Workforce diversity includes disabilities, not just gender and race

Study after study prove that the more diverse a workplace, the more productive is its workforce. So, in addition to many employers wanting to do the right thing by creating diverse, inclusive workplaces, they also understand that another, massive benefit …

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Ten Diversity in the Workplace Facts Leaders Should Know

Diversity and inclusion are top of mind for many managers and C-suite executives in the workplace. But it’s no secret that these workplaces still have much work to do to make employees feel represented, heard, and supported.

In fact, according …

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10 Red Flags That Suggest You Need to Create a Healthier Company Culture

It might be difficult to admit that your company culture is struggling. After all, many companies pride themselves on providing safe spaces for employees and being collaborative and empowering places to work. 

Plus, many people prioritize culture when they’re job …

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What Does “a Culture of Kindness” Actually Mean? (And How do You Create One?)

Perhaps it’s no secret that when people are kind to one another, they’re also happier. And when they’re more comfortable, they find themselves more content with their day-to-day.

There’s no exception in the workplace.

Kindness.org recently commissioned Beekman 1802 to …

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Advice for employers looking to onboard neurodivergent candidates

Recently, College Recruiter asked CEOs, HR leaders, and other people in the hiring sphere for their best advice for employers looking to improve their DEI by hiring students and recent grads with neurodivergence. Here’s what they had to say:

Advice …

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5 Great Things Companies Can Do to Recognize Their Employees

Positive employee engagement and retention are hallmarks of any great company. More times than not, companies that don’t suffer constant employee turnover and that have happy, actively participating employees are companies that recognize and outwardly appreciate the people who work …

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13 Toxic Phrases That Don’t Belong In Your Job Descriptions

We’ve all seen job descriptions that include it: “We’re like one big family here!”

For some time now, that’s a phrase that’s struck me as a particularly vibrant red flag. Mostly, it’s because, 10 out of 10 times, it’s a …

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9 Effective Employee Retention Strategies You Haven’t Tried

Company leaders who’d hoped for an early-2022 end to the Great Resignation will need to hang on a little longer, it seems. One recent survey showed that nearly a quarter of workers plan to leave their jobs this year, with

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How to Prioritize the Employees Who Stay

We already know the pandemic caused the Great Resignation. In 2021 alone, one in four professionals quit their jobs; an even greater number – 65 percent – considered quitting before deciding to stay at their companies, at least for now. 

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Need to Update Your Employee Appreciation Efforts? Try These 17 Tactics

Want to show some genuine employee appreciation? A word to the wise: Steer clear of worn-out tactics that can read as hokey, like free pizza at the office. 

While it’s true that most employees won’t say no to free pizza, …

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