Office Politics Still Toxic in the Work-From-Home Era
The gossip. The suck-up. The bully. Workplaces have been home to these toxic personalities since the beginning of work, and a new survey has found the problem persists in ...
Talent Management
When Managers Try to Be Therapists, Worker Mental Health Suffers
Layoffs, return-to-office battles and concerns over artificial intelligence replacing jobs have elevated employee stress levels, exposing a troubling workplace ...
Show Employees You Care to Boost Productivity, Retention
Feeling "cared for" at work is a key driver of employee holistic health and happiness, which are strongly connected to productivity, loyalty and job satisfaction, ...
Less Than Half of U.S. Workers Use All Their Vacation Days
Spring break is here, and summer vacations are just around the bend. But while increasingly stressed-out U.S. workers say having paid time off is critical, many still ...
Drafting Severance Agreements: What You Can’t Ask Employees To Sign
A recent U.S. labor board ruling limiting what employers can include in severance agreements is a reminder that companies must be careful not to ask workers to sign away their ...
Women in Insurance: Breaking Barriers, Creating Equal Opportunities
The struggle for gender equality in the workplace has come a long way. Promising strides have been made in both the startup scene and in large corporations to create more ...
Rounding a Corner With Insurance Talent
One of my favorite places to visit when I'm in Manhattan is Hudson River Park. The waterfront pathway bends in several spots, and with the right timing, you can catch ...
What Can You Do If You’re Being Quietly Fired?
Your performance goals are either nonexistent or unreasonable. Your reviews are negative without a clear path for improvement. You're being denied opportunities for ...
Leadership Tips: Manage Your Managers to Avoid ‘Quiet Firing’
Some managers deal with disengaged employees head-on, discussing the problem, offering solutions and assistance, and detailing the consequences if the situation doesn't ...
‘Inside-Out’ Branding: How One P/C Insurer Made Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work List
There are a lot of experiences that Branch Insurance Co-Founder Steve Lekas took away from his 17 years working in the property/casualty insurance industry that shaped ...