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3 Ways to Motivate Your Team Through an Extended Crisis by Anne M. Brafford and Richard M. Ryan ExecutionHigh Performance TeamsUncategorized

November 13th, 2020 by Spencer Penhart leave a comment

As we flip our calendars to yet another month of our large-scale Covid-19 remote-work experiment, it’s no wonder that motivation, performance, and well-being are flagging for many. Months in, managers need new tools to reenergize their teams, to accurately identify and diagnose recurring struggles, and to empathetically help employees address their problems.  Click here for the full article by Anne M. Brafford and Richard M. Ryan

Build a Culture That Aligns with People’s Values by Natalie Baumgartner AccountabilityGenerationsUncategorized

August 6th, 2020 by Spencer Penhart leave a comment

Candidates are seeking workplaces where they can intertwine their beliefs with those of the company, and work together on a common vision of purpose and success. As leaders grapple with how to recruit top candidates and retain employees, they must rethink how they’re shaping and building a culture that unites people around a common cause. Great culture should provide continuous alignment to the vision, purpose, and goals of the organization.  Click here for the full article by Natalie Baumgartner

Class of 2020: These 4 simple rules can guide your entire career by BY Janet Foutty High Performance TeamsLeadershipUncategorized

May 8th, 2020 by Spencer Penhart leave a comment

Call me sentimental, but I’ve always loved graduations: the way they tie up loose ends and signify new beginnings, the chance to reflect on the past, and celebrate the future. In my earliest days of leadership, I even sent out an email to colleagues when I was “graduating” to a new part of our organization.

Working in a coronavirus world: Strategies and tools for staying productive by Dion Hinchcliffe Uncategorized

May 1st, 2020 by Spencer Penhart leave a comment

While each of us certainly hopes that coronavirus won’t become a major health event in their part of the world, the reality is that businesses are already considering every contingency plan with a close eye towards avoiding serious disruption of their operations.

Remote working, or the practice of working for an extended period outside the formal office, is growing steadily in popularity, enabled by a whole host of digital tools of virtually every description, from Web conferencing and e-mail to mobile collaboration applications and virtual event platforms.  Click here for the full article by Dion Hinchcliffe.

Can your boss make you come to work during coronavirus outbreak? By Dalvin Brown Uncategorized

April 30th, 2020 by Spencer Penhart leave a comment

Michelle Sylvester refuses to go back to work because she doesn’t want to risk spreading coronavirus.

Sylvester, a Long Beach, California-based hairstylist, said most of her clients are over 75 years old. The salon she works at remains open, but she is staying home until health agencies say the COVID-19 crisis is over.

“I can’t put my life in danger and their lives in danger for a couple of dollars,” Sylvester said.

As an independent contractor, she’s well within her rights to avoid showing up for work without risking her job. But are you?

As the coronavirus pandemic ramps up, workers might be wondering what rights they have if (or when) their higher-ups request that they return to the office. And with President Donald Trump pressing for the economy to be “opened up and just raring to go by Easter,” one of the most pressing questions is: Can your boss actually force you to work during a pandemic?

Experts say the answer is no, but the laws aren’t so clear-cut. Click here for the full article by Dalvin Brown.

7 Essential Tips for Working From Home During the Coronavirus Pandemic by Regina Borsellino Uncategorized

April 29th, 2020 by Spencer Penhart leave a comment

In the midst of the new coronavirus pandemic, many companies are implementing voluntary or mandatory work-from-home policies. That means lots of us are dealing with an unusual challenge: working from home for the first time, full-time.

Even if you’ve done it before, working from home because of coronavirus might feel like a whole new world: It’s probably sudden. It might be for an extended period of time rather than a day here and there (and you’re not at all sure how long it’ll last). Your whole company is involved. And you can’t necessarily socialize in person outside of work. Click here for the full article by Regina Borsellino.

What to Do If You Can’t Work During an Emergency and Where to Look By Rachel Pelta Uncategorized

April 28th, 2020 by Spencer Penhart leave a comment

As stay-at-home orders stay in effect across the U.S., many companies are taking a hit. New numbers released April 23, 2020, showed that an additional 4.4 million people filed new unemployment claims, bringing the total number of Americans currently out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic to 26 million.

Stay-at-home orders are helping flatten the curve, but there is still no indication when the economy can start to recover. While there is hope that the economy will recover quickly, until that happens, many employees may be out of work for the immediate and foreseeable future.  Click here for the article by Rachel Pelta.

15 Questions About Remote Work, Answered by Tsedal Neeley Uncategorized

April 22nd, 2020 by Spencer Penhart leave a comment

The coronavirus pandemic is expected to fundamentally change the way many organizations operate for the foreseeable future. As governments and businesses around the world tell those with symptoms to self-quarantine and everyone else to practice social distancing, remote work is our new reality. How do corporate leaders, managers, and individual workers make this sudden shift? Tsedal Neeley, a professor at Harvard Business School, has spent two decades helping companies learn how to manage dispersed teams. In this edited Q&A, drawn from a recent HBR subscriber video call in which listeners were able to ask questions, she offers guidance on how to work productively at home, manage virtual meetings, and lead teams through this time of crisis.  Click here for the full article by Tsedal Neeley

3 Ways to Increase Buy-in from High-Potential Talent Uncategorized

January 17th, 2020 by Spencer Penhart leave a comment

Discussions of talent management frequently overlook the perspectives of high-potential talent. Management often misses the chance to better understand what the organization’s top talent says it needs.

Talent management represents an organization’s efforts to attract, develop, and retain skilled and valuable employees. Its goal is to have people with the capabilities and commitment needed for current and future organizational success. An organization’s talent pool — particularly its managerial talent — is often referred to as the leadership pipeline.  Click here for full article.