By Sara Sabin January 05, 2024 The traditional method of assessing employee performance is the end of year review. Unfortunately, experts have found that this method is simply not effective in ensuring that employees reach their optimal performance levels. According to Gallup, only 14% of employees strongly agree their performance reviews inspire them to … Continue reading Annual reviews don’t work. Try these 3 things instead
By Lisa Bodell January 05, 2024 With so much importance placed on connecting and collaborating, why is it so unproductive? Collaborative work has become overwhelming and ineffective. On average, we spend 85% of our time in meetings, on emails, on phone calls, and on Slack. It’s too easy to schedule a meeting (just send … Continue reading It’s 2024, try this 3-point approach to make collaboration really work
By Bob Brody January 06, 2024 I can tell you the time of day within a matter of minutes, all without ever peeking at a watch or clock. My accuracy is uncanny. Here’s why. For 21 years my employers mandated that either weekly or daily I fill out a time sheet. I tabulated, in … Continue reading How this standard (sometimes hated) office practice can boost your productivity in work and life
By Brian Honigman January 06, 2024 You’re not taught in school that being a freelancer is even an option to consider. As a result, it’s a less clearly defined career trajectory. A common misconception with freelance is that it’s primarily a stopgap for professionals to leverage in between full-time roles or a side hustle … Continue reading Going freelance full time in 2024? Here’s how to make it work
By Lydia Dishman January 07, 2024 It’s only been a few days since the new year began and many people are feeling that special sort of deflated that comes after the festive holiday season and the zeal to stick with resolutions. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s also not helping that … Continue reading A practical guide to finding motivation and new meaning in your work
See how marketing technology integrations are evolving from no-code to prompt-driven AI experiences. Milton Hwang on December 28, 2023 In their “Martech for 2024” report, Scott Brinker and Frans Riemersma compared AI’s adoption to a compressed version of Gartner’s Hype Cycle. Certainly, the pace of change in martech now is unprecedented. We see this in … Continue reading How AI’s ‘describe and done’ can revolutionize your work
Marketing automation allows you to maximize the efficiency and results of your lead generation programs. Mike Pastore on December 13, 2023 Despite criticisms that it’s inefficient and ineffective, lead generation remains an important marketing tactic in B2B and in some B2C sectors, including high-ticket items like auto and home sales. The truth, of course, is … Continue reading Lead generation and marketing automation: How they work together
By MaryLou Costa When William Goff was looking for a new role earlier this year, there was one offer that stood out among the rest: a position with social learning platform Tigerhall. Goff, who had just welcomed his first baby, was able to take paid parental leave before he had even started his new … Continue reading The latest corporate benefit: Parental leave from your first day at work
By Michael Grothaus November 22, 2023 Sending emails is a modern staple of work life. We email our bosses, our colleagues, our clients, and more. But a new survey from email marketing firm EmailTooltester reveals there’s a host of things you may be doing in your emails that outright annoy people. According to the … Continue reading Are you doing any of these 10 most annoying things in your work emails?
By Shalene Gupta November 14, 2023 The rhetoric around DEI has changed, but how much have things actually changed for employees? Deloitte and the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at NYU School of Law collaborated on a study where they surveyed 1,269 employees across the United States about “covering,” or downplaying the … Continue reading Over half of employees, including white men, downplay parts of their identity to fit in better at work
