With this month being Mental Health Awareness Month, it is critical to acknowledge the growing importance of this topic. According to Lyra’s 2024 State of the Workforce Mental Health Report, “The most common mental health conditions—depression and anxiety—continue to affect huge swaths of the workforce.” From early career all the way up [...]
Health and Wellness is being seen more and more as a top priority today than ever before. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, employees are recognizing the importance of their own well-being and how it affects their daily lives, including their jobs. This realization has changed how employees value work and the workplace [...]
The past 20 years have seen many changes occur within Human Resources. Moving from the back office to the forefront of the company, HR has grown in ways unimaginable two decades ago. Today, HR is involved in many more facets of a company, becoming a strategic partner rather than a tactical [...]
We’ve noticed a compelling trend: most of our architecture and engineering firm clients have leadership issues at the top of mind these days. They’re investing in leadership development programs, planning for leadership succession, and enhancing the structure of their leadership teams. At a higher level, we’re having conversations around the future [...]
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is getting more attention than ever and dedicated employees at all levels are initiating efforts at their companies to be more DEI focused. With the momentum swirling around this issue, HR Advisors Group hosted a webinar featuring three panelists who are highly involved and play key [...]
As outrage over the deaths of George Floyd and others has spilled out into the streets, the issues of unequal treatment and non-inclusivity are on everyone’s mind both personally and professionally. Diversity and inclusion in the workplace has been an important topic at meetings I’ve attended for the past several years, [...]
The COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak and global pandemic has presented all of us with challenges that were unthinkable just a few months ago. For many, the workplace as we know it has changed and we’re scrambling to access information on the latest local, state and federal legislation and regulations to address this [...]
It would be an understatement to say that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is causing a lot of concern worldwide for both individuals and employers. Whether this virus has you in panic mode or you’re rolling your eyes at all the hubbub, it’s a good idea to know how to prepare in [...]
Recently, I’ve noticed that no matter what meeting I am in or conference I am attending, diversity comes up in conversations. The last several years, diversity and inclusion has received lots of media attention, both good and bad, and corporate America is putting initiatives together to focus on this issue. The [...]
There is a lot of talk in the HR world these days about how to best optimize the employee experience (EX), and with good reason. Today’s employees want jobs that mean more than just a paycheck…and they certainly have plenty to choose from. Talent pool shortages, a growing economy, and the [...]
