Among the myriads of opinions about employees and how businesses should manage issues, there isn’t always hard evidence to back up the opinion. Bob (Scribner) pointed out an interesting University of Chicago study “Work from Home & Productivity: Evidence from Personnel & Analytics Data on IT Professionals” by Gibbs, Mengel & Siemroth, regarding work from…
Thoughts About Resignations and Remote Work
Nearly every day, we see social media articles related to the “Great Resignation”. All kinds of reasons for people walking away from jobs are given. It’s no wonder the business world is confused about the staffing situation as there are so many postulated reasons given for the problem. Therefore, we at Executive Advantage thought we…
Balancing HR Compliance with Performance in 2021
HR can be a balancing act, and particularly so, when we’re balancing compliance (what the government says we have to do) with performance (what makes for a better working team), and, added into that, the challenges of what may be a less pro-employer administration in the midst of Covid. To help you more effectively navigate…
Best Foot Forward
Starting a new job is almost always a stressful time for new employees, as well as their managers and future work mates. An important question is who is responsible for making the transition a success? Of course the answer is all parties, but managers may have the most important role, and often they fail to…
Enhancing Performance Through Job Design
Productivity matters to a business’s profit line. As business owners strive to determine why their organizations are under performing, following are observations based on our experience. First, “How big is the underperformance problem?” Let’s review a Gallup research project which sampled a large cross-section of organizations throughout the United States. Big organizations, little ones, all kinds…