Herman Trend Alert: Employee Engagement Is A Worldwide Crisis
According to the Gallup Organization, currently a mere 13 percent of employees throughout 142 countries across the globe are engaged in their jobs.
Herman Trend Alert: Leadership Insights From The World’s Best School
Characterized by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan as a “picture of educational stagnation,” U.S. students’ scores have shown almost no improvement over the past three years. They failed to score even in the top 20 on math, reading or science. Students in Shanghai, China, won the top honors in all subjects with students in Singapore, South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong close behind.
Herman Trend Alert: Is Gamification A Fad Or A Trend?
By 2014, technology research firm Gartner Inc. forecasts that 80 percent of these gamification strategies will not meet their business objectives, mostly due to poor design.
Herman Trend Alert: Identifying MiniTrends
MiniTrends are emerging trends that have the potential to become significantly important in the reasonable short time of two to five years. Moreover, they are either not generally recognized, or their importance is not recognized.
Herman Trend Alert: Evolving Staffing Models And Candidate Attitudes
Work is changing. It is becoming more intellectual and less physical; more and more, we are using machines, including robots, to do the physical work. That shift also means we need a higher level of employee to do the work.
Herman Trend Alert: Flexibility Is A Top Perk For Today’s Employees
Most of us have long known that life/work balance issues are a priority for today’s workers, especially the Millennials. However, recently, Harris Interactive conducted a study for Mom Corps that confirmed the continuing importance of flexibility. Mom Corps is a job board and career development site. Their findings offer insights and trend data, reinforcing the significance of
Herman Trend Alert: Flexibility Is A Top Perk For Today’s Employees
Nearly three-quarters of working adults polled (73 percent) agreed that flexibility is one of the most important factors they consider when looking for a new job or deciding what company to work for. This score represents a more than 10 percentage point increase from 2012 (61 percent).
Herman Trend Alert: Job Rewards Are No. 1 Engagement Driver
Conducted by Harris/Decima, Ceridian’s “Pulse of Talent” Survey revealed that employers risk costly disengagement and high turnover if they fail to address job rewards and other key drivers.
Herman Trend Alert: More Women Becoming Breadwinners Across the Globe
According to a study by the Pew Research Center, women earn more than men in 23 percent of United States households. That’s 5.1 million married “Breadwinner Moms.”
Herman Trend Alert: Keeping The Love Alive
For many employees, the first six months at a new job are the best. As one recent study shows, as time passes, employees become less and less engaged.
Herman Trend Alert: Electric Cars Ahead Of Hybrids In Speed Of Acceptance
In 1997, when hybrids were first introduced, there were relatively few manufacturers and the cost was fairly high; now in 2013, we have many of the major manufacturers offering EVs and the prices are almost reasonable for the investment.
Herman Trend Alert: Marketing’s Dirty Big Secret
Find out what “Prevention of Optimization” is, and why smart marketers will think twice before employing it.