Government imposed lockdowns have greatly impacted the way people work, and working from home has become a popular trend in recent times. Some of this trend has reversed recently with some people working from home returning to work. But it’s probably safe to say the ratio of people working from home has changed long term. […]
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Give Them a Reason to Look Forward Employee retention is based on more than monetary compensation. Money is of course the root reason of anyone’s employment, however, if money alone is the mode of employee retention, your workers will flock for the first job that offers better pay or comfort. People need to feel a […]
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Have you ever known anyone who divorces and remarries over and over, or jumps from relationship to relationship in search for that dream partner? Only to find the same problems emerge, with different faces? Do you think jumping jobs could have the same effect? Imagine that the very job you have now could be another person’s dream […]
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The sea change of 2020 and 2021 has left many of us catching our breath after a whirlwind of change in every facet of our lives. Losing relatives and friends, pets, jobs and perhaps our own emotional stability has forced many of to focus on what’s matters most: our personal relationships — at home and […]
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The pandemic has forever changed the way we work and live. Those of us who survived the changes forced upon us, causing the most consequential shift in human history, are likely better prepared to face any threat that lies ahead. In the business of creating challenges to mimic real-life experiences, Venture Up has itself shifted […]
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Crushing Workplace Fear in 2021 What makes life at work even more stressful these days is the need to appear sane and happy when the entire world is being turned upside. One thing to keep in mind is to understand that almost everyone else feels pretty much the same way. Who hasn’t lost someone to […]
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Screen time is slowly damaging us in ways we may not know for another generation or more, when scientists have studied the right populations over time. Like a runaway train, computer technology hit us hard and fast, and there’s no slowing it down. How many hours are workers spending adjusting to the “new and improved” […]
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There’s no shortage of tools in the box for managers to help shape employee behavior. Bonuses and incentives, pink slips and reprimands, the carrot and stick: which tool is the most effective for improving job performance? In a Freakonomics podcast episode entitled How to Launch a Behavior Change Revolution, psychologist Danny Kahneman discusses the forces […]
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If ever a generation was denigrated in the mass media, it’s those born between 1980 and 2000. To many of us, these are our kids, our relatives, our doctors, our mechanics, our teachers, our cpas. our pet’s veterinarian, our co-workers. In real life, few people are willing to bash millennials face-to-face, simply for the sake […]
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