Part III – Investing in Employees – We’ve previously discussed how belonging and recognition are important ways that Cisco, Hilton, Wegman’s, Salesforce, and NVIDIA strive to cultivate high levels of employee satisfaction. In this article we’ll discuss another important predictor of employee happiness – investing in employees. Here, we are
The Impact of Childhood Pregnancy on Education-Middle School Students In June 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States officially overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion. States will now have the option to decide whether to restrict or criminalize abortion. While this has a far-reaching
In the business world, COVID-19 expedited many changes that were already in the works. Businesses around the globe were already employing more technologies and transitioning their companies more fully into the digital world (a process known as digital transformation) prior to the 2020 global pandemic. However, the transition is more
In the first article, we looked at how employee engagement differs from employee satisfaction, and why that matters when it comes to the kind of training a company offers. We reviewed why engagement-based training leads to better employee engagement. In this article, we’ll explore whether efforts to improve training are
When it comes to literacy, you may envision a group of small children sitting in a circle and having their teacher read them a story. While this is certainly the cutest way to think about literacy, literacy is about so much more than story time. Literacy encompasses a variety of
For decades, formal training has generally been the status quo for most businesses, and it looked something like an afternoon, a day, or a week or more of employees sitting in classrooms and listening to lectures with accompanying PowerPoint slides. While COVID-19 quickly changed the in-person training method, businesses were
To understand how school districts across the U.S. are failing to help students develop critical literacy skills, you must understand which school districts are more likely to pass kids on without the appropriate literacy skills. and how students enter those particular school districts in the first place. A quick look
The state of employee satisfaction and engagement is at an all-time low. In fact, one survey states that more than one-third of the currently-employed workforce in the U.S. is actively or casually looking for a job (Smarp)! Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace report states that only 15% of employees
