By Shiela Mie Legaspi, President — Cyberbacker Imagine you’re working on a project with a fast-approaching hard deadline, but the rest of your team seems to have dropped the proverbial ball. The only way the assignment will get done on time is if you take the initiative and make it happen yourself, so you do, and the project gets done …
43 Essential Facts About the Importance of Leadership Development Training
Is leadership development training a good investment? A new research report from the Unspoken Rules of Leadership in partnership with Emory University provides answers to that and other questions about leadership development training. The study shows that most successful companies make significant investments in training for their executives. In this article, we’ll explore 43 additional statistics that highlight the significance …
How Mentorship Fuels Career Growth
By Shiela Mie Legaspi For recent college graduates, entering the workforce has never been scarier. With stark changes in the American workplace after the COVID-19 pandemic, economic concerns, and tough hiring processes, trying to break into competitive fields can be especially daunting. Most jobs appear to be looking to hire individuals with prior work experience in their industry, but how …
The 7 Transformative Powers of Investing in People to Unlock Profitability
By Craig Goodliffe The heart of any organization is its employee, whether they’re entry-level or seasoned executives. Recognizing the intrinsic value of employees can save businesses more money than they expect. A recent report by Gallup states, “Employees who are not engaged or who are actively disengaged cost the world $7.8 trillion in lost productivity.” Read that again. That’s $7.8 …
AI’s Growing Role in Recruitment: Exploring its Potential and Limitations
By Brianna Rooney, CEO and Founder — TalentPerch Artificial intelligence is taking the world by storm, and depending on who you ask, this could be a good or bad thing. Critics of artificial intelligence have cited concerns that artificial intelligence may take over their jobs, while proponents have heralded the technology as a powerful tool to increase efficiency and productivity. …
Unlocking the Benefits of Remote Work – Correlation Between Flexibility and a Positive Employee Experience
By Logan Mallory, Vice President — Motivosity Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, few business leaders would have told you that remote work was a good idea. Most could rattle off a long list of drawbacks to having employees work from home, pointing to technology issues, communications barriers, and concerns that employees would be challenged to stay focused amidst the distractions …
The Power of Pre-Employment Assessment Tests: How They Can Improve Hiring Decisions
By Ken Crowell The hiring process has been likened to an art form for many decades, often relying on intuition, experience, and gut feelings rather than a rigorous scientific approach. This isn’t to say that these traditional methods are without merit. On the contrary, over time, seasoned recruiters and HR professionals have honed their skills in reading between the lines …
Back-to-School Navigation: Promoting Mental Health for Students, Parents, and Teachers
By Dr. Nelson E. Soto, Ph.D., President of Albizu University With back-to-school season right around the corner, students, parents, and educators are preparing with anticipation, but that anticipation comes accompanied by anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances. It is important to recognize and treat the mental health issues that frequently accompany this transitional time when getting ready for a new academic …
The United States Has a Civility Problem and Here’s How to Overcome It
By Dr. Laurie Moroco, Ph.D. They are scenes most of us have looked at with at least a bit of curiosity, if not some entertained glee. TikToks of arguments between cashiers and customers, outbursts on airplanes making headlines on the evening news, or verbal clashes between neighbors filmed and put on social media for all to see. For several years …
Avoiding Burnout as a Healthcare Professional: Strategies for Sustaining Well-Being
By Dr. Elliott Trotter Healthcare professionals play a critical role in society, dedicating their lives to caring for others’ well-being. While their work is immensely rewarding, it can also be physically, emotionally, and mentally demanding, making them susceptible to burnout. Burnout is defined as a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion resulting from chronic work-related stress. Here we will …