By The Conversation February 08, 2024 The phenomenon of bullying, harassment, and sexual abuse in workplaces throughout North America is widespread and harmful to both individuals and organizations. In fact, bullying at work affects up to 30% of workers over time. As practitioners and researchers who study workplace violence, including bullying, harassment, and sexual abuse, we define workplace … Continue reading About a third of employees have faced bullying at work—here’s how to recognize and deal with it
Category Archives: Employee Retention
How to retain workers in 2024
By Tracy Avin and Rebecca Price January 09, 2024 It is imperative for all organizations to have a winning retention strategy in 2024. Those who remember 2021 well will know that the Great Resignation was about more than a tidal wave of talent leaving their respective roles and heading for the hills. It was … Continue reading How to retain workers in 2024
Whole-body health: 3 ways to approach employee well-being
By Jennifer Gendron September 29, 2023 Lately, I have been thinking about how we define health. Too often, we try to slot health into neat and tidy categories. We view mental, physical, and social wellness as existing independently of each other. In reality, this couldn’t be further from the truth: All aspects of our … Continue reading Whole-body health: 3 ways to approach employee well-being
Generative AI could free up 1/3 of your working hours. These 13 sectors will be most impacted
By Michael Grothaus July 26, 2023 The McKinsey Global Institute has just released a report in which it explores, among other things, how generative AI technologies like ChatGPT may affect employment and work in America by 2030. The report will be a relief to many as it suggests that generative AI will likely not … Continue reading Generative AI could free up 1/3 of your working hours. These 13 sectors will be most impacted
The biggest mistake leaders make when someone resigns—and what to do instead
By Mita Mallick January 30, 2023 “You’re resigning?” My former manager had bellowed into the phone. “After everything I have done for you! How can you resign and do this to me?” He continued to shout at me for a few more minutes. Until I finally was able to interrupt him and squeeze in a, … Continue reading The biggest mistake leaders make when someone resigns—and what to do instead
We all know about ‘quiet quitting.’ Now there’s ‘quiet firing,’ too
By Stephanie Vozza September 16, 2022 Quiet quitting isn’t the only “quiet” trend; quiet firing is happening, too, and it’s been going on for a long time. Instead of properly managing an employee, bosses shirk their duties and hope they’ll quit. And in some cases, they may be pushing their employees out the door without … Continue reading We all know about ‘quiet quitting.’ Now there’s ‘quiet firing,’ too
Why even your best employees are burned out—and what to do
By Danica Lo June 15, 2022 It’s been six years since psychologist and University of Pennsylvania Professor Angela Duckworth published her bestseller Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. After more than two years of behavioral and societal shifts that have drastically altered cultural values around work and achievement (see: the Great Resignation), … Continue reading Why even your best employees are burned out—and what to do
One key way to prevent employee burnout? Addressing toxic clients
By Chris Cardinal May 13, 2022 Tired, deflated, hanging by a thread: These are just a few keywords your average American worker might use to describe themself these days. And who can blame them, as we head into year three of the pandemic? Compared with the “before times,” remote employees are working longer hours, … Continue reading One key way to prevent employee burnout? Addressing toxic clients
A viral TikTok saga of an employee who moved into his cubicle puts the spotlight on living wages
By Moises Mendez II March 19, 2022 More than 13 million TikTok users watched as a Seattle man, who goes by the handle calm.simon, unpacked bags full of clothes, books, snacks, and kitchen supplies in his office cubicle. “I am moving from my apartment and into my cubicle at work,” he says in … Continue reading A viral TikTok saga of an employee who moved into his cubicle puts the spotlight on living wages
Employee Retention: How to Compete With Big Companies
Karl Sakas November 8, 2021 To improve employee retention, hire people who don’t want to be cogs at a big company. How can your agency compete with big companies on hiring, when they pay big salaries? An agency leader asked me for advice on employee retention: “We’re struggling to retain our team. We have a … Continue reading Employee Retention: How to Compete With Big Companies