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Mentors are key to helping new employees get comfortable in their new role, and they also can help veteran workers gain new management and communication skills. However, mentorships aren’t one-size-fits-all propositions. Follow a few steps to ensure customized, focused mentorships that work for everyone involved.
There are common elements of the workplace environment that actually may be making employees sick. Consider the top five workplace threats to health and what you can do about them.
New data shows that companies with adaptive cultures and gender diversity outperform their more homogenous counterparts.
According to a recent study, diverse companies gain broader perspectives and can more effectively predict future challenges; and they are better equipped to devise proactive, cutting-edge solutions and innovations.
Invest in risk assessment, education, and planning for a healthy, productive workforce.
A common New Year’s resolution is to lose weight, exercise, and live healthier. You can help employees feel better, live better, and work better in 2019 with a few simple steps.
HR and analytics go hand-in-hand, and 84% of executives see people analytics as a top priority for their organization. This is triple the number of execs who said they were ready for analytics just two years ago. According to the 2019 HCM Trends Report, companies of all sizes see technology as essential to helping them attract and retain employees.
According to a Gallup poll, employee engagement is at 34% nationwide. This number may not sound impressive, but it’s the highest level since 2000. At the same time, disengagement is at 13%, its lowest level ever. Nonetheless, Gallup estimates that actively disengaged employees cost employers up to $600 billion in lost productivity each year. To improve engagement, start at the beginning—with effective onboarding.
Particularly among Millennials and Gen Zers, there is a growing shift to on-demand healthcare. What does this mean to HR?
Nearly 50% of 18- to 29-year-olds say they don’t have a primary care physician and are using on-demand options—such as urgent care, drug store clinics, and telemedicine– for their healthcare. They see these as preferable because they generally offer shorter wait times and access on demand. In fact, urgent care centers have become more popular in recent years; and there currently are over 7,000 such clinics across the country.
What do most successful organizations that attract and keep good people have in common? Many experts agree that they share a culture of feedback where employees are encouraged to share ideas, talk honestly about what works and what doesn’t, and take an active role in change and innovation.
Depression ranks among the top workplace problems and costs the U.S. economy over $51 billion in absenteeism and lost productivity; yet there are still stigmas related to depression, and employees who suffer from it may hide it, deny it, or not even be aware of it. The more you know about depression, the better equipped you are to help your employees and promote a healthier, more productive workplace.
Business writer Jena McGregor suggests some issues that HR managers and other leaders should keep on their radar screen moving into the new year. While some are obvious, she says, such as diversity, flexibility, and gender equity, other less talked-about concerns will require attention as well.
