Job hopping has become the norm, and loyalty to one company for the entirety of your career is rare. So how do CEO’s stay on top of the game and maintain strong relationships with their employees throughout the dynamics of employees coming and going? Ellen Galinsky, co-founder of the Families and Work Institute (FWI) in New York City, contributed to the January 2016 edition of HR Magazine to weigh in on this heavy topic. Here [...]

In order to build high-functioning, efficient, successful teams in the workplace, we must first identify examples of what this looks like and then, to put it simply, copy and paste! According to leadership thought leader @MarcusBuckingham, “HR professionals are in a prime position to assess what the most productive and engaged teams are doing – and to build a culture around them.” Following the lead of those who have already successfully implemented the type of [...]

Recently, we discussed the Bersin by Deloitte predictions for human resources trends in 2016 in our PINPOINT Newsletter at www.peoplescapehr.com/blog. To check out the complete list of predictions, make sure you visit that newsletter archive. At Peoplescape, we thrive on challenges, and are looking forward to how people, leaders, and apps will impact human resources functions across the board. Here, let’s take a closer look at these three areas for the future of HR in [...]

In December, we blogged about the holidays and religion in the workplace and what holiday decorations and events were acceptable and could be enjoyed by all of your employees. Now what about that infamous holiday coming up on February 14? How do workplaces handle a Hallmark holiday celebrating love, when celebrating can become an unspoken competition amongst employees as to who is receiving the best deliveries that day? And what about those pesky office romances? [...]

“Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to!” – Richard Branson Every year, @Glassdoor comes out with a few lists of the best places to work, based on employee feedback. This year, they took those results a step farther to find out what exactly makes these top companies the best. Here are some tips on how to find your company at the top of the list [...]

Workplace distractions are everywhere and come in many shapes, sizes, fonts, and social media outlets. From Instagram likes and Twitter responses to texts from the babysitter, your spouse, the crazy mother-in-law, or your friend from the East Coast, there are countless ways for your employees to get off task. In an attempt to better understand these workplace distractions and the effect that they do or do not have on productivity, @BambooHR took a stab at [...]