By this point, most people have reached more or less the same conclusion. In the short run, Covid-19 isn’t going anywhere and it’s certainly not going to go away. Worse, even if the most optimistic vaccine projections are true, the simple truth is that the pandemic is almost certain to have long-lasting effects on how […]
Category: Employee Motivation
How Included Do Your Remote Employees Feel?
The question posed by the title of this article is not an idle one. It is, in fact, an essential question and one that’s vitally important. Too often, managers and business owners have an “out of sight, out of mind” philosophy regarding their remote workers. Unfortunately, these days, that kind of thinking can really come […]
How To Make Remote Employees Feel Included
If you’re like most managers these days, the ongoing pandemic has a great many of your employees working from home. That fact has made life difficult for employees and managers alike, and one of the most commonly heard complaints from remote workers is that they feel isolated and cut off from their coworkers. This isn’t […]
Three Great Activities To Engage Remote Employees
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has given rise to a number of challenges and has seen millions of people working from home and learning new ways of adapting. One of the biggest problems faced by remote workers is the sense of isolation, and combatting that has proven to be a daunting challenge for even the most […]
Should You Offer Your Employees Friday’s Off This Summer?
Looking for an easy way to improve morale? Why not consider giving the people who report to you Friday’s off this summer. According to a recent survey, it’s an idea that is catching fire. In 2015, just 20% of companies gave their employees Fridays off and last year, that percentage increased to a whopping 42%! […]
How To Engage Remote Workers
Dealing with a mostly remote workforce and keeping them engaged can be a daunting challenge. In the face of the global pandemic we are all currently living through, this is a challenge that a great many managers have found themselves having to face, and although some parts of the economy are beginning to open back […]
Improve Morale and Keep Your Work-From-Home Employees Engaged With This Planter Set
With most, if not all of your employees working from home these days, morale –and hence engagement may be negatively affected. It’s no fun being cooped up inside all days and worse, there’s no end in sight yet. With that in mind, if you’re looking for a fun, easy, and inexpensive way to help lift […]
Surprise Your Remote Employee With Gifts
SAre most of your employees working from home right now? If so, their spirits are probably low due to being locked down. You can change that with a surprise in the form of a small gift to show your appreciation for them and their efforts during these troubling times. If you like the thought, but […]
Keeping Morale High During the Coronavirus Pandemic
We live in uncertain times. Recently, with the Coronavirus being everywhere in the news, the sense of fear is electric, running like a current through our daily lives. Naturally, that has an impact on job performance. How could it not? When people are scared, they’re not going to be performing at their best. Given that […]
HR Trends for The Next Decade
For decades, HR employees have been seen as diligent paper pushers. Business owners tended to view them as that quiet group in the back who reviewed resumes and scolded people when they broke the rules. Times, as they say, they are a’changing, and HR is growing up. Now, they’re much more people focused than paper […]