Are employers beginning to become more employee centric? To that end, workplace wellness programs are experiencing a notable surge, reflecting a commitment to employee health that extends beyond the paycheck and traditional health benefits. It seems organizations are beginning to increasingly prioritize comprehensive well-being—30% of U.S. firms have expanded these offerings this year (PNC Bank, March 26, 2025). Today’s programs encompass fitness, mental [...]
Couple times per year I like to look at the makeup of the current workforce. Who is in the workforce now and who is coming down the pike. Today’s workplace is truly a generational mashup— so here’s the lineup card for most companies: ➡️Boomers: Born 1946-1964, now 61-79 y/o ➡️Gen X: 1965-1980, 45-60 y/o ➡️Millennials: 1981-1996, 29-44 y/o ➡️Gen Z: 1997-2012, 13-28 y/o [...]
Offer, acceptance and start date are only intermediary steps in securing a successful hire. To foster a successful and effective hire, onboarding is essential for integrating new talent into your management team and boosting organizational productivity. Let’s consider some numbers. 📊 With 25+ years placing CPAs and finance leaders, I’ve seen firsthand that stellar onboarding can glue talent to firms, while weak starts [...]
The workplace is facing a new challenge: "The Great Detachment." According to a Gallup December article, employees are increasingly dissatisfied and disconnected, even as quit rates decline. Unlike the Great Resignation, workers are staying put due to a cooling job market and inflation, but they’re feeling stuck and disengaged. This hidden discontent poses risks to productivity, talent retention, and organizational change initiatives. 😓 [...]
What does the workforce look like in 2025 and beyond? It’s about as diverse as its ever been with participation from the Boomers to Gen Z currently. Gen Alpha is coming up and poised to join the workforce in just a few years. Let’s take a closer look at the current (and future) makeup. 📊 According to recent data from multiple sources, the American [...]
Welcome to 2025. What better way to kick off the new year than to have a new alliterative workplace trend? How does “Hushed Hybrid” grab you? 🤐 In the evolving landscape of work, a new trend has quietly emerged: the "hushed hybrid" model. This phenomenon, where managers covertly allow employees to work from home despite formal return-to-office (RTO) mandates, is reshaping workplace dynamics. [...]
Employee engagement & well-being both contribute to employee retention. Are they related? Which comes first? 👀 A recent article by Fast Company has shed light on a concerning trend in the corporate world. It seems that despite the constant talk about employee engagement, many leaders are not truly invested in making it a priority. 🤔 However, the focus should not just be on [...]
Get ready for a whole new generational shift in the workplace. As we tiptoe into a new era in technology, the emergence of Generative AI and Gen Alpha (born from 2010 onwards) is set to redefine the workplace landscape. 🌅 This powerful combination of AI and Alpha will revolutionize how we work, learn, and collaborate, ushering in a new age of productivity and [...]
As companies continue the RTO and hybrid work trend, is the sun setting on “hot desking”? 🌅 The trend of hot desking, where employees do not have assigned desks and instead use any available workspace, has been a popular strategy to promote collaboration, flexibility and efficient use of office space 🏢. However, recent shifts in return-to-office strategies have prompted some companies to reconsider [...]
Two of the hottest topics relative to accounting & finance professionals revolve around recruiting and retention. Recruiting talent is a weeklong seminar to itself. If employees are to be retained though, engagement is a must. It is so important for driving productivity and retention. 💼📈 According to a recent Forbes article, there are several proven & basic strategies to increase employee engagement. These [...]