Newly appointed managers face a potentially tough transition. Here’s how you can make sure they have the training and support they need to succeed.
Our workplaces face extraordinary challenges coinciding with the opportunity for overdue change. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected how and where we do our jobs, and view our careers. While the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and others haunt us, the recent passings of John Lewis and C.T. Vivian remind us that change can happen with purpose and commitment. What’s been
We might not all use the same words to define what it means to have a “great company culture.” However, we all seem to know when we’re working in one. And most of us have had enough jobs and work experience to know how important a positive workplace culture can be. Spending your days in a workplace with a toxic company culture leaves you feeling
For many employees whose jobs don’t require specialized equipment or physical labor – not to mention the current global health crisis – it’s becoming easier and more accepted to work from home. Technology is making it possible for teams to keep in touch via chat programs, and to hold meetings, conferences, and even training sessions online via video. Most of the software programs that companies
In the early months of the COVID-19 crisis, leaders had to tend to immediate operational emergencies, such as interruptions in the supply chain and changes in the workforce. As the months go on and employers continue to deal with the pandemic, leaders will have a new set of challenges to face. Although the sense of uncertainty and the ability to adapt quickly to changing circumstances
Is there anything that this novel coronavirus pandemic hasn’t disrupted? The spread of COVID-19 has caused such uncertainty in the market and in people’s personal lives that the hiring process has become much different than it was a mere six months ago. Of course, many businesses have seen a slowdown in revenue and are trying to work through a sense of uncertainty as they plan
