Employee mental wellbeing is a critical issue, highlighted by the fact that in August 2020, anxiety symptoms had tripled and depression had quadrupled compared to 2019 reports, driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, political turbulence, and social unrest....
Employee engagement is the "holy grail," reducing absenteeism by up to 81% and boosting profitability by 23%. To achieve this, companies must focus on engagement throughout the employee lifecycle....
Workplace conflicts, which range from disagreements over tasks (task conflicts) to personal clashes (relationship conflicts), are inevitable but require swift, strategic intervention from HR....
Inefficient payroll processes, which often involve juggling multiple systems for time tracking, leave, and payment, cause unnecessary stress and time drain for HR....
Cultural change, or cultural transformation, is essential to align employee behavior with company goals, though it is challenged by resistance to change, lack of motivation, and complacency....
Attrition is the strategic decision not to replace an employee who leaves (reducing headcount), often due to "natural attrition" like retirement or relocation....
Due to the unprecedented stress of the past year (tripled anxiety, quadrupled depression symptoms), employee mental health is critically suffering, impacting productivity and costing the U.S. economy billions....
Healthcare HR faces immense pressure from staff shortages, high employee turnover, widespread burnout, and growing demands for training and development among the Millennial workforce....
A well-designed onboarding program is essential for employee retention (significantly reducing resignation risk) and productivity (boosting it by up to 62%)....
Organizational progress and success depend on cultural compatibility, built pragmatically through the people you hire. This culture is fostered via three types of interactions—Transactional (rule-based and equal), Transformative and Silent —bridging the gap between idealism and pragmatism....