Hiring top candidates requires a lot of planning, strategy, and investment. Despite putting a lot of effort in sourcing, scrutinizing, and onboarding the best talent, companies find it challenging to retain their employees for a considerable amount of time. The greatest challenge that CEOs are...
2020 left employees feeling disengaged, burnt out, and downright exhausted – what can leaders do? Change was the only constant in 2020 and may continue to be so as we head into an uncertain new year. Many are stepping into 2021 with a sense of cautious optimism, but the impact of a prolonged...
Prior to the pandemic, it was already clear that one of the key leadership qualities that sets great bosses apart is empathy — the ability to understand and care about others’ emotions. Empathy has become even more important amid the coronavirus crisis, with managers needing to focus more on their...
Retention rates for mentees are 50 percent higher than those not mentored. In fact, mentoring can have a much greater impact on retention than salary increases. Think back to the time when someone provided you with the best advice or opportunity that fundamentally shaped your career. Was it a...
Why businesses are rethinking how they train their teams. Before the devastating impact of COVID-19, many businesses were already looking to move more face-to-face training to remote learning formats for cost and efficiency reasons. Then 2020 arrived, bringing with it the disastrous pandemic....
Communication and collaboration tools, engaging activities, and hybrid working opportunities are key. COVID-19 has shifted the way we work, with many employees transitioning to working from home. This presents a new set of challenges for employers, as they need to keep employees engaged with a...
Leaders know that every person needs something a little different from their supervisors. Great leaders adjust their leadership approaches to customize to what their people need. Some people need more encouragement, while others need to be left alone. Some people need frequent feedback, while...
Until October, Andrea LaRew was paying $950 a month for health insurance through her job at the Northwest Douglas County Chamber & Economic Development Corp. in the metro Denver area. Her company didn’t contribute anything toward the premium. Plus, LaRew and her husband had a steep $13,000...
Great talent waits for no one. I often say, talented people always have options. In the world of business, the war for talent is always raging and good people will always be a sought-after commodity. As leaders, you must constantly think about the employee life cycle of hiring, progression, and,...
Transferring face-to-face classroom energy strategies to the virtual environment. I conducted my first virtual training program in 1986 via satellite. It was for the United States Chamber of Commerce. It was three hours long on the topic of “Creative Presentation Techniques,” and it was delivered...
Employers can't afford to have high turnover, which is why employee retention is so important. Employee turnover can get extremely costly if companies don't treat their employees correctly. To retain top talent, you have to offer more than a competitive strategy; you must keep employees engaged,...
Attracting the strongest remote workers begins with your approach to writing a remote job description. Here are 8 things you must include. According to a new FlexJobs survey of people who have been working remotely during the pandemic, 65% would prefer to work remotely full-time post-pandemic,...