June 2021

Emotional Intelligence Workforce Development

How To Incorporate Emotional Intelligence Into Professional Development

If you have taken a look at our past posts on EI, you’ll know how it is defined and how important it is in the workplace. With all of this new information, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Perhaps you are questioning if you have what it takes to be an emotionally intelligent employee or employer. We think you do.

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Art of the check-in, Staying connected workplace development

The Art of the Check-In: 4 Ways to Stay Connected At Work

As humans, we want to feel like we are a part of a community. This feeling even extends to the workplace. According to research by the Center for Talent Innovation, people are more productive, motivated, engaged, and 3.5 times more likely to put forth their full effort if they feel like they belong.

But how can companies put this information to use, and truly provide employees with a sense of belonging in the workplace? This post will guide you through the simple but effective ways you can build employee engagement and retention by checking in, be it with key stakeholders or coworkers

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Education assistance workforce development

5 Reasons Educational Assistance Benefits Employers and Employees

As the US economy continues to emerge from the pandemic, there is a growing chorus of corporations across some of our largest industries, lamenting the lack of workers to fill the open jobs. With unemployment rates dropping, some believe that federal benefits for unemployment are keeping workers on the sidelines. Others believe that for some front-line workers – uncertainties around childcare, transportation, school reopening, and ongoing health and safety concerns are factors in individuals coming back to the workplace.

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Covid workforce development

Black Women, Workforce Development, and Covid: A Closer Look

A recent study found that between 1997 and 2017, the number of Black women-owned businesses grew by more than 600%, compared to just 39% for white women-owned businesses and 114% for women-owned businesses overall. This statistic suggests that Black women are the fastest-growing entrepreneurial group among women.

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Covid women workplace development

Women, Covid, and Workforce Development: What You Need To Know

2020 has been a difficult year. Under the highly challenging circumstances of the Covid-19 crisis, many employees are struggling to stay engaged and productive. Now that the boundaries between work and home are unclear, it’s easy to feel like your home is your new office, and your work is part of your personal life.

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