by jill-christensen | Feb 9, 2024 | Blog
Plain and simple, leaders at Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) get it. After filing for bankruptcy during the COVID pandemic, the company became remote-first, allowing employees to work from anywhere, with no in-office requirement. They also permanently downsized their...
by jill-christensen | Jan 10, 2024 | Blog
When a workforce organizes, it can feel like a direct attack on leadership. Because of this, a typical response by leaders is something along the lines of unionization is futile, or we’ll never give up our opposition to the union, or the union is to blame for the...
by jill-christensen | Dec 1, 2023 | Blog
A survey of full-time U.S. employees who are not in a managerial position showed that only 38% say they are interested in becoming a people manager. There was a time when the title ‘manager’ meant prestige, respect, more compensation, and sometimes even admiration,...
by jill-christensen | May 7, 2023 | Blog
According to a recent survey by Resume Builder, 75% of managers say that Gen Z (people born between 1997 and 2012) is harder to work with than other generations. The biggest issue, many say, relates to language: “I feel hamstrung on what I can and can’t say,” says...
by jill-christensen | Apr 9, 2023 | Blog
As recently reported by the BBC, a growing number of companies are using technology to surveil remote workers to ensure everyone stays productive. Some monitoring programs record keystrokes or track computer activity by taking periodic screenshots. Other software...
