In December 2013, LinkedIn surveyed 18,000 employed professionals in 26 countries to gather insights on jobs and careers. The results provide a fascinating snapshot of today’s global workforce.
Several insights popped out of the analysis: Continue reading “Getting Inside the Hearts and Minds of Your Employees”
Employee retention is a hot topic as we head out of the “Great Recession” and employment opportunities for your employees start to increase. It is more important now than ever to take steps to ensure that you retain the employees that are critical to your business. The costs to replace an employee varies by wage and role, from $3,000 to replace a $10/hour retail employee up to 6 to 9 times the annual salary for salaried employee. High turnover rates also have a negative impact on employee morale, productivity and revenue that push these costs even higher. Continue reading “Are You Appreciating Your Employees Enough?”
Janice Bryant Howroyd, CEO of the ACT-1 Group (parent company of AppleOne) and Agile-1, was highlighted in the February issue of Black Enterprise as one of the “Incredible Women of Power” – see page 62 to view the profile or check out the screenshots below. Continue reading “Janice Bryant Howroyd Highlighted in Black Enterprise’s “Incredible Women of Power” Issue”
Did you know that most people spend more time per day sitting (9.3 hours) than they do sleeping (7.7 hours)?
Many of us have sedentary jobs and the impact sitting too much has been documented in multiple medical studies, and includes higher risk of heart disease, diabetes and a number of other undesirable health problems. Even among people who regularly exercise, the exercise benefits may not counteract the effects of too much sitting during the rest of the day.
What can we do about the problem of sitting too much? Continue reading “Improve Your Creativity, Productivity and Health with Walking Meetings”
Everyone knows how important it is to hire the right employees, but what about the technology they are using? The word “team” automatically makes us think of people but, just like all sports, the best players in the world won’t win a single game without the right equipment. It is only when you fuse the two together, teams and technology, that you have a shot at the big leagues. Continue reading “Fusing Your Team With Technology Will Give You A Shot At The Big Leagues”
Everybody thinks they know the story of David and Goliath. The story as most people know is the epic battle from more than 3,000 years ago of an underdog shepherd boy defeating an experienced warrior giant with nothing but a simple slingshot. In Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants, the notion of David as the underdog is refuted. Continue reading “The Importance of Agility and Speed in Overcoming the Myth of Underdogs”
