Can you cut turnover in a way that you keep your very best people? Yes, it’s possible. And it’s important because the national turnover rate isn’t exactly declining. It’s hovered around 4% for some time. The biggest factor in reducing turnover, especially among your best employees: Make your workplace where they want to be. “So…
Are your people productive? Or is it faux productivity you see? The research is in on faux productivity and it’s — well — surprising. Turns out, employees aren’t faking it as much as you might think. But managers are! What is Faux Productivity? First, let’s look at what faux productivity is: An overarching look says…
The days of the Great Resignation, characterized by rapid turnover and employee flight, seem to be fading into the rearview mirror. A new trend is emerging: the Great Stay. This shift in employee behavior, marked by increased job stability and a decline in job-hopping, presents both challenges and opportunities for HR professionals. In fact, turnover…
Quiet stuff sucks. So let’s embrace what’s new and loud in HR — “Loud Loyalty.” Think about all the quiet trends that worked against HR, managers and companies as a whole: Quiet Firing. Quiet Vacationing. Quiet Cutting. Quiet Quitting. In fact, we saw the highest number of voluntary quits ever in the past few years…
Back-to-school season is here to throw a wrench into working parents’ routines – and that can also affect the workplace. Working parents face a lot of challenges during back-to-school season. Even before it begins, parents need to start thinking about school supplies and childcare schedules. And it doesn’t slow down when school starts: Parents need…
Employee retention strategies are cropping up everywhere. But even the “best of the best” strategies won’t help if leaders don’t have the skills to positively engage people one-on-one. The key to engaging and retaining good people relies on those soft skills that good leaders know they need to constantly strive to get better at. Why…
Workplace bullying is a pervasive issue that often leaves HR caught in the middle of uncomfortable work dynamics, navigating legal gray areas and probably doing so with little or no executive support. In an episode of HRMorning’s podcast “Voices of HR,” workplace bullying authorities David Yamada and Dr. Gary Namie shed light on this complex…
Watch out, HR pros — more #worktok trends are taking over workplaces. And some of the newest affect how you and other leaders manage talent. It’s nothing to pooh-pooh: #worktok has almost 2.5 million views. People are posting what they hate — and sometimes love — about work. More importantly, millions more are watching what…
When it comes to managing and optimizing your workforce, key talent strategy focus areas for HR include employee retention, employee experience and leader effectiveness. ADP Chief Talent Officer Jay Caldwell said these are his top three talent strategy priorities, which he discussed in an interview. Employee retention remains a challenge for HR due to the…
