Many employers are starting to see a growing request for leaves of absences, requiring them to navigate the often complex details of a number of different types of leaves. The introduction of Paid Family and Medical Leave plans and other state leaves has mandated new regulations and added procedures that can complicate traditional leaves. Many… Read more »
Stress is everywhere! Anxiety is everywhere. Stress and anxiety are everywhere! You may have felt stress or anxiety reading these first three sentences! Stress is generally one’s response to external stimuli or threats that goes away when the situation or stimuli or threat is resolved. Anxiety is generally one’s internal reaction to stress and often… Read more »
It’s a good practice for employees to review certain personal and benefits information annually and, for a variety of reasons, it makes sense to look at it in the fall. Employers that encourage this annual review process experience fewer employee change requests a little too late, ultimately saving managers and employees time and avoidable frustration…. Read more »
When you’re looking to recruit top talent in a crowded marketplace, employer branding is an effective way to differentiate your company from the competition. That’s not the only benefit. Employer branding also helps you retain talent, by nurturing employees who are secure in the knowledge that they’re working for a strong and trusted brand. So,… Read more »
For the first time ever, we have a mix of five generations adding diverse perspectives into the global workforce. This diversity of age means companies have an opportunity like never before to embrace intergenerational learning, but it doesn’t happen accidentally. There is a common misconception that dealing with different generations in the workplace requires lots… Read more »
Despite generations of the collective intelligence of humanity and the boom of information technology, we still do not know a lot about the most potent three-pound organ there is… the human brain. In his book, The Leader’s Brain, Michael Platt, Director of the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative, discusses how brains can work more effectively to build… Read more »
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