PROVIDENCE — Despite promises made to the state Department of Health to bring in replacements for unvaccinated staff, neither the state-run Eleanor Slater Hospital nor the Veterans Home has done so.
If you’ve seen an open job posting or have been through a new job orientation over the last decade, you’ve probably seen the word “family” thrown around when describing a company’s culture.
As a leadership development trainer, this is one of the biggest organizational mistakes I see among managers and high-performing teams. While some aspects of a “family” culture, like respect, empathy, caring, a sense of belonging can add value, ultimately trying to sell your organization’s culture as family-like can be more harmful than psychologically satisfying.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A former top executive in a North Carolina-based healthcare system who claimed in a lawsuit that he lost his job because he is a white male has been awarded $10 million by a federal jury.
When the global workforce moved home last year, the world didn’t stop. In fact, we became even more productive. But we also saw challenges, such as when interpersonal connections and creativity sometimes fell short.
And now, the world is changing again as organizations move to hybrid work. The debate over whether people can work from anywhere at any time is over. But the process of unlocking the full potential of hybrid work is just beginning.
A common misconception is that mental health and mental illness are the same thing. Everyone has mental health but not everyone has a mental illness.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines mental health as including “our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices.”
That is, let them take over the parts of the recruiting process that just aren't working. In a labor shortage, artificial intelligence may be a useful tool for businesses that need to fill open positions, fast, in part by opening the recruiting net wider. Admittedly, A.I. technology has known pitfalls. In 2018, for instance, Amazon made headlines when its A.I.-powered hiring algorithm was revealed to prioritize male candidates. But as the technology has evolved, new companies have found ways that A.I. can actually improve diversity and inclusion in hiring, all the while getting candidates in the door faster than manual methods.