Here’s Why Investing In Your Workforce Provides A Greater Return Than Rewarding C-Suite Residents

This month, pharma company Moderna’s new CFO Jorge Gomez spent just one day on the job and walked away with $700,000. When Moderna found out his on-the-job behavior was being investigated by his former employer, they pushed him out the door along with the severance check required by his contract: an entire year’s salary.
What Employees Want Companies To Teach Them

Employees are looking for workplaces that prioritize their growth. This includes offering coaching and learning and development opportunities to succeed. It’s critical to invest in your talent to retain it.
How Not To Burn Out Your HR Staff & Employees

Burnout in HR too often occurs, staff is overworked and tired with little to no resources to support. After over a 20 year career in HR, our CEO and Co-founder, Kristy McCann has witnessed this time and time again. Check out our blog with our recommended resources to learn the ways not to burnout your team.
Make No Mistake: Soft Skills Are Key To Employee Prosperity

Find the 13 necessary soft skills in order to have employee success. Soft skills are often overlooked in comparison to hard skill but are equally as important in the workplace. These include attentive-listening, empathy and curiosity.
What The Media Is Getting Wrong About The Great Resignation

Are you tired of hearing and reading about the Great Resignation everywhere you turn? I actually wonder if people are quitting based on the media influence and the hype. Being in HR for 20 years, there has always been turnover
Dragon-Fly Eye & Acting With The Best Of Intent

At SkillCycle, our mission is to make it easy for everyone to grow in their careers, unlock their potential, and achieve greater happiness at work. This month, we came across some incredible lessons which we believe are vital for success in the workplace, which we’re sharing with you here.
How Are You Doing?

I’m re-acclimating to having regular social responsibilities while still working from home alongside my husband. It feels like this weird in-between stage where some things are back to normal and others are still the same.
How has this last year impacted your people

People have been living with higher levels of stress, working longer hours, and dealing with more grief and anxiety than ever before. Whether your company laid people off or grew headcount (or both) during the pandemic, the level of uncertainty, change, and overall ambiguity has taken its toll on the way your employees function at work.
Behaviors Vs Tools: Are You Focusing On The Right Thing?

One of the most common things I hear when it comes to remote vs return policies is that the culture of the organization depends on one practice or another. In its purest form, company culture is how work gets done.
What’s Your Remote Work Policy?

Candidates are asking this question in the interview process more now than ever before. With restrictions relaxing across the US as more people are getting vaccinated, many companies are evaluating their policies and deciding the best way forward.