Reimagining the Way We Approach HR and People. A survey done in 2019 revealed that as many as 98% of CEOs said remote work wouldn’t work for their business. Lo and behold, just one year later, a global pandemic, and existential threat to business, challenged these same executives to adopt policies and shift mindsets overnight. Now, more than…

A paycheck alone isn’t enough anymore. Workers are speaking with their feet. Meaningful compensation, recognition, and flexibility are as important, if not more. So how can you show your people appreciation to both attract new employers and retain the talent you have? In this episode of Geeks, Geezers, Googlization, Sarah…

Vocal Empowerment for Virtual Communication We’ve gone from phone to email, to text, to video. Communication is constantly evolving. But many people are still not very good at it. And despite the fact that we spend so much time communicating over video it’s surprising that so few people take the time to improve their virtual…

A new report finds that nearly 9 out of 10 people don’t want to work from the office full-time. Everywhere workplace is a term IT software company Ivanti uses to describe the way work is moving away from the office and becoming more distributed. …

Positive Impact of Purpose with Kiersten Rippeteau For Kiersten Rippeteau, purpose, meaning, and company culture aren’t just lofty words but high-impact actions. Unfortunately for many business leaders, they are just word-du-jour. They toss them around in the hopes something sticks. She, however, believes that every business can have a powerful positive impact on its employees, customers, and…

“We are now experiencing two, once-in-a-century trends happening at the same time — the labor shortage is one and the shift to remote work is the other.” Gad Levanon Gad Levanon, Chief Economist at the Burning Glass Institute, has won awards for accurately forecasting U.S. economic trends. In this episode…

Are you wondering whether DISC profile testing can really improve your recruitment and retention? Find out all about DISC profile testing here. — Over one million people leverage DISC profile testing tools each year. They are part of what seems to be an insatiable demand for employee testing, from pre-employment testing to culture fit and leadership development. That’s why tools like the MBTI, Harver (OutMatch), Elite, and even the enneagram are popular.

Take Innovating Seriously If there ever was a time that HR and business leaders needed to reimagine their future, it’s right now. Ben M. Bensaou, author of Built to Innovate and Professor of Technology Management at INSEAD, (home of the Blue Ocean Strategy) says that HR (as well as every business leader)…

STAYING POWER, BECOMING A MAGNET TO KEEP EMPLOYEES by Ira S Wolfe | Dec 1, 2021 | Company Culture, Employee Engagement | 0 comments With the pandemic continuing to rage, many employers still have their feet firmly cemented in tired and ineffective business models and ways of thinking. Throwing more people, money, and resources won’t help because…