Productivity overall has remained strong during the pandemic, leading companies to consider whether to return to the office, maintain work-from-home arrangements or offer a hybrid option. How to balance at-home flexibility with in-office collaboration, office culture and community, along with technology adoptions, are among the considerations facing organizations, Sarah Pope writes. Full Story: Fast Company online (1/28)
Employee Recognition is Stuck in the 80s Traditional recognition programs are as out-of-style as slap bracelets and velcro, with outdated technology, limited catalogs, and huge markups. Bummer. But you can bring your program back to the future. Download the ebook to see how.
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Recruiting & Retention
Jobless claims totaled 847K last week The US Department of Labor reported Thursday that first-time unemployment claims totaled 847,000 for the week ending Jan. 23. The total was lower than economists expected and less than the 914,000 claims from the week before. Full Story: CNBC (1/28)
5 Ways to Hire Like It’s 2021 We dug deep to learn what job seekers want from an employer for 2021. While there are more candidates seeking work, there's also more competition among businesses for the most qualified people. Get the leading edge with this free guide.
Vaccination incentives welcomed by US workers Fifty-three percent of US workers said employers shouldn't mandate vaccinations and 43% would consider quitting if their employer did so, according to a Perceptyx survey. Despite this, 53% said they'd likely get a vaccination if available today, 56% would do so if encouraged by their employer, and 60% would if given an incentive of $100 or more by their employer. Full Story: HR Dive (1/28)
The HR Leader
How to help employees speak truth to power Leaders need to create an atmosphere where truth-telling is safe, expected and rewarded, especially on teams where collegiality prevents people from speaking up, writes Art Petty. "Those unspoken conversations are opportunities foregone, ideas never brought to life and problems that will remain unsolved," Petty writes. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (1/28)
Trained dogs will scan fans for the coronavirus at Miami Heat games at AmericanAirlines Arena, but no large-scale studies have shown definitively that dogs can accurately identify infected people through scent. While encouraged by early trials and proof-of-concept studies, "I think it's so new and novel that we have yet to determine how effective it is and how reliable the canines are at detecting these type of things," said American Veterinary Medical Association President Dr. Douglas Kratt. Full Story: CNN (1/28)
About the Editor
Kanoe Namahoe
A girl from Hawaii covering the workforce and K-20 education. Fundamentals. Champions master the fundamentals. They build their careers from them. Los Angeles Laker legend Kobe Bryant underscored this when he said, "Can I jump over two or three guys like I used to? No. Am I as fast as I used to be? No, but I still have the fundamentals and smarts. That's what enables me to still be a dominant player. As a kid growing up, I never skipped steps. I always worked on fundamentals because I know athleticism is fleeting." Successful organizations know this, too. How are you helping your teams solidify their foundational skills? Let me know. Drop me a line at [email protected].
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