Ira Wolfe

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  • 5 Ways The Workplace Is Still Not Equal For Women And How To Make Progress

    Forbes

    While the gender pay gap garners most of the attention, there are other subtle ways in which women are marginalized in the workplace. From being held to higher standards to being passed over for career development opportunities, these five examples show that there is still a long way to go before workplace equality is a reality. But there are also ways to move forward.

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  • Bridging The Executive-Employee Disconnect: How To Keep Employees Happy And Productive

    Forbes

    If there is anything certain in this uncertainty-filled, never-normal, pandemic world, it’s the disconnect between executives and employees when it comes to workplace satisfaction and productivity.

    An Insights at Work 2022 study revealed that 51% of employees are in active burnout at work but only 15% of companies see burnout as a “top concern.” Gallup's 2022 State of the Workplace report found that 19% of employees aren’t just disengaged but feel "miserable." That means they experienced…

    If there is anything certain in this uncertainty-filled, never-normal, pandemic world, it’s the disconnect between executives and employees when it comes to workplace satisfaction and productivity.

    An Insights at Work 2022 study revealed that 51% of employees are in active burnout at work but only 15% of companies see burnout as a “top concern.” Gallup's 2022 State of the Workplace report found that 19% of employees aren’t just disengaged but feel "miserable." That means they experienced sadness, worry, anxiety, stress and pain within the last 24 hours.

    The result is an epidemic of quiet quitting, high turnover and unfilled job openings. Some are calling it “lifestyle fatigue.” Call it whatever you want. The disconnect between executives, managers and employees is troubling and increasing. And despite threats of a recession and the risk of layoffs, many workers feel emboldened. Just recently, the New York Times expected employees to start returning to the office three days a week—but more than 1,300 journalists and other employees said they would not.

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  • Create Great Culture in a Remote World

    https://www.amazon.com/Create-Great-Culture-Remote-World/dp/1628658398/ref=sr_1_1

    The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way business is done forever; it forced nearly every business on the planet to choose: allow remote work or shut down. Once employees got a taste of working remotely and adjusted to a new lifestyle, there was little chance of getting workers back to the office on an everyday basis. And the longer the pandemic lingered, the more workers settled in.

    Surveys show that more than 59% of workers are now more attracted to jobs that provide flexibility via…

    The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way business is done forever; it forced nearly every business on the planet to choose: allow remote work or shut down. Once employees got a taste of working remotely and adjusted to a new lifestyle, there was little chance of getting workers back to the office on an everyday basis. And the longer the pandemic lingered, the more workers settled in.

    Surveys show that more than 59% of workers are now more attracted to jobs that provide flexibility via remote work versus jobs that do not. However, many business owners are hesitant to implement a remote work setup, because there are many complicated and varying dynamics in creating a culture with a remote team.

    So how can a team remain connected, productive, and profitable when they work in different places? It is possible to create a thriving team that is on mission AND working remotely. The secret ingredient is you, the team leader. The culture you want is created from the top down, especially when your workforce is remote.

    In Create Great Culture in a Remote World, four of America's top business coaches share their strategies and experiences on how to lead successful remote teams - whether the employees are in the same city or around the world!

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  • Five Business Benefits Of Growth Mindset: How To Thrive In Today's Competitive Environment

    Forbes

    What if we're wrong? What if the future is one big crapshoot and we're all doomed to make mistakes? It's a scary thought because the future is constantly changing. It's hard to anticipate what will happen. The good news is that doesn’t mean we need to live our lives at the mercy of change. We just need to see these challenges and setbacks as stepping stones, not roadblocks.

    I’d like to say that I came up with this glass-half-full plan, but I’d be lying through my teeth. Full credit goes…

    What if we're wrong? What if the future is one big crapshoot and we're all doomed to make mistakes? It's a scary thought because the future is constantly changing. It's hard to anticipate what will happen. The good news is that doesn’t mean we need to live our lives at the mercy of change. We just need to see these challenges and setbacks as stepping stones, not roadblocks.

    I’d like to say that I came up with this glass-half-full plan, but I’d be lying through my teeth. Full credit goes to Dr. Carol Dweck, who more than three decades ago introduced the concepts of fixed mindset and growth mindset. Dr. Dweck, a professor at Stanford University, examined the behaviors of thousands of kids who had failed at a task, and she found that those with a fixed mindset were more likely to give up than those with a growth mindset. Dweck's findings are so profound that they now have had more than just academic implications. In recent years, the business world has not just adopted but embraced the power of a growth mindset. Here are five ways having a growth mindset can benefit you and your business.

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  • Recruiting in the Age of Googlization

    Motivation Press

    No business function is being disrupted by technology and demographics as much as recruitment. Tried and true recruiting practices are no longer working. New job categories are emerging, traditional jobs are disappearing and employment technologies are advancing at an exponential pace. An evolving definition of work and acceleration in the automation of work is only intensifying the competition for qualified workers. And yet many companies continue to recruit and screen talent like it was still…

    No business function is being disrupted by technology and demographics as much as recruitment. Tried and true recruiting practices are no longer working. New job categories are emerging, traditional jobs are disappearing and employment technologies are advancing at an exponential pace. An evolving definition of work and acceleration in the automation of work is only intensifying the competition for qualified workers. And yet many companies continue to recruit and screen talent like it was still 1970. In Recruiting in the Age of Googlization, Ira S Wolfe exposes the realities of automation on the future of jobs, the rapid reconstruction of the concept of work, and the transformation of the way companies hire and jobseekers search.

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  • Geeks Geezers and Googlization

    XLibris

    The workplace has become a potential battlefield between four generations struggling to exert their influence and hold on to their world views and attitudes. At its center are the deep-rooted beliefs and attitudes held by each generation toward work, life, and communication. These differences in perspective and opinion are not new. What is new this time around is that the orderly progression of a new young generation replacing retiring workers has been disrupted by people working well into…

    The workplace has become a potential battlefield between four generations struggling to exert their influence and hold on to their world views and attitudes. At its center are the deep-rooted beliefs and attitudes held by each generation toward work, life, and communication. These differences in perspective and opinion are not new. What is new this time around is that the orderly progression of a new young generation replacing retiring workers has been disrupted by people working well into traditional retirement years.

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  • Perfect Labor Storm 2.0

    XLibris

    The Perfect Labor Storm is here! Aging workers, retiring baby boomers, rising health care costs, shortages of skilled workers, generational gaps, work ethics are just a few of the workforce demographic and socio-economic events that are colliding to produce the biggest shortage of skilled workers in the United States and many other developed countries. Workforce Trends expert Ira S Wolfe highlights the key factors driving a growing skills gap in critical jobs to sustain our economy.

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