Strategic Planning

Business continuity: Make a plan to prepare for disasters

10/06/2020

Nimble organizations fare best when the unexpected occurs. The coronavirus crisis proved that. Being able to quickly adjust operations and staffing levels is an essential part of quickly getting your business running after danger passes.

Lean on your team for decision-making

09/25/2020

Making decisions is a natural part of being a manager, but you don’t have to go it alone. In fact, learning how to collaborate with your team for decision-making can improve group dynamics, reduce stress and uncertainty and make your staff feel like their voice truly matters.

8 tips to make HR effective in times of crisis

07/28/2020

As an HR pro, you probably played a key role in helping your organization survive the roller coaster of the Great Recession and the subsequent rocky recovery. The skills that were indispensable a dozen years ago can help you make sure HR remains effective as we weather the upheaval caused by the pandemic.

What have we learned from COVID-19?

06/12/2020

Leaders share tales of how their workplaces rose to meet the challenges of COVID-19.

Develop a plan to address negative publicity

06/11/2020

Lawsuits aren’t the only kind of negative fallout that can result from employment law violations.

As employees return to work, consider alternative schedules

05/27/2020

Alternative scheduling discards the usual nine-to-five, Monday-through-Friday in favor of arrangements that add time and space between employees. This expanded way of deploying your workforce creates a wealth of potential scenarios.

Free HR return-to-work planning tool now available

05/07/2020

HR leaders looking ahead to a time when workplaces will reopen have a new planning tool to use, courtesy of the Conference Board nonprofit business research group.

Coronavirus: HR plays key role in continuity planning

03/31/2020

Large businesses worldwide have moved quickly to adapt operations in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report by the Gallup polling organization. A key finding: HR sits at the center of most organizations’ efforts to deal with the virus.

Report: 10 steps help prep for an older workforce

01/28/2020

Workers over the age of 50 represent that fastest-growing age cohort in many industrialized nations, according to a new report by the Mercer consulting firm. Mercer developed 10 things employers can do now to become “age-ready.”

Which meetings are worthwhile? A test

09/26/2019

Here’s a revolutionary way to determine which meetings are truly worthwhile: Cancel all formal meetings for a month.