Tag: workplace

January 17, 2020

I was reminded of this recently at my nine-year-old son’s soccer game. It was the second game of the tournament and our boys weren’t playing very well. The team we played against was coached by five adults who were all […]

January 8, 2020

Most organizations still pack their ranks with traditional full-time employees, but many now mix in part-time, temporary, contract and gig workers. These contingent workers offer an important way for organizations to fill skill gaps and increase productivity, but HR needs […]

December 27, 2019

Record-low unemployment, a growing skills gap, artificial intelligence (AI), and the gig economy—what do these have in common? They were some of the most common topics employers discussed throughout 2019 and for the latter half of the past decade. As […]

December 20, 2019

Broadly speaking, there are two primary forms of training used by most organizations. The first involves structured training during designated instruction periods by assigned, often full-time, instructors using some combination of lecture, assigned course material, and examination. This classroom-style training […]

December 9, 2019

Most organizations (73%) offer mental health benefits, but the reality is that few excel at addressing mental health issues or taking preventative measures to reduce workplace stress. A large majority (82%) of human resources (HR) professionals agree, for example, that […]

December 9, 2019

My dad was a printing pressman my entire life. He worked third shift until I was in the 4th grade, and I remember when he was part of a strike at his plant when contract negotiations failed. It’s because of […]

December 9, 2019

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who played for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers basketball teams, was known for his ability to pivot — keeping one foot in place while moving the other into a different space. This footwork technique, a fundamental […]

December 6, 2019

Few conversations are as uncomfortable as having to directly address employee hygiene issues. Unfortunately, however, this is something that comes up in the workplace and must be managed appropriately. Hygiene problems can take many forms. Perhaps the most common is […]

December 5, 2019

As the workplace becomes filled with digitally native workers, i.e. Millennials and Gen Z, companies and organizations would have the best success in retaining this talent pool by offering the technology they desire. Yet, over a third of respondents—in a […]

December 3, 2019

Women’s perception of certain careers as unwelcoming isn’t without merit. Research from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School found that STEM companies rated the resumes of white male applicants with 3.75 GPAs as equivalent to f​emale and nonnwhite applicants with […]