Tag: productivity

Workplace Distractions: The Subtle Thieves of Efficiency and Output

By Valeria Cardillo Piccolino, Leadership and Talent Development Advisor, CoachHub Aug 5, 2024 Learning & Development

Updated: Aug 5, 2024

The contemporary office is a minefield of mental bombardment—email alerts incessantly dinging, instant messages demanding immediate response, back-to-back meetings depleting focus, and water cooler banter punctuating every lull. Distractions lurk around every digital corner, making monotasking near impossible. This relentless onslaught of stimuli can quickly induce overstimulation. When deluged with excessive sensory input, the brain […]

Dell’s New Remote Work Policy Sparks Debate

By McKenzie Meade, Attorney, Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C. Jul 25, 2024 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jul 25, 2024

Computer technology company Dell has made headlines for its new work-from-home policy. According to the policy, fully remote employees will no longer be eligible for promotions. There is an exception, however, for hybrid workers (i.e., those who spend three days a week in the office). Unsurprisingly, the policy has sparked debate and confusion over the […]

Longing for the Good Ol’ Days? Tips for Enticing Employees Back to the Office

By Tammy Binford, Contributing Editor Jul 24, 2024 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jul 24, 2024

Few would argue that the way people work has changed. The COVID pandemic made clear that organizations don’t have to always gather employees together in an office to get work done. Indeed, advances in technology make communication and collaboration possible when workers are nowhere near each other. But even though employers were relieved that work-from-home […]

New Data Explores the Continuing Evolution of Hybrid Work

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Jul 19, 2024 Learning & Development

Updated: Jul 19, 2024

Since the pandemic, the standard work environment has evolved significantly, with a growing number of employees seeking flexible work arrangements. Some prefer fully remote work, while others favor a mix of in-office and remote work, commonly known as the hybrid work model. Benefits of Hybrid Work Hybrid work offers numerous benefits, including better work-life balance, […]

How Learning & Development Can Power Your Sales Engine

By Jeff Griggs, Litmos Mar 29, 2024 Learning & Development

Updated: Mar 29, 2024

Today, sales professionals are facing the barriers of inflation, heightened competition, a lack of high-quality leads, and longer deal cycles, with 54% saying their job was more difficult in 2023 than in previous years. These challenges can be overwhelming for sales professionals, leading to high levels of burnout and a decline in job performance, productivity, […]

Monitoring Your Employees? Understand the Pros and Cons

By Tammy Binford, Contributing Editor Sep 27, 2023 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Sep 27, 2023

Employers have long used employee monitoring techniques to understand what workers do all day. Reasons for monitoring run the gamut from keeping an eye out for thieves and slackers to discovering ways to improve processes, ultimately leading to increased efficiency. Those reasons remain, but the rise of remote work has created even more interest in […]

The Changing Nature of Work

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Aug 22, 2023 Learning & Development

Updated: Aug 22, 2023

The labor market has undergone many fundamental shifts over the course of human history. The transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture, the transition from agriculture to widespread factory work, and the shift from industrial labor to the information economy represent some of the most important headlines in this millennia-old trend. Employers and HR professionals […]

Employee Wellness: How it Helps Improve Productivity

By Chester Avey, Guest Contributor Jun 16, 2023 Learning & Development

Updated: Jun 16, 2023

A company’s workforce is commonly its most important asset. Not only is this where the majority of resources are allocated, but staff are also the driving force for success. In fact, company labor costs can account for as much as 70% of total business costs, including employee wages, benefits, payroll, and other related taxes. Typically, […]

The Looming Talent Debt Payment Should Scare Us All

By Jesse Murray, Rightpoint May 25, 2023 Recruiting

Updated: May 25, 2023

The long-term consequence of failing to invest in employees and their experience, whether that’s new skills, changing attitudes on work/life balance or job flexibility. We are staring down a recession with little clarity and experiencing layoffs seemingly every day which keeps focus in the near term, but larger challenges exist on the horizon. There is […]

Money Isn’t the Ultimate Goal—It’s Time

By Bianca Herron, Editor, HR Daily Advisor Staff Feb 3, 2023 Learning & Development

Updated: Feb 3, 2023

The most important asset for organizations is time. Unlike money, you can’t earn more of it – once it’s gone, it’s gone forever. Today, organizations and people are busier than ever and, oftentimes, the focus is on money or sales without understanding the importance of managing time and how to better leverage the hours everyone […]