Before businesses jump to 100% remote work, let’s offer a hybrid option with some time in an office, and consider the learning needs of new college grads. Being together provides a unique and differentiated employee experience for the entire workforce that cannot be duplicated when people don’t spend time in the same location. All of these outcomes positively impact employee engagement, retention and the bottom line with additional benefits for new college grads.
In 2019 Global Human Capital Trends, Deloitte describes an important trend: the opportunity for us to expand the concept of the “employee experience” to address the “human experience” at work. Research shows the most important factor is making work meaningful and giving people a sense of belonging, trust, and relationship. Onboarding and an employee’s first day is your first opportunity to do this.
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Read MoreWe all do it. We settle for an OK candidate when trying to fill a job. We see the cost of the unfilled position: an uncovered territory, a long customer service queue, an overworked team. How can you avoid this mistake? You need to see selecting talent as critical to your strategy -- as critical as product design or capital structure. And you need to get good at it.
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Read MoreWith so many employers clamoring for qualified STEM candidates, it can be difficult for small startups to compete against tech giants. Bonnie Davis and other Forbes coaches share strategies for small businesses looking to beat their bigger competitors in the war for top STEM talent.