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Providing opportunities for in-person collaboration, team building, mentorship, career development and professional recognition are essential parts of a healthy in-person culture, according to Escalera.

Those skills are: identifying and coaching to employees’ strengths; delivering specific and actionable feedback; setting clear priorities; and boosting recognition and a sense of belonging through effective team and 1:1 communication.

;Automatic speech recognition (ASR) and large language models (LLMs) assess communication, technical and problem-solving skills by analyzing work interactions.; ;Action recognition and behavior analysis tools evaluate skills in such fields as technical, healthcare and sales.; Examples: AI-powered coding assistants not only assist in writing code but also evaluate software engineers' real-time coding proficiency by analyzing patterns, efficiency and debugging skills.

Recognition of the importance of human motivation in the productivity and efficiency equation has largely been missing.

In response, employers are increasingly looking to reevaluate and revamp their age-focused workforce strategies, in recognition that baby boomers are a valuable talent pool.

The DHL job action comes as workers across the U.S. from package-delivery drivers to warehouse staff have called for better pay and recognition for showing up through the COVID-19 pandemic when other employees could work remotely.

Other options may include creative methods of employee recognition and offering workers more flexibility, additional paid or unpaid time off, and career development opportunities, Holloway said.

However, annual pulse checks are not enough anymore,” said Sharon Danhart, a managing director and the head of North America total rewards, recognition and performance at Accenture.

For instance, using a bookings measure without linking it to revenue recognition or delivery timelines may encourage the sales team to close deals that maximize their payout but limit or fail to influence overall revenue growth.