Workplace Culture

June 30, 2020 Sarah Morgan

How The Open Office Will Have To Change To Accommodate The “New Normal”

op My office knows me as the open-air office evangelist. I saw our group go from a team-derived clique system to a cohesive family unit over the first month we acclimated to our open-air office, after years of being in

June 16, 2020 Sarah Morgan

Why You Should Take A PTO Day When You’re Working from Home

While we are working from home week in and week out, the lines between personal and professional time blur together like the days of the week. In the last few weeks, I’ve found myself thinking “Oh great it’s Monday” only,

May 21, 2020 Julie Shenkman

Can Employers Trust Employees to Work Their Own Way?

The modern-day workplace requires a lot of flexibility. Employees want more than a regular paycheck. They want to have autonomy, work-life balance, make meaningful contributions through their job and, most importantly, they want company trust. Running a high-trust company means

May 12, 2020 Julie Shenkman

Why Talent Sourcing is a Never-ending Job

If your company is such a great place to work, then why does talent sourcing continue to be an ongoing challenge? In a job market that was just flipped upside down—went from hard to source talent to not so much,

May 5, 2020 Julie Shenkman

How to Run and Recruit for a Completely Remote Company

With employees having to work from home these days, many companies are getting a taste of what it would be like to have a workforce that is completely remote. If you’re one of the many businesses that is considering such

April 23, 2020 Julie Shenkman

Best Practices for Conducting Virtual Interviews

I remember—way back in the 1990’s—watching Star Trek: Next Generation and thinking “Yeah, right! As if there’d ever be a time in the future when people regularly talk via video screen!” Boy, was I was wrong! It is now more

April 16, 2020 Sarah Morgan

The Keys to Creating a Good Work from Home Space

Before we launch into what makes a good work from home space, I want to thank all of those working essential jobs who are keeping everyone who is staying home safe and fed. And yes, I’m at home, not sure

April 2, 2020 Julie Shenkman

The Benefits of Boomerang Employees

Once upon a time, employees and employers mated for life. Anything less would have been seen as disloyal – perhaps even traitorous. But with Millennials comprising such a large portion of the workforce, the shift from job to job has

March 13, 2020 Julie Shenkman

Coronavirus Will Test How Well Companies Will Function with The Increase of Telecommuters

With the mass hysteria about the outbreak of the COVID-19 aka the Coronavirus, a lot of major companies are asking their employees to work from home in an effort to try and lessen the spread of the virus. Microsoft recently

March 10, 2020 Julie Shenkman

Is Not Hiring Smokers Discrimination?

To hire a smoker or not to hire a smoker? That is the question! But is it discrimination not to? The answer is surprisingly yes and no, and primarily depends on where you happen to live. It’s a debate that