In 2021, with the pandemic still raging, many young people are trying to find work. Some might be recent high school graduates, while others are thinking about what college courses they should take. They’re all considering one thing, though: what jobs are there going to… Read More »5 Growth Industries in Which You Might Launch a Career
One incredibly important move to help workers that the Biden administration has signaled didn’t necessarily look like a pro-worker move. Even before President Biden was inaugurated, his incoming White House counsel started asking for suggestions for judicial nominees who would be diverse not just on race, gender, sexual orientation,… Read More »One of the most pro-worker moves Biden could make might surprise you
The favorite part of my role in Corporate America was not the many meetings or endless business travel, but my time on the shop floor, working with hourly associates, supervisors and managers to explore solutions to improve performance and job satisfaction. When I first became… Read More »Student Engagement – Thoughts from a Faculty Career Champion
Modern employee-employer relationships are inherently complicated. Add a distributed workplace and a pandemic to the mix, and managing the modern workforce became exponentially more complex almost overnight. Today, leaders have to think about everything from culture to well-being to purpose and meaning—the entirety of the… Read More »Focus on Employee Experience—Not Employee Engagement—In 2021
An employee referral program is a great source of fresh new talent for your business. A 2017 study found that more than 30% of new hires came from employee referrals. Many companies have established programs that reward employees who make a referral leading to a… Read More »How to Optimize Your Employee Referral Program in 5 Simple Steps
At the 1983 International Design Conference in Aspen, Steve Jobs delivered a speech addressing the theme of the conference; The Future Isn’t What It Used to Be. In it he set out his thoughts on new technology, intuitive design, personal computing as well as the… Read More »The future of work isn’t what it used to be
Progress for women in work could be back at 2017 levels by the end of this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to analysis conducted for PwC’s annual Women in Work Index, which measures female economic empowerment across 33 OECD countries. For… Read More »Progress for women in work back at 2017 levels due to COVID-19
There is real optimism amongst small businesses owners that their businesses will return to pre-COVID normality by the end of the year, claims Tide. In a study conducted amongst small business leaders (of up to 50 employees), over two thirds (64 percent) agreed it was… Read More »Two thirds of small businesses predict return to business as usual in 2021
The Collective cements its commitment to the UK creative industry with the opening of new offices and showroom in iconic Folkestone building ‘The Glassworks Building’, and support emerging talent by appointing newly founded Studio Morelli for their debut interior project. Founded in 2014, The Collective… Read More »The Collective open new offices in iconic Folkstone building
by Karen Adamedes It’s not always easy to avoid distractions when you are trying to work. There are plenty of them about. Regardless of where you are working. They eat into your productivity and often result in needing to work longer hours. Ever get to… Read More »Simple strategies to avoid distractions