It’s summer intern hiring season. The best intern programs provide real-world work experience to the intern, while benefiting the employer. However, before hiring begins, make sure your organization is compliant with the U.S. Department of Labor’s new guidelines. Specifically, the DOL is most concerned with the purpose of the internship and who ultimately benefits. Benefits …
Is your organization struggling to find and keep quality employees? Historically the professional world has focused upon the customer/client experience. A happy customer means a happy company after all, right? Well, yes and no. With the talent pool shrinking for specific skill sets, organizations must pay attention to a growing differential called employee experience. We …
Today, 71% of organizations provide sexual harassment prevention training. But no one really knows how prevalent sexual harassment is in the workplace. Why? Because according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), only one quarter of victims report sexual harassment to superiors or file claims or file lawsuits. In a previous blog we discussed why …
Since the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct story broke in recent weeks, corporate America has been forced to refocus on this type of misconduct in a very serious manner. The time for looking the other way or subconsciously accepting sexually charged overtones as “normal” is over. There are three things that every organization must do to …
Have you ever given feedback to a coworker and been met with anger, hurt feelings and/or resentment? Have you ever been provided with feedback and felt attacked, misunderstood, and/or underappreciated? If you have, then you’re not alone. If done incorrectly, providing feedback can be taken the wrong way and barriers will slowly but surely begin …