A Corporate Guide to Pride Month 2020
Three-quarters of LGBTQ+ adults say Pride month events increase the acceptance of the LGBTQ+ population. It’s likely you’ve been on social media and have seen the vast corporate support for Pride Month with rainbow logos, photos, and even entire marketing campaigns surrounding the Pride flag. Known as Rainbow Washing, this is a short-sighted attempt for a […]
How to Prioritize Employee Health During COVID-19: Creating a Self-Care Plan
COVID-19 has many employers concerned about the safety of themselves and their employees. If a company stresses proper health practices, then the employees will follow suit. However, if it doesn’t prioritize healthy self-care, then it can be partially to blame. The coronavirus isn’t the only thing threatening the health of their workers. Lack of self-care […]
Workplace Bullying vs Hostile Work Environment: What’s the Difference?
Most people associate the term “bullying” with school-age children. But the truth is, bullying comes in many forms and spans countless demographics. By definition, bullying is when a person seeks to harm, intimidate, or coerce another person. Some adults illicit these intimidation tactics in the workplace to get what they want. As an employer, it’s […]
How to Reduce Stress and Employee Burnout
Did you know multitasking contributes to employee burnout? It’s happened to the best of us. There’s no employee, no matter how good they are, that has a chance of getting the five tasks done if they do them one at a time. More times than can be counted, you’ve probably noticed an employee will get a […]
10 Steps for Harassment Prevention Training
Launching a workplace harassment prevention training can be a daunting task, particularly in a multi-state organization. There are many factors to consider from what the training will cover how it will be delivered to all members of the team. However, it has become necessary for all companies to educate employees on ways they can prevent […]
7 Things You Need to Know About California SB1343
According to SB-1343, by January 1, 2020, 92% of the state’s workforce [roughly 15.5 million workers] will need to have received at least one hour of sexual harassment training for non-management employees; and two hours of training for supervisors. Following the 2020 deadline, these educational thresholds will need to be met again every two years. […]
New Sexual Harassment Training Requirements for California Businesses
California employers will soon be required to update their employee training procedures once again with the newly-passed Senate Bill 1343 which requires both supervisory employees as well as non-supervisory employees to undergo comprehensive sexual harassment training every two years. The new mandate goes into effect January 1, 2020. Californians aren’t new to sexual harassment workplace […]
The Myth of Multitasking
The people who stare at their laptops or phones during my workshops or presentations undoubtedly think they can effectively listen to me and use technology at the same time. After all, they’ve probably been told that multitasking is not only possible – it’s necessary. Indeed, in her article Top 10 reasons employers want to hire you on […]
6 Ways to Improve Teamwork With Your Employees
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” This African proverb neatly explains why you should get your employees to work as a team: individuals can go fast, but a team can go far. How do you do it? People who have been there, done that, and […]
Tardiness at Work
One in four workers are late to work at least once a month, according to the findings of a new CareerBuilder survey. That’s down from 29 percent last year. More than 1 in 10 (12 percent) say being late is a weekly occurrence for them. Broken down by age, 38 percent of those ages 18-34 are late […]
