For most of my career, the way people got hired was based primarily on three things: the degree they earned, the job they had, or the people they knew.
That's changing. Businesses, eager to fill roles in a uniquely constrained labor market, have begun to focus on whether people have the skills to get the job done.
What's causing the "Great Resignation"? Studies show that toxic work culture is a primary driver when it comes to employee attrition and, let's face it, culture comes from the top.
It's time for leadership to take a hard look at the culture they're creating and ask themselves if it's a healthy space where workers feel trusted, listened to, and empowered to share feedback about their workplace satisfaction. There are huge benefits to starting this conversation with your teams.
Post-Covid America was projected to see a modern-day resurgence of the Roaring Twenties. However, in 2022, Americans are contending with inflation and talks of a recession, stafflation, layoffs, downsizing, and war.
The economic, geopolitical, and macro events impact human resources and the job market, resulting in the following workplace trends.
New Jersey hospital workers have experienced a 15% increase in violence at their workplace, mostly physical and verbal attacks, over the last two years, as short staffing has generated frustrated and angry patients who lash out at nurses and their colleagues.