Company health and employees’ sense of financial wellness are interconnected; and when workers feel financially secure, they are happier and more productive. While there has been a move away from company-funded benefits toward more self-directed ones, employers realize that they need to provide tools and guidance to support employees in their efforts to achieve financial health. … [Read more...] about Money Woes Weigh on Workers: They’re Looking to You for Guidance
Culture & Leadership
Six Steps to Great Crisis Leadership
“Keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others.” Author Robert Louis Stevenson said this over 100 years ago, but it’s good advice for leaders trying to guide their employees through a pandemic that is complicated by hurricanes and other natural disasters, racial tensions, political division, and other issues. There are a few steps you can take to help ensure you’re the leader your workers need during these challenging times. … [Read more...] about Six Steps to Great Crisis Leadership
Survey: Business Leaders, Employees Hesitate to Talk about Race, and the Silence Hurts Everyone
Companies may think they’re addressing diversity and inclusion, but HR leaders and other workers still see inequality, discrimination, and lack of respect…even though they don’t talk about it. As important as conversations about race are, they often are uncomfortable and difficult. It can be easier to assume that your team leaders and others are all on the same page, share beliefs and goals, and fully embrace diversity and inclusion. However, an eye-opening new survey shows that the conversation is far from over and that some wide gaps still exist. … [Read more...] about Survey: Business Leaders, Employees Hesitate to Talk about Race, and the Silence Hurts Everyone
Report: Significant Training Gaps Exist for Direct Care Workers
The pandemic has magnified the value of direct care workers; but they often lack the training to live up to their potential, help manage chronic conditions, and stay physically and mentally safe in a grueling job. Training requirements for direct care workers are uneven and insufficient, according to a new report from PHI. This is complicated by federal mandates that are applicable only to some workers and varying state training regulations. The authors point to needs and opportunities to ensure consistent, appropriate training for caregivers. … [Read more...] about Report: Significant Training Gaps Exist for Direct Care Workers
From Chaotic to Comfortable: How the Right Environment Can Maximize Workplace Mental Health
Your workplace can be affecting your employees’ wellbeing. Look around for ways to keep everyone happy, healthy, and productive – even in times of stress. Back in May, the World Health Organization predicted a “massive increase in mental health conditions” caused by pandemic-related anxiety and isolation. Since then, digital platforms such as Talkspace have reported spikes in activity; and a Kaiser Family Foundation survey says that more than half of American adults report that the pandemic has worsened their mental health. Despite your best efforts, many of your workers may be hurting. Consider how you can change and adapt their environment to boost their mood and reduce their anxieties as they return to the workplace. … [Read more...] about From Chaotic to Comfortable: How the Right Environment Can Maximize Workplace Mental Health
Survey: Depression, Anxiety, PTSD Skyrocketing During Pandemic
Your employees are trying hard to cope during these challenging times, but data shows that they are hurting and need help coping. With change and innovation happening almost daily in the world around them, your employees have become incredibly adaptable. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, most people took a deep breath and focused on getting through it, often in creative, ingenious, and fun ways. However, try as they might, the pandemic and the isolation, uncertainties, financial challenges, and feelings of loss caused by it have taken their toll. A new survey shows the impact on your employees mental health and what you can do to help. … [Read more...] about Survey: Depression, Anxiety, PTSD Skyrocketing During Pandemic
Workers Are Counting on You to Keep Them Safe Post-COVID: Are You Ready?
Consider these innovative ways to show employees that their safety is a top priority…now and into the future. Your employees and colleagues, whether they’ve been working onsite or functioning remotely, increasingly will look to organizational leaders to keep them safe and healthy in the months (and years) ahead. This means going beyond business as usual; and it will take more than hand sanitizer dispensers in the lobby and the break room. Don’t wait until a second wave of COVID-19 or another health crisis hits to strategically plan for the new normal of workplace safety. … [Read more...] about Workers Are Counting on You to Keep Them Safe Post-COVID: Are You Ready?
How to Unite Workers Across the Ideological Divide
How can you ensure harmony in the workplace in a world where employees are playing different songs? At a time in our country when tensions are high and the future is uncertain, disagreements can easily evolve into bad blood between workers who hold diverse opinions and beliefs. By setting an example and focusing on common goals and interests, managers and other leaders can help maintain peace and productivity in the workplace. … [Read more...] about How to Unite Workers Across the Ideological Divide
Keep Calm and Decide On: How To Make Decisions in a Crisis
Even strong leaders who make tough choices every day can be unduly tasked in a crisis. Limited time, lack of information, overwrought emotions, and lack of sleep are just a few of the factors that complicate decision-making during a crisis. However, there are some keys to separating feelings, uncertainties, fears, and stress from facts and sound reasoning. These efforts can help enable more effective, productive decision-making during this COVID-19 pandemic, and it can help you keep calm and work on. … [Read more...] about Keep Calm and Decide On: How To Make Decisions in a Crisis
Be the Leader Your Employees Need in a Crisis
Whether it’s fears about COVID-19, a pending hurricane, or other potentially disastrous situation, your workers need you to keep them calm, confident, and productive. Are you ready? Talk and fears of a potential pandemic are everywhere. Regardless of what ultimately happens, you can take a leadership role now to help reassure employees and keep your organization functioning without interruptions or lost productivity. How can you be the leader your company needs and the trusted source of guidance your employees want during stressful times? … [Read more...] about Be the Leader Your Employees Need in a Crisis
