The holiday season is a great opportunity to support minority business enterprises—commonly known as MBEs. Whether you want to show your employees and clients you appreciate them, or purchase a few extra goodies for yourself, if you’re buying it, there is likely a great diverse-owned supplier offering it. And if it’s not right in your […]
The Great Resignation. You may be sick of the term, but you’re feeling the effects, whether it’s as a business owner, an HR professional, or anyone who hires people to do a job. Even as an average consumer, you’re affected by ongoing supply chain issues due to a lack of workers. The numbers don’t lie, […]
Next to “The Great Resignation,” the headline I see most this summer is “Employee Burnout.” And with good reason—people are burned out. A recent Gallup poll shows that 61 percent of women and 52 percent of men feel stressed on any given day. We have all been through upheaval that is unprecedented in our lifetime. […]
With the end of summer in sight, I decided to take a week off and enjoy vacation somewhere warm, near the ocean. I needed a break after a year-and-a-half of a pandemic and being indoors most of the time. I almost felt guilty requesting it since I already work from home. I mean, what can […]
Have you heard the term “The Great Resignation” yet? Texas A&M Professor Anthony Klotz used the phrase in an interview, and it has caught on quickly as a convenient term for what statistics, surveys, and gut instincts have been telling us for a while about the workplace. Specifically, it refers to the idea that a […]
Like so many other professions, hiring changed forever in 2020. People may have assumed hiring was slow, but that wasn’t the case for the whole year. While the unemployment rate spiked early in the pandemic at 14.7%, it was down to 6.1% a year later. In other words, after the initial freeze, there was a […]
The 18th season of Bravo’s cooking competition Top Chef recently premiered. It follows the basic cooking show format – chefs cook, are judged, and someone is eliminated. Top Chef is a season-long competition with a hefty cash prize and other perks for the winner. I enjoy the competition and perhaps get a few inspirations for […]
April is Stress Awareness Month. There are very serious stressful situations that far too many are facing right now and it’s important that we’re aware of the ways that you can combat and alleviate stress. If you find yourself with serious negative feelings or prolonged depression, please reach out for help. But there are plenty […]
You’ve just hired a Pharmacovigilance Officer or finally filled all your open QC positions. You’re ecstatic! It wasn’t easy to find these talented people, so you want to make sure that you don’t lose them. What’s one of the best predictors of retention success? The employee’s onboarding experience. Companies that excel here retain 91 percent […]