“The pandemic left organizations with little choice but to participate in the world’s largest work-from-home experiment – and now the world of work may never be the same again.” – getAbstract National Survey As the country continues to reopen in the coming months, millions of office workers will return to an in-person, onsite location. Or […]
Last May, the Society for Human Resource Management and Oxford Economics noted the number of remote employees had skyrocketed between January and May of 2020. From 3% of salaried and 2% of hourly employees working remotely to a whopping 64% of salaried and 49% of hourly employees by the report’s release in early May. A […]
Fostering an innovative culture begins with a mindset – an attitude and purpose that encourages a spirit of innovation – from entry-level to the C-suite. Utilizing these three strategies will ensure both creating and building on that mindset. Weighing in on one side of the scales is management procedures; on the other, employee empowerment. When […]
Known by a variety of names—Generation Z, iGeneration, Digital Natives, centennials or most commonly, simply Gen Z—the folks born between 1996 and 2010 number some 74 million in the United States. And they are making their presence known in the job market. Gen Z is the first generation born into a world immersed in the […]
“Motivation is perhaps the one staple feature of every successful workforce. It’s what gets the best out of your employees, enables productivity, boosts morale, and keeps your most skilled with you.” — From the Timely Blog Do you find motivating your workforce to be a challenge? Is that a resounding YES, I hear? You are […]
“Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” Andrew Carnegie, American industrialist Ideas generate faster—productivity increases. Morale builds. Employees feel empowered and are engaged. And those are only a few of the benefits an organization enjoys when a spirit of teamwork thrives. Teamwork at its finest combines the strengths, skills, and […]
“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.” John C. Maxwell Challenging. Fulfilling. Stressful. Essential. Responsible. Trusted. What does each of these adjectives have in common? Each relates to an aspect of leadership and the key role men and women in leadership positions play as the guiding force […]
“Technology now allows people to connect anytime, anywhere, to anyone in the world, from almost any device. This is dramatically changing the way people work, facilitating 24/7 collaboration with colleagues who are dispersed across time zones, countries, and continents. ” — Michael Dell, Dell In March, when millions of workers found themselves working from home as shelter-in-place […]
At times, 2020 seemed to creep along slowly as folks across the country waited for the COVID-19 pandemic to end. Now, we find ourselves in the last quarter of the year, still wading through the coronavirus crisis, with the holidays fast approaching. While this holiday season will undoubtedly look different than any in recent history, […]
The most effective leaders possess a combination of skills and personality traits that meld to create a person capable of rallying the troops and leading the charge. A key component in the successful leader’s arsenal is the ability to communicate well. Whether in writing or via spoken conversations, among the workforce, the public, business associates, […]