Why More Money Alone DOESN’T Equal More Motivation
What often works far better to motivate employees is individual recognition in front of peers and creative, experiential incentives.
Why You Should NOT Consider Culture Fit When Hiring
“Culture fit” often translates into a requirement that new employees have similar life experiences and a similar perspective as existing employees, thereby often eliminating women and minorities.
Can a Remote Workforce Be a Toxic Workforce?
Whereas many employers used to respect the regular working hours of employees, working from home means many no longer do. Micromanagement can be another toxic problem worsened by working virtually.
What to Do When People Deny the Existence of Racism in the Workplace
Conducting diversity and inclusion surveys and holding discussion groups to review the results and strategize how to do better can be a good place to start.
Are Your Employees Suffering From “Boreout”?
Organizations face a balancing act to keep employees feeling secure and in control of their responsibilities without feeling like they are doing their work on autopilot and becoming unengaged and bored.
Staff Morale: Booster Shots of Appreciation Needed During the Pandemic
Just as the government has offered a stimulus package, companies can consider doing the same for their employees.
What Are the Keys to a Passionate Workplace?
The rules, regulations, and directives a company imposes should serve to make employees feel safe and secure enough to explore and let their passions guide their work.
The Joys of Returning to an Empty Office
Coming back to a nearly empty office two days a week, I’ve been enjoying working in silence instead of blocking noise by listening to music on my headphones.
Should Working Independently Be Encouraged in the Age of COVID-19?
The requirements of the strange time we’re in make compulsive in-person collaboration a liability rather than an advantage. Today’s social distancing requirements provide a perfect opportunity to enhance employees’ abilities to work independently.
What Has COVID-19 Done to the Tech Workplace?
For many tech-industry employees, a highly interactive, collaborative work environment is the norm. The question is whether these interaction-based offices will ever return to exactly what they were in pre-pandemic days—and what that means for employees’ psychological well-being.