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Elevating Your Social-Impact Reporting to Meet Stakeholder Expectations
It’s not enough for companies to invest in social impact–they need to be accountable for it too. In a survey of corporate leaders, 80% said they plan on investing more resources into social impact collection and reporting compared to last year; what’s more, a similar percentage said that their companies place a lot of importance […]
BY Angelica Frey | November 21, 2022
Including Workers in the Back-and-Forth About Returning to the Office
Employees and executives don’t agree on whether we should “return to work.” This difference of opinion is negatively affecting employee satisfaction and engagement, and it’s driving flexibility-seeking workers to look for jobs elsewhere. But it’s not too late to get on the same page, said Kun Gu and Matt Orozco of people-management platform Workday. Data […]
BY Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza | November 21, 2022
Reimagining Employee Recognition: Finding Balance and New Opportunities for Engagement
Every Tuesday at 9 a.m., the employee recognition-and-engagement platform AwardCo hosts a meeting known as RTG, “Recognize The Good.” This year, these meetings have been well attended, and not just because people are starting to return to the office following a hybrid-work culture or because of what AwardCo does per se. “A lot of people […]
BY Angelica Frey | November 20, 2022
How Zapier Scaled the New-Hire Experience for Explosive Growth: a Case Study
Employees begin to form their first real impressions of an organization during the hiring and onboarding process. A troubled onboarding system is one that provides an inconsistent or overwhelming experience for new hires. Other problems include too much time spent on manual tasks, poor hiring-manager engagement and participation, and lack of visibility within the system […]
BY Angie Chatman | November 20, 2022
The Workforce Is Aging. How Employers Can Respond by Supporting Older Employees
Demographic trends, including an aging population, migration, immigration, and population growth will reshape the workplace and the nature of work, asserts Vijay Swaminathan, co-founder and CEO of Draup, a sales and talent intelligence solutions provider. The average age of the world’s population is on the rise. People aged 65 and older represented 16% of the […]
BY Joyce Flory | November 20, 2022