It's common practice for companies to perform exit interviews. But what about stay interviews?
For Waltham, Massachusetts, IT consulting firm Aqueduct Technologies, the one-on-one sessions have become a critical part of the company's culture. Twice a year, employees speak with the company's head of human resources about not only their own roles, but also the organization as a whole and how it can improve. The idea: Why wait until it's too late to find out hard truths about your company?
In the future of work, performance management will need to adapt in order to keep up with the changing workforce. With so many developments happening, such as the increase in contract and freelance work, traditional methods of performance management may no longer be effective.
"It's time for a change," said Deborah Keller, MD, whose attorneys accuse her former institution of tolerating a "toxic culture of gender discrimination."
Some employers are starting to reel back mental health resources despite still-heightened interest and need. But that's the exact opposite way to go, particularly amid an ongoing labor crunch.
Seventy-one percent of workers say that their company ramped up efforts to focus on mental health as a result of the pandemic, but just a quarter say that focus remains, according to new research from the Los Angeles-based Headspace Health, a digital mental health platform.