Comparably has released its Annual Best Company Culture Awards, which for 2020 was topped by Google, Adobe, HubSpot, Zoom and RingCentral in the large company category. Key takeaways from the study, based on anonymous employee surveys, include that workers want a meaningful mission, transparent leadership, clear goals and to work for companies that can adapt to what's happening in the world.
5 steps to start upskilling your people - today This year, the need for workers to upskill and reskill is more real than ever. But where do you start with upskilling your workforce? Learn the best practices to consider when expanding your talent development program to meet the demands of a changing economy. Get started.
Managers must prepare for remote teams to return to the office with an eye on being able to collaborate and be productive safely. One lesson can be gleaned from a survey of 350 returning employees in Wuhan, China, which found that employees who had mentally prepared for their return and had managers who showed they were committed to workplace safety had the highest performance and engagement.
Ready to reopen your office? Workplace safety is #1 Many companies are ready to open back up and workers are eager to return to their desks, but a successful workplace re-entry plan hinges on companies providing a safe work environment. This Q&A with Niraj Patel, head of Advance Analytics, Platforms & AI at DMI Inc., covers the steps companies need to take to re-open and how technology can deliver the necessary data to ensure protocols are being followed to stay open. Read now
Building an inclusive, diverse culture is key to attracting and retaining talent, writes Alissa Carpenter, owner of Everything's Not Ok and That's OK. Carpenter offers six ways employers can make diversity and inclusion a leadership priority, including by ensuring diversity of talent among teams and facilitating employee resource groups for cross-functional support.
Sixty-four percent of employees report investing more time to understand benefits this year and 36% are choosing different benefits, according to a Unum survey. Fifty-seven percent of respondents say they are worried about their mental health and the same percentage also report financial worries and hardship.
Most workers think they have good self-awareness, which can lead to being a better manager and worker, although few really do. "While the research found that when leaders see themselves as their employees do, they are more effective, they also discovered that as people gain more experience and attain more power, their self-awareness is likely to diminish," writes leadership coach Amy Kan.
