Dallin Nelson is a writer and musician based in Los Angeles. He loves to play guitar, crush baseballs, watch movies, and hang out with his girlfriend and two dogs, Mikey and Scout.
Most employees expect benefits. A good regular salary may have been enough years ago, back when government subsidies managed things like healthcare and retirement, but...
Employers are required by law to provide certain benefits to employees. Beyond that, however, fringe benefits can help employers sweeten the deal and make work a better...
Video calling has come a long way since Skype was introduced back in 2003. Today, companies use video conferencing software to perform everything from chat messaging to...
Remote meetings are weird! Large groups of people get together on a little screen with awkward camera angles and jittery microphones. People don’t interrupt each other...
Nearly 100 percent of workers want to work from home at least some of the time. Remote work is here to stay, folks, making virtual meetings the glue keeping offsite...
Were you ever treated rudely by a cashier? Have store associates ever talked about you behind your back? If it’s ever happened to you, you know how much it stings the...
We’re used to seeing managers address their employees when something’s wrong, but the reverse is equally important. Just like anybody else, managers don’t always...
Some people don’t do good work consistently. Whether they are coworkers or managers, these folks seem to have all the capabilities of a high performer but can’t...
Being more productive is something we’re all interested in. But with the endless meetings, messages, meals, and bathroom breaks each workday, eight working hours...
Career trajectories are crazy. One minute you’re treading the path up the corporate ladder and then boom—you have underlings who look up to you and need...
Great workplaces produce great work. While there’s no one-to-one relationship between, say, a fancy espresso machine and high productivity, employers who value worker...
Work is a part of life. Like our hunter-gatherer ancestors, survival today depends on going out and getting food if we want to eat. Survival these days doesn’t depend...
Creating a strong future for your company takes more than just hard work—it also requires long-term succession planning. One of the hallmarks of effective...
No company’s leadership can last forever. Yes, Warren Buffett still manages Berkshire Hathaway despite doing so for an eternity, but even he will one day hand over the...
Ah Mondays. The first day back after a nice weekend. You pour yourself some coffee and say a few good mornings around the office before getting settled in at your desk...
Businesses run on people, and people run on appreciation. When workers have what they need to thrive away from work—paid time off, competitive pay, managed workload,...
Have you ever worked on a team where everything just clicked? Where people respected each other’s roles and contributions but also found time to enjoy each other’s...
When big projects need doing, collaboration is the answer. Two heads tend to be better than one, and if everyone can get on the same page, amazing things happen. The...
Great teams benefit from the contributions of individuals. Great companies maximize the output of their teams, but the best companies? They bring different departments...
Nurturing creativity is a puzzle that stumps even the best companies. Those able to do it earn a reputation for their forward-thinking and modernized management...
