Every month, we’re highlighting stories, trends and tips related to employee engagement and workplace culture that organizations should be keeping top-of-mind in order to engage, retain and recruit top talent. […]
Managers: A Make-or-Break Factor in Employee Engagement
“People don’t leave companies, they leave managers.” We’ve all heard some version of the above statement at one point or another. And while people leave jobs for all kinds of […]
Top 10 Takeaways from HCI’s 2017 Employee Engagement Conference
I was fortunate enough to be able to attend Human Capital Institute’s (HCI) 2017 Employee Engagement conference at the end of July, which focused on “Creating an Engaged Culture through […]
Four Ways to Foster Friendships in the Workplace
Whenever someone asks me what my favorite part is about working at Padilla, I always give them the same answer: the people. I’ve been so fortunate to spend nearly seven […]
Entering the Job Market? Conduct a Personal Social Media Audit
Around this time each year, I get inquiries from college students preparing for graduation and eager to enter the workforce. While it’s been a few years since I’ve been a […]
10 Tips for Open Enrollment Internal Communications
Throughout the year, but mostly between October and December, employees have the option to change or add to their personal benefits package during open enrollment. (dun dun duunnn). Many employees […]
How to: overcome the challenge of talent acquisition (and retention)
Highly skilled employees are hard to find – and keep. That was the persistent theme I heard last week at the Middle-Market Forum 2014 in Minneapolis, sponsored by Twin Cities Business […]
Buzzline: Week 11 – Could you land a job in 140 seconds (or 6 words)?
Here’s a “shout out” to Rosalie Morton, the latest Buzzline winner for her six-word description of a discontinued brand in dire need of a resurrection: “Time for moonshoes to bounce […]