There is one topic, everyone is currently talking about: The Great Resignation. It describes the increase of layoffs that began last year in the U.S. and is now slowly making its way to Europe. But what is the reason for the increased layoffs? Are all industries equally affected? And what can HR managers do to counteract this trend?
A Checklist to Returning to Office After COVID
With COVID restrictions easing, companies are returning to a “new normal,” everyone’s got an opinion about returning to the office and leaving hybrid work behind. Whether you’re clamoring to go back to the office or desperate to stay home, you’ve got to figure out what’s best for your company.
Employee Onboarding Process in 3 Easy Steps
Successful onboarding processes are crucial for integrating new employees quickly and retaining them in the company. But there are several pitfalls along the way, especially when working from home is increasingly becoming the norm. How do you make the onboarding journey successful – on-site and remote – and why should human resources departments standardize the process across three phases?
Guide: Skill Management as a part of your HR People Management Strategy
The last two years have brought a lot of change to the HR environment. Topics like skill and competence management as a part of a good people management strategy are emerging. Here’s a guide on how strategic competence and skills management can succeed.
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The 5 most important HR trends for 2022 to keep up with
The years 2020 and 2021 have shown that a good human resources strategy has to be agile. Many companies were forced to rethink and quickly adapt to the new circumstances. HR managers had to keep the interests of the company in mind and the well-being and needs of their employees. And yet, the number of terminations has increased because employees no longer felt a sense of belonging to their companies. That’s why HR leaders need to keep up with the trends in HR management and adapt their processes accordingly.
Virtual coffee breaks – tips and tricks! The easy way to a healthy corporate culture
Since April, more than 15 million U.S. workers have voluntarily quit their jobs- a new record number (McKinsey, 2021). 51% left their jobs because they didn’t feel they belonged at their company. The pandemic makes a healthy company culture more important than ever. HR managers need to find a solution to maintain it in times of hybrid and remote work. …
Diversity Management and Inclusion in the workplace – 3 steps to a successful D&I strategy
Diversity and inclusion are topics that every HR professional is confronted with sooner or later. Unfortunately, these topics are often only discussed publicly on certain days, such as Diversity Day or Pride Day. After all, diversity management should be always a top priority in every company. Why is it so important for companies? And what makes a successful diversity management …
Hybrid work collaboration
How teamwork and meetings succeed even in a hybrid working environment The working from home regulations are slowly coming to an end and are not to be extended. Consequently, many employees are wondering what this means for their job and their team. The number of employees allowed in offices is still limited in most companies, and some colleagues will probably …
Hybrid Work: Where work will take place in the future
Why remote work is the comeback of the century Teaser: In this, the second part of a series on the future of hybrid work, we examine places of work. With 19th century industrialization, work was driven out of the home and moved instead to factories and offices. Because of the coronavirus, it is partially returning home in hybrid work models. …
Hybrid Work: What our endeavors will mean to us in the future
Why there’s more than one solution to the search for meaning Teaser: This is the first part of a series on the topic of hybrid work. Here we discuss the meaning that work might have for us in the 21st century: Work is more than just a job. It is a profession, almost a vocation, and an important part of …
Virtual Leadership: Opportunities and Challenges
Good collaboration is becoming increasingly important in companies in the VUCA world. But what if specialists with different areas of expertise work from different locations, as is often the case since the beginning of the COVID crisis? Many experts think, that working from home is here to stay. In any case, this poses new challenges for your team leadership: Remote …
Clubhouse-App: How to get started as a company
Everyone wants to be a part of Clubhouse. For days, social media has been flooded with posts and stories from influencers using Clubhouse and enthusiastically recommending it to their followers.Clubhouse is now also considered an insider tip for B2B marketing. In this article, we would like to show what Clubhouse is, what it can do, and whether it makes sense …
How the virtual Christmas party in the company becomes a success
Reading time: 5 minutes Contents IntroductionMeeting fatigue: How do you motivate your employees with a virtual Christmas party?7 ideas for virtual Christmas partiesWhich technologies are suitable for virtual Christmas parties? Due to coronavirus lockdown restrictions, the classic Christmas party has fallen flat. For many employees this is quite disappointing: Many were looking forward to socializing at a seasonal company event. …
The Home Office: Digital Exchange Facilitates Effective Collaboration
One thing has been clear: The Covid-19 crisis has fundamentally changed the way we work. Particularly, there has been a drastic shift toward remote working; as several companies have already announced, many employees will be able to work from home effective immediately or in the near future. With the loss of office-facilitated physical connections a new threat arises: the loss …
#StayAtHome – 5 ways to network in your home office
Maybe you are sitting at your desk, the kitchen table, or perhaps even in bed? Covid-19 has created a new normal where everybody stays at home as much as possible. When you first switched to working from home, the idea may have sounded quite appealing for the first few weeks. However, many people have found it more and more challenging …
Locked-in at home? Meet new colleagues with Mystery Coffee
Drinking coffee with colleagues is a highlight of the day for many people. However, with the advent of the coronavirus crisis, we can no longer carry on with our lives as we used to. For those of us with the ability to work from home, we can no longer cross paths with our coworkers – not to mention meet new …
Lunch breaks – combining networking and relaxation
There’s a reason why networking is considered a factor for success: having good connections facilitates career advancement. And employers also benefit when their employees get talking to each other. In day-to-day life, lunch breaks are a great time to build contacts. More and more companies are aware of this fact and support their staff in expanding their personal networks, for …
Taking advantage of the diversity bonus
Companies can significantly benefit from a diversity bonus. In order to do this, they need to bring together professionals with diverse backgrounds and diverse mindsets. When it comes to selecting the right people for teams and projects and to making meaningful connections, a long-term strategy helps. It is primarily Human Resources’ responsibility. Until only a few years ago, a high …
The IT department as a driver of digitization
Businesses need to work increasingly collaboratively and across departments to unlock the potential of digitization. Personal exchange and communication play a decisive role here. Information technology is turning into a central hub for revolutionary changes. IT departments have to reorient themselves accordingly. They become the designers of transformation and new business processes. Digitization requires collaboration between colleagues across departments and …
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