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The Importance of Employee Resource Groups Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) bring a lot of value to companies. According to a 2023 research by data analysis and research firm Workhuman, employees who participate in ERG experience higher levels of psychological safety, … Read more ›
By Anisa Purbasari | March 29, 2024
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are a growing presence in corporate life. These internal workplace affinity groups offer an opportunity for workers with common identities and interests to build a supportive community based on shared experiences. Employee resource groups can be … Read more ›
By Jennifer Sokolowsky | March 20, 2024
From pay disparities to imbalanced leadership roles, the conversation around increasing gender diversity has reached the core of workplace dialogues. While strides towards inclusivity are admirable, gender diversity remains more an aspiration than a reality in many industries. Read more ›
By Nailah Herbert | February 1, 2024
In the fast-evolving landscape of technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force, reshaping the way we work, learn and connect. And while AI as it applies to machine learning has been around for quite a while, we’re … Read more ›
By Amanda Schnieders | November 22, 2023
With layoffs, company reorgs and employee disengagement, organizations are looking for big improvements to the employee experience in order to retain employees who are engaged and productive. Improving employee connectivity, development and opportunities for growth are top of mind for … Read more ›
By Amanda Schnieders | November 3, 2023
In this article, we’ll delve into what people development is, explore its myriad benefits for individuals and organizations, provide examples of types of people development programs, and spotlight several companies that excel in implementing these programs. Read more ›
By Amanda Schnieders | December 13, 2023
In the fast-paced, ever-evolving landscape of the modern workplace, the importance of employee connections and team member connections cannot be overstated. These connections play a pivotal role in facilitating engagement, which, in turn, contributes significantly to individual and organizational growth. … Read more ›
By Amanda Schnieders | September 8, 2023
Reverse mentoring is an emerging mentoring practice that can benefit organizations and employees. This article explores what a reverse mentoring program is, its advantages, and best practices that can help you make the most of this modern mentoring format. … Read more ›
By Jennifer Sokolowsky | November 2, 2023
Career development is the process of building knowledge, experience, and skills that will help an employee reach long-term career goals. Career development is different from employee development, which is more focused simply on gaining skills and experience, often in areas … Read more ›
By Jennifer Sokolowsky | August 1, 2023
Companies who want to thrive for the long term understand the importance and benefits of making diversity, equity, and inclusion a priority. Several research reports have shown positive correlations between DEI initiatives and better financial performance and innovation. Why … Read more ›
By Anisa Purbasari | April 1, 2024
Without effective leadership, organizations can’t reach their full potential. While some people are natural leaders, leadership is a skill that can be learned, and it pays for companies to foster great future leaders by providing training and development. Development programs … Read more ›
By Jennifer Sokolowsky | August 15, 2023
Peer mentoring matches mentors and mentees with similar job titles, backgrounds, or levels of experience. These programs may match participants individually or in groups with specific goals, e.g., transfer of knowledge during onboarding. In contrast to traditional mentoring, which matches … Read more ›
By Jen Hubley Luckwaldt | July 10, 2023
Mentoring is an age-old practice that has gained new relevance—and organizational support—in today’s workplace. Mentoring helps individuals realize their potential and organizations thrive, with benefits including career and leadership development for a strong talent pipeline, higher engagement and performance and … Read more ›
By Jennifer Sokolowsky | April 15, 2024
A company’s success depends on its people. For an organization to prosper in the long term, they need a workforce that’s engaged, agile and equipped with the right skills. To get to that state, companies need to hire the … Read more ›
By Anisa Purbasari | June 20, 2023
Workplace mentorship programs can be an effective tool for employee development, connectivity and overall organizational success. Mentorship—in which one employee acts as a trusted career advisor to another employee—has been proven to contribute to higher employee satisfaction, engagement, productivity and … Read more ›
By Jennifer Sokolowsky | May 11, 2023
Employee resource groups (ERGs) have been a part of corporate life since the 1960s, but they are growing in popularity. In fact that number of ERGs at companies rose more than 20% between 2021 and 2022, according to The Rise … Read more ›
By Jennifer Sokolowsky | March 27, 2024
Employees have always been a company’s greatest asset. Yet historically, only a few companies have designed their learning and development program to reflect that. That has changed in recent times. The talent shortage, along with the continuing need to … Read more ›
By Anisa Purbasari | April 20, 2023
Setting goals is the first step to achieving anything you want out of life, and your career is no exception. Long-term career goals define where you want to be in the future and serve as an overall guide for the … Read more ›
By Jennifer Sokolowsky | November 7, 2023