Whether people realize it or not, the workplace environment can affect a lot of businesses and their overall performance. Internal factors (like stress) and external ones (like conflicts in the office) can affect negatively the company’s development. Workplace improvement is certainly worth investing in, both for the company as well as for the employees. So […]
When you think about employee experience at your organization, consider this: employees want experiences that continue to invigorate them—not just by fulfilling their basic needs, but by offering career growth and expansion opportunities to look forward to. That’s where Total Rewards come in. Total Rewards encompasses everything that an employee needs for a positive employee […]
You might think that trying to cultivate a positive workplace as an elusive, time-consuming waste of important resources, but studies show that the opposite is true. Creating a positive company culture begins with fostering happy employees. Happy employees are 85 percent more efficient, experience a 60 percent drop in absenteeism and stay twice as long […]
California state Assemblymember Marc Levine (D-Marin County) wants to make it mandatory for residents to vote in elections and give authority to the secretary of state to impose “civil remedies” to promote compliance. If the proposal were passed by the legislature and signed by the governor, California voters would be required to submit a ballot […]
How many of you had a dedicated African-American history unit in February—Black History Month—as part of your curriculum? 👋 For those of us in the United States, it’s fairly common for schools to recognize Black History Month. But as we get older, mandated education and celebration of African-American history gets less common. Which is a […]
Technology continues to play a critical role in shaping the global risks landscape for individuals, governments, and businesses. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2020, cyberattacks are ranked as the second risk of greatest concern for business globally over the next 10 years. Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure—rated the fifth top risk in […]
Netflix/USA/Ringer illustration Thanks to ‘Cheer’ and ‘Dare Me,’ cheerleading is getting a much-needed image correction, with the Netflix and USA series showing the sensational complexities of the sport and its athletes Consider the cheerleader. She (she is almost always a she) is a silent, supplemental figure. Her pastime is widely understood as a sideshow to […]
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports We did not get a terrible no-call in this year’s Conference Championship Round, but we did kind of get a buttfumble. Thank goodness we didn’t have another Conference Championship Weekend like last year. One moment in each game created a ripple effect that sent the Patriots (Dee Ford offsides!) and […]
Did you know 43% of workers would be willing to leave their companies for a 10% salary increase? Compensation is an important factor in attracting and retaining employees, especially in sales. Imagine if almost half of your sales team left the company because of a poorly designed compensation plan. The results wouldn’t be pretty. If […]
The goal of every brand should be to create as many loyal customers as possible. But for a few brands, loyalty can go a step further into all out fandom. These groups of highly enthusiastic and engaged customers represent a well-spring of ideas, possibilities and raw, qualitative sentiment. In B2C, we find fan communities built […]
