Covid19 Archives - Talmetrix

What to Do About Your Black Employees Not Wanting to Return to the Office

As explored in a recent article, only 3% of Black knowledge workers want to return to working in the office. Some of the reasons included microaggressions, less of a feeling of belonging and lack of recovery and processing time for systemic issues. Though there are a myriad of reasons why employees would prefer to choose to work from home, companies will need to find ways to address these issues for a successful transition back to the routine of working in the office. Let’s first take a look at what’s important to Black employees as demonstrated in our Diversity & [...]

Jason Ruebel2023-05-03T20:49:24+00:00December 13, 2021|Covid19, Culture, DEI, Diversity, Inclusion, Uncategorized|

3 Reasons Why Your Black Employees Don’t Want to Return to the Office

Despite the recent rise in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant, millions of American workers have been returning to working in the office this summer. And, still more are headed back to the office this fall and winter. It’s an understatement to say there are mixed feelings about returning to the traditional routine of commuting to and working in the office on a daily basis. Indeed, there are a number of employees with negative perceptions of doing so. However, there’s one group with such low opinion around working in the office – Black employees. The Future Forum ran [...]

Jason Ruebel2022-07-14T14:11:29+00:00December 13, 2021|Covid19, Culture, DEI, Diversity, Employee Experience, Equality, Racism, Remote Work, Uncategorized|

What We Can Learn From Women Leaving the Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic

865,000 women left the U.S. workforce in September 2020.¹ This mass departure, or “she-cession” trend continued for months until May 2021 when, finally, gains were made to help reverse this trend. A part of the increases in employment for women are a result of the expanding opportunities being most often in fields, like hospitality, that tend to employ women more often. As companies continue to rebuild, it’s worth reviewing – what led to the she-cession and how can we make sure that more women continue to find fulfilling employment opportunities? What Women Want [...]

Jason Ruebel2022-07-14T14:13:35+00:00July 15, 2021|Covid19, Employee Engagement, Equality, Inclusion|

Let’s Make the Most of this Moment: What Diversity Means Now

by Chris Powell, CEO, Talmetrix The COVID-19 pandemic was an accelerant to change. Remote work, virtual teams, a pause on business travel. The adjustments we made led us to reconsider the “old” ways of doing things: Did we really have to travel that much? Could our teams actually be more productive remotely? And we got an unusually intimate look into each other’s lives on Zoom -- kids and pets in the background, clothes hanging off the elliptical, makeshift home offices. It’s going to take time to digest what happened - individually and collectively. And to consider how we want to [...]

Jason Ruebel2022-07-14T14:15:50+00:00March 29, 2021|Covid19, DEI, Diversity, Employee Experience, Equality, Inclusion|

It’s Time to LISTEN & LEAD

A message from Chris Powell, CEO of Talmetrix It’s Time to LISTEN & LEAD! I wasn’t always just black. I used to be just a kid...you know a human being.I was 7 years old and landed the lead role as the frog in the spring school play. My entire family was excited, including my grandmother who made my costume, and my mother who taught 6th grade at the same school that was 95% white. The play was a success. A few days later, some of the older students commented to me that they had never seen a black frog before [...]

Jason Ruebel2022-07-14T14:24:58+00:00July 16, 2020|Covid19, Diversity, Racism, Talmetrix|

Re-Entry – A Model for Renewal and Performance

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Jason Ruebel2022-07-14T14:25:28+00:00May 20, 2020|Covid19, Employee Engagement, Employee Experience, Employee Feedback, Remote Work, Renew, Talmetrix|

There Has Never Been A More Important Time To Listen

by Kara McCord, M.A. IO Psychology Work (and life) as we knew it came to a screeching halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The federal government is passing massive legislation to offer aid to Americans at a record-breaking pace, the economy is more volatile than ever, and organizations are changing in the form of remote work or furloughing their workforces. As a leader in an organization, you know (because you’re experiencing it too) that everyone has a lot going on, personally and professionally. How do you make sense of it all – the struggles your teams are facing while working [...]

Jason Ruebel2022-07-14T14:25:47+00:00April 28, 2020|Covid19, Employee Engagement, Employee Experience, Employee Feedback, Remote Work, Talmetrix|

It’s Time to Elevate

A message from Chris Powell, CEO of Talmetrix Listen for the signal in the noise A few weeks ago, I canceled my cable TV subscription. Too much noise, not enough signal. That’s the thing about information—there’s more of it than ever, but loud, continuous, well-packaged noise is still noise. And the noise wasn’t making me smarter or more informed, and it definitely wasn’t leading to genuine insight. So, for the first time in a while, I came home to a quiet space. Then COVID hit and everything changed. Apart from the occasional trip to the office (there’s no one there, [...]

Jason Ruebel2022-07-14T14:26:23+00:00April 14, 2020|Covid19, Remote Work, Talmetrix|