Category: Employee development

September 8, 2023

In an article for Forbes, senior contribute Jack Kelly ask: “Can 5 Generations Coexist In The Workplace?” In 2023, most workplace settings are comprised of members representing The Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, GenX, GenY, and GenZ. Gen Z, the newest […]

September 1, 2023

Bleisure travel has become a popular trend in the business world, offering professionals the opportunity to blend work and leisure seamlessly. Bleisure can help create better work/life balance for employees. It can promote employee satisfaction and result in a more […]

August 18, 2023

Workers in the U.S. and around the world are using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT for a variety of tasks. And that’s a problem. Business leaders don’t think their teams have the necessary GenAI skills to use […]

August 17, 2023

In human resources, it’s your responsibility to ensure that your employees have what they need to succeed and that you help the company shine in the best light. Nowadays, one way to be favorable to the world is to show […]

August 15, 2023

There’s no foolproof formula that HR professionals can use to advance their careers. A promotion is something they earn, regardless of gender, by building and leveraging their strengths and capabilities in ways that align with the needs and goals of […]

August 11, 2023

I’ve heard it said that “to err is human.” Given the number of people HR teams work with every day, they are no strangers to addressing their fair share of mistakes. A recent study indicates that people make an average […]

August 4, 2023

The challenges working moms face have been noted for decades, even if not all the players in the labor market and corporate world necessarily appreciate those challenges or take steps to mitigate and address them. Even with very active dads, […]

July 28, 2023

Nearly a quarter of U.S. employers are facing a major skills gap in their company, and another 42% say it will hit them within the next two years, according to a July 25 report from Salary.com. Employers named three top […]

July 26, 2023

One of the biggest challenges learning and development (L&D) professionals face is showing management there was a return on their investment (ROI). Sure, good L&D teams can point to concrete and important achievements like fewer accidents and higher scores on […]

July 17, 2023

Since the early 1990s, I have presented numerous training presentations covering anti-harassment, conflict resolution, documentation, trust building, teamwork, accountability, performance management, discipline and discharge, DE&I and other topics related to leadership, culture, and HR. The kinds of training listed above […]

July 13, 2023

Do your employees have the basic training they need to understand why and how to protect your organization’s trade secret information? Trade secrets are intellectual property and confidential information that’s so important to a business’s ability to compete with the […]

July 11, 2023

Few people, from the summer intern right up to the boardroom elite, like workplace meetings. Case in point: Billionaire Mark Cuban once told Inc. magazine, “The only way you’re going to get me for a meeting is if you’re writing […]

July 5, 2023

Have you ever woken up and just didn’t feel like working? We’ve all been there. Work motivation is always challenging when most people have a million things going on in their lives. Add on the additional stress of a post-COVID […]

June 30, 2023

Lights! Camera! Action! At some organizations, workplace thespians are starring in the training videos their fellow employees are watching. It’s a more personalized approach to training that off-the-shelf videos lack, some employers have found. That’s the case at ParamountQuote Insurance […]

June 30, 2023

Johnny C. Taylor, Jr.: Even in a shrinking job market, you can take steps to ensure your success in the short and long term. Honing your skills is just as important as cultivating your career. Building your professional network is […]

June 30, 2023

In a post-pandemic workplace, young professionals face unique challenges their predecessors may not have experienced. The impact of rapid social and technological changes has made navigating, entering, and thriving in the workforce a new type of challenge, so it’s essential […]

June 28, 2023

Generation Z, a.k.a. “Gen Z,” a.k.a. “Zoomers,” are poised to become the largest cohort in the American workforce in a few short years. By the end of the current decade, they’re expected to make up 30 percent of the U.S. […]

June 27, 2023

Each year when eager grads launch into the exciting unknowns of new careers, I inevitably receive requests for guidance on how young women can best overcome the myriad obstacles they’re likely to find in the workplace. After years in Fortune […]

June 23, 2023

As digital natives, Gen Z workers have the potential to bring unique skills and valuable perspectives to the organizations where they work. Having experienced significant challenges at a young age, including the COVID-19 pandemic and entering the workforce during a […]

June 19, 2023

Training teams have long been dismissed by many organizations and employees. Corporate training has, in some cases, earned a hard-to-shake reputation as being boring and not particularly applicable to day-to-day job duties. While that reputation is largely unfair, it is […]