By Faisal Hoque June 06, 2022 The pandemic era phenomenon known as “The Great Resignation” has seen millions of employees voluntarily leaving their jobs. In January 2022 alone, some 4.3 million workers quit, adding to the staggering 48 million who abandoned their jobs in 2021, according to data from the Labor Bureau. As … Continue reading Why a flexible workplace shouldn’t mean we ignore individual employee experiences
Laura Krajewski January 10, 2022 For nearly two years, companies have had to meet the flexible needs of their employees. Remote work is here to stay for many industries, but even more so, the future is a flexible workforce. In order to retain top talent, employers must be ahead of the curve to meet new … Continue reading Boost Your Flexible Workforce in These 5 Steps: Preparing Your Contact Center for the Gig Economy
Nina Fountain December 5, 2021 A number of managers who work for you don’t like being required to manage remote teams. Managing remote workers goes against every fibre of their being. It feels like the opposite of everything they have been taught to do as a leader and manager. If you continue to require your … Continue reading Your Managers Don’t Like Your Flexible Workplace
Alice Corner October 16, 2021 Katya_Ershova / Pixabay It feels cliche to open any article with “the world of work has changed since the global pandemic” but it’s true. The world of work has changed since the global pandemic. Since March 2020 many salaried and tech workers have been forced to work from their own … Continue reading The Future of Work Is Flexible
Brian Meert June 29, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic impacted work in ways that nobody saw coming. Millions of people lost their jobs either temporarily or permanently as companies closed for good, shut down for the time being, or trimmed back their workforce. Other employees were forced to create at-home work setups without advance warning, figuring … Continue reading The Pros and Cons of Flexible Work
Jeff Meade April 22, 2021 Freelancers will certainly have a decisive role to play in the labor market as businesses wade back toward post-pandemic normalcy. 2019 survey data from the hiring platform giant Upwork found respondents identifying talent scarcity and access to in-demand skills as core challenges for hiring. Subsequent findings from that survey in … Continue reading Overhead and Beyond: The Benefits of Outsourcing and Flexible Staffing in Your Business
Cynthia Joyce — December 13, 2019 Follow @cjoyce_Agili 377053 / Pixabay Who doesn’t love working from home in their pajamas? Perhaps not everyone wants this option, but increasingly, employees are demanding increased flexibility in their work arrangements. Employers are responding to their workers. In October 2019, USA Today reported that 57 percent of organizations offer … Continue reading Keys to Make Flexible Work Arrangements Work
Ed Muzio — June 13, 2019 Follow @edmuzio — June 13, 2019 Boiled down to its essence, management is a system of managers operating in concert, constantly adjusting resources based on new information coming in to keep the business on target. It involves coordinating complex efforts, enabling group work, and constantly asking the question, “What’s … Continue reading Want a Fast, Flexible, and Focused Management Team? Teach Them to Iterate
Barry David Moore — June 10, 2019 — June 10, 2019 There is no getting away from the fact that businesses of the future will move heavily towards remote and flexible working for employees. We discuss how you can position your company to hire the best talent by offering a new way of working. 1. … Continue reading 6 Ways In Which Offering Flexible Working Makes You a Great Employer
Rick Lepsinger — January 10, 2018 Follow @onpoint_llc — January 10, 2018 Stock photo The ability to manage change effectively is one of the five critical factors needed for effective execution. Yet, many organizations struggle with change management. In OnPoint Consulting’s annual Execution Gap Survey of 935 leaders in various organizations, it was found that … Continue reading Flexible Leadership: Responding to Changing Demands
