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Articles by Kathryn Falk
8 Great Tips for Attracting Talent
Talent attraction is the hottest and toughest game in town. With the unemployment rates back to pre-pandemic levels of around 2.5% in the region, how do you up your game to secure the most talented team members? The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce Foundation, which I chair, is intensely focused on workforce issues and dedicated to providing businesses in the region access to the latest information and tools that will help them achieve their goals.
10 Great Summer Reads for Leaders
Before you take off for summer vacation, don’t forget to pack (or download!) one or two of these 10 terrific books on leadership. Each comes highly recommended by a top business leader in our region, and all are guaranteed to provide unique insights and resources for seasoned leaders.
Leading with Wellness Does an Organization Good
A 2021 McKinsey & Co study states that “employee burnout is ubiquitous, alarming – and still underreported” and goes on to say that nearly half of survey respondents reported experiencing burnout symptoms at work. What is burnout exactly? According to the Mayo Clinic, “Job burnout is a special type of work-related stress – a state of physical or emotional exhaustion.
Looking Ahead: What’s the Future of the Office?
Adam Shreiner, Vice President of Jones, Lange LaSalle, recently told me, “Personally, I think the future of the workplace is really bright and exciting. For many years offices have been just that, ‘the office.’ I think organizations and leaders now are being forced to ask some of the important questions that, frankly, prior to COVID they were able to avoid because offices were in so many ways homogenous and universally accepted ‘as-is,’ so to speak.
The Next Phase: Rebuilding Office Culture
“Welcome back! So good to see you after two years!” This is a pretty common phrase these days, one that can be heard across the region as people are returning to the office, events and, dare I say, the new normal. According to the New York Times, 50 million people left the office during the pandemic. Before 2019, only 4% worked exclusively from home while after May of 2020, 43% did so. For white-collar workers the figure was even higher – at 65%.
The business case for diversity, equity, and inclusion
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) has been a hot topic in business for the past several years but gained more attention as social justice issues took center stage across the nation and the world last year. But what does it mean for your business and why should you devote your time and resources to this pursuit? Read on for four good reasons (and more) to get on board. First, do the right thing. As business leaders, we make decisions and take actions every day.
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