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The number of dissatisfied employees could jump next year, creating an employee experience (EX) downturn. This prediction follows recent Forrester research showing significant drops in employee engagement and culture energy between 2022 and 2023. These declines come just as employers were beginning to close the door on tradition and hierarchy and stick their toes into […]
Meet Amanda King, VP of HR at SourceAmerica®, an AbilityOne® provider that hires a talented and diverse workforce segment — people with disabilities. As an experienced HR leader with a history of working in for-profit and nonprofit organizations, King has experience with a variety of key HR practices including direct team management, employee engagement programs, […]
As we enter the year 2024, the imperative for workplace leadership to harness technology in understanding and meeting employee needs has never been more critical. A Gartner study reveals a harsh reality: 76 percent of HR leaders acknowledge that managers are overwhelmed by their expanding job responsibilities, and 73 percent believe their leaders are not […]
As companies rethink the benefits they offer amid shifting employee demands and expectations since the COVID-19 pandemic, HR teams have to focus on providing more robust and flexible support for their workforces. This means surveying employees to identify their individual needs, exploring non-traditional benefits that provide a competitive edge in hiring and retention, and understanding […]
Conflict is the fiber of every one of our existing relationships. A day doesn’t pass without conflict – it’s natural. Conflict is unavoidable but it does not have to be calamitous. It can be internal or external – as minor as hitting the snooze on your alarm or a clash of how to resolve a […]
As if employers weren’t already struggling with quiet quitting, bare minimum Mondays and ghosting, a new trend has emerged in the professional world, known as “job cuffing.” This term, inspired by “relationship cuffing,” describes the phenomenon where employees choose to remain in their current positions while waiting for a more fitting opportunity, rather than actively […]
It’s not an exaggeration to say that the COVID-19 pandemic changed work as we know it. One of the ways it unquestionably changed the American workforce was by making flexible work situations the norm. Remote workers, completing tasks on their own hours, were everywhere—and they were getting their jobs done. There are obviously benefits to […]
The most effective leaders are those who consistently strive for self-improvement and the enhancement of their leadership abilities. To become a powerful and influential leader, you must commit to acquiring skills that may not be innate. This can be achieved by setting leadership goals. Your “goal” is to choose objectives and goals to focus your […]
Gallup measures employee engagement by surveying samples of the working population on various workplace issues, like profitability, productivity, customer service, and retention, linked to business outcomes. According to a recent Gallup poll, only 32% of U.S. employees overall were engaged in 2022. With the influx of new generations of professionals with different working styles, smart business […]
As we approach 2024, California has a new right for employees to take leave to grieve loss that is on the horizon and primed to go into effect as we enter into the new year. Effective January 1, 2024, the state will require employers with five or more employees to provide eligible employees up to […]