Research by SHRM suggests that more than 50% of the US workforce will look for a new job in 2021 and nearly 25% will quit outright once COVID restrictions are lifted(1). “The Great Resignation” is a phrase being used to describe the aftermath as COVID-19 restrictions subside across the nation and employees return to the […]
Reengaging Your People With Your Redefined Organization
“ If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb Employees often cycle through varying degrees of engagement while going through change. Here are four tips to help reengage employees to ensure higher degrees of engagement and successful change implementation: 1. Reemphasize the why behind […]
Retaining Female Talent in the Age of COVID-19
The negative impact to women and their employment is emerging as one of the key effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Women have disproportionately lost jobs over the last year compared to men. Certain sectors where there are more women than men, like hospitality, have been hit especially hard. Many women that have been asked to […]
Thinking about going somewhere new? So are your employees! Our Latest eBook Contains Tips for Retaining and Re-Recruiting Your Talent
The entire world was flipped upside down and many new, unexpected challenges emerged due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, the wide-spread disruption caused by the pandemic lingers and other unknown, perhaps unpredictable challenges have yet to surface. As more people are vaccinated and COVID restrictions are lifted, experts anticipate many employees will contemplate leaving their […]
Reimagine The Future
Senior leaders across every industry are facing many challenges. Leaders are now being required to focus more than ever on four main questions. Where will we work? How will we work? What skills are needed in our new way of working? What culture do we want to create to support our new strategy? In this […]
The Importance of Being an Authentic and Empathetic Leader: Meet Kelli Rodriguez
Here at WLH, we hold Women’s History Month in high esteem. It is a time to reflect on the progress that women have made across all domains of life, and in particular, how they have impacted the business world. Over the course of the past 50 years, women’s presence in the workplace has risen rapidly—in […]
The 3 Capabilities of Change Agility
The Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, once said: “change is the only constant.” Change is a fundamental and inevitable part of life. This is true across every domain of living, and business is no exception. People often describe the ever-changing business landscape as VUCA: volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. As these words suggest, change can be quite difficult to […]
RX for Retention: Retaining High Performing Talent
In the pharmaceutical industry, expertise matters. Organizations rely heavily on hard-working employees that have dedicated years of study and practice in specific sectors and subfields. Knowing the ins and outs of research methods and literature, complex disease state areas, and issues surrounding accessibility in medicine are just a few of the fields that employees specialize […]
Jump Starting Your Team’s Performance
Hi everyone, thanks so much for tuning into this week’s WLH podcast! This week, we are talking about change. As we begin the new year, WLH has been spending time reflecting on the tumultuous 2020 that we all experienced and the ways we have been forced to change how we go about business and life. […]
A Year Filled with Possibilities: 4 Tips To Help You with Your Business Planning
It is a New Year with new challenges and 2021 will continue the pattern of disruption in healthcare! What is not new is the importance of developing effective geography and account plans. Life Sciences companies that take a purposeful and consistent approach to developing, executing, and reviewing geography and account plans yield better results. Most […]