Employee engagement is one of the strongest drivers of productivity and retention. But businesses struggle to achieve strong engagement. Engagement levels have hovered around 30 percent (see below) for years, according to Gallup research, That means only 1 in 3 employees…
We all know that the world of work is in a constant state of flux. The past decades have seen multiple booms and busts in the job market, with mass layoffs turning into talent shortages in a rollercoaster ride. Layoffs…
A survey of 900 US employees by the nonprofit workplace inclusion advocate Catalyst found a strong correlation between empathy and productivity. This is not an opinion. It is science. The survey found that, across industries, age groups, gender, and race, “empathy is a force…
A survey by staffing firm Robert Half found that 66 percent of employers want their teams to return to the office after two-plus years of remote work. This data echoes Quickskill’s 2021 Executive Productivity Report, which found that 74 percent of executives…
“Our in-office assistant resigned recently, and we desperately need support.”
Your executives are burning out and they are not telling anyone. A 2021 study by Leadership IQ found that 67 percent of executives felt burnout. And 75 percent told Capitalise they hide their stress from their companies. Executives will tell anonymous surveys that they…
It is no secret that executives of small and medium-sized businesses are overwhelmed with administrative work. Small business leaders often resist hiring administrative assistants because they think they save money by doing administrative work themselves. Asana surveyed 10,600 knowledge workers and found…
For years, the Gallup organization has been measuring employee engagement, its positive impact on businesses, and the negative impact of unengaged workers. Gallup surveys hundreds of thousands of business units and finds strong correlations between engagement with productivity, profit, and retention. Benefits of Engaged Employees…
Hiring remote virtual assistants through U.S.-based agencies increased by 41 percent in 2020, as companies turned to experienced distributed workers to fill vacancies and augment executive teams. As businesses eye returning to offices, will the trend shift to hiring in-house administrative assistants? Not likely,…
April 27 is Professional Assistant Day in the United States—a chance for executives to recognize and say “thank you” to their virtual and on-site productivity partners. To mark the occasion, here are some surprising statistics about the executive assistant role.…
