By Shalene Gupta May 23, 2022 As the pandemic has dragged on, mental health has moved to center stage. During his New Year’s resolutions for 2022, CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta warned that mental health problems have gone up in recent years. In 2020, 42% of people reported experiencing psychological distress compared to 32% … Continue reading Employees are still afraid to discuss mental health at work
By David Somers May 12, 2022 Frontline workers are the heartbeat of your organization—the people behind the counter, on the phone, and running day-to-day operations. They are the first to represent a brand and engage with clients, and their interactions have a huge impact on how customers perceive a company. Yet, frontline, hourly, and … Continue reading 3 ways to show frontline employees they matter
Carvana made buying a car painless during pandemic hell It’s far better than fighting with dealers in person. D. Hardawar @devindra July 27th, 2020 Devindra Hardawar/Engadget A few weeks ago, my wife, one-year old daughter and and I made the hellish move from Brooklyn to a cozy Atlanta suburb amid the global pandemic. Our way … Continue reading Carvana laid off 2,500 employees and chose to do so over Zoom
By Adele Peters May 05, 2022 A little more than a month after leading workers at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island to a historic vote to form the Amazon Labor Union, union president Christian Smalls testified before the Senate Budget Committee on Thursday to talk about Amazon’s anti-union tactics, describing a culture of … Continue reading Christian Smalls excoriates Amazon over ‘intimidation’ of employees
How to Keep Employees Snacking Healthily in the Hybrid Workplace Brad Anderson / 02 May 2022 As droves of workers settle into the new normal of hybrid work — partly remote, partly in-person — more companies are looking for solutions to keep employees’ snack cravings at bay, whether at home or in the … Continue reading How to Keep Employees Snacking Healthily in the Hybrid Workplace
By Eilon Reshef—Minutes April 30, 2022 Month by month, as the Great Resignation continues, the talent shortage deepens. As the Wall Street Journal reports, more than half of all business owners have roles they can’t fill. And while the shortage stems from many factors, one key factor is that many people are no longer interested … Continue reading It’s time for a new social code between bosses and employees
CWA accuses Activision of threatening employees for discussing work conditions It’s the second time the union has filed an unfair labor practices charge against the company. A. Khalid @askhalid April 29th, 2022 Mike Blake / reuters The union working to organize Activision Blizzard workers — the Communications Workers of America — filed a complaint today … Continue reading CWA accuses Activision of threatening employees for discussing work conditions
By Tarun Galagali and Rem Koning April 09, 2022 When people of color burn out in the workplace, they often focus on the immediate factors: a challenging relationship with a manager; unpredictable hours that complicate work-life balance; and perhaps, if they’re feeling safe in sharing, the biases and aggression that are all too pervasive … Continue reading Helping BIPOC employees fight burnout and find community
By Judith Humphrey March 21, 2022 Good managers are rare. If you’re a manager, you may feel this is an unfair statement, but in today’s digital work world, team members need more support and more positivity from you than ever before. One way to improve your image and relationship with others is to … Continue reading 7 expressions that can kill employees’ trust in managers
By Shaun Spearmon March 20, 2022 Workplace dissatisfaction is nothing new, but the past two years have prompted many Americans to ask, “Is my job really worth it?” Some have titled this era—one in which employees are unwilling to compromise personal interests for organizational gain—as the Age of Anti-Ambition. But is it … Continue reading How leaders can manage employees through an ‘ambition reset’
