At the moment of writing, there were over 68,000 cases of the COVID-19 virus reported in the USA, with the states of New York, Washington, and California … Read more
How HR Professionals Can Advance Their Career
Now is a great time to work as a human resources (HR) professional. It’s a jobseeker’s market, and employers need skilled professionals who can staff a … Read more
Overstepping HR Boundaries: New Ways To Manage An Employee In Crisis
What happens when something traumatic in an employee’s life — a close relative dies or a child gets seriously ill — how can HR help? Kim Hamer, HR … Read more
Is It Time to Go? 3 Considerations If You’re Looking for a New HR Job
Well, you’re finally doing it! Pulling the trigger! Taking the plunge! You’ve committed to looking for a new human resources job. Perhaps you have found … Read more
Finding Data for People Analytics Might Take You on a Safari
At the heart of most people analytics work is data pulled from the HRIS. HR professionals struggle with this for two reasons. One reason is that in a … Read more
Flexibility Is the Hidden Key to Workplace Happiness
Let’s face it: most employees are not happy at work. In fact, research from Gallup shows that 85% of them around the world are disengaged. That creates a … Read more
Report: HR Executives in Healthcare Say Retention More Important Than Recruitment
A recently released survey by The Workforce Institute at Kronos International found that 9 out of 10 respondents believed retaining top employees was more … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Coronavirus Prep for HR
Fears over COVID-19 or, as it colloquially known, coronavirus is gripping the nation. The pandemic is affecting both international and domestic travel, … Read more
Don’t Ignore Your Older Workforce During Technology Change
The digital revolution is changing the way we do business at a staggering rate. Often when it comes to changes in technology, workforce planning processes … Read more
Report: Organizations Reimagine the Strategic Role of Employee Incentives
Incentive, rewards and recognition programs, long disjointed, even haphazardly administered, are beginning to coalesce into reasoned and organized … Read more
Want to Reduce Turnover? Start With Training
While most employers expect and plan for a certain level of employee turnover, the operational, cultural, and financial impacts are significant and … Read more
From Personnel to Employee Experience: How History Has Shaped HR
Something is broken in HR, from how we show up for people to how we show up for our organization. If you want to fix it, you have to understand who HR is … Read more
Start With Analytics Problems Instead of Desired Insights
In Wanda Wallace’s book “You Can’t Know It All” she quotes a mentor telling an aspiring executive “I can’t help you if you don’t come to me with a … Read more
Don’t Risk Losing Talent Due to Unfair Compensation
The best way to show employees you value their work and contributions is by compensating them in a fair and transparent way. While this may seem like the … Read more
Don’t Kill Your Continuous Listening Program Before It Starts
There has been a lot written lately about how frequently organizations should ask employees for their input. An article in Harvard Business Review speaks … Read more
Great HR Is No Longer Enough
If you want to be an innovator, a creator, the person who leads the company, then “It’s not OK to just be doing great HR.” That is the … Read more
Don’t Be Ashamed to Sleep At Work
In today’s DisruptHR video, Matt Adam takes the stage to speak in praise of sleeping on the job. In next week’s DisruptHR presentation, he … Read more
Your Data Analytics Initiatives Need a Human Counterweight
Meaningful information has become critical for companies that are jostling for relevancy and competitiveness in the digital age. The ability to synthesize … Read more
At Anthem, GivingTuesday Was a Way to Engage Everyone In Corporate Social Responsibility
According to the 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer survey, 67% of respondents expressed an expectation that prospective employers will “join them in taking … Read more
Younger Workers Fear Layoff More Because They Are Prepared Less
It’s so common for high-profile CEOs to receive gigantic payouts as they exit a company that we have a term for it: “golden parachute.” For most employees, … Read more