Last week, the Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal announced their
2020 Best Place To Work award recipients, and we were again fortunate enough to win the award! This is the sixth time we have been recognized with this honor, and it's not one we take lightly... especially in these trying times. Here are a few words about what this award means to us.
One short year ago, we published our “Earth Day Workplace Challenge.” We were feeling pretty celebratory because we’d made several Earth-friendly changes to our workplace and our workday habits and we were excited to share them.
Tips and Tales From Our Own Experience with Managing During Coronavirus
Whether you felt ready or not, here you go: you’re now the leader of a 100% remote team.
Even under normal circumstances, going totally remote is very different than managing a department in a shared workspace – even if you’re used to supervising occasional or part-time telecommuters.
Whether you’re an experienced telecommuter, or this is the first time you’ve ever set up a virtual work station, the truth is: nobody has worked from home like this before.
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been tapping into our favorite resources, gathering up some of the best tips we can find on how to survive – and thrive – during quarantine-forced telecommuting. We’ve found a lot of solid advice out there from very seasoned, highly successful professionals who have been doing this for years. These are people who know all the tricks for staying productive, engaged, and happy as full-time telecommuters.
And Why Eliminating Them Might Be Even Worse
A few years ago, a number of large, highly respected employers, including Cargill, Microsoft, and The Gap made headlines when they decided to do away with their annual employee performance reviews and ratings. Since then, a growing number of organizations have followed suit.
Grow Your Talent Pool, Boost Your Brand, and Hire Better Candidates, Faster
In the ongoing battle for top candidates, a liberal vacation offering is a powerful perk. In fact, a generous and flexible PTO policy does more than attract great new candidates. When designed, communicated and managed well, it can also help you retain your current employees.
Every year, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we aim to honor the legacy of this great American hero. But this year, we also hope to extend our focus, develop a deeper understanding of Dr. King’s dream, and redouble our own efforts to help make his dream a reality.
If you’re a hiring manager, you’ve heard of “flexible work arrangements.” You’re likely already enabling some form of workplace flexibility within your own team. Or maybe you’ve managed to bob and weave and dodge the need up until now. But wherever you are on the “flexibility” spectrum, there are a few things you should know as you enter 2020.
