The healthcare industry is undergoing a complete transformation in that way that it provides critical healthcare to patients. These constant changes have created near-crisis levels in recruiting, training, and retaining top talented healthcare workers. What do employers need to understand about hiring trends in 2024 and beyond?
Author: David Chittock
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Remote Work is Here to Stay
A recent survey conducted by the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank, the University of Chicago and Stanford shows that most companies expect both fully remote and hybrid work scenarios to grow. This has left many enterprise organizations grappling with enhancing employee engagement in a hybrid work environment. Despite many companies encouraging employees to return to an office environment, the remote/hybrid work model is now the norm. So how will companies keep their employees motivated and engaged in the era of remote work?
Categories: Employee Engagement, Employee Recognition
A Year of Transformation
It’s no surprise that we’ll be experiencing massive modifications in the delivery of healthcare in the coming year. The tumultuous upheaval in the healthcare industry over the past few years has highlighted the need for a total transformation of the entire system. So what should be our focus in 2024?
Categories: Employee Recognition
Focus on Sales Effectiveness
Sales managers will be laser-focused on the effectiveness of their sales programs in 2024. Having to adapt to the tsunami of changes caused by the pandemic has compelled sales teams to adjust to a whole new world of processes and procedures. Having weathered the storm so far, managers are hoping they can transform these changes into winning sales strategies. So how will sales teams be able to successfully capitalize on these changes in 2024 and avoid many of the accompanying pitfalls?
Categories: Sales Incentives
Artificial Intelligence - Workplace Friend or Foe?
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more common in the workplace, many workers fear that their jobs might be replaced by robotic brains. This concern adds even more fuel to the tumultuous changes taking place in the workplace over the past few years. As we recover from the disruptions of the pandemic, are we in for another case of future shock in the workplace? Will AI be a job displacer or a job enricher?
Categories: Employee Engagement
Crisis in the Healthcare Industry
We’re all aware that the US healthcare industry is still in an acute crisis. Severe healthcare worker shortages are continuing due to COVID-related staff burnout, accelerated employee turnover, and an aging healthcare worker population. For healthcare organizations, this has become a matter of life and death.
Categories: Employee Recognition
Refocus on Fundamentals
The tumultuous changes brought on by both the digital explosion and the COVID-era lockdowns have added enormous complexities to the traditional sales process. As we adapt to all these changes, it’s critical that we don’t lose sight of the fundamental principles of a sales incentive plan. We need to refocus on these basic principles to help our sales organizations address today’s most pressing trends in an effective and efficient way.
Categories: Sales Incentives
Back to the Future
In today’s workplace, it feels like the future of work has become the now of work. Many of the changes which started during the pandemic were accelerated and have become permanent aspects of our working lives. Both employers and employees have had to adjust to a myriad of workplace operations and practices that have often been disruptive and stressful to managers and workers. How can we all adapt to what appears to be the new normal?
Categories: Employee Recognition
The Importance of Employee Recognition in the Healthcare Industry
Posted by David Chittock on Apr 28, 2023 10:00:00 AM
Healthcare in Crisis Mode
The healthcare industry is undergoing unprecedented challenges. Along with the pandemic, the industry is experiencing severe talent shortages, high turnover rates, and heavy competition for top candidates. From nurses to physicians, janitors, and administrative staff, every employee in a healthcare organization is affected by these challenges. This has resulted in serious negative impacts on the patient experience. Healthcare leaders must find ways to address talent retention and reengage their workforce.
Categories: Employee Recognition
Why the Focus on Sales Enablement?
As sales organizations struggle to find a “new normal”, they are increasingly focusing on their sales enablement strategies. Last year, Forbes predicted that sales enablement would become a critical element in the coming year’s post-pandemic sales planning. It appears their predictions are coming true.
Categories: Sales Incentives