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Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month — 7 Reasons to Embrace Neurodiversity in the Workplace
National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is celebrated every October, serving as a time to recognize and promote the contributions of individuals with disabilities in the workforce. At a time when DEI programs are popping up everywhere, still only 4% of DEI programs include disability. Additionally, 40% of neurodis[...]
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Creative Gift Ideas for Clients and Employees: How to Make This Holiday Season Special
Colorful Aspen trees, football on TV, and pumpkin spice in the air… fall is here! The welcoming of fall means that the holiday season is just around the corner, and it is time to start thinking about the unique and thoughtful ways you will celebrate your clients and employees alike. Holiday gift-giving is an important [&hellip[...]
Succeeding in IT: Landing a Hot Job vs. Building a Long Career
Recent attention-grabbing headlines about layoffs among tech giants, like Google and Microsoft, can paint a dismal picture of the tech jobs landscape, but it doesn’t look so bleak for nimble IT professionals with diverse skillsets. According to WGU Labs research, Colorado employers posted more than 14,000 openings for IT job[...]
Navigating the FOBO Phenomenon: How to Embrace AI in the Workplace Effectively
After Chat-GPT took the Internet by storm this summer, “FOBO” has become the new buzzword in people management. According to a recent Gallup poll, almost one in four workers are facing fear of obsolescence (FOBO) in the face of AI. In the past two years, FOBO in the workplace has risen higher than at any […]
Best Hybrid Work Strategies: Success in the Post-Pandemic Corporate World
Three years after millions of Americans worked remotely for the first time, remote and hybrid work is a staple of the corporate world. Many businesses, including major corporations, offer hybrid schedules for their employees. According to 2023 data from McKinsey, 80 million Americans would rather participate in flexible work sch[...]
Building a Better Future: 4 Strategies for Corporate Social Responsibility in the Workplace
A corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy is only as effective as the employees who are responsible for executing it. This means that you need to build a workplace culture that values lean quality and social responsibility equally. As a business leader, you can build a better future by embracing motivational strategies th[...]
Mastering Work-Life Balance: Practical Steps for Entrepreneurs to Thrive
Work-life balance has become somewhat of a meme at this point. You hear it in conversations and read it in articles across the web, usually from gurus who purport that they hold the secret key to success in all parts of life. However, it’s best to approach this topic with a realistic perspective. If you […]
Fake Flex: The Underlying Risks of Misleading Job Postings and Recruiting
Flexible work arrangements remain very important to job candidates, so it is no surprise many job posts emphasize remote or hybrid work arrangements. Almost a third of hybrid employees, and almost two thirds of remote employees, expressed they would be extremely likely to look for another job if their employer decided not to off[...]
Maximize Learning and Development Programs in the Workforce: Summertime Strategies for Business Success
During the summer, many companies function with skeleton teams as many employees take PTO. With team members in and out of the office, there is not much need for a large employee training initiative. However, the silver lining of more people out of the office is the opportunity for leadership to evaluate and refine learning [&he[...]
Mastering Leadership: Top Tips for New Business Owners to Empower and Guide Their Teams to Success
Starting a new business is an exciting journey, but it comes with many challenges. One of the most important tasks for any new business owner is learning how to effectively lead and manage employees. At ChamberofCommerce.org, we frequently work with entrepreneurs who are eager to get their businesses off the ground but need guid[...]
Navigating the Post-Pandemic Workplace: Struggles, Solutions and the Return to Office Culture
Over the last three years, many companies did what they deemed necessary to keep their employees happy in the face of a high unemployment rate, low labor participation rate and high inflation. They surveyed employees on their willingness to return to the office, and for how many days, with or without a dedicated seat. [&helli[...]
How to Prevent Loud Quitting: Strategies to Boost Employee Engagement
After learning of “quiet quitting” earlier this year, leaders can turn their attention to a new subject: loud quitting, or active disengagement at work. Gallup’s 2023 State of the Global Workplace report exposed almost one in five employees engage in “loud quitting.” The ranks of loud quitters are smaller than disengag[...]
