How to Meditate at Work: 6 Mindfulness Practices for Better Focus Meditation at work: Those two things don’t go together, or do they? Many companies understand the importance of both and promote meditation as part of their employee wellness programs. Aetna, Google, Adobe, Target, and General Mills are just a few of the examples. Doesn’t…
Read MoreHow to Prevent Employee Burnout: Practical Tips for Employers and Employees Working from home sounds like a sweet deal. It has many advantages, to be sure. But it can come with a sneaky side of extra stress. Too much stress for too long leads to employee burnout, which is a problem for mental health and…
Read MoreHow to Implement a 360 Performance Review That Develops Real Leaders There are many ways an organization can provide employee feedback and develop its people into leaders. Some popular examples include weekly one-on-ones with senior management, weekly department meetings, open door policies, new-hire mentoring, and 360 performance reviews. Of course, not every feedback type will…
Read MoreAre your employees engaged? Hopefully the answer is yes, but how can you tell? And what is the answer to the question of how to improve employee engagement? Organizations that have highly engaged employees are at least twice as likely to be top financial performers in their industries as ones with low engagement, according to…
Read MoreWhy Companies Like Google and Aetna Are Making Meditation Breaks Mandatory The business world still has a lot of stressed out and exhausted people, despite a plethora of wellness initiatives. Part of the problem is a culture that rewards working without breaks as a characteristic of commitment. If you are responsible for managing employees, there…
Read More4 Tips for Managing Invisible Labor in Your Business Being invisible is no fun. Doing invisible labor runs a close second. Yet someone needs to do the invisible labor: Make the coffee. Remember the birthdays. Listen supportively to stressed coworkers. Orient new hires. Why Does Invisible Labor Fall on Women and How Can Leaders Fix…
Read MoreOverqualified for the Job? 5 Employer Fears and How to Win “I’m sorry. We believe you’re overqualified for this job. We decided to go with someone else.” Getting this news can be confusing, as well as discouraging, to a candidate. On the surface, it’s simple: an applicant with a graduate degree and 25 years’ experience…
Read MoreDisengaged Employees Can Cost You Dearly: What Business Leaders Can Do A staggering 85 percent of workers globally are disengaged employees, according to Gallup’s most recent numbers. The cost to employers in lost productivity can be measured in trillions of dollars. Employees who aren’t engaged at work are not motivated to give more than minimal…
Read MoreHow to Build Civility in the Workplace and Create a Positive Team Culture Road rage. Obnoxious diners bullying the server. Social media snark. Break room blowhards. Unfortunately, these are not isolated incidents. We might become weary of hearing about the loss of civility in the workplace and in our culture, but there is no denying…
Read More4 Proven Methods to Assess Soft Skills in Job Candidates How important are soft skills in the workplace? Don’t they take second place to technical talent and experience? That’s not what 92 percent of talent pros, who took part in LinkedIn’s latest annual Global Talent Trends research, said. Instead, they considered soft skills in a…
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