Is Work Life Balance a Reality in Today’s Workforce?

65% of human resources professionals believe their company provides their employees with the “work-life-balance,” we all want and need. However, if you’re an employee it probably won’t surprise you that this study’s results show a huge disconnect in what many human resources professionals believe and what is reality.

Leadership and Management – Become A Leader of the Best

Microsoft founder, Bill Gates once said, The worst thing about an average employee is not the mistakes he makes. The worst thing is that he is taking up space that could be occupied by someone phenomenal. We couldn’t agree more with Mr. Gates.

Hiring Women is Good for Your Business

In 2014, women represented 47 percent of the total U.S. workforce, but 51 percent of the professional and technical workforce, according to the Department of Professional Employees, AFL-CIO. Recently, Melinda Gates, businesswoman and philanthropist, and wife of Bill Gates, discussed how and why women are good for business in her commentary, Why Hiring Women is Good for Business.

The Very Best Way to Manage Female Employees

In the course of just one week I learned all I ever need to know about the differences between supervising, managing, and leading female employees as opposed to male employees: In the course of just one week I learned all I ever need to know about the differences between supervising, managing, and leading female employees as opposed to male employees:

Gen Y Money To-Dos

Millennials are often described as diverse, educated and tech-savvy, with big career goals and an optimistic outlook. When it comes to finances, however, this generation appears averse to risk ? maybe because many of these young professionals came of age during the Great Recession.

How Smart Companies Help New Employees Succeed

You work hard to find, interview, and hire the right employees. They have great skills, great experience, and great attitude. Never assume the conversations you had during the interview process were enough. They aren’t.

You Go First – Building Real Employee Partnerships

Construction businesses want great returns on their employees and subcontractors, but often fail to adopt the behaviours and make the decisions that would get those returns. “Forget starting with how much you will have to pay someone; start with how much someone will return on your investment.”

Employees Are Not Cost Centers

Forget starting with how much you will have to pay someone; start with how much they will return on your investment. When you couple this with a focus on long-term sustainable growth and profitability, it should transform the way you look at your employees.

Beyond Positive Feedback

Formal positive feedback management can make a difference in addressing these realities. Done right it links objectives and outcomes with high retention engagement.