Boost your Wellbeing by Staying Connected
As an HR leader, you understand the importance of building strong relationships with employees and other stakeholders within your organization. However, it's equally important to cultivate connections outside of your organization on an ongoing basis.
The HR/IT Partnership in Enhancing the Hybrid Work Environment
As the world continues to adapt to the new normal of hybrid work environments, it has become increasingly important for HR teams to partner with IT departments to create worker archetypes that can support employee enablement and increase productivity.
Want to boost your business? Invest in Your HR Leadership
I’ve been there…you’re hesitant to ask for permission to attend that seminar, conference or other professional development opportunity. Why? Well, no one likes to be rejected and let’s face it, HR budgets are tight.
How Are You Connecting in the New Year?
Now that we’re well into the new year, it’s natural to think about all the changes we want to make on this fresh, new, blank slate laid out in front of us. Before you get too caught up in resolutions (if you make them), I’d like to challenge you to think about how you’re connecting with others this year.
The Changing Face of Layoffs Post-Pandemic
In hearing about the layoffs that have impacted technology companies in recent months, I was surprised to learn that many of them notified their employees via email. As someone who has managed my fair share of layoffs over the past 20 years, this approach was a new one to me and I questioned the humanity of it.
The Struggle is Real: The Great Rebranding of HR
Time and time again, I hear from HR leaders that they are expected to do more (and would like to do more) strategic work, but are mired down in the administrative aspects of the role, with limited budgets, lack of resources and leadership support.
ROI of Trust & Vulnerability in the Workplace
One of my colleagues recently raised an interesting question: What is the ROI of trust and vulnerability? Is there one? Or is it just a "nice thing to have"? Here’s my anecdotal thinking from my own personal experience as well as what some of the research shows.
How to Create a Thriving Culture in a Hybrid Work Environment
We know from the research that a thriving team culture results in top performance. It can also create a level of employee “stickiness”, that is instrumental in attracting and retaining the talent we want and driving away those we don’t. As many organizations are returning to the office (at least in part), a big challenge we face as leaders is how to create a thriving culture with an increasingly distributed workforce.
5 Keys to Retaining Women in the Workforce
The statistics are sobering. In September 2020, 865,000 adult women dropped out of the workforce, more than 4 times the number of men, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. One-quarter of all women are considering leaving the workforce or downshifting their careers, according to a joint study by McKinsey & Co. and LeanIn.org. If we want a diverse work environment, we need to start thinking differently about how we get work done and all the institutions that support our work.
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