’ve set out to bust a few myths about visitor management systems that might help ease some of your doubts.
Atlassian
MARCH 4, 2022
Subscribe to Work Life Get stories like this in your inbox Subscribe. 5-second summary. Active listening requires the entirety of your attention. That means removing distractions and listening for understanding. To fully comprehend someone’s message, you must also consider cues other than their word choices. Rephrasing what the other person has said reassures the speaker that you were attentive to their message and allows them to clarify any inaccuracies.
Insperity
MARCH 10, 2022
Are your company’s paid holidays strategic? Today’s job candidates aren’t just looking for the right number of paid holidays – having “enough” days off that don’t require them to use PTO. Many employees also desire a company calendar that makes them feel seen, valued and celebrated on important days, while still granting them adequate work-life balance, of course.
Wellable
MARCH 7, 2022
From sustained decreases in productivity and engagement to dramatic rises in turnover rates, employers have learned first-hand about the detrimental effects of burnout as the pandemic made workplace stress a chronic issue.
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