AIHR

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll look at how it happens and provide tips on how to avoid it so your organization enjoys maximum efficiency. After recruiting hundreds of employees to handle pandemic-driven demand, Amazon was faced with overstaffing issues. The company subsequently laid off 99,000 direct employees. Contents What is overstaffing?

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Mind Tools Team Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

This isn’t a new concept, but the way we work has been evolving, spurred by advances in technology and the COVID pandemic. Quiet quitting has joined the new language of work, alongside “the new normal,” “the great resignation,” “the great re-evaluation,” and “ the end of ambition.”

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Get Lighthouse

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In today’s edition, we cover the importance of purpose at work, analyze recent findings from Slack's Workforce Index report, give you a chance to reach our subscribers, and give you 4 key approaches to help resolve conflicts at work. Yet, it's a secret fuel for our work and life. What had just happened (or was about to)?

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Liquid Planner Productivity

JUNE 29, 2022

Well, that extra pressure you’re putting on yourself to achieve a certain level of productivity is probably making things worse and will lead to burnout faster. . Burnout is prevalent today, with 49% of the workforce feeling at least somewhat burned out. There are many root causes of burnout, one of which is perfectionism.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Are you happy at work? The point is, remember how hard work is when you hate it, and recognize the true cost of that for you, them, and your company. To get this sent to your inbox every week, along with our latest long form essays on this blog, you can sign up here. If you've ever hated your job, you know that feeling.

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

And this is understandable – having bad managers is known to cause an increase in stress levels , lead to burnout , and bring down employees’ self-esteem. They may also enjoy their individual work and not want to switch to management. As your team grows, there's increasing pressure to develop good leaders within your team.

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Vantage Circle

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This blog will cover the necessary input on the company retreat, its ideas, benefits, and the importance of proper planning. This blog will cover the necessary input on the company retreat, its ideas, benefits, and the importance of proper planning. The main objective is to break the monotony at work and help them rejuvenate.

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Mind Tools Leadership

APRIL 15, 2021

I wanted to hide any sign of weakness. This was especially the case at work. This was especially the case at work. I used to work as a news reporter, assigned to politics and big breaking stories like bomb attacks and earthquakes. My bosses had no idea that I was burning out at work, until the day I called in sick.

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Vantage Circle

MARCH 15, 2021

Usually, we only hear about significant activities but not about day-to-day work. Diversity and inclusion (D&I) have become an integral part of corporate culture ever since the widespread protests against police brutality, systematic racism, and discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, culture, etc.

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Get Lighthouse

AUGUST 19, 2022

Then sign up for Lighthouse , which is purpose-built to help you make the most of all your 1 on 1s, including your skip levels.]. Just because you work at the same company, even in the same department, doesn't mean they'll open up to you. We recently took a deep dive into what makes great skip level one on ones.

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Alison Green

DECEMBER 9, 2022

. “After sending a question to you in May (which you didn’t publish, no worries), I realized that writing to an advice column might be a sign that it was time to look for a new job. I identified a large organization that I would like to work for that was posting lots of remote positions.

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Optimum Associates

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I’ve often found that alerting people to impending peril, i.e. their hard work and achievements can be muted or erased by career mistakes, will quickly get their attention. Recently I wrote an article on “Robust Self Care” outlining the benefits of creating a plan to manage your stress and focus on your well-being.

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Get Lighthouse

JANUARY 20, 2023

On average, two of every three people are not engaged at work. On average, two of every three people are not engaged at work. By talking about it, they were able to remove a blocker to working well together. At many companies, low morale is a fact of life. What can you do about low morale? It does not destroy.

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AIHR

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Just ask Zappos, the billion-dollar US-based online shoe and clothing retailer known for its non-negotiable commitment to cultural fit and creating an environment where employees genuinely love to work. Happier employees: Employee content boosts satisfaction, reduces burnout, and increases engagement.

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Vantage Circle

MARCH 26, 2020

A few months ago, 2020 was predicted to be the “year of remote work.” But even the most optimistic telecommuting advocates never anticipated the launch of the world’s largest work-from-home experiment before the end of the first quarter. So, how can organizations seize the opportunity and think long-term?

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Walk Me

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Managerial effectiveness means demonstrating clear communication, actively listening, and understanding what the team needs—this results in a motivated team working productively, while promoting employee well-being and growth. What is manager effectiveness? Why is manager effectiveness important?

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Peter Winick

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Working in the healthcare field means having to tackle difficult topics and reach a wide audience. Three Key Takeaways: Collaboration works best when all parties have a mutual understanding and are able to challenge each other’s thinking. Craig Joseph is a Pediatric doctor and Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting.

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Get Lighthouse

MAY 1, 2022

With that research and experience, we know what most managers are looking for when they work to identify new leaders to promote. This means you can work to develop and display these qualities to get noticed and be ready to lead well when given the opportunity, whether at your current company, or your next one. (Already got the role?

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Liquid Planner Productivity

AUGUST 8, 2022

In my 10+ years of working in professional services, it’s always been a pain point to juggle multiple priorities and projects with various deadlines and resource constraints across teams. When will my project work be finished? Better define the scope of work . Some aren’t aware it exists and have never tried it before.

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AIHR

JULY 13, 2023

These figures have significant implications when it comes to productivity, absenteeism, work quality, wasted and workplace safety. By investing in the well-being of employees, your company can create a healthier, more productive, and safer work environment, minimizing potential risks and liabilities.

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Walk Me

JULY 14, 2022

Change management leaders are advised to observe for ‘mixed signals’ emotions in a team and its members as a sign of burnout. What is essential when managers, CEOs, CIOs, and HR specialists receive training on change management? What human psychology and business processes are involved in the practices of change management?

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Walk Me

AUGUST 18, 2022

But fear not, working in health systems is not all doom and gloom. Many people enter healthcare management with bright visions of what they can achieve for the health system, intending to change lives and support those who save them. For these reasons, high-quality care with the lowest expenditure is difficult to achieve.

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BCW Institute

JULY 18, 2022

Bye Bye Burnout: Four Ways to Keep Employees Engaged and Avoid Burnout. It’s no surprise burnout is on the rise. In the midst of a global pandemic, social unrest, and political and financial instability, nearly 79% of US employees cited increased work-related stress in 2021. Burnout is not an impossible problem to solve.

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Alison Green

AUGUST 17, 2022

How to read answers live: Refresh the page to see new questions/answers. I’ll post new answers at the top as I go so you don’t have to scroll down to see the latest. That’s it for today! I answered two more than last year so I consider that a success! I had several of these in my last search where I was sent an email to interview this way.

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Vantage Circle

JANUARY 29, 2024

In this blog, we'll cover best practices for developing effective commitment surveys and using the data to shape the employee experience positively. The survey typically includes questions to gather employee feedback regarding their job, work environment, and overall satisfaction.

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Chris LoCutro

MARCH 5, 2024

Did you know that half of all CEOs feel lonely, with 61% believing it hinders their performance? This startling fact from Harvard Business Review highlights a common yet rarely discussed challenge at the leadership level. Today, we’re getting real about that quiet battle being combated by many leaders. The truth is, it's more than lonely.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Senior leaders oversee the work of other managers - their direct reports - and their teams. "I'm pretty confident in my ability to be a good manager, but a lot of it is instinct.I'm not sure I can teach that to others.". Sound like something you'd say? The day you became a manager was the day you took up a new profession : leadership.

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BetterUp

JUNE 24, 2019

In a blog I posted a few weeks ago, I looked at what skills the future-ready leader needs and why current L&D programs struggle to develop them. In this blog, I define a new model for developing leaders in the workplace—and how this approach leads to a more productive and effective organization.

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Asana

AUGUST 16, 2022

Just before the holidays in 2021 , the marketing team at Mural was met with the most brow-furrowing of work problems: Company leaders presented them with an abstract-sounding challenge and gave them a hard deadline to figure it out. Mural was going to complete its first acquisition in its 10-year history and establish a new market category.

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Chris LoCutro

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It increases leader burnout. Are you tired of silently shouldering tasks you’ve delegated to your team? Or maybe you’ve delegated stuff, but it just seems to drag on forever, so you jump in to get it done? It’s time to break free from the Silent Overload Cycle. So, what gets us stuck in this mess? So you just do it yourself?

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Liquid Planner Productivity

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

You’re working on more than one project, so why are you still planning projects separately? Project managers do their very best to stay on top of dates, but in complex environments where people work on many projects at the same time, it is simply not possible for the human brain to calculate realistic start and finishes in the moment.

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Get Lighthouse

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Yet, we all don’t have time to read 400+ pages and reflect on how you should apply them at work. “ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People ” by Stephen Covey is one of the most influential self-help and leadership books ever written. At the core of the book are seven habits that will improve your life and leadership.

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Optimum Associates

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Ten years ago when I was in my late 60’s, I suffered way too long in a personal/professional relationship. Not only did I miss glaring signals, I ignored actual warnings. I expected too little and I tolerated too much. Finally, when I could feel that my health was at risk I acted to protect myself. In 1969, when I was 25, halfway through my Ph.D.

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