Productivity / Performance

Making the case for a 4-day workweek

03/15/2022

Recent studies show that both morale and productivity increase in organizations where employees work four 10-hour days per week. Is Thursday the new Friday?

Lure workers back by welcoming dogs, too

03/01/2022

While 67% of employees polled by pet-product company Honest Paws said they would consider looking for a new job if they were no longer allowed to work remotely, 78% said they would stay if they could bring their pets to work.

Is your staff suffering from FORTO?

02/24/2022

Make them see the office as an inviting place to come back to.

Metaverse to influence how work gets done by 2026

02/15/2022

Move over, Slack and Zoom; you’re about to get replaced by something bigger and potentially better. The metaverse will soon become part of many Americans’ work lives, according to the Gartner business advisory group.

3 ways to help leaders become more effective

01/25/2022

What makes a potentially great leader? Everyone who has had a good boss can cite some of the qualities: intelligence, confidence, creativity, integrity, vision, empathy. Those people build high-performance teams. Three HR tactics can cultivate that kind of leadership.

Snapshot: Why do you prefer to work remotely?

01/18/2022

For most, it’s not to avoid catching covid-19.

Help managers build trust: 6 best practices

01/11/2022

Good relationships between managers and their subordinates start with trust. Pass along these tips to help managers strengthen the bonds of trust with their staff members.

Help managers succeed in hybrid environments

12/14/2021

Organizations can help managers lead employees in a hybrid work environment by building resilience, developing managerial soft skills and measuring performance based on the impact of the work, not the effort or hours expended.

End-of-year reviews, 2021-style

11/24/2021

Annual performance chats should probably look a little different this year.

41% of managers let workers set their own hours

11/23/2021

Companies are embracing new ways of working, but are they ready to ditch the traditional eight-hour workday?