Desk Chair Quarterbacks and the Fight to Get Off the Bench

Jaclyn Crawford Issue 12 - July/Aug 2014, Operations Leave a Comment

A look into a CareerBuilder Study Suggesting That Bulging Waistlines Could Be Flattening Production By Jaclyn Crawford The office lifestyle may seem fast-paced, but the sedentary nature of deskwork is the cause of more than half of American workers’ declining physical fitness. Our friends at CareerBuilder shared with us results  of a recent study indicating that 55 percent of workers categorize …

Expert Insight: A Fit Employee Is a Better Employee

Jaclyn Crawford Foresight, Management, Personal Development Leave a Comment

The majority of adults in the U.S. are overweight. Forefront’s go-to fitness guru shares her thoughts with us. I recently read that a new CareerBuilder survey finds the majority of workers feel they are overweight. The results really aren’t that surprising, with 66 percent of Americans overweight or obese. Here are a few suggestions on what executives and managers can …

Why Your Employees Need To Get Moving

Jaclyn Crawford Foresight, Office Environment, Personal Development Leave a Comment

A new study proves that over half of all workers are overweight, contributing to a less productive workplace. The office lifestyle may seem fast-paced, but the sedentary nature of deskwork is the cause of more than half of American workers’ declining physical fitness. Our friends at CareerBuilder shared with us results of a recent study indicating that 55 percent of …

Executive Insight: Outshining the Alternatives in Orange

Todd Richardson Foresight, Human Resources, IT Leave a Comment

Todd Richardson keeps the grass greener at ExactTarget via ‘orange’ culture Editor’s Note: We asked some of our featured executives what they thought of the recent finding that 21 percent of full-time workers will be leaving their current position in 2014. Here is Todd Richardson’s response. CareerBuilder, a company with a fantastic pulse on employment trends, noted that more than …

Executive Insight: Challenge Your Employees

Jaclyn Crawford Foresight, Guest Post Leave a Comment

Give your people what they want: the opportunity to continually exercise and build on their skill set. Employees across today’s workforce oftentimes want new challenges. After all, talented people try to stretch themselves to grow their skill set—and also because stretch assignments can be motivating and satisfying. At Accenture, we like to meet that challenge under our own roof. As part of …

Landing the Job in 300 Seconds

Jaclyn Crawford Foresight, From the Forefront Office, Management 1 Comment

 According to new research, employers know within the first five minutes whether a candidate is a good fit An interview is all about first impressions; however, it may be more about the first impression. A new study shows that the first few minutes of an interview are the most critical to getting the job. According to a CareerBuilder survey, 48 …

Executive Insight: Understanding the ‘Why’

Jaclyn Crawford Foresight, Guest Post, Human Resources Leave a Comment

With the help of her team, Transplace CHRO Adrianne Court gets to the bottom of why employees change positions Editor’s Note: We asked some of our featured executives what they thought of the recent finding that 21 percent of full-time workers will be leaving their current position in 2014. Here is Adrianne Court’s response. I’m not surprised by the CareerBuilder …

Executive Insight: Retaining Top Talent in 2014

Jaclyn Crawford Foresight, Guest Post, Human Resources, Leadership, Management Leave a Comment

Finding power in the question, “What will make you stay?” Editor’s Note: We asked some of our featured executives what they thought of the recent finding that 21 percent of full-time workers will be leaving their current position in 2014. Here is John Schierer’s response. Your best talent is always looking for an opportunity, so the survey data is not …

Why Employees May Be Job Searching in 2014

Jaclyn Crawford Foresight, From the Forefront Office Leave a Comment

Workers citing job dissatisfaction as a reason to look elsewhere A new year brings new changes. For many workers across the country, that may mean a change in company. Our friends at CareerBuilder recently sent us a survey showing that 21 percent of full-time employees are looking to change jobs in 2014. Of those full-time workers, 59 percent say they …