If you talk, and it seems like no one is listening, the problem could be you. While managers know they need to communicate with more clarity, they often overwhelm others with information -- and underwhelm them with the actual message.…
Leadership & Strategy
In many organizations, workforce planning still follows a familiar pattern. A business need arises, a requisition is opened, and HR teams begin the traditional recruitment process to find and select the best full-time candidate. While the fundamentals of hiring haven’t…
Widespread uncertainty and rapid policy shifts during the first year of Trump 2.0 have been a “roller coaster for employers,” according to a new report from the Littler Workplace Policy Institute (WPI). To gauge employer concerns amid this uncertainty, WPI…
You need to say No, but you hate doing it. After all, your boss might think you're lazy. Or your colleague might think you're unhelpful. Your employee will resent you. Or the client will believe you don't care. Your friend…
Company all-hands meetings present great opportunities to provide clarity and connection. For fully remote organizations, the stakes are especially high. These annual gatherings are strategic culture touchpoints -- rare occasions for leaders to reinforce alignment, belonging and shared purpose across…
Companies, HR pros and employees around the world can use International Women’s Day as a catalyst for workplace equity. The annual recognition day is March 8, but it can be celebrated the entire month. The holiday is focused on celebrating…
Employees quit for a lot of reasons these days, but there's one that causes the most quits: bad bosses. jobsAlmost half of employees who quit their job in the past year say they actually loved their job but couldn't stand…
A federal judge in New York ruled from the bench that documents an individual created using generative AI and sent to his lawyer were not protected by attorney-client privilege. The decision appears to be the first federal ruling of its…
The road to team success is a lot like the one to hell. Both are paved with good intentions. While you mean well in all you do, some leadership tricks you use actually compromise results. That's what researchers found out…
Nearly a quarter (22%) of employees who witness harassment never report it. But among those who do, 38% say they were dissatisfied with their employer’s response. The data highlights a trust gap that shapes whether employees speak up at all.…
ICE activity is again drawing widespread attention, with enforcement actions that carry direct implications for employers. An ICE visit is no longer a theoretical risk – it’s a real-time event that can disrupt operations and demand immediate decisions. In those…
Learning Management System (LMS) platforms were originally designed to manage required employee training. Today, that definition is starting to fall apart. As part of the broader HR technology landscape, LMS platforms now sit closer to talent decisions, workforce planning, and…
Ask anyone to tell you about a toxic boss, and you might as well sit down for a while. There are a LOT of stories about bad bosses. And even though good bosses -- those like you, of course --…
As HR leaders, you are responsible for shaping the policies and practices that become the culture of your company. You set the tone for how people carry its mission forward. But while many leaders think authority is their greatest tool,…
New managers are usually excited, optimistic, determined -- and terribly unprepared. No one wants to be the new manager who fails. Nearly half of them are at risk of failure, according to research from Gartner. Even worse, new managers often fail…
HR technology buying often stalls at the same point. The demo lands. Everyone agrees the current system isn’t working. The meeting wraps without next steps, and the purchase drifts into “let’s revisit this later.” A week later, HR is still…
