While many of the changes to daily life prompted by the COVID-19 crisis have been relegated to the past as cases have dropped and the public health danger has lessened, the pandemic’s impact on professional norms is still keenly felt by employers and employees alike. By far, the chief area of…
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via GIPHY What if someone told you that your workplace could make just one change that would result in you feeling more satisfied, motivated, and less stressed? That probably makes you roll your eyes or think, “yeah right!”
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The flipside of any negative situation is opportunity. Per Medscape’s Lifestyle Report 2016: Bias and Burnout research, physician burnout is at an all time high. In fact, “the highest percentages of burnout occurred in critical care, urology, and emergency medicine, all at 55%. Family medicine and…
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Recently, I read an interesting paper called "Toxic Workers" by Michael Houseman and Dyland Minor of Cornerstone OnDemand and Harvard Business School respectively. The article pointed out that relatively little research has been conducted regarding how to isolate so called “toxic workers” who are…
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This week I had the pleasure of reading Maren Hogan’s latest piece, ‘Engaged Employees’ and ‘Happy Employees’: Not Exactly Synonyms. I initially clicked the link because it’s a hot button topic and I was interested a the different perspective on the issue of employee happiness, but I found myself…
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Are your employees engaged? Chances are if they’re like 1/3 of Americans, they aren’t. According to Gallup, engaged employees are defined as, “those who are involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work and workplace.”
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Close your eyes and think about your least favorite job. What was the worst part about it? Some people will definitely raise their hands citing reasons such as low pay, inconvenient hours or lack of upward mobility, but one of the commonly overlooked reasons for employee dissatisfaction and…
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