You want every member of your team to feel like an equal. However, it’s possible each employee doesn’t currently share that sentiment. Therefore, it’s important to make diversity, equity, and inclusion — DEI — a priority at your company. Designed to create a culture where every person can thrive, DEI principles have an important place… Read more »
A recession might be on the horizon. In the past, high levels of inflation, combined with steadily increasing interest rates, have led to a recession. Many economists expect this to happen by the end of 2023, so it’s time to start preparing your workforce. Hopefully, you won’t have to lay anyone off. Even if the… Read more »
Being the boss isn’t always easy — especially in a challenging economy. When the company’s budget is tight, and layoffs always seem to be a possibility — or maybe even more than that — It can be hard to keep your team energized and engaged. This makes sense because working for a struggling company is… Read more »
As a manager, you’re very aware that a positive company culture isn’t something that just happens. The shared values, goals, attitudes, and practices that make your company unique were carefully cultivated to create a work environment you’re proud to oversee. However, things won’t just stay this way on their own. If you don’t constantly work… Read more »
Team meetings are a great way to get your staff together to brainstorm ideas, share updates, and reconnect. However, simply having everyone in the same room doesn’t automatically make for an effective meeting. When not properly structured, team meetings can feel like a colossal waste of time. Use this advice to ensure employees walk away… Read more »
When hiring, you take many different factors into account, but if diversity isn’t one of them, that’s a problem. If it doesn’t seem like a big deal to you, that’s likely because most of your team comes from a background similar to yours. Diversity highlights many types of differences, including racial and ethnic, socioeconomic, gender,… Read more »
Now that the new year is officially in full swing you’re ready to start hiring. Your light industrial company has big plans for 2021 and that means expanding your team. Of course, the COVID-19 crisis is still going strong so you know you need to take a different approach than you have in the past. Here’s a look at top hiring trends that… Read more »
As a manager, having a diverse workplace is important to you but you know you have work to do. You want to assemble a team filled with talent of different genders, sexual orientations, and from a variety of ethnic and racial backgrounds. Creating a diverse team is the right thing to do and working for a company… Read more »
It’s always exciting to find a candidate who seemingly checks all your boxes. This makes it even more surprising when they fail your standard background check. Whether they were dishonest about their criminal past, padded their education history, or failed a drug test, you can’t ignore these red flags. Of course, there are always exceptions…. Read more »
You want your company to be a place where everyone feels welcome regardless of their race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. Things aren’t currently terrible at your workplace but you know there’s room for improvement — and so does your team. More than half (55%) of U.S. employees believe their company should do more to… Read more »