Build Engagement With Summer Fun
Summer is often a busy time with vacations, and it’s also a great time for teambuilding and an opportunity for employee engagement. Here are five ideas.
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How Every Office Miscommunicates and Three Ways to Avoid It
Considering how vital communication is to the success of each and every business, it is important that we constantly strive to improve upon our methods and work to avoid the common pitfalls.
6 Ways to Introduce A Digital Detox to Your Employees (and Why it Could Boost Productivity)
Technology unquestionably makes our working lives easier, adding flexibility and convenience—but does it make us happier in the office?
Can Allowing Remote Work Improve Productivity?
When employers consider allowing remote work or hiring freelance contractors, they often have the fear that productivity may drop as a result. They fear that allowing someone to work from home will result in more distractions. After all, the TV is there, the laundry needs to be done, the dog needs a walk, etc. They […]
Will the #MeToo Movement Create a Legacy?
August 28, 2018. That is the date of the 2018 Arizona election primary. It is also when we will learn something about whether #MeToo was just a blip or a major inflexion point for women in the workplace.
Anticipating What Candidates Will Ask For
Are you prepared for when a candidate asks for something other than a higher starting salary, as a condition for accepting the job?
Bringing Babies to Work
Recently was the first time that a baby has been allowed on the Senate floor, when Senator Tammy Duckworth brought her newborn to work.
4 Ways to Reduce Employee Stress in the Workplace
It doesn’t take an MIT engineering whiz to tell you that stress is a serious problem. But it might open your eyes to learn that even MIT brings puppy therapy onto its campus to reduce students’ anxiety and the negative, sometimes nonobvious consequences of stress.
Some Workers Prefer Going to the Office
Workplace flexibility is a pretty big deal these days. But, a new survey shows that most workers in the U.S. would rather go the office.
Is Telecommuting a Reasonable Accommodation?
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee—recently heard a claim from an in-house lawyer who sued her employer for refusing to provide the accommodation she requested as a result of pregnancy-related complications.