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Back-To-School Uncertainty Teaches Employers to Get Creative

Many employers are grappling with how to help workers and their families balance work and their children’s education. As the first day of school approaches – employers are learning how to provide support by getting creative.

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Remote Work Toolkit

With help from our friends at ASE and NuWave Technology Partners, we created the small business owner's guide to remote work which includes:

- Remote work policy

- Remote work communication guide

- Cyber security and IT outsourcing

- Remote work tips for employers

- Investing in your employees’ education

- Employee Assistance Programs

Our goal is simple – to help small businesses survive and thrive during a very difficult time in our nation’s history. Download yours today!

HR Jobs of the Future – Are You Prepared?

Have you ever thought of becoming a Distraction Prevention Coach or perhaps an HR Data Detective? How about a WFH Facilitator? Well, according to Cognizant Center for Future of Work and Future Workplace these jobs might become common place in HR departments.

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75% of Workers Are Burnt Out Due to Coronavirus – Learn How Employers Can Help

76% of respondents were currently working remotely, and 37% stated that working at home has meant longer hours. Other contributing factors to the burnout include disruptive responsibilities throughout the day, family disturbances, and the addition of at-home schooling.

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Are You at Your Surge Capacity?

Surge capacity is “a collection of adaptive systems — mental and physical — that humans draw on for short-term survival in acutely stressful situations, such as natural disasters.” This is how we get through stressful periods or events in our life. But with a pandemic, the stressful situation is spread out over a much longer period of time, and many of us have likely depleted our surge capacity.

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Upcoming Virtual Events

Focus on Business

This week’s “Focus on Business” show is about cyber insecurity. We’ll review what cybercrime is, how it happens and share real life examples of how ransomware negatively impacts a business.

Thank you to our guests: Jeff Dettloff, President and CEO of Providence Consulting, and Jim Ellis, Cyber Commander for the Michigan State Police. “Focus on Business” airs Sunday at 11:30 a.m. on WLAJ, or you can catch the episode here after the show airs.

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