Category: Development & Evaluation

February 22, 2019

Employee development is a buzzword that human resources professionals and business owners alike are accustomed to hearing. It’s also a powerful and critical success strategy. When executed properly, its benefits are fruitful. Employers will find that development fosters loyalty among […]

February 22, 2019

A recent survey conducted by HR consultancy Korn Ferry revealed that 55 percent of employees prefer a raise with no promotion. However, 45 percent of them are just fine with a new title and no salary bump. The survey, conducted […]

February 21, 2019

Business etiquette is probably more important now than it was a few decades ago, and it is certainly far from irrelevant or elitist. Experts also agree that etiquette training needs to be tailored to a new generation of professionals right […]

February 21, 2019

According to research, 62% of executives stated that they needed to retrain or replace more than one-quarter of their workforce within the next 5 years because of automation and advanced robotics. Overall, it’s becoming imperative for companies across a multitude […]

February 20, 2019

The results of the study show that the key to employee engagement may be the human connection organizations make with workers. Employees have expressed their need for the “human touch” or psychological fulfillment in studies addressing employer engagement in social […]

February 19, 2019

Research over the last decade has made the case that employee engagement in an organization is highly correlated with success in achieving business goals. Gallup’s State of the American Workplace report found that companies with highly engaged employees experience 17% […]

February 15, 2019

Currently, only about 12 percent of business teams rate themselves as high performing. That leaves nearly 90 percent struggling or flat out dysfunctional. So, if your team is struggling, it is not alone. But it is unique. Team coaching in […]

February 14, 2019

During the mid-1980’s, United Technologies Corporation (UTC) ran a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal with the headline: “Let’s get rid of Management.” At the time more and more employees were being classified as “knowledge workers,” a term coined […]

February 13, 2019

Benefits play a pivotal role these days, and pros know how tough it is to keep good people, so many employers are upping their game when it comes to offering their employees a comprehensive benefits package. They’re being strategic about […]

February 11, 2019

In 2017, a few major companies like Microsoft, SAP, and JP Morgan Chase decided to create the Autism at Work Employer Roundtable to swap best hiring and workplace practices for employees with autism. They did this because they wanted to […]