COVID-19

With many businesses choosing to extend their work from home timelines, HR leaders face a new challenge. How does a company effectively measure remote workforce performance? There are a few keys to success when setting up a performance management program that holds true in a remote work environment. Set Clear Goals You can’t measure remote…

COVID-19 Innovations and the Economic Impact              COVID-19 has burst the world economy bubble. It is now estimated that 40 million Americans have filed for unemployment since the onset of the virus. To put this into perspective, the unemployment rate has not been this high since the Great Depression. The Dow Jones Industrial Average 52-week…

How To Safely Bring Employees Back to the Office During COVID-19 COVID-19 has altered our lives on both personal and professional levels. Shelter-in-place orders, masks, only essential stores open, working from home and hospitalizations of loved ones. Many states have begun reopening the economy in phases. Governors are following the guidelines set-forth by the President….

Confronting Your Company’s Concerns Over Remote Employees What is remote work to your company? An occasional benefit? A disruption in your typical process? The future of your company? Many decision makers have concerns over remote employees, and general negative perceptions about working from home. Most of these perceptions aren’t based in fact. In this post…

Challenges, Benefits, Statistics and Predictions for Remote Workers According to Motus’ recently released report, Remote Work: A New Advantage, more than 90 million people in the U.S. have a job that could be performed at least partially from a remote location. Here are a few more interesting statistics: In 2019, 54% of all U.S. workers…

Tips For Parenting While Working From Home Struggling to work with your little ones at home? You wouldn’t be the only one. I have a 2-year-old and I’m by myself at home, leading hour-long customer meetings sometimes all day long. I’ve had to step away from work in the middle of meetings for at least 5…

Where does your company land on the traditional versus home office decision? It’s no secret that the novel coronavirus has completely changed the way we work. As waves of executive orders and stay-at-home advisories roll out across the states, employers and employees alike must quickly find ways to adapt to our new normal. Some businesses…

Find Your Focus While You Work From Home With Pets Today, more than ever before, companies across the world are utilizing remote work force capabilities. More and more companies are following this trend as the option for employees to work from their homes has a plethora of notable advantages: no commute time, comfortable attire, flexible…

Improving the Home Office and Increasing Productivity Remote work is the new normal for many of us. And a lot of us have had to make the most of our new home office situation. For my personal work-from-home setup, I’ve got to be honest – I was initially concerned that it wouldn’t work out. I…

Calculate the Benefits of Remote Work for Your Business Working from home is new for some and second nature for others. In the last few weeks, we’ve all had to adapt to find ways to make remote working, well… work. Whether that’s scheduling a daily walk outside, setting up an impromptu standup desk or having…