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- NFIB four-year survey says health insurance costs continue to be the biggest problem small businesses face
- Health costs have been the top pain point since 1986, and fewer small businesses are offering these benefits
- Survey identifies finding qualified employees and a variety of taxes as other issues affecting small businesses
- Innovative leadership involves creating an environment where greater inventiveness and creativity can occur
- Inventors don’t necessarily have the expertise to manage others, but flourish under competent leaders
- Business owners must be prepared to provide flexibility and embrace a diversified workforce
- Virtual job fairs were becoming more popular before the COVID-19, and are now a crucial resource for employers
- Events are more specialized, with pre-screened candidates receiving time with recruiters
- Companies should decide what type of event they’d like to hold and make sure to promote it
- Remote work arrangements set up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have endured longer than employers and employees may have anticipated
- Companies expand benefits, hold social events, and solicit employee feedback
- Many businesses likely to favor hybrid model of office and remote work
- Remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted inefficiencies with the traditional office model
- More casual workplaces emerge, with greater understanding for employee circumstances among both employers and clients
- Automation likely to accelerate as a result of remote work
- Homeowner electricity bills are spiking as remote work and other COVID-19 factors contribute to greater energy usage
- Companies have sought ways to offer clean energy incentives to employees as part of their employee benefits
- Employers have also been covering some costs associated with home offices
- Building employee camaraderie should go beyond a drink or two shared virtually once a week
- Specialized apps allow team-building, icebreakers, trivia, and other activities to encourage co-workers to meet up remotely while social distancing
- Efforts can help improve work-related collaboration and communication
- Advice from the Young Entrepreneur Council on how a company culture can incorporate more philanthropic efforts
- Leveraging your businesses unique strengths to give back to your community
- Donating, volunteering, and internship opportunities among the possibilities
- Organizational behavior professors at Stanford University offer tips on the “hallmarks of great leadership” during crises
- Advice follows extensive research on how leaders build on successful performances and how companies have handled difficult situations
- Compassion, stepping up to difficult tasks, and looking for opportunity in crisis are among the best strategies
- Social distancing, an uncertain economy, and other factors have all been detrimental to the mental health of many employees
- Eight ways managers can help reduce stress and anxiety among their workers
- Regular communications, flexible work schedules, and other tips for a healthier workplace
