How to Combat Stress: Stop Ruminating!
Do you ever find yourself getting lost in a stream of negative thoughts, or playing your failures over and over again in your head? If so, you are not alone.
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Workforce Development
Accessibility, Closed Captions, and Zoom
It’s no secret that online video calling services such as Zoom are the future of business communication. Do you want to be able to fully utilize Zoom’s closed caption settings and run your Zoom meetings more effectively? Enter your email below for an instant download of our Zoom Accesabliltiy Guide.
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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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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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4 Ways To Manage Workplace Disruption And Boost Employee Engagement
2020 has been a year of disruption for many of us. During such uncertain times, even the most organized plans can go awry. How can we move forward in the workplace, and make sure we don’t get lost in all of the noise?
This post will lead you through the top 5 ways essential stakeholders and employees can overcome disruption and get back on track with their professional development goals.
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The Learning Experience: Supporting Black Women At Work
Even before the pandemic, Black women reported having a worse experience in the workplace than most other employees. In the face of the current pandemic, they are facing the same employee engagement challenges other women, paired with challenges rooted in racism.
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Take A Breath: Deep Breathing And The Future of Work
The combination of the Covid-19 pandemic, political tensions, and instances of social injustice, have exacerbated the anxiety that many of us were already struggling with. Studies show that this heightened stress is hurting employee productivity and employee engagement. So, what do we do?
The answer could be to take a deep breath. With the right breathing practices, you can take charge of your stress and manage negative emotions. This post will help you understand why breathing is so effective, how it works, and what particular methods might be best for you.
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In The Coronavirus Era, Why Is Employee Mobility Important?
For many of us in the professional world, 2020 has brought on new worries and challenges. According to The Economist, four-fifths of CEOs worry about skill shortages. In 2012, only half of the CEOs reported this worry.
Many organizations are reassessing their talent acquisition strategies and learning that the way they not only acquire but nurture talent, needs to undergo a makeover. Why, during a time of such uncertainty and restriction, is employee mobility more important than ever?
This post will guide you through the reasons why companies should aim to create more flexible and mobile plans for their workers, and how employee mobility might support an age of innovative thinking.
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Employee Engagement With Your A and B Players
Everyone wants to work with superstar employees. While it is human nature to want the best, championing only your top “A Players” can lead to problems with employee retention rates, and lead your company in the wrong direction.
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Emotional Intelligence In The Workforce
Previously on WeLearn’s learning development blog, we have explored the roots of emotional intelligence, its definition, and how it’s measured. But how does emotional intelligence make its way into workforce development?
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