Mitzi Branvold

In times of distress, empowering your employees is more important than ever. When everyone is stressed, productivity suffers and morale plummets. How can you help? Building relationships both with and among your employees is key to a healthy workplace and company survival. How can HR empower employees during disasters? Let employees know that you care. […]

If you’ve led a team for any length of time, no doubt you’ve dealt with an employee’s personal trauma or a difficult time for the business. But how does this change when everyone is facing a crisis together? Not surprising, the key word is together. The better you are at keeping everyone focused and moving

In recent times, many companies have had to make adjustments to accommodate employees working from home instead of keeping them in a traditional office setting. While having employees working from home can be beneficial, this presents unique challenges for those in management. It can be more difficult to keep tabs on how workers are using

The workplace as we know it has completely altered in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether your company has been offering remote and flexible working for years, or your company culture leans towards a traditional office-based workforce, coronavirus has forced new challenges on all organizations and employees nationwide. Though it seems we can’t escape

Sometimes, during challenging times, you are forced to maintain distance from other people and continue working from home. Many people find this very difficult. They’re not used to being home everyday, and it can be tempting to just let go completely. You might find yourself oversleeping and spending the whole day in your pajamas. You

Working remotely has increasingly been growing in popularity as technology advances and employers offer flexible working benefits. In today’s atmosphere, though, having the ability to offer remote working is essential – in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, but also beyond that to attract and retain top talent for your company across the country. Many

We can learn a lot from different cultures about the way we should live and work. In Denmark, they have “hygge” while in Sweden, they have “lagom.” While hygge refers to a sense of cozy happiness, lagom refers to that feeling of getting things “just right.” The term comes from an ancient Viking custom of

Business owners need to agree to the fact that employees are a valuable asset to their company. Therefore, managing human resources has become critical, especially in managing the smooth flow of a business. In the current world, most enterprises ought to outsource their services to delegate complex HR duties. Mentioned below are the benefits of

When you’re trying to do a certain thing in your life, it makes sense to get advice from other people who have done something similar. So if you’re trying to be more successful, you can take advice from successful people. And the truth is that there are certain rules which govern all kinds of success.

When you hire someone to work with you in your business, you’re looking for certain qualities. You want someone well-educated with a certain amount of work experience. You want someone honest. You may want someone detail-oriented or someone creative, depending on the position. Punctuality may or may not be important to you; some employers are