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What Employers Need to Know About the FFCRA Expiration
With all that has been happening on the national stage recently, the expiration of the Family First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) has gone somewhat unnoticed. The reality is that the act that was put in place in April of 2020 to protect employees during the pandemic by providing the nation’s first mandated paid leave protections, has expired. This expiration may…Read More -
WEBINAR – How to Find the Right Leadership Coach
Leadership coaching is one of the most effective tools available to take leadership development to a deeper and more sustainable level. But how do you find the right coach? Listen in as Fahrenheit Advisors' panel of experts discuss how coaching has evolved to address broad opportunities and targeted areas such as DE&I and female rivalry and how to find the…Read More -
9 Ways to Combat Workplace Challenges for Women
An estimated 2 million women left the workforce in 2020 due to a multitude of challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. McKinsey partnered with LeanIn.Org to conduct a women in the workplace study and the report, Women in the Workplace 2020, provides various reasons for this startling number of departures. This exodus has the potential to erode gains made…Read More -
3 Workforce Challenges Employers Face During COVID
2020 presented us with numerous and challenging changes in the workplace. Prior to last year, the mention of a remote office or telecommuting was one of the areas most resisted by business leaders. It was talked about as important for attracting and retaining talent. I predict that it’s also going to be the one that will present us with the…Read More -
Do You Need a Leadership Coach?
As leaders, we know the value in pushing ourselves and others to our full potential. Do the leaders in your organization expand the potential of your team? One of the most effective tools to unleashing potential of an individual or an organization is by bringing in a coach. Think about it, athletes at the pinnacle of their careers have coaches.…Read More -
Employee Development is Crucial in Uncertain Times
Choice is one of the few things that has not been disrupted by COVID-19. In fact, it could be argued that the number of decisions that business leaders have had to make during 2020 have far exceeded past years. The choices made will impact the organization’s business model, its culture, and even its viability for years to come. The competition…Read More -
How to Prepare for Record Level Employee Relocation
In 2019, surveys showed that 62 percent of workers said they would relocate for a new job or to live in a different city. That was before COVID-19 disrupted our lives. Now employees are relocating in record numbers. This leaves human resource professionals with tough decisions regarding pay rates. Most employee relocations involve moving from high cost of living cities…Read More -
Proactive Risk Management Planning Guidelines
Although none of us anticipated the challenges 2020 would bring, we can learn from this time and be better prepared for the next unforeseen challenge. As business leaders, we talk a lot about risk management and risk planning. But how much time have we devoted to planning for risk rather than just fighting the fires as they appear? People are…Read More -
5 Steps to Create a Solid Total Reward Mix
It is safe to say that we will all be glad to put 2020 behind us and look forward to a brighter 2021. Just what 2021 will look like remains to be seen, but some of the forced changes to our work habits will trend into the new year, and perhaps beyond. Last decade, one overwhelming trend in total rewards…Read More -
Payroll Record Keeping Guidance During COVID-19
The subject of payroll has been top-of-mind for business owners this year. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered economic changes that caused considerable fluctuations in the size of many companies’ workforces. Employees have been laid off, furloughed and, in some cases, rehired. There has also been crisis relief for eligible businesses in the form of the Paycheck Protection Program and the payroll…Read More -
4 Virtual Office Celebration Ideas During COVID-19
The year 2020 is coming to a close and typically this is the season where many of us and our employees celebrate various holidays and show gratitude for the family, friends, and other joys of this life. The question is exactly how do we do that during a pandemic and not lose the sense of connection while still maintaining everyone’s…Read More -
3 Tips For Leaders to Cultivate Gratitude
It has been quite the year. Nothing could have prepared us for what we have all been faced with. Entering 2020, plans had been made whether organizational, professional, or personal. In a blink of an eye- Poof! Those plans evaporated being replaced with a foreign and highly contagious virus that was taking the world to its knees. As a human…Read More