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Landing a new job can be an extremely exciting event for someone. It’s a chance to meet new people, explore new opportunities, and hopefully increase one’s compensation.
Landing a new job can be an extremely exciting event for someone. It’s a chance to meet new people, explore new opportunities, and hopefully increase one’s compensation.
When companies look to hire new employees, there are some baseline credentials that typically must be met: education, certifications, years of experience, experience in certain specific areas, etc. By and large, these credentials can be ascertained from a résumé or online job application.
The Super Bowl brings in millions and millions of dollars in ad revenues and attracts millions of viewers worldwide. It’s often considered the quintessential example of a major media event, and it suggests concepts of spectacle, championship, and mass consumerism. But many people may not think about how the Super Bowl impacts the workplace.
In the wake of the #MeToo movement and Starbuck’s mandatory unconscious bias training day, organizations have become more and more concerned with and focused on offering more diverse and inclusive work places and inclusive work spaces.
According to some experts, competition can be a positive thing inside the workplace, encouraging employees to problem solve and be more innovative and creative. Yet others claim that unmonitored competition can lead to a toxic workplace where workers are constantly stressed, fatigued, backstabbing one another, and so on.
According to Entrepreneur, the modern-day worker who lacks a true work/life balance is less productive; is more likely to quit a job; loses out on important personal life experiences; and is at higher risk of becoming depressed or anxious or experiencing heart disease.
According to research highlighted by Harvard Business Review, positive work cultures promote more productive, engaged, and happier employees. Also, according to one survey highlighted by Forbes, “corporate culture, however it is defined, makes a difference in companies’ performance and value.”
CareerBuilder recently revealed that modern-day workers have a difficult time unplugging from their devices and from work as a result. So, they are burned out, fatigued, stressed, and unhappy.
Research reveals that diverse workplaces experience many benefits. More inclusive and diverse workplaces:
In a previous post, we discussed some of the benefits of a team-based incentive plan, whereby bonuses are awarded based on the success or shortcomings of an entire team and not on specific individuals. In this post, we’ll look at some of the drawbacks of this approach.