Have you ever seen your employees nodding their heads in agreement, but simultaneously noticed a glazed look in their eyes while doing so? Or have you asked for something, received a verbal cue that the request was heard, and not seen any results? In these cases, you were heard, but you weren’t listened to. Hearing […]
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By JT Terrell It’s often said in movies and quoted by coaches that in war, “You never leave a man behind!” It’s a wonderful sentiment, and the spirit behind that kind of Bro Code is a powerful team-building, morale-boosting battle cry, but is that really the case…in every case? For example, what if the man (or
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By Andre Lavoie You see your team being disengaged at work every day. They sit at their workstations, heads down and quiet—clicking mouses and tapping keyboards. Then they punch out. This could go on like this for a long time, and then eventually some people will leave. New employees will come in, and more will
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Remember Generation X? They never got as much attention as the baby boomers—and now, the same thing may be happening to Generation Z, the generation behind the millennials. With Generation Z starting to enter the work force, however, it’s important for small business owners to know how to manage this demographic. Generational expert David Stillman
Post sponsored by Lesley University By Tricia Hussung In the human resources field, decision-making is starting to change. Once guided by instinct and intuition, modern human resources specialists use data and algorithms to drive business solutions. According to Entrepreneur, a 2015 report by Deloitte found that 35% of surveyed companies said they were actively developing
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You’ve probably heard this buzzword: agility. Although you’ve heard it and seen it, do you know if it’s something your organization should practice? What does agility really mean when it comes to shaping your human resources? Agility in the HR industry Many HR departments think of their role as developing and executing company-wide standards and systems.
Post sponsored by Aurora University Half of all U.S. adults have left a job to get away from their manager at some point in their career, according to a recent Gallup survey. And less than one-third of Americans are engaged in their jobs, a number that hasn’t changed much since 2000 when Gallup first began
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The world is a diverse and cosmopolitan place and this works because different people are good at different things. The workplace is no different. Besides the legal ramifications of anti-discrimination legislation, there are various solid reasons why hiring a diverse workforce is beneficial to an organization. These include profitability, employee engagement and improved business reputation.
Generations are often grouped as a result of certain defining criteria. Generation Z, or the otherwise termed iGen, represent a group of people currently entering the workforce, succeeding the millennials. This new generation is characterized by its aggressive competitiveness and independence, among many other traits employers need to be aware of. This generation has been
Your business almost certainly has seen an influx of new millennial workers, and some managers have driven themselves crazy trying to figure out how to handle this generation. Some guides on how to handle millennials pooh-pooh this generation as arrogant, flighty people who cannot take criticism, look for any excuse to get out of work,
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