Why Mental Health Days Are Essential for Your Employees
In recent years, there has been growing awareness of mental health in the workplace (and for good reason). Employees experience stress and burnout from work, their personal lives, or both. In addition to the daily stressors of our personal and professional lives, 15% of working-age adults were reported to struggle with mental health issues in […]
15 Employee Satisfaction Survey Questions You Need to be Asking
Keeping employees engaged remains a top priority for companies. While we know that an engaged workforce leads to higher productivity, greater innovation, and overall happier employees, it’s also an economic benefit for organizations. Studies have found replacing talent costs an average 33% of the departing employee’s salary. In addition to sourcing and hiring the right […]
How to Leverage AI Tools for Employee Engagement
AI tools are the latest trend among productivity hacks for professionals, from AI tools for HR, employee onboarding AI, AI tools for performance management, and AI tools for recruitment, there’s seemingly nothing AI can’t be leveraged for (aside some human interaction and support that is). With so many of our previously time consuming and mundane […]
20 Strategic Employee Engagement Survey Questions
It’s one thing to “feel” that your employees are engaged, but it’s another thing entirely to be able to measure and quantify it. With employee engagement directly affecting productivity (it has the power to boost it by 23%!), the risk of playing it by ear is too great to ignore. Knowing precisely how engaged your […]
Essential Reading: 15 Best Books for HR Professionals
The field of HR is constantly evolving, presenting HR professionals with ever-changing industry trends and dynamic workplace challenges. HR leaders need to adapt and learn continuously to navigate industry changes and meet their organization’s diverse needs. While articles provide valuable insights, books offer a unique opportunity for deep dives that can truly transform HR practices, […]
15 Employee Engagement Ideas for Company Culture
Job-hopping — when employees change jobs frequently — has become increasingly popular with younger generations. Rather than staying within the same organization for the better part of their career, employees are more apt to switch jobs when they feel bored, stuck, or demotivated, often on the lookout for the next best opportunity. This is a […]
Top 10 Best HR Podcasts For People Leaders
People leaders are busy. Between maintaining the engagement and productivity of an entire organization and keeping up with ever changing work trends and industry standards, there’s not a whole lot of time for your own learning and development. As it is, LinkedIn’s 2022 Workplace Learning Report found learning and development (L&D) professionals spend 35% less […]
How Company Values Shape Your Corporate Culture
An ideal corporate culture — the collection of values, beliefs, ethics and attitudes that characterize an organization and guide its practices — is a fairly universal vision. Imagine an organization where every employee is engaged and motivated by a shared sense of purpose, where collaboration and innovation thrive, and where individuals feel a deep sense […]
How OKRs Can Revolutionize Your Workplace Culture
Workplace culture has become a buzzword in recent years, and for good reason. The data makes it clear — companies with strong cultures have lower turnover rates, higher productivity, and increased profitability. A positive work environment will lead to happier employees who are more engaged and motivated to do their best work. But what exactly […]
The 15 Leadership Qualities of Impactful Managers
Our ideas about leadership are constantly evolving. Over the last decade, the concept of a tough manager who gets results regardless of how they treat subordinates has become obsolete. Research has consistently shown that the most successful managers share a series of leadership qualities that include empathy and compassion as well as strategic thinking and […]