New research suggests that giving teams more autonomy doesn’t always pay off.
Archives for December 2021
Remote Work Should Be (Mostly) Asynchronous
A guide to the tools that can make your distributed workplace work.
Be Intentional About How You Spend Your Time Off
Research suggests that setting (loose) goals can help you recharge more effectively.
Supreme Court Weighs Emotional-Distress Damages for Discrimination
A disabled woman’s lawsuit attracts interest from civil-rights organizations and business groups
Should Offices Have Policies On Healthy Eating?
A health charity wonders if it needs to lead by example.
States offer jobless aid to workers fired over employer vaccine requirement
Some states want to ensure that Americans who quit their jobs or who are fired over COVID-19 vaccine requirements in the workplace can collect unemployment.
Three Crucial Skills For Leaders In The Modern Workforce
In this article, I want to share my perspective on the characteristics of great leadership and why three emotional intelligence skills in particular are vital.
Three Key Concepts To Managing A Productive Remote Workforce
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, employers and employees across the U.S. have noted a distinct shift in what it means to work.
Is Your Workplace Dysfunctional? Here Are The 5 Types Of Toxic Cultures
Toxic workplace cultures are rife with hostility, cliques, gossip, mistrust, and selfishness.
What White People Need To Know About Racial Trauma In The Workplace
We all struggle with getting overwhelmed at work—long days, difficult bosses, outside-of-work influences all weigh on us and can add up.
If You Think the Great Resignation Is Bad, Just Wait Until January
Year-end can come with holiday presents, parties, and year-end bonuses. It’s also quite normal to do annual pay increases effective at the first of the new year.
These things are all good, but it may impact what the great resignation looks like at your office.
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Federal Judge Shelves President Biden’s CMS Vaccine Mandate …. But in Only 10 States
In a 32-page order issued on November 29, 2021, United States District Judge Matthew T. Schelp entered a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) interim final rule entitled “Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination.”
Breaking News: Limited Three-State Preliminary Injunction of the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Issued
A federal judge has preliminarily enjoined Executive Order (EO) 14042, which requires federal contractors to comply with COVID-19 workplace safety protocols. The preliminary injunction prevents the executive order from being enforced against federal contractors and subcontractors in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee.
Impeachment: American Crime Story and Workplace Romance
“I did not have sexual relations with that woman.” “It depends on what the definition of ‘is’ is.” Ryan Murphy’s latest installment of the FX true-crime anthology television series Impeachment: American Crime Story (Impeachment) takes viewers back to the 90s to relive the events that led to the impeachment
BREAKING NEWS: Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Temporarily Enjoined in Three States
A federal judge in the case of Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Biden has decided President Joe Biden likely overstepped his authority with Executive Order 14042 in requiring federal contractors to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their employees. Adding additional complexity and confusion to the already muddied landscape, the decision enjoins the Order