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October 9, 2014 Sherman Morrison
According to the Human Resources and Social Media study by KPMG (source), there are a number of interesting statistics that related to social media and the talent management/HR environment: 40% of companies admit to having no training or governance of social media. 60% of employees would like help from employers to share relevant content. 43% […]
read moreOctober 9, 2014 Sherman Morrison
Conflict in the workplace is inevitable. If you’re successful at recruiting a diverse workforce, you can expect differences to eventually result in conflicts of various sorts. When problems between workers come up, knowing how to effectively solve them can save your company from expensive lawsuits. The RAND Institute for Civil Justice estimates that it costs […]
read moreOctober 8, 2014 Ashley Sutphin
In the past, one of the key programs corporations focused on in terms of a comprehensive talent management strategy was mentorship. Mentorship is still important, particularly with Millennials entering the workforce, who not only crave mentorship and one-on-one development efforts, but practically demand it. With that being said, it’s not just all about mentorship anymore—companies […]
read moreOctober 8, 2014 Ashley Sutphin
If you have strong female talent within your organization, what do you do when you become fearful you may lose them, either to another more appealing employer, or to outside demands which we’re increasingly seeing women leave the workplace for? Often employers have a misconception that the way to keep their female talent is to […]
read moreOctober 8, 2014 Ashley Sutphin
The glass ceiling, a gender gap, war on women. This is just some of the terminology we’ve been hearing as of late, pertaining to the role of women in today’s world, and in particular within the workplace. In recent years, the common belief was that women were on equal footing with men in the workplace, […]
read moreOctober 3, 2014 Sherman Morrison
Research shows that employees, and especially new hires, want a lot of support to be the best that they can be for your company. If that support is not provided, workers are apt to become disengaged, which unfortunately covers 70% of the American workforce (source). One way to counter disengagement and provide employees with the […]
read moreOctober 3, 2014 Sherman Morrison
Employee disengagement is a serious issue facing workplaces today, with 70% of employees feeling disengaged from their work (source). That lowers productivity, and businesses are losing as much as $550 billion a year because of it. That percentage of employees who are disengaged hasn’t budged much in recent years – in 2011 it was 71% […]
read moreOctober 2, 2014 Sherman Morrison
You know there’s a pretty solid business case to nurture a diverse and inclusive workplace. When you do it right, employees work 12% harder, are 19% more likely to stick around longer, and collaborate up to 57% more effectively with colleagues. Even executives are on board, with more than 80% claiming to be strongly supportive […]
read moreOctober 2, 2014 Ashley Sutphin
We’re consistently talking about the importance of being open, honest and transparent with your employees, and that is dependent on strong communication between leaders and employees, but how do you create that strong communication? Internal communications can add value to your organization in a number of ways from making employees feel more secure in their […]
read moreOctober 2, 2014 Ashley Sutphin
Many employers don’t have a real grasp on what it is that motivates their employees and encourages them to stay put, which is why they have a hard time not just attracting employees, but also retaining them. Here’s a few statistics about the employee mindset, from Gallup, The Incentive Federation, The Incentive Research Foundation, Maritz, […]
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