Empathy in Communication Skills: How COVID-19 Made it a Key Skill
We’re in a time where we need to consciously be aware of our comments, how we communicate to our peers, and what we can do to help those in need....
What You Need to Know About COVID-19
Today’s coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is affecting employers in numerous ways, including how to navigate leaves of absence, how to navigate the business need for layoffs or furloughs, and how to...
New Employee Leave Laws in the Wake of COVID-19
As employers are currently working to rapidly address evolving challenges and changes in the wake of the COVID-19 global outbreak, U.S. state laws have also changed to provide employees and...
Modern Solutions to Workplace Culture Issues
Let’s face it: the process of HR receiving complaints and addressing employee concerns is broken. If it worked, we wouldn’t still be experiencing horrific instances of sexual harassment 30 years...
Empathy When Communicating in the Workplace is Crucial for All
What would you say if you heard that 86% of employees strongly agree empathy as a conversation skill in the workplace is important, and that less than half that number...
Toxic Workplace : What Makes One And What To Do About It
The C-Suite and Board Directors have been talking about harassment and bias since the start of #metoo in 2017 when some leaders were fired for their own transgressions or the...
Enabling Compliance and HR to be Strategic
2020 is a milestone that represents “the future of work” - a more efficient world where we can scale our guidance to employees in real-time and have data inform our...
Top 6 Key Indicators Impacting Workplace Culture
Tricky people issues are inevitable in the workplace. While your employees help create the foundation of your entire organization, understanding behaviors and dynamics on an organizational and individual level impact...
What Does Respect for Diversity in the Workplace Mean?
In 2020, most of us will be working alongside people from different generations and different cultural backgrounds, and when it comes to creating a respectful culture, the real emerging challenge...
Promoting Diversity and Inclusion
More and more companies are coming to realize that the real value of an organization lies in engaging and mobilizing a diverse & intersectional pool of talent. Not merely to...
How to Spot Workplace Bullying
In 2017, the Workplace Bullying Institute conducted a National Survey on bullying at work. The study found that 19% of American's have experienced abusive conduct in the workplace (a.k.a. workplace...
How to Announce Harassment Prevention Training: Making an Impact
“Hey everyone! It’s time for your MANDATORY harassment training!” When your employees and managers hear this chant, well, they want to run for cover. As someone who has delivered this...
Why Mentorship Programs Are a Competitive Advantage
“The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people.” - John C. Maxwell Mentorship encourages motivation, finding the strength within...
Make Your Workplace More Connected and Transparent
Transparency, trust, and emotion create the foundation for a thriving workplace culture. In this week’s Always Learning on LinkedIn Live, Angel Junio, Head of HR for LoopUp joined Talent and...
Preventing Harassment In a Broken System
30 years of sexual harassment and the system that continues to fail us It’s been more than 30 years since the United States first passed laws to help protect employees...
Employee Empowerment : Build a Positive Organization through It
“It’s not the tools you have faith in—tools are just tools—they work or they don’t work. It’s the people you have faith in or not.” - Steve Jobs Over the...
Utopian Workplace: The inevitability of change
I once had the pleasure of working in what you might call a utopian workplace. We were a mission-driven organization, disrupting a traditional marketplace with more efficient products. We had...
Roaring 20s? Predictions for 2020 Labor Trends
Rapid social and economic changes. Sizeable population increase of non-white, non-western European people. Women fighting for more power and opportunity. Technological advances that eliminate jobs and trigger a big focus...
2020 Regulatory Predictions from #AlwaysLearning
2019 was a big year for HR departments. Workplace norms are changing and there were a number of new laws enacted that employers should be paying attention to. Legislators ramped...
HR and Workplace Culture Trends to Watch Out for in 2020
In the last 5 years, toxic workplace cultures have cost U.S. businesses greater than $223 billion, according to SHRM. This year, some major companies faced their worst nightmare - negative...
Inclusive Holiday Season : The Guide to a Diverse Celebration
Diversity and Inclusion During The Holidays Ah, the holidays... Christmas music in the air, shopping sprees with reckless abandon, and sweet treats around every corner. For many, this is a...