The past year has seen workforce troubles within many organizations. These include conflict over return to the office, productivity anxiety, fears of job loss due to Artificial Intelligence, and low engagement among managers who often feel caught in the middle…
Category: Talent Management
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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Trust is essential for performance management feedback
According to news reports over the last decade or so, performance management is on the way out. It has survived after many changes, like dropping forced rankings. Today, some believe it is too anxiety-inducing and the terms “feedback” and “performance…
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Most companies are stumbling with the future of work
The Labor Day holiday had me reflecting on the future of work. Dramatic changes are forecasted by McKinsey, Korn Ferry and other prognosticators. As is often the case, futurists make predictions of trends that have already begun. In many ways…
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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…
Companies needn’t fear Title VII lawsuits
Companies need to continue focusing on hiring and retaining their most talented workers, regardless of race or gender. That’s why you shouldn’t worry about lawsuits over Title VII affirmative action practices. And this is despite the US Supreme Court ruling…
Stay ahead of labor force trends by improving your organizational culture
Last week, there was an explosion of news about the labor force that rocked the stock market. The big surprise was that hiring was significantly higher than expected. There was some good news: hiring was lower than in April by…
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Gallup: The office alone has no magic to create a great organizational culture
Gallup’s 2023 State of the Global Workforce reveals a wealth of information about the workplace and the workforce. For example, did you know that: Employee engagement and job opportunities in the US and Canada stand at 31 percent, down from…
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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…
Spark economic growth by modernizing the US workplace immigration system
How can we resolve the US’s 3-million-person labor shortage that may last the decade without raising unemployment? Simple. We can do it by making smart changes to immigration policy. Employers, by large majorities, believe the US immigration system should be…
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