Advice

Change may not be a choice, but how we respond is.

If you see something, say something and do something!

Employee performance metrics are values tracking how a team member is performing for a company. Data points can vary, of course, depending on the industry and position. And some metrics are easier to quantify than others, especially when it comes to soft skills like active listening. Here are points of consideration when it comes to capturing employee contributions.

While tax reform at the end of 2017, often referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, introduced many new changes for businesses, the research-and-development tax credit provides a way to reduce tax liabilities, often saving companies hundreds of thousands.

There are two pandemics ravaging our nation, COVID-19 and the ongoing pandemic of racism. Both have devastated the lives of people of color and affected local economies.

Companies may see these as treacherous times to conduct employee surveys, with challenges due to COVID-19 precautions, reduced workforce numbers and supply-chain disruptions.

If you stay up to date on business news, you might have heard of a new job in town: the chief growth officer. Companies like Hershey’s and Kellog’s are integrating this role into their corporate teams, and Coca-Cola even replaced its chief marketing officer with a CGO. 

If the existence of systemic racism was not evident to you before 2020, the killing of George Floyd by the police and the staggering disproportionate number of people of color dying from COVID-19 should leave no question. Acknowledge it. 

Growing up, my favorite basketball player was Allen Iverson. He was a rough and tough point guard whose skills and grit I idolized.

Whether concerning COVID-19 changes or reaction to racial issues after the death of George Floyd – a black man killed by a white Minneapolis police officer – company statements have been issued at a furious pace.