Currently, there are 125 million full-time jobs across the U.S. Nearly half of those jobs can be done remotely. To get more clarity on what the workplace will look like after the pandemic, analytics and advisory company Gallup decided to investigate. Through their research, they determined that a stagging 30 percent of the 60 million […]
As it is with almost everything, people looking at the future of their work-life all want different things. Many want to continue to work from home, others want to return to the office full-time, and some still want a little bit of both. Choosing between in-person and remote work is seemingly imminent for companies as […]
One of the hardest things to achieve is an engaged workforce — a collection of individuals who are fully committed to the organization and give their best effort at work. And during a crisis, it can be even harder to build engagement, as constant change and uncertainty can create distractions such as fear, anxiety, and […]
Major corporations are going ‘fully offline.’ In response to the mental health toll that COVID-19 placed on workers across industries, companies are encouraging employees to take time off. With a core team running the office, companies like LinkedIn, Mozilla, HubSpot, and Bumble are giving employees an extra week of paid vacation as a “Burnout Break.” […]
As the business world continues to desperately cut away from the didactic year of 2020, 2021 has not proven to be all that… helpful. The corporate residue of scattered workforces, a lingering global virus, and a slowly rebounding (yet confused) economy reminds us by the minute that we are not close to “being out of […]
The pandemic has affected every organization in its own unique way. Even within the CPG industry, some companies have suffered immensely, others have flourished, and many are somewhere in between. No matter where you and your organization fall on this spectrum, the universal truth is that it has been immensely challenging for everyone. Business leaders […]
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in the workplace is striking. Nearly 2.3 million women have left the workforce since the start of the pandemic and that figure doesn’t just represent the layoffs and furloughs that affected women in the early months of the pandemic. In January 2021 alone, 275,000 women left the […]
The pandemic has changed the working world forever. One year in, all the critical components of effective workforce management — attracting and retaining talent, culture development, compliance, and diversity — still matter, but there’s a COVID-related twist. As you hire, manage, and develop talent to help your organization perform, you now need to do it […]
We are now marking 365 days of conference calls, Zoom meetings, and homemade lunches. For some, it has been a dream come true. No long commutes, no annoying office-mates, and no formal work attire. For others, no in-person feedback, no downtime to chat with coworkers, and no separation between home and office have made the […]
It was March of 2020 when the United States shut down due to the growing outbreak of COVID-19. As we enter March of 2021 and get set to mark the one-year anniversary of pandemic life, COVID burnout at work is a real issue. For employees who have been working (and parenting and teaching and socializing) […]