Culture

By Lesa Blakey
Inspirus recently had the pleasure of attending the 2023 Gartner ReimagineHR conference in Orlando. We were impressed by the excellent speakers and sessions, including our own Theresa Harkins-Schulz, whose session “Harnessing Employee Engagement to Drive Positive Outcomes,” generated rave reviews.

By Mark Garza
Alongside these topics, organizational culture is appearing more frequently in news headlines. Amid today’s economic uncertainty, some organizational leaders may be wondering, “Why is organizational culture important?”

By Kelley Briggs
If you haven’t asked your employees what’s important to them lately, now is the time. We see a critical need for organizations to develop ongoing processes for gathering — and acting on — employee feedback.

By Theresa Harkins-Schulz
Building a workplace community that is supportive and social has the potential for positive impact on both company morale and productivity. Both employees and the organizations they work for benefit.

By Aspen Christopher
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an important commemorative event that could, sadly, go on year-round. It’s a movement to raise awareness about mental health — something that both employers and employees are, unfortunately, well aware of these days.

By Mia Mends
With the recent release of Sodexo's 2017 Global Workplace Trends Report comes a compendium of rich content from one of the world’s largest employers along with global news sources and nearly 50 subject matter experts from renowned academic institutions, associations, consultancies, foundations, NGOs, research groups, think tanks and more.

By Kelley Briggs
When G W Haltom opened Haltom’s industries in 1893, the company was known as a jewelry manufacturer that made belt buckles, lapel pins, rings, and watches — including some used to mark employees' service anniversaries or reward them for their hard work. Fast forward 130 years and it is unlikely he could have known how impactful his vision was, as Inspirus has now become a leader in employee recognition and employee engagement services. Let’s take a trip down memory lane.

By Paula Ambrozic
Anyone who’s ever had a job knows how important the relationships between people at work can be. From the caring boss to the helpful coworker, positive relationships can improve our day-to-day experiences, improve employee engagement, and even boost retention. And on the flip side, negative employee relationships (or even those that just aren’t positive enough) can have a dramatic impact on how we feel about our jobs.

By Michelle C. Haas
IBM, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta are among some of the big companies that have recently announced massive layoffs. This is an era that has been characterized by the Great Resignation, Quiet Quitting, and widespread concerns among managers of all kinds about keeping employees engaged and on board during their entire employee journey.

By Catherine Turner
Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize and understand our emotions as well as the emotions of others.

By Lesa Blakey
“What’s your management style?” It’s a question that leaders are asked often and for good reason. Those being led want their supervisor or manager’s leadership style to complement their own style preferences.

by Kelley Briggs
See how challenges with communication, work/life flexibility, hybrid arrangements and the "Great Resignation" are causing the C-suite to shift strategy.

By Lionel Koch
International Accounting Day is observed on November 10 each year, in honor of Italian mathematician Luca Bartolomeo de Pacioli who is widely considered the father of modern accounting and who published a bookkeeping manual this month in 1494. 

By Lesa Blakey
When people talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace, most discussions center on visible diversity such as gender, age, race, ethnicity, etc. Neurodiversity is just as important and, because it is less obvious (and in many cases completely unseen), it’s easy to overlook. 

By Lesa Blakey
The days of a loyal Bob Cratchit putting up with a cantankerous Mr. Scrooge are long gone. Today’s employees know they no longer have to toil for hours in working situations where they are not appreciated, have no opportunities for learning and advancement, and have to deal with belittling bosses or bullying coworkers.