How can you build company culture when it feels like so much has changed? It’s a challenge for HR leaders and executives around the world since the pandemic changed everything – especially how and where we work. Many leaders feel like their companies lost some identity when they dropped social and professional interactions. Some companies […]
Just because your HR messages are important, doesn’t mean people will listen and act on them. Whether you send a corporate-wide email on something as important as hybrid work policies, or a short message to a few people on a meeting time, the chances it’ll evoke action aren’t great. What’s the problem? HR communication is […]
Encouraging employees to give throughout the year, will allow you and your employees to respond to the needs of your community when it’s needed the most.
Some hiring managers rely heavily on character, others go for skill. But is it possible to blend in both?
So much has seemed so wrong for so long. But take heed, HR professionals: Employees say there’s a lot of good about work now! Even in business news, we devote a lot of editorial space (like this) to negative, discouraging or downright depressing content. Not today. Not in this space. Researchers have uncovered great HR […]
Firms are poised to offer programs and redesign workplace policies that uphold their employees’ values and demonstrate care for employees’ well-being.
Human resources has always been an important spoke on the business wheel. But helping employees during the pandemic adjust to working remotely – supporting them with physical and mental well-being resources – and/or creating policies and procedures to keep onsite workers safe, pushed HR Pros out into the spotlight. Now, a full year into the […]
You’d think office politics fell by the wayside when no one was working in the office. But schmoozing, backstabbing and manipulation live on in these days dominated by remote work. Granted, it’s less less intense, researchers found. Regardless of where people work, HR leaders and front-line managers still need to handle office politics so everyone […]
Heads up, HR leaders: Your front-line managers have tough questions about leadership, and they’re afraid to ask. Why wouldn’t they ask, you wonder? It’s often because they fear the questions are insensitive, complaint-like or naïve. Liz Uram, trainer, speaker and author of four books, including Communicate Like a Boss: Every Day Leadership Skills That Produce […]
HR leaders need to continue to communicate important messages to employees so they can adapt through the changes that lie ahead. Sure, some fear and uncertainty have passed since the pandemic hit. But the importance of communicating increasingly complex information hasn’t. It’s as critical as ever for HR leaders. “Words matter, because people are scared […]
Find it difficult to collaborate with a remote team? You aren’t alone. About 40% of managers don’t feel confident in their ability to manage and collaborate with their remote team, a Harvard Business School study found. And almost 20% of employees in a Buffer study say collaborating and communicating with their fellow team members is […]
Managers who are effective at achieving meaningful increases in productivity have been able to build something called “social capital,” positive connections among individuals through social networks.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, you have had to do more with less. Your budget may have been cut and you need to figure out how to get a big bang for your buck on your Training & Development (T&D) efforts. PowerPoint presentations delivered via Zoom are wearing you out and might be putting your team […]
Zoom gloom? Teams troubles? Skype snags? Video conferencing can be more frustrating than it is productive. Businesses hold more than 11 million video conferences each day in the U.S. It’s critical HR leaders and managers get them right because poorly executed video conferences cost companies $34 billion in lost time and wasted technology, according to […]
To keep your workplace resilient, it's important to elevate your approach to employee communication by focusing on all the good things happening across your business.
Informal leaders have a wide sphere of influence, aren’t afraid to share knowledge and are able to build deep networks in all levels of the organization.
