Tag Archives: Workforce

No Workforce Planning? Expect Rough Seas

Liza Slavin — February 24, 2020 When a business decides that they are going to start looking for a new employee, it is typically because they need the employee now. Most businesses say “I need this person (February 26, 2020)”, sound familiar? Not today, not in 3 months, but (February 26, 2020). This simple phrase … Continue reading No Workforce Planning? Expect Rough Seas →

Upskill of the Workforce

Skills Management

Uta Kapp — February 12, 2020 A topic at the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos this year was the question “How do we upskill a billion people by 2030?” Product Owners and Scrum Masters are specifically named on the WEF list of Jobs of Tomorrow. All the other skills that Development Teams need in … Continue reading Upskill of the Workforce →

How to Be an Effective Leader — No Matter Which Workforce Culture You Employ

Leadership Skills

Peter Limone — September 30, 2019 Follow @peterlimone Which type of business culture will you emphasize in your company? When the rules of business are always changing, companies must keep up to stay competitive. One of the best bets for success is focusing on organizational culture. Business leaders should regularly assess culture to make sure … Continue reading How to Be an Effective Leader — No Matter Which Workforce Culture You Employ →

How to Prevent Your Millennial Workforce from Burning Out

Millennials

Coralie Sawruk — August 26, 2019 — August 26, 2019 The millennial workforce is on the verge of burnout. For starters, check out the breaking news from Deloitte’s 2019 annual millennial survey, which should be a wake-up call for the HR industry: “Despite current global economic growth, expansion and opportunity, millennials and Generation Z are … Continue reading How to Prevent Your Millennial Workforce from Burning Out →

Why Emotional Intelligence is a Critical Skill for Your Future Workforce

Emotional Intelligence

Bill Benjamin — August 14, 2019 — August 14, 2019 mohamed_hassan / Pixabay For those of us in the Human Resources field, we’ve heard about the term Emotional Intelligence (EI) back in the mid-90’s when Dan Goleman wrote the eponymous book. At the time, the idea was revolutionary: that there is more to exceptional leadership … Continue reading Why Emotional Intelligence is a Critical Skill for Your Future Workforce →

The Generation Gap: A New Approach to a Mature Workforce

Work Environment

Jeanne Hardy — July 26, 2019 Follow @creativebizinc — July 26, 2019 rawpixel / Pixabay One of the fastest growing segments of the labor market are older workers. Research predicts that by 2024, approximately 25 percent of U.S. workers will be 55 or older, which is more than double the rate in 1994, when they … Continue reading The Generation Gap: A New Approach to a Mature Workforce →

4 Top Tools to Effectively Manage Your Workforce

Productivity Tools

Joydeep Bhattacharya — May 22, 2019 Follow @seoforu — May 22, 2019 The average productivity rates of employees has been decreasing rapidly. Even though an employee spends 8 to 9 hours at work, they only spend about 3 hours doing something productive as found by this study from Voucher Cloud. The rest of the time … Continue reading 4 Top Tools to Effectively Manage Your Workforce →

HR’s Workforce Data Marinade

Human Resources

Elizabeth Williams — February 5, 2019 Follow @bizmkter — February 5, 2019 Last time we talked about finally getting rid of the annual employee survey and attempting some root cause analysis of what’s going on. I had a some lovely comments on that post, but a few private messages wondering about the data gap. For … Continue reading HR’s Workforce Data Marinade →

Improve Your Business by Building an Inclusive and Diverse Workforce

Effective Hiring

Jeremy York — December 4, 2018 — December 4, 2018 rawpixel / Pixabay Over the last year, words like “inclusivity” and “diversity” have come up more and more in the business world, but what do those words really mean for small and medium-sized companies? Are they simply part of a set of core values sitting … Continue reading Improve Your Business by Building an Inclusive and Diverse Workforce →

How Workforce Management Can Lead To a Happier Office

Management Skills

Dmytro Spilka — September 16, 2018 Follow @spilkadi — September 16, 2018 It’s no secret that a happy office makes for a productive one. In fact, it’s been observed that happier employees are 12% more productive in the workplace and that people who report being happy at work take ten times fewer sick days than … Continue reading How Workforce Management Can Lead To a Happier Office →