Remove diversity-and-equality
article thumbnail

How this HR exec built the function from the ground up

HRExecutive

When McGovern assumed her current position in July 2012, the HR function at ACS was purely transactional. Michelle McGovern. Director of human resources and operations. American College of Surgeons. Key HR Challenges: Building an HR function from the ground up for the organization, which had little in the way of HR when McGovern arrived.

article thumbnail

7 Companies that Win at Mental Well-being Practices

Semos Cloud

Healthy employees are productive employees. According to the World Health Organization , “workplaces that promote mental health and support people with mental disorders are more likely to reduce absenteeism, increase productivity and benefit from associated economic gains.” May 31, 2022. By Ravijojla Novakovic.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Research Says: Top-Team Diversity Equals Greater Financial Gain

Inpower Coaching

Study : Is There A Payoff From Top-Team Diversity? McKinsey 2012, Thomas Barta, Makus Kleiner, Tilo Neumann). Finding : Companies with diverse executive boards have notably higher earnings and returns on equity. InPower Insight : Increase the diversity of your executive top-team to increase your company financially.

article thumbnail

Joe Lorenzo: “Don’t live to work, you must work to live”

Thrive Global

In all honesty, you must make mistakes. That’s how you learn and know how to make things right. I wouldn’t have wanted to miss out on any of the lessons I did learn. Even if someone preps you, you have to do it to learn as you go. It’s the same for an actor that suddenly has attained fame. In September 2002, Joe moved to Los.

article thumbnail

10 timely statistics about the connection between employee engagement and wellness

The HRX

However, it is increasingly clear that unhealthy and unengaged employees are a drag on productivity, innovation, and the bottom line. Employee engagement and wellness are finally taking center stage in the business world. Gallup’s recent announcement that employee engagement in the U.S. Highly engaged teams show 21% greater profitability.

article thumbnail

5 Secrets from One of the Happiest Places in the World

Thrive Global

Yet, according to the BBC, this rural paradise was recently labelled “ one of the happiest places in the world ” by Happy Planet Index , based on their findings on equality, life expectancy, well-being, and ecological footprint. But across this diverse country, immediate and extended family are VERY important in their culture.

article thumbnail

3 Reasons Physical Offices & Face-to-Face Meetings Are Not Going Away

Workplace Psychology

This GitLab article, titled “ What Not to Do When Implementing Remote ” is a fantastic resource: “Remote work isn’t something you do as a reaction to an event — it is an intentional approach to work that creates greater efficiency, more geographically and culturally diverse teams, and heightened transparency.

Meeting 60