As we approach the end of the year, is it time to re-evaluate any in-person workplace model? Is a hybrid workplace right for your business? What are the benefits and the downsides? Find out all of that and more in this blog post!

Over the past six years, Owl labs has released a “State of Remote Work” report where we can get a pulse on how remote work is evolving given factors like COVID-19, the economy, wages, and so much more.

Since Work Well Wherever has been in business for 4 years and also deals with hybrid and remote work employees, we found that this would be the perfect opportunity for us to see how the key findings of this report line up with our experiences working with 50+ small businesses this year.

Managing conflicts between employees or teams was hard enough when we were working in the office…but we now know that conflict can and will happen in the workplace, regardless of if you’re remote or in the office so it’s important to understand WHY it’s happening and WHAT solutions we can put into place.

You should never make assumptions when going through an onboarding process with new hires. Don’t assume that they know what to expect, even if they have a lot of past experience. The more you can over-communicate information, the more you can fall back on if after 3months you’re not getting what you expect for your new hire. Learn more about how you can set expectations and why it’s so important.

The five most common questions I get asked as a remote work coach!

After almost 4 years of coaching small businesses and startups, I realized that the majority of my sessions were focused on people (how to hire, onboard, engage, lead) and I wanted to add additional skills to my “toolkit” so I can best serve my clients. That is why I recently completed a certification course through Human Capital Institute to become a Strategic HR Business Partner…

The pandemic changed a lot with how people work but people are forgetting to mention that it also changed how people are hiring, and what candidates want out of their jobs. Has your hiring process changed in the last couple of years? How about your job posting templates? Your onboarding process?

Remote work can make it harder to keep everyone engaged in solving a problem, brainstorming, team building, and more. For example, it’s harder to tell when a team member has zoned out during a zoom call vs an in-person meeting. Is it just that their screen is frozen, or is that their zoned-out face? 

Employee engagement has the potential to positively affect employee retention, productivity, and loyalty. If you dedicate the time to this, you will absolutely see the results.

Let’s be honest, it’s been a stressful last couple of years… there have been so many changes happening in the world whether that be at work, with kids, politically, or any of the 293,102 things that happened in the last two years.

A lot of this stress has translated over to the workplace which is causing a lot of people to feel burnout. Learn about how you can reduce stress in the workplace this summer, whether it’s for you or your employees.

You’re competing against more job vacancies than ever before. The question of values-fit vs skills-fit is crucial to understand as the qualified candidate pool becomes smaller and smaller. Find out what you should expect if you hire an employee for value-fit vs skills-fit…

Need help with your job description and interview process? Having trouble finding the right candidates? You'll find key things to add to any job ad and game-changing questions to ask a candidate during your next interview.

There’s a crucial moment for every small business owner, it’s the moment where you realize you can’t do it alone. There’s no need to feel overwhelmed, overworked, and stressed…especially when there are so many people out there that can help you.

If you’re a small business owner, you’re usually a leader, and with this comes great responsibility and a million other things you’re doing. We put unnecessary pressure on ourselves when there are SO many other people out there struggling with what we’re struggling with. It’s important to take time to find a community or strategic partner with whom you can talk through things.

It’s approaching the end of the year and unfortunately, this not only means that it’s crunch time but also that you need to make sure your employees are on their A-game to close out the year strong. Are you noticing that some employees seem a bit burnt out?

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