The benefits of mentorships are well-documented. Mentors benefit from these relationships by building leadership and expanding their understanding of their own roles. Mentees get career guidance, room for growth in their own skills, and greater connection to the organization. Mentorships are linked to increased employee retention, enhanced diversity in the workplace, and positive office climate.… Continue reading Getting More from Mentoring
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Bringing the Joy Back to Work
Last week we talked about how to retain employees in a tight labor market when new hires and great talent are in short supply. But what if you’re on the other side of the coin? You’re just not feeling the passion or joy you once found in your work. A shift of positions, or firms, or… Continue reading Bringing the Joy Back to Work
Meeting the Challenges of Employee Retention
If you own or manage a company or firm, you don’t need us to tell you recruiting and retaining employees presents an ongoing challenge. January 2018 marked the fourth month of historically low unemployment rates in the United States, which is generally great news for your business and its place in the economy. At the same… Continue reading Meeting the Challenges of Employee Retention
Getting More from Your Tech Choices
It seems every day brings news of a new technology designed to improve functionality and efficiency for our businesses and firms. If a task exists in your office, chances are there is an app or software or artificial intelligence (AI) designed to make it easier: collaboration, billing, office management, social media presence, marketing. However, as Jeff… Continue reading Getting More from Your Tech Choices
The Shifting Landscape of Collaboration
Whether you’re bringing together a team of experts for a legal proceeding or assembling a working group for some other enterprise, collaboration is an essential feature of the current business environment. Even the most cursory review of business reporting pegs collaboration as the major buzzword going into 2018, but the buzz is more about the… Continue reading The Shifting Landscape of Collaboration
Better Planning = Better Meetings
Depending on your position in your workplace, you’re either regularly running meetings or will regularly run meetings in the future. Either way, your approach to meetings will determine whether they are a vital and productive part of your workday or a form of mild torture for everyone involved. As with most things in life, meetings… Continue reading Better Planning = Better Meetings
Building Ease Into Workflow
In today’s fast-paced work environment, both the demands and the stakes are quite high. Everyone seems to be working at a break-neck pace to get (and stay) ahead of the competition. Sacrifices are made far and wide in the name of profitability, growth, and the greater good. While all of these things are necessary, it’s… Continue reading Building Ease Into Workflow