Hiring remote employees is a new challenge for many businesses. This challenge is not to be overlooked or pushed under the rug with the hope we will all go back to the office soon. Remote work isn’t a lockdown fad; it’s here to stay. According to Owl Labs’ Remote Work Statistics report, 2019, 18% of employees now work remotely, 100% …
Let’s talk employee retention. Is there anything more frustrating than spending weeks vetting, hiring, and on-boarding a candidate only to have him or her leave after a month’s work? We think not. The cost of finding a new employee can be as little as 15% for mid-level employees to up to a massive 213% for C-level staff. But there are secondary …
Is your remote team motivated to start another day of video chats? You might believe that remote workers must be entirely self-motivated and that team culture becomes less important when people stop coming to the office. You’d be wrong. Instead, both highly motivational leaders and a strong team culture become imperative when teams go exclusively online. It goes without saying …
Is there anything harder than finding the time to make money, keep your household running, and your family happy? Yes, trying to do all of that while working from home. For the past 10 years, work-life balance has been a hot topic for many professions and companies. For those who don’t know, work-life balance is the relationship between your work …
Once upon a time, you dreamed of working from home. PJs all day, lunchtime swim breaks, dog at your feet while you typed away. In 2020, that dream became a reality for many without much input from the masses. Not everybody was happy. I am sure your dog was stoked. But how did you fair mentally and professionallyly when the …