Empathy, Virtual Reality, And Workplace Optimization
Empathy fosters collaborative and respectful workplace interactions. By providing employees with immersive, perspective-changing experiences, virtual reality has proven to be a useful tool in the cultivation of workplace empathy. This post reviews VR's empathy-inducing effects, along with some of its other surprising workplace
Education Benefits: Underutilization And Ways To Make Them More Impactful
Employers offer education benefits to help their employees continue to learn and acquire new skills in an increasingly competitive and degree-demanding job market. Despite the multitude of ways in which education can benefit employees, many of the education benefits provided by businesses are
Pulse Check: Are Pandemic-Induced Changes To Wellness Strategies Here To Stay?
Every month, Wellable asks a single question to the large, growing, and dedicated community of human resources and wellness professionals. The question for July asked respondents if their organizations will be keeping the changes that were made to their well-being strategies during the
Five Things Employers Can Do To Create A Safe, Inclusive, And Equitable Space For LGBTQI+ Employees
LGBTQI+ workers deal with an overwhelming set of obstacles, harms, and inequities in the workplace. This post provides employers with five actions they can take to provide members of the LGBTQI+ community with the work environment and career opportunities that they deserve.
Employers Must Respond To Changes In Employee Retirement Plans
The economic impact of the pandemic has caused many employees to give up on the traditional goal of retiring at 65. This post takes a closer at how COVID-19 has affected retirement plans to help employers learn how to modify their financial benefits
Is Remote Work Bad For Innovation?
Organizations are concerned that innovation will occur less frequently as employees continue to work in remote environments that offer fewer opportunities for spontaneous in-person interactions. Experts claim that this concern is overblown. This post examines why.
The Evolution Of Apple Health And The Future Of Personal Wellness Technologies
Personal wellness technologies are increasing the frequency and ease at which individuals and their health care providers can monitor changes in their health and well-being across various domains, paving the way for more effective preventive and curative healthcare. Apple’s Health app provides a
Case Study: Apple’s Workplace Location Flexibility Policy
Organizations are beginning to finalize and announce their post-pandemic workplace location flexibility policies (WLFPs). These decisions, along with their results, provide more information on how to decide what WLFPs will work best for your company and on how to give whatever policy you
How The LGBTQI+ Community Fairs In The Workplace: Harms, Obstacles, And Inequities
While there have been many efforts to increase diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) based on race and gender, companies are beginning to direct their attention to other relevant identities. In particular, organizations are thinking more about how to develop successful DEI programs for