Attention HR Practitioners:  How to Spot and Prevent the Spread of Burnout

Attention all HR practitioners!  Post-pandemic, you are now in the ideal position to create “the new normal” without burnout!  Exciting?  Yes.  Challenging?  Definitely.  An easy fix?  Not so fast… Creating an environment that is NOT conducive to burning out employees requires a fundamental, transformational change in the way that your organization operates.  The question is: … Continue reading Attention HR Practitioners:  How to Spot and Prevent the Spread of Burnout

10 Ways to Prove to Your Employees that You DO Care

If you’re a manager, then you’ve heard of the importance of employee engagement.  It improves work culture, reduces turnover, increases productivity, and affects profits.  Plus it makes the workplace a much better place to be.  Engagement a buzzword that has been around for a long time…yet organizational leaders still complain about its glaring absence in … Continue reading 10 Ways to Prove to Your Employees that You DO Care

During a Pandemic, Be Curious and Ask Fearlessly

The coronavirus has challenged our basic assumptions and the way we move through our lives.  It is something rarely seen in the medical community.  Its incubation period may make us unknowing carriers who unintentionally inflict harm on others.  It is a frightening reality with global implications.   In addition to these health concerns, the coronavirus has … Continue reading During a Pandemic, Be Curious and Ask Fearlessly

Disengaged Employees? Maybe They Don’t Think You Care

Employee engagement.  It seems to be the new buzzword in leadership and human resources. The argument is that engaged employees are more productive, which helps the organization achieve its goals.  It also supports the idea that engaged employees are less likely to leave the organization, which helps HR’s retention efforts. The definitions of what it … Continue reading Disengaged Employees? Maybe They Don’t Think You Care

Why Should HR Care About Burnout?

Attention all HR practitioners!  You are in the ideal position to create fundamental, transformational change in your organization!  You can be the catalyst for bringing the human back into human resources! The question is:  will you? Organizational leaders far too often treat human resources as the bastard child (or at least the distant cousin) in … Continue reading Why Should HR Care About Burnout?