The Federal Communications Commission's designation of the 988 suicide prevention and mental health hotline highlights the need for employers to be engaged in the mental health of employees, Denise Brodey writes. Brodey outlines several ways companies can improve their workplace culture.
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Employees can learn on their own, but there are limits to how open-ended a learner-centric strategy can be, says K.C. Blonski of American Management Association's Corporate Learning Solutions. Material must be curated and presented "in a way that makes sense to the learner but more importantly to the organization as well," he says.
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Companies should consider adopting digital platforms to pay employees upon request, including placing salary on debit cards that can be used for making purchases, writes Andrea Rich. "Offering a paycard means avoiding the cumbersome check cutting for employees without direct deposit," Rich writes.
Adult learners often have different life situations than traditional students, including jobs and family responsibilities, and online learning programs help them navigate challenges, such as fitting class time into their busy schedules. To best meet the needs of this diverse population of students, institutions need to ensure that their programs can be used on various platforms, are intuitive to use, and simplify administrative tasks such as signing forms and adviser meetings.
Open-door policies are less formal and productive than setting specific hours for employees to talk with you, whether office hours or special meetings, writes Liz Kislik. "If you consistently demonstrate reliability by getting back to people and dealing with the issues they bring you, you'll establish over time that your door is worth walking through when it's open," she writes.
