Tag: Crisis

May 29, 2021

The pandemic has changed the business landscape as we know it. Perhaps one of the biggest lessons it has taught us is how to manage during a crisis. During these past 12 to 14 months, we have seen some organizations […]

March 29, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally upended so many aspects of everyday life, including work life, that it’s hard to put together a complete list of the impacts employees and their organizations have faced. Some of the most obvious impacts include […]

March 15, 2021

The cliché of the disconnected CEO and executive team is more or less accurate depending on the size of an organization and how hierarchical it is; but in general, it’s usually fair to say that CEOs and other company leaders […]

February 16, 2021

As the spotlight shines a bit brighter on HR after a chaotic year, making sure that leaders can handle, process, and embrace change is essential. If we know one thing for certain, it’s that change isn’t going away. Change Management […]

February 15, 2021

Was your organization prepared for the coronavirus pandemic? If not, don’t worry; your organization was among the majority of employers that did not see this catastrophe coming. During a time where business resilience and innovation is core to organizational survival, […]

November 11, 2020

As many of us have witnessed firsthand in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, crises can throw us for a loop. When business conditions change suddenly and drastically and the future appears uncertain, getting your bearings and choosing a clear, […]

July 1, 2020

The global response to George Floyd’s tragic and shocking death and other recent acts of injustice (including those involving Ahmaud Arbery, Christian Cooper, Breonna Taylor, and Nina Pop, among others) and the ensuing protests and riots amid the COVID-19 economic […]

June 5, 2020

After companies and organizations have navigated through a disaster, scandal, or other emergency, they should not assume they’ll never go through a similar experience again. In reality, it is as important to guard against a relapse as it is to […]

May 14, 2020

The world has changed in an unprecedented way since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and employers have a lot of questions for our experts at Safety.BLR.com®. Read on to see how experts answered a multi-part question from a subscriber […]

May 12, 2020

Congrats to the class of 2020! On behalf of everyone everywhere, we want to be the first to apologize for how your final year of school ended! Graduation ceremonies have been canceled, and you won’t get the same experience of […]

April 21, 2020

The essence of good leadership is universal although there are many examples, most notably Winston Churchill, highlighting the importance of specific situational circumstances in determining the particular attributes leaders need to be effective. This is why it is not easy […]

April 13, 2020

In a crisis, our attention tends to shift from the most common, everyday concern of needing approval to the more basic needs of security and control (water, food, shelter, etc.). In this coronavirus pandemic, good managers are asking themselves similar […]

April 10, 2020

Right before the coronavirus really took hold in the United States, there was some very encouraging research conducted by Gallup, which uncovered record-high employee engagement. Employers have been addressing this problem for quite a while now, and it appears they […]

April 7, 2020

File this in the “you never know what can happen” category. Until March, America’s economy was booming, unemployment was at a 50-year low, and company hiring managers were lamenting about the lack of talent available to fill their open positions. […]

March 20, 2020

Recently, the World Health Organization characterized the virus as a pandemic. For most organizations, this outbreak is raising questions and concerns. Based on research from various fields, including workplace wellness and organizational leadership, experts at Mercer provide four steps to […]

February 17, 2020

As an HR professional, you are likely keenly aware of the child care crisis. Parents spend exorbitant amounts of money on child care, if they can even find child care in their area. Costs and constraints lead to large percentages […]