People are prone to categorize, label, and sort themselves into little boxes. Think about it. How often do people say they’re left-brained because of their analytical and verbal skills and not right-brained because they aren’t visual or intuitive? What if people are trapping themselves in a box by creating walls
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6 Employee Benefits to Consider for 2022
Employee priorities have changed because of the pandemic, which has led employers to examine their employee benefits offerings for 2022. Key concerns brought up by employees include physical wellbeing, peace of mind, and financial health—huge issues challenging employers to consider benefits they might have ignored in the past. Here are
How to Stop Reacting and Avoid Burnout
Whatever role you play in your company, you know how hard it is to avoid the creeping sensation of burnout, even if you love your job. Burnout has steeply risen over the last two years, meaning it’s more crucial than ever to find ways to fight back. It’s easy to
Is a Pharmacy Carve-out Right for Your Group Health Plan?
Pharmacy spend in the US is significant. Six in ten adults tell KFF.org they are currently taking at least one prescription drug and a quarter say they currently take four or more prescription medications. PwC’s Behind the Numbers predicts a 6.5% medical cost trend in 2022, while drug cost trend reports show
Compensation Conversation – Talking to Employees About Pay
Talking to employees about pay can be uncomfortable, even when the news is good. In a survey given by West Virginia University, 70% of managers admitted feeling uncomfortable when talking to employees about pay. Assigning a dollar value to an employee’s work can be tricky, but it’s a meaningful conversation
Protect Your Small Business from Cybersecurity Threats
Is your business doing enough to protect itself from cyberattacks? Cyber-attacks on small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have seen a sharp rise in the last few years. A 2019 report by the Ponemon Institute found that cyberattacks increased by over 20% between 2016 and 2019. Data breaches cost not only
Why Your Team Needs a Boost in Emotional Intelligence
When talking about intelligence, most people think of intelligence quotient, or IQ. But what if another type of intelligence could push your team to extraordinary results? The Institute for Health Human Potential states that over 80 percent of competencies that differentiate top performers from others are in the domain of emotional
Launching a Powerful Employer Brand
Whether you know it or not, your organization has an employer brand. Every company that has employees has one whether they spend time developing it or not. Essentially, an employer brand is the ‘personality’ your organization projects to its employees and prospective talent. It’s the reputation your organization has as
Support Employees During National Disability Employment Awareness Month
A good indicator of a strong workplace culture is its commitment to diversity and inclusion, where your employees feel comfortable coming to you to voice their opinions and concerns. When employees work in an environment where they feel valued, productivity increases. Employees with disabilities contribute to the workplace in many
A Positive Company Culture Offers Far More than Just the Soft Stuff
Company culture is often labeled as the “soft stuff” in business, yet companies that take their cultures seriously see it as an investment. The hard truth is that cultivating culture pays off. For example, in a 2018 report, Forbes found that companies with strong cultures saw a 4x increase in