Occasionally, I’ve witnessed an employee facing a crisis that grieves me. I want to help, but sometimes it’s more than I can do personally. Fortunately, there are possible solutions like establishing employee assistance programs. A Corporate Assistance Program I’m familiar with allows the company and team members to donate money to a fund designed to help employees through crises and ...
Recently, I had to forewarn our son, Jeremy, that change was coming. We were in the process of moving to a new home. The change seemed minimal to me because we only moved two blocks away to a similar home, but Jeremy, in part due to his autism, needs a lot of forewarning to process change. Later, I found Jeremy ...
During 1894, the Pullman Palace Car Company slashed the wages of its employees while requiring them to work 16 hour days. Pullman also controlled the price of housing and necessities through their ownership of the local town. When George Pullman refused to listen to his employees concerns, the situation escalated into a national shutdown of the railroad system. Federal ...
A Harvard Business Review article entitled, “Where Religious Identity Fits into Your DEI Strategy” provides seven practices to help companies embrace religious diversity. The final practice recommended is to support interfaith employee resource groups (ERGs). According to the REDI Index, only 8.6% of Fortune 500 companies report having faith-oriented ERGs. TFactor and others are encouraging significant growth in this area, ...
A Harvard Business Review article entitled, “Where Religious Identity Fits into Your DEI Strategy” provides seven practices to help companies embrace religious diversity. The sixth practice noted is to offer ongoing religious diversity skill-building opportunities. Sixty percent of companies in North America offer regular diversity training for their employees, but few include a robust focus on religion. Small businesses may ...
A Harvard Business Review article entitled, “Where Religious Identity Fits into Your DEI Strategy” provides seven practices to help companies embrace religious diversity. The fifth practice discussed was to provide meaningful and flexible accommodations for employees’ diverse religious practices. Practical recommendations were explored like, when you create time off policies, consider floating holidays to accommodate different religious holidays. Also be ...
A Harvard Business Review article entitled, “Where Religious Identity Fits into Your DEI Strategy” provides reasons and seven practices to help companies embrace religious diversity. The second practice discussed is to articulate clear guidelines for engaging religious diversity in your workplace. A diverse workplace can make for stronger teams, but it does come with risks if not handled properly. The ...
A friend of mine, who frequently hires college graduates, recently shared with me about his interviewing experiences. One thing that has surprised him is that one of the first questions he is asked by these young adults is if his company has mental health coverage. The workplace feels a lot more fragile today than in the past. This requires employers ...
The Wall Street Journal recently featured an article about a growing trend of parents being overly involved in their children’s efforts to secure a job or navigate their career. One mother actually came into the workplace to mediate a conflict for their child. Other mothers have accompanied their adult children to job interviews! We’ve heard in the past about ...
In this series, we’re talking about the rising incidence of manager burnout. The Harvard Business Review discovered six key reasons behind this growing level of burnout. The first cited reason is having an unsustainable workload. The pandemic negatively impacted staffing levels, increasing work for those remaining in their jobs. This lack of staff has increased manager responsibilities. Burnout is inevitable ...
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