As the war for talent and the Great Resignation continues, employers are too focused on outsourcing and recruiting talent instead of developing the workers they already have, according to a May 3 Harvard Business School article.
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Healthcare leaders should focus on six main priority areas that could provide immediate relief to nursing workforce challenges in the next 12-18 months, the Nurses Staffing Think Tank said May 5.
Salary increases and adequate support staff would persuade nurses planning to leave the profession in two years or less to keep working, according to a survey of Massachusetts nurses released May 5.
Hospitals and health systems have worked to boost employee morale throughout the pandemic. Those efforts are just as important as workers enter a third year of burnout and frayed mental health fueled by COVID-19.
As hospitals battle workforce shortages, part of their struggles come from workers leaving their jobs at hospitals for various reasons. Some have left because of emotional exhaustion while others have retired early.
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A biologist accused of sexually harassing a former colleague is no longer being considered for a faculty position at New York City-based NYU Grossman School of Medicine, according to The New York Times.
Several hospitals are trimming their workforces due to financial and operational challenges, and some are offering affected workers new positions.
Generation Z workers are pushing back on the idea that they're entitled, and instead are arguing that they are just more vocal about how they want their work to fit into their lives, Fortune reported May 2.
Employee engagement has seen a drop since 2021, suggesting that employees are feeling increasingly fed-up at work, according to an April 25 Gallup poll.
Recent studies suggest brainstorming sessions conducted via videoconference may yield less creative ideas than in-person meetings.