Elizabeth Baskin, Author at Tribe, Inc.

JOB CANDIDATES WANT A GOOD LIFE

Increasingly, job candidates (and employees) seem to want to work somewhere they can have a good life, where they can enjoy work-life balance and a sense of well-being. This seems to be partly due to people gaining new perspective and...

by Elizabeth Baskin|23 June 202223 June 2022|Post Category, Recruiting and Retention

TO RETAIN EMPLOYEES, BUILD THEIR RESUMES

One of the best ways to retain employees is to help them become more enticing job candidates. It may seem counterintuitive, but employers that help employees aggressively expand their resumes can keep them happy where they are. In the current...

by Elizabeth Baskin|09 June 202209 June 2022|Post Category, Recruiting and Retention

SERVE UP CHANGE COMMUNICATIONS IN BITE-SIZE PORTIONS

Most major change initiatives involve multiple steps and complex context. Although we advocate giving employees all the information you can about an upcoming change, we don't advise telling them everything, all at once. That can be an overwhelming amount of...

by Elizabeth Baskin|02 June 202202 June 2022|Change Management, Post Category

LET EMPLOYEES COMMUNICATE THE VALUES

Having clearly defined company values can help guide your employees in their day-to-day actions and decisions. But beyond listing the values—on your website and intranet, on breakroom posters and digital signage or wherever you display them—it’s important to give employees...

by Elizabeth Baskin|12 May 202212 May 2022|Post Category, Vision and Values

RECRUITERS ARE CALLING YOUR BEST PEOPLE

It's a bad time to be taking your top people for granted. The talent you count on most are being recruited for other jobs. That's right — the people who seem most engaged, who've been with the company for years,...

by Elizabeth Baskin|21 April 202221 April 2022|Employer Brand, Post Category

FINANCIAL WELLNESS FOR GEN Z EMPLOYEES

Offering financial wellness programs could be a powerful tool for engagement and retention. This May the next batch of recent college grads will be starting their first full-time professional jobs. They'll come equipped with degrees ranging from engineering and computer...

by Elizabeth Baskin|14 April 202214 April 2022|Post Category, Wellness

ASK EMPLOYEES TO DEFINE YOUR CORPORATE VALUES

A version of this article originally appeared on Forbes.com. Defining corporate values is more about archaeology than architecture. In other words, the task is not to build them from the ground up but to uncover the values that are already there—the...

by Elizabeth Baskin|31 March 202231 March 2022|Post Category, Vision and Values

ENTICING THEM BACK TO THE OFFICE

Many corporations are hoping to lure employees back to the office, now that the Omicron surge seems to have passed. But few companies will insist on having everyone back, all of the time. After the past few years of remote...

by Elizabeth Baskin|03 March 202203 March 2022|Employee Experience, Post Category

YOUR CULTURE IS YOUR BEST DEFENSE AGAINST THE GREAT RESIGNATION

A version of this article originally appeared on Forbes.com. Is your C-suite abuzz with concerns about the Great Resignation? If your organization has been experiencing an alarmingly high employee quit rate, you’re not alone. Companies everywhere are feeling the impact...

by Elizabeth Baskin|17 February 202217 February 2022|Post Category, Recruiting and Retention

HUMAN RESOURCES FOR THE WHOLE PERSON

Increasingly, employees are expecting human resources to support them in all areas of their lives, not just a paycheck and health insurance. They want companies to help them maintain a state of wellbeing, so that they can thrive physically, mentally,...

by Elizabeth Baskin|03 February 202203 February 2022|Post Category