Flexible working schedules have become more important during the pandemic to attract and keep staff, and companies such as Elephant Ventures have even seen productivity rise with the introduction of four-day weeks. Employee recognition is also vital for a productive, engaged workforce, giving employers an incentive to introduce online channels that facilitate real-time rewards and peer-to-peer recognition.
When interviewing a prospective employee, there are a handful of things you can ask to get a better gauge of their fit within your business, writes Kedma Ough, CEO of Target Funding. Offering seven different interview questions and examples of each in practice, use these to increase the chances you'll find the perfect match.
Bosses should think twice before laying off young staffers in order to ride out the strain of the COVID-19 economy, says Ryan Wong, CEO of Visier. Letting all the young staff go can leave an organization vulnerable to having to face the next crisis without staffers who have experience navigating a crisis, he says.
LinkedIn is working to boost its corporate brand with its first redesign for desk and mobile users in five years and is attempting to boost engagement with the global rollout of its Stories feature, advanced messaging and other features. "Over the last few years we've tried to diversify by bringing the social network and conversations aspects of our platform to the forefront," says Kiran Prasad, vice president of product.
The pandemic is slowing strides in workplace equality brought around by the #MeToo movement, says Time's Up Now President and CEO Tina Tchen. "Before Covid hit, you saw a reckoning from companies," but remote work and economic uncertainty are making it difficult for leaders to recognize and address problems, she says.
Fish have a knack for appearing in isolated lakes and ponds, which leads many to wonder how they got there. Scientists have long figured fish eggs hitched a ride to those remote waters on the bodies of birds, but it turns out ducks have another way of transporting the fish eggs.
