Is remote work as good for mental health as some believe? | Small businesses feel inflation as head count shrinks | When choosing a leader, watch how they treat others
Remote work has been widely thought of as beneficial to overall well-being, but new research is showing that reality is more complicated, with these arrangements sometimes leaving employees feeling "socially isolated, guilty and trying to overcompensate," according to Microsoft's 2022 New Future of Work Report. However, many still see remote work as a fair trade-off, including employees with disabilities or caregiving obligations. Full Story: BBC (6/17)
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Recruiting & Retention
Small businesses feel inflation as head count shrinks Businesses with a workforce of fewer than 50 people have seen employees decrease during three of the past four months, according to ADP, while larger businesses have seen robust hiring. Small businesses attribute the slowdown and the gap to high inflation, which creates difficulty in competing with larger entities on wages and benefits. Full Story: The Wall Street Journal (6/20)
The State of Performance Enablement Nearly 50% of employees are looking to leave their jobs. Do you know what it takes to get them to stay? Read the Report
How to become an employer with soul Ralf Specht explains how his Soul System helps businesses identify whether they have a strong culture based on shared purpose. Specht describes how leaders on the Soul Index, such as Salesforce and Microsoft, have been so successful by hiring the right talent to fit and support company culture. Full Story: Training magazine (6/17)
Benefits & Compensation
Helping employers choose new health plans Employers should consider cost, innovation, access, affordability and strategies for contribution when looking to switch or add health insurance plans for their staff members, writes Chris Gay of Evry Health. Look for plan designs that incorporate important innovations such as telehealth and don't let cost alone influence the decision, Gay writes. Full Story: BenefitsPRO (free registration) (6/17)
The HR Leader
Deal successfully with rivals using these 4 strategies When dealing with rivals in business, leaders have four choices, including to confront or avoid them, with the right approach depending on the specific details. "The key is identifying which option best suits a given situation at that point in time, while ensuring that we're not simply solving for our comfort with a given tactic (or our discomfort with others)," Batista writes. Full Story: Ed Batista Executive Coaching (6/18)
About the Editor
Kanoe Namahoe
My former publisher, Wendy, was a master at business relationships. I watched with awe as she made close friendships with people who worked for competitor publications. To be sure, they were business rivals -- we were all after the same advertisers. But Wendy understood they were people and treated them with courtesy, friendliness and professionalism. My friend, Charlotte, runs a PR firm that serves a niche market. There are about a dozen PR agencies that compete for business in this market -- and they all know each other. But there are a lot of rivalries and backbiting can get nasty sometimes. Except for Charlotte. She navigates this landscape beautifully and has managed to create terrific relationships with peer agencies. Many times I’ve seen her refer business to them and work alongside them on client projects. “There’s plenty of work to keep all of us busy and making money,” she once told me when I complimented her on the way she collaborates with other firms. Today’s HR Leader story talks about managing rival relationships. Ed Batista says, “In a better world, we might convert our rivals into collaborators…” I concur. I’ve watched Wendy and Charlotte do this and it’s paid off huge. Their human-first approach to business and competitors has earned them respect and trust among their peers. It’s also helped pioneer new products and practices. What do you think? How are you managing competitive relationships? Let me know! And if you enjoy this brief, tell others so they can benefit also.
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