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How Employee Wellbeing Impacts Your Bottom Line

By Kimberly Kafafian   Wellbeing and wellness may often be used interchangeably, but there is a distinct difference between the two terms. While wellness focuses on one’s overall health, wellbeing encompasses much more than that to also include how one is doing from a mental, career, social, financial, physical, and community perspective. Smart business leaders […]

Types of Paid Leave to Offer Your Workers

By Dan Darabaris   How competitive is your company’s paid leave? Do you have the right package to attract and keep the best workers? Paid time off can make a difference in recruiting and retaining top talent. Whether you offer it, and the length of it, can impact whether a candidate not only accepts a […]

Can Employees Refuse to Return to the Office?

By Kimberly Kafafian   Returning to work (RTO) is a divisive topic. It’s also a very personal one, as needs and desires vary across your workforce. Parents might enjoy the flexibility working from home affords, while younger workers may wish to physically collaborate in person amongst their peers. Others enjoy the freedom it brings, while […]

Workplace Perks Employees Value the Most

By Dan Darabaris   Having trouble attracting and retaining the right workforce even though you offer competitive wages? Maybe it’s time you reassess your benefits offering. Today’s workers want more than just a good paycheck. They’re prioritizing health, flexibility, and work-life balance. Do the perks you’re offering fit what candidates are seeking?  As an HR […]

Quiet Cutting is NOT a Good HR Strategy

By Kimberly Kafafian   Have you heard the latest HR buzzword: quiet cutting? Although not an original concept, this HR strategy has taken on a new name in light of the quiet quitting trend.  What Is Quiet Cutting? A recent Wall Street Journal article defined quiet cutting as notifying employees of reassignment rather than termination. […]

Signs of Leadership Burnout

By Kimberly Kafafian   Our client had a top performing manager that slowly stopped performing well. She was letting deadlines slip, not followed through on serious customer issues, and she wasn’t effectively managing her team (which in turn caused stress on her team, which stressed her out further). As their fractional Chief People Officer, I […]

AI Has Made Reskilling Inevitable 

 By Nicole Martin   AI is infiltrating our lives at an unprecedented speed. Its easy access and powerful capabilities have both employees and leaders questioning if AI will actually lead to job obsolescence, replacements, and layoffs. Such possibilities are supported by outcomes of past technological advances. Just look at how online shopping devastated physical retail […]