Category Archives for Employee Productivity
Workplace Impacts of Intensive Parenting
We’ve all heard the term “helicopter parent” bandied about over the years. Typically, it summons visions of overly involved parents calling college professors to complain about the “D” their child received on a test or using their money and influence to pave their children’s paths to success. 2019 brings us the next-level term that replaces […]
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Mental Health in the Workplace
Many managers incorrectly assume that an employee’s mental health is none of their business. In fact, an employee’s mental health can have an enormous impact on their performance — as well as that of their co-workers — which can have a negative impact on the company’s bottom line. One in five Americans has a diagnosable […]
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Challenges of a Multi-Generational Workforce
Human resource departments and team managers face myriad challenges when it comes to the management of multiple generations in the workplace. A typical large organization with hundreds of employees is likely to have at least five distinct generations working in various departments. Each generation has unique communication styles, expectations, preferences and perspectives which is why […]
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Why Your Best Employees Leave
And how to keep them It’s often said, “Employees leave managers, not companies.” While this statement is not always true, we find that supervisor/employee conflicts are a big part of turnover. A poll by Gallup supports this belief: They found that up to 50% of employees who quit cite their manager as the main reason. […]
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