January 2021

To weather the current crises and ensure employees have critical skills for success, organizations should go above and beyond core operations to provide five opportunities to their workforces and communities. Article Author:  Strategic Education, Inc. While some companies have hemorrhaged hard-won talent in droves from layoffs during the Coronavirus pandemic, others have struggled to recruit […]

In the midst of a tough economy, defining your recruitment strategies and methods will result in better hires in less time. Why? Because you are following a plan. The investment in time and effort put into defining your plan will pay off big time if you take it seriously and follow it. Where to Begin?

Just like taking a road trip, you need to know your recruitment destination and how you plan to get there. And if you want to go there again, you’d better note the route you took. Article Author:  Kennith Fletcher, Executive Coach and Business Consultant, MeowEssay In the midst of a tough economy, defining your recruitment

The program focused on bringing firmwide consistency and efficiency to the preparation process of Form 1040 (individual federal income tax return). Article Author:  Edited by Lorri Freifeld In 2019, BKD CPAs & Advisors’ National Office (N.O.) tax department launched a firmwide Lean Six Sigma (LSS) training program as part of the Next Generation Tax (NGT)

When the COVID-19 pandemic made it necessary for entire companies to send employees home to work remotely, the immediate concern was ensuring that employees were set up for success and had the tools they needed to effectively do their jobs. Nine months later, as companies big and small continue to operate with remote teams, between

There’s been so much reporting about people’s hesitancy to get the COVID-19 vaccination, that news of long waiting lists to receive the vaccine is welcome to me. Yet, it has been reported that approximately 40 percent of people say they will not be vaccinated against COVID. “Overall, 60 percent of Americans say they would definitely

Just as people notice when colleagues are especially horrible at running or attending meetings, they also notice people who are great at meetings. Be that person. Article Author:  Bruce Tulgan, CEO, RainmakerThinking There are so many meetings, and, of course, some are better than others. Meetings can be great opportunities, but not all meetings are

Prioritizing regular human connection and creating spaces for the more spontaneous “water cooler moments” that used to be a part of everyday life will ensure company culture isn’t lost. Article Author:  Ian Fraser, CEO and Co-Founder, The Go Game When the COVID-19 pandemic made it necessary for entire companies to send employees home to work

Author:  By Margery Weinstein There’s been so much reporting about people’s hesitancy to get the COVID-19 vaccination, that news of long waiting lists to receive the vaccine is welcome to me. Yet, it has been reported that approximately 40 percent of people say they will not be vaccinated against COVID. “Overall, 60 percent of Americans

Resilience, flexibility, and advance planning are paramount for companies to succeed in these uncertain times. Article Author:  Ronni Zehavi, CEO, Hibob A recent CDC report reveals that employees working in an office setting almost double their COVID-19 risk, pushing many companies to reevaluate their return-to-the-office or long-term plans. As companies become fully settled into this