In more evidence that persistent buyer demand is pushing a strong housing market deeper into the year than usual, a new Zillow® analysis finds the share of homes sold above list continues to rise, blowing past the typical mid-summer peak. That is great news for prospective sellers who want to maximize their return from a potential home sale. In September, 22.4% of homes … [More]
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2020 Has Been a Year of Change — Open Enrollment Will Be No Different
by Lina Tonk
Before the coronavirus pandemic, many employers were still relying on outdated methods for open enrollment, requiring endless stacks of paperwork and small windows of time for employees to choose benefits. Add in a worldwide health crisis, and the process of open enrollment has become that much more complicated. In fact, for small and midsize businesses, addressing employee … [More]
3 Steps to Stop People from Stealing Your Time
by Liz Uram
If you work remotely either part-time or full-time, temporarily or permanently, you have probably discovered that you are a lot more productive when you are not in the office. The main reason for the increase in productivity is that people aren’t inviting you to “got-a-minute” meetings. “Got-a-minute” meetings are those unannounced drop-ins that always take more than a minute … [More]
Why Inner Peace Is the Workplace Skill You Didn’t Know You Needed
by Edward D. Hess
No doubt about it: The world is loud, chaotic, and outright scary. And with a pandemic piled on top of political/social/economic upheaval piled on top of “normal” disruptors like AI advancements that change everything about the way we work, it’s only going to get more so. Here’s the question: How do you get heard above the chaos? Do you shout louder? Work harder? Bulldoze over … [More]
Their Take: Panelist Angie Ferguson’s Q&A on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
BestCompaniesAZ
Angie Ferguson SVP, Regional HR Manager Northern Trust www.northerntrust.com Why is D&I important to your organization? Northern Trust recognizes the strength that diversity, equity and inclusion brings to our employees, clients, shareholders and local communities. Our focus on DE&I helps us provide unrivaled service to clients and create a healthy, thriving work … [More]
Their Take: Panelist Shaneé Turnbull’s Q&A on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
BestCompaniesAZ
Shaneé Turnbull Diversity Recruitment & Relationship Consultant Voya Financial www.voya.com Why is D&I important to Voya? Diversity and inclusion is important to Voya because it is the richness of backgrounds, ideas and perspectives that helps create an environment where innovation flourishes and our clients are better served. We believe that a strategic focus … [More]
Intense Buyer Demand Continues to Drive Hot Housing Market
Zillow
Intense and persistent buyer demand is keeping the time on market for houses at incredible lows and pushing prices ever higher above 2019, according to Zillow's Weekly Market Report1. Sales remain high above last year and are expected to stay robust in the coming months. Time on market still short as pending sales stay high over 2019 Robust buyer-side demand … [More]
Workplace Stressor: Deviant Behavior in Healthcare
Healthy Workforce Institute
Nurses, physicians, and technicians can be so caring and compassionate to their patients, yet they can be cruel towards each other. Surprisingly, there are more bullying and deviant behaviors in healthcare than in any other industry. Healthcare tolerates disruptive behaviors, even though study after study shows the negative impact on employee retention and patient outcomes. The … [More]
Arizona Visitor Spending Down $10 Billion through September
Arizona Office of Tourism
According to Arizona Office of Tourism, spending by Arizona visitors reached $9.3 billion for Jan. - Sept. 2020, which is down $10 billion (or 52%) so far through the same time period in 2019. Travel spending had started 2020 on another record pace in January and February, before plummeting in March and April due to the pandemic. It then increased slightly in May and June, but … [More]
Remote Work Causes Tax Issues for Both Workers and Employers
Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy
As employers evaluate whether remote-work arrangements are a viable long term option, they should consider that these seemingly innocuous arrangements can trigger tax issues for both workers and their employers, according to an expert from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. “Although the pandemic and the resulting telecommuting arrangements will not have … [More]
Are Your Employees Zoning Out in Zoom Meetings? Tips from a Remote Veteran
inbusinessPHX.com
The coronavirus changed the world into a planet of remote workers, but several months into the pandemic some companies and individuals are still grappling with the challenges of working apart. Employees have more distractions at home and some can find it harder to focus. Questions persist, such as: Can video conferencing be as effective as in-person communicating? Will … [More]
Are Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Recovering Faster?
Alignable
While COVID continues to devastate the small business landscape, based on this week’s Alignable Pulse Poll, veterans who own small businesses appear to be making more progress towards recovery than their peers. Conducted among 8,092 small business owners from Oct. 24-27, 2020, the latest Alignable Pulse Poll shows greater optimism, resilience and recovered revenue among the … [More]
Report: Annual U.S. Home Price Appreciation Jumped to Six-Year High in September
Rick McCartney
CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI™) and HPI Forecast™ for September 2020. Nationally, home prices increased 6.7% in September 2020, compared with September 2019, marking the fastest annual acceleration since May 2014. On a month-over-month basis, home prices … [More]
5 Steep Costs that Companies Pay Because of a Toxic Boss
inbusinessPHX.com
Working for a difficult or temperamental boss is common in the U.S. One survey showed roughly half of the employees quit their job due to what they termed a bad boss. But high turnover isn’t the only downside such bosses cause. Abrasive or toxic leadership creates many other costs for organizations and employees as well, from personal health to the company’s financial … [More]
Balancing Act: Creating Your Work-From-Home Policy in the COVID-19 Era
by Laura Dribin
Those who have worked from home for years would likely consider the current “COVID-19 work-from-home” routine as quite different from their previous version. Working from home pre-COVID still allowed the flexibility of going to the office for some face-to-face meetings, or, if nothing else, allowed workers to turn off their computer at the end of the day and shut down. Fast … [More]
Winning the Future: What Businesses Must Do to Prepare for 2021
inbusinessPHX.com
Businesses bolted into 2020 with firm plans and optimistic outlooks. All that evaporated by mid-March as the focus turned from thriving to surviving for most companies. Now, as this turbulent year enters its final months, a new question lies just over the horizon. What will 2021 bring and how can businesses be ready? “The future still seems so uncertain and the end of … [More]
Find Your Path to a Thriving, Fulfilling Career
inbusinessPHX.com
Choosing a career path, navigating it successfully and continuing to move in the right direction can get complicated when your life’s work isn’t fulfilling. But it’s never too late to course-correct. While the risks associated with making a job switch might sound great, the cost of staying in a job that doesn’t align with your interests and talents is far greater, advises … [More]
New Study Reveals Minority Leaders Getting More Promotions, but More Likely to Switch Companies to Advance
DDI
Senior minority executives plan to leave their current position at twice the normal rate of other executives. And this exodus could be coming within the next year, according to DDI’s Diversity and Inclusion Report 2020. This is just one finding from the report, which is part of the Global Leadership Forecast series by DDI. The report includes data from 15,787 leaders and … [More]
