Supporting Mental Health In The Workplace
Investing in mental health in the workplace is good for your people and good for your business. According to the CDC, 1 in 5 adults will experience a diagnosable mental illness in any given year. More than half of those individuals will go untreated. When employees receive treatment for mental illnesses, the result is reduced […]
How to Thrive While Working from Home
The novel Coronavirus has forced many companies to drastically alter their daily operations to keep their employees safe. For many, this means transitioning certain staff to fully remote work. Business owners may have concerns about efficiency and productivity when their staff is working from home. Workers may struggle to complete their tasks because they are […]
April Is Autism Awareness Month
During the month of April, we are celebrating Autism Awareness Month. The goal is to raise our awareness when it comes to people with Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD, and in addition to supporting and expanding our understanding of the challenges these people face, it’s also a great opportunity to recognize the strengths that they […]
Summer Ideas for Improving Employee Morale
Summer Ideas for Improving Employee Morale The sun in shining, the birds are singing, and people are longing to be outside enjoying it all instead of being cooped up indoors. Being stuck inside an office can be bad for employee morale. Low morale causes higher turnover and lower productivity, which results in lower profits. In […]
The Value of Stay Interviews
Stay Interviews The popular saying is that people don’t quit jobs; they quit managers. According to the Harvard Business Review, once you have great managers, the common cause of people quitting is the work. Employees either feel unappreciated, that they were not able to use their strengths, or that they were not gaining skills or […]
Autism Awareness
Ensuring Your Workplace is Diverse and Accommodating Imagine everyone you hired came from the same background. They all had the same life experiences; they all thought the same way. How often would a problem at work get solved? Or perhaps imagine a picture, and every employee is trying to color it, but they are all […]
Planning for Success: Building A Strategic Framework
Planning for Success: Building A Strategic Framework Organizations that establish a strategic framework are more likely to have a positive culture, more engaged employees, and long-term success. Successful businesses do not assume that things will work themselves out over time. Instead, business owners and key decision makers work to develop a set of long term […]
Master the March Madness
Master the March Madness One million dollars every year for the rest of your life. Would be nice, right?! According to Warren Buffet, he’s happy to pay out if one of his employees correctly picks all the teams to make it to the NCAA’s Sweet 16. Double your winnings if Creighton or Nebraska wins the […]
HR Guidelines for Workplace Romance
HR Guidelines for Workplace Romance If your company has several employees that work closely to accomplish your organizational goals, it’s a pretty safe bet that an office romance will develop at some point in time. After all, they spend up to 40 hours together every week, and dating today—well, don’t get me started. In fact, […]
Christmas Parties and HR Issues
Tips to Avoid HR Issues at Your Company Christmas Party It’s Christmas time! A time to let loose, grab a drink, have a few laughs with your team. Company Christmas parties present a myriad of liability issues for businesses, and with all the media outrage about sexual harassment in the workplace, it’s no wonder that […]