The CIPD Employee Outlook report is a comprehensive quarterly summary of the work issues that are most frustrating to employees, and what companies need to do to boost engagement and productivity in their workforce. In this quarter’s review, the consensus is that employees seem to be becoming much more particular about their job responsibilities. Top […]
ClearFit – DisruptHR Toronto Sponsor Spotlight
DisruptHR Toronto is pleased to have ClearFit as a Gold Sponsor. It is important to partner with organizations that share the “disruptive” mindset.
How to create an injury-free workspace
Every morning I settle into my chair, sit up nice and straight, place my fingers piano-player-perfectly on the keyboard, and start working. By about 3:00 pm my graceful posture has deflated into a slight slouch; by 4:30 pm I’m lucky if my rear end hasn’t fallen off the seat cushion. Mid-afternoon contortions are pretty common […]
Employment agreements – pros and cons of employee contracts
Making a contractual agreement with a new employee during the potential employee interview process is not common in most fields, but it makes good business sense to do so in some industries.
Holiday parties – naughty, nice and nonexistent
Figured the same day I opened up our holiday-party email (we’re having our small departmental one but nixing the gift exchange) would be a good day to share a few holiday-party notes I’ve been compiling to kick off the season. I guess top of the list, and in keeping with the nixing theme, has to be this survey from OfficeTeam […]
5 Things To Do When You’re Stuck Working The Day After Thanksgiving
Don’t fret; I’m here to help. Here are my Top 5 things to do when you’re stuck at work the Day after Thanksgiving:
The difference between getting things done and having a meaningful impact
The term productivity doesn’t quite get there – primarily because it’s easy to confuse the satisfaction of crossing things off your to do list with having a material impact on the organization or your career.
Use OKRs to achieve bold goals
Use OKRs to embolden your goals, define how success is measured and achieve execution excellence:
How to deal with employee productivity issues on cyber-Monday
Cyber Monday is evolving into Cyber Week, a week-long buying frenzy for holiday shoppers looking for irresistible bargains. Human resources professionals, however, see Cyber Monday and Cyber Week as a threat to workplace productivity.
Employee’s Twitter Hatin’ Costs Him Unemployment Benefits
(Editor’s Note: Mixed signals by Federal and State Agencies have got employer’s mystified. What kind of policies should an employer have? How can employees be disciplined? Can employees protect themselves from social media disparagement? If you have found a way to handle social media during these uncertain times, tell us about.) An employee getting fired […]