The year 2025 promises to be turbulent due to planned business tax cuts by the new Presidential Administration that will stimulate investment and growth. The round up and deportation of illegal immigrants will cause further labor shortages in certain industries,…
Category: Flexible Work Place
Working fulltime in the office should not be the new normal
If I proposed a way to raise worker productivity by 20 percent, improve worker collaboration and innovation and significantly reduce employee turnover and real estate costs (for some organizations by millions per year), would you refuse my suggestion? Apparently, Andy…
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America’s got talent — with help from an employer brand
Today’s leaders face many challenges requiring an effective talent strategy. These include: a prolonged labor shortage in the US, competitive pay issues, big reskilling gaps for AI and digital technology transition, stressed-out workers, finding the balance between hybrid and in…
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Hot hiring numbers belie the need for strong HR practices
The hottest issue in HR is overcoming the current labor shortage, which exists despite the last month’s hiring boom, and presents troublesome issues for CEOs and CHRO leaders. Last week’s US Department of Labor (DOL) job report showed a shocking…
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Many CEOs have it wrong. Remote workers have more passion, creativity and productivity
In an age of analytical decision-making, many CEOS have spoken publicly about their intuitive belief that office-based workers are more passionate, creative, and productive than remote workers. And that serendipity in the office is critical. Why do they persist with…
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Remote work raises productivity
Even though remote workers are more productive and engaged than in-the-office workers, new research shows that they are promoted 31 percent less frequently than their counterparts working in the office full-time or as hybrid workers. My question: Why pass over…
Returning to work is faltering: Seven steps for productive hybrid working
Three years after the start of the pandemic, the call by CEOs to return to the office is faltering for several reasons. There is no grand “fix” for hybrid working. The ideal solution for each organization will depend on the…
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Employee monitoring has mixed results.
Before the pandemic, I was giving a seminar on implementing hybrid work to drive up productivity, better attract and retain employees, and cut costs. Part of the training included recommendations on the technology to enable hybrid work, such as video…
7 Successful Steps for Return to the Office
Many companies, including high-tech ones, that once told their workers they could work from home forever, are once again trying to recall remote workers to the office. And many of them are making arbitrary rules and showing little success. Here…
Job satisfaction at all-time high thanks to hybrid working and job switching.
According to The Conference Board, US workers have never been more content, despite the pandemic, quiet quitting, quiet firing, and the forwards and backwards over hybrid working. Overall job satisfaction among US workers increased in 2022 to its highest point…
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