News & Resources

The Next Great Disruption – Hybrid Work. 7 Trends to Be Aware Of.

By Mary E. Corrado, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE A year and half ago we were all tossed into remote work abruptly, but over the past few months many […]

September 18, 2021

Techniques for Reducing Distractions During Your Workday

By Linda Olejniczak, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE How do we teach ourselves and our employees to reduce distractions that break their focus and drain their brains? It’s tough to […]

September 15, 2021

The Future of Work – Employer/Employee Compromise Will be Key

By Heather Nezich, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE A new report from Arizent, The Future of Work: Employers, Employees, and the Long Road to Compromise, reveals that employers and […]

August 11, 2021

The Remote/Hybrid Debate

By Mary E. Corrado, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE As employers struggle with how to return to the office I have seen varying viewpoints, all of which have some […]

July 28, 2021

What is the Best In-Office Day? Or is There One?

By Mary E. Corrado, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE I read a lot and based on what I’ve read there is really no perfect day to consider an in-office […]

July 15, 2021

Is Remote Work Dumbing Us Down?

By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE The benefits of remote work, when logistically feasible, are immense. Employees have more flexibility with their day, and employers have found that […]

June 18, 2021

The Post Pandemic Workplace: Remote Employees and Requirements

By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE As we begin to pass by the pandemic and bring back workers to the physical workplace, a host of issues has […]

June 4, 2021

Virtual Employee Engagement: THE CULTURAL CONUNDRUM

By Camron Gnass, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS on Business magazine Early in the pandemic, I was talking with a friend who sits in a very different kind of seat than […]

June 2, 2021

Hybrid Work Reminders

By Mary E. Corrado, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE By now I think we’ve all realized that hybrid work will likely be the new post-pandemic normal. Hybrid is a combination […]

May 21, 2021

Michigan Businesses Plan for a Hybrid Return-to-Work Model and a Strong Economy

By Heather Nezich, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE Michigan’s business leaders see robust growth ahead in the state’s economy during the next six to 12 months and plan a […]

May 13, 2021

Employees Mourn Return to Office and Employers Celebrate

By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE On Monday, May 10th, Governor Whitmer announced that Michigan achieved the 55% threshold of the population having received at least the […]

May 12, 2021

Remote Work is Here to Stay – How to Develop a Strategy for Long-Term Success

By Jason Rowe, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE In ASE’s latest COVID-19 Business Impact Survey, over 52% of Michigan employers report that some staff will work remotely on a […]

May 6, 2021

Remote Work – There is No Turning Back Now

By Heather Nezich, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE More than two-thirds (68%) of U.S. workers prefer a hybrid workplace model after the pandemic ends, according to Prudential’s Pulse of […]

March 29, 2021

Remote Worker Safety

Courtesy of Accident Fund A remote work site is an extension of the company office and should be reasonably safe and secure in order to prevent employee injuries. The following […]

March 4, 2021

Zoom Fatigue is Real – Learn How to Avoid It

By Heather Nezich, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE A recent EPTW poll showed that 61% of respondents were feeling zoom fatigue, and now there is research to confirm that […]

March 4, 2021

Return to Work – Under the Microscope

By Linda Olejniczak, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE The remote work experiment is soon to become the return-to-work (RTW) experiment. Reacclimating back to an on-site workforce will present an enormous […]

February 21, 2021

Virtual Communication – Ways to Keep the Virtual Door Open

By Linda Olejniczak, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE In a recent ASE Member discussion, members talked about how they miss the unplanned interactions in the office. These often become […]

January 30, 2021

Will Your Business Keep Remote Work Long-Term?

Courtesy of Ahola Corporation According to PwC’s June 2020 survey of 1,200 office workers who were remotely working, 72% wanted to continue working away from the office for at least two days a week, […]