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Crisis Management Update: Managing your business through change and disruption
This week's guide to Crisis Management
 
This week's email features a look at Employers still face hiring challenges; Don't waste the opportunity to plan your exit strategy; Tips on how to instill wellness in your office culture; Sexual harassment prevention training that actually works; Addressing gender imbalance in tech fields.
 
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Employers still face hiring challenges
While the reasons for the ongoing hiring challenges are up for debate, it appears that the lingering COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a major reset amongst a workforce that is now re-examining its options.
 
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Don’t waste the opportunity to plan your exit strategy now
Business owners are facing a number of new challenges. Labor shortages, health mandates, government regulations and increasing taxation. But I propose the largest challenge facing business owners right now is their eventual exit from the business.
 
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Tips on how to instill wellness in your office culture
The extended isolation and uncertainty many of us experienced during the past 20-plus months has intensified mental health concerns across the nation. About 41% of adults reported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder during January 2021 — up 30% from two years ago. That means nearly half of the U.S. population is struggling with mental illness.
  • Proactive reminders
  • Train your management team
  • Work/life balance
  • Activities that promote self-care
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Sexual harassment prevention training that actually works
If you must provide sexual harassment prevention training, you might as well make it work. Effective training can truly improve your culture and reduce your liability.
 
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Addressing gender imbalance in tech fields
Training for male-dominated career fields like engineering, construction, manufacturing, information technology and automotive can open doors to high-wage, high-demand jobs for women.
 
 

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