The US economy continues to grow (2.4% annual rate in the second quarter). Consumers keep spending despite rising interest rates, which goes hand-in-hand with a healthy job market. The US unemployment rate (3.5%) is near the 50-year low and employers are still adding hundreds of...
Burnout. That seven-letter word is tantamount to a four-letter word in business. But the “do more and do it faster” pressure of the modern workplace can cause chronic stress or burnout resulting in real health problems for workers, which then leads to business problems such...
Who doesn’t love a vacation from work? Most people do, according to a recent Pew survey. In fact, 62% of workers place an extremely high priority on paid time off. And yet according to the same survey, almost half of workers who have paid time...
Quiet-quitting. Loud-quitting. Regular-flavored “two-week notice” quitting. Whatever you want to call it, companies that don’t meet their workers' needs are bound to produce disgruntled employees. Only 23% of the world’s employees report feeling engaged at work, according to new research by Gallup. Most, 59%, report...
Water is one of our most precious resources, vital for sustaining healthy life. Water is also essential for our economic growth. Water defines the North Florida region from transportation to tourism. From the ocean to the tiniest tributary, we depend on this natural resource for...
US employers added 209,000 jobs in June, only a small drop in hiring from May's larger-than-expected increase of 339,000 jobs, keeping the unemployment rate at 3.6 percent. One of the biggest challenges companies face when hiring is finding rock stars. Hiring is easier when we...
It’s officially summer! But you’ve still got work to do. If it feels like every year, it gets hotter, it’s not just you. Your workers feel the heat too. As the temperatures continue to rise, it is important to take care of your people. In...
Today’s workers want (and in many cases demand) ongoing opportunities to learn and grow. All organizations, even mom-and-pop shops, need to create their own in-house learning programs or “universities” as a key way to attract and retain top talent, while at the same time developing...
US small-business owners are more worried about finding good workers than anything else right now, according to a recent National Federation of Independent Business survey. And yet, unconscious bias sometimes keeps companies from hiring those good workers. Worse, it keeps them from retaining those good...
People who work for a bad manager for more than four years have a 64% higher risk of heart disease. It turns out that what you don't know can hurt you! Most managers try to lead other people as they want to be managed, but...
