As the workplace continually evolves, the skills needed to be successful are changing as well. Depending on the industry, an employer may be looking for people with particular training, certifications or prior work experience. Candidates must be able to communicate well and think critically in...
Silos, the idea that a company’s groups or departments should not or will not share knowledge with others, are prevalent in the workplace. “This type of mentality will reduce the efficiency of the overall operation, reduce morale, and may contribute to the demise of a...
Only 33% of employees are engaged in the U.S., according to Gallup, and this number has been stagnant for several years. Reasons for unengaged employees range from lack of passion for a job, having leadership that is not involved, to not feeling appreciated in the...
Volunteering is more than just the “day of service” that we read about in our company newsletter or on the home screen of our intranet. Those who desire to volunteer have many reasons and motives for wanting to do so. Many organizations have commitments to...
You may have heard your manager say "I need my employees here in the office! That's where collaboration and teamwork flourish!" While in-person interaction is necessary for some organizations, for others it may have added costs and stressors that employers may not have considered. Working...
Finding and maintaining a healthy work-life balance is essential for success and happiness. Doing so does not sound so difficult in theory - work your set hours, then after you leave the office, make time for leisure activities and other obligations. But, for the average...
I don’t know about you, but I can easily find myself engrossed in HGTV. Whether it is Chip and Joanna shiplapping Waco, Karen and Mina revamping downtown Indianapolis, or the Yard Crashers searching home improvement stores for someone who could use a pro's expertise -...
Ideas and insights about millennials in the workplace seem to float around a lot in the media – reported trends, what millennials like and do not like, ways they spend their money, and how they are different than generations before them – the list goes...
How optimizing onboarding for the digital workplace improves the employee experience (and saves you money!). A key theme we focus on when working with clients is clarifying what business value they will derive from their efforts. One way to do that is to create use cases...
A New Way of Working and Keys to Success If you enter “digital workplace” into a search engine, you’ll find some links to vendor pages as well as articles that touch on the different software needed to create a digital workplace. If you really dig,...