How can you build company culture when it feels like so much has changed? It's a challenge for HR leaders and executives around the world since the pandemic changed everything - especially how and where we work. Many leaders feel…
Leadership & Strategy
Just because your HR messages are important, doesn't mean people will listen and act on them. Whether you send a corporate-wide email on something as important as COVID-19 vaccine policies or a short message to a few people on a…
For companies in the modern marketplace, philanthropy is fundamental to business growth. It’s not a cost of doing business, but rather an investment in their community and their brand. Having a corporate giving program as part of the benefits offering…
For hiring managers, navigating the character and skills of potential candidates can be a real challenge. Personality and character fit an individual to your business, brand and work culture, integrating them into teams that thrive on cooperation. But skills matter…
So much has seemed so wrong for so long. But take heed, HR professionals: Employees say there's a lot of good about work now! Even in business news, we devote a lot of editorial space (like this) to negative, discouraging…
2020 was a transformative year at work. Employees worked at home, while historic Black Lives Matter protests, economic volatility and climate disasters inspired a heightened commitment to social and environmental causes in people of all ages. Today’s workers don’t just…
Human resources has always been an important spoke on the business wheel. But helping employees during the pandemic adjust to working remotely – supporting them with physical and mental well-being resources – and/or creating policies and procedures to keep onsite…
You’d think office politics fell by the wayside when no one was working in the office. But schmoozing, backstabbing and manipulation live on in these days dominated by remote work. Granted, it's less less intense, researchers found. Regardless of where…
Heads up, HR leaders: Your front-line managers have tough questions about leadership, and they're afraid to ask. Why wouldn't they ask, you wonder? It's often because they fear the questions are insensitive, complaint-like or naïve. Liz Uram, trainer, speaker and…
HR leaders need to continue to communicate important messages to employees so they can adapt through the changes that lie ahead. Sure, some fear and uncertainty have passed since the pandemic hit. But the importance of communicating increasingly complex information…
Find it difficult to collaborate with a remote team? You aren't alone. About 40% of managers don't feel confident in their ability to manage and collaborate with their remote team, a Harvard Business School study found. And almost 20% of…
The most effective managers aren’t necessarily those who have the most naturally talented team of people. Instead, managers who excel are those who get people to work together more productively, to get each member of a team to do his…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, you have had to do more with less. Your budget may have been cut and you need to figure out how to get a big bang for your buck on your Training & Development (T&D) efforts.…
Zoom gloom? Teams troubles? Skype snags? Video conferencing can be more frustrating than it is productive. Businesses hold more than 11 million video conferences each day in the U.S. It's critical HR leaders and managers get them right because poorly…
Balancing between caring personally and challenging colleagues directly during the pandemic is more important than ever, as many employees find themselves being informal coaches/mentors for one another. We’re listening to “ZOOMed” stories that can be hard to hear and responding…
Who is a valuable employee at your organization? Any good list will include informal leaders, because even though these colleagues lead without a title, they are more vital than ever before. In our data-hungry workplaces, managers have to get more…
