When employees know how appreciated they are for their work, they’re more likely to be productive and committed members of the company. Without regular recognition, they may start to feel expendable and look for opportunities elsewhere. Luckily, letti...
You may have heard how beneficial peer-to-peer recognition is in giving color to employee performance reviews. But an established peer recognition program increases employee happiness, engagement, and collaboration, making the office a more enjoyable ...
How you onboard a new hire sets the tone for that employee’s experience at your company. A good employee onboarding experience is an opportunity to make team members feel comfortable and confident in their new position. A poorly organized orientation,...
Effective employee communication is essential to creating and maintaining a positive workspace that people want to come back to. However, despite the obvious importance of employee communication...
If you could describe your company culture in one word, what would it be? A company’s culture is the character and personality of an organization. It refers to how people interact, collaborate, and get along within the workplace. Though it may sound s...
The dispersed workforce is growing all the time—especially in a post Covid world. At the beginning of the pandemic Gartner reported that 88% of global companies have encouraged employees to work from home. Buffer’s annual State of Remote Work report f...
Culture is important for any organization. For high-growth startups that are moving fast and encountering a range of growth challenges at the same time, having a strong, positive culture is critically important. After all, it’s the attitudes and behav...
Is remote work becoming the new normal? According to The State of the Remote Job Marketplace report by FlexJobs, 3.9 million U.S. employees, or 2.9 percent of the total U.S. workforce, work from home at least half of the time—and that number is rising...
Some business trends are long-lasting and withstand changing attitudes and the tests of time. Others are fleeting and quickly replaced by the next fad to catch headlines. However, one business trend that’s not going away anytime soon is the impact of ...
Every business is, to some degree, a social business. Employees connect in various ways with each other, with leaders, and with customers and other important stakeholders. When it comes to connecting with employees, your ability to develop a strong bo...