As millions of workers have transitioned into working from home over the past few months, state and local governments have, in turn, issued COVID-19 … Read more
Six Steps to Rework How You Manage Remote Employees
Prior to the emergence of COVID-19, many organizational leaders were resistant to the concept of employees working from home exclusively or even … Read more
4 Tactics to Speak Up and Hold the Floor Long Enough to Make Your Point
When others conclude that you rarely speak up, your career stalls. The ability to command attention and build a case are attributes closely associated with … Read more
How Unions Can Survive the Digital Age
Trade unions have largely been portrayed as a negative influence in the digital age, especially, with the encroachment of AI-driven entities in the … Read more
How Gen Z Employees Can Give Organizations a Technological Boost
There are currently five different generations inhabiting the workforce: Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z. While … Read more
HR Famous Podcast: Is Your Company Ready for RTW?
In episode 15 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Jessica Lee and Kris Dunn come together to discuss Tim’s extravagant Southern … Read more
Weekly Wrap: A Different Type of Employee Screening
As the reopening conversation continues in earnest, one of the key safety measures concerns how we keep asymptomatic, but infected, employees away from … Read more
Experiment With Equity: How COVID-19 Is Forcing HR Leaders Adapt for the Better
As a long time executive coach (over 20 years), I have clients in a variety of organizations–many in technology. I have noticed some changes in my … Read more
Does LXP Actually Mean Anything?
HR professionals struggle to keep up to date with their field and that is triply true for HR tech professionals. There are always new features, new … Read more
How to Help Employees Who Are Depressed or Suicidal
Dr. Lorna M. Breen, a top ER doctor who treated virus patients in a Manhattan hospital, recently died by suicide. According to her father, her job treating … Read more
Employee Occupational Health: The Heroes Behind the Heroes
Most healthcare organizations have an employee occupational health (EOH) office that supports team members, new hires, and the overall healthcare … Read more
Answering HR’s Top Questions About Masks and the Workplace
As companies plan to reopen, we’re getting lots of questions about how to prepare for workers wearing cloth face masks, as advised by the CDC and now … Read more
SHRM Officially Announces Cancelation of the 2020 Annual Conference
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) today announced that their annual conference this year is canceled. The move was speculated on for weeks, … Read more
Remote Work Isn’t the Time to Overlook Engagement and Connection
Microsoft recently set the standard for prioritizing company connectedness in a time of fully remote work. The tech giant managed to pull off a historic, … Read more
HR Famous Podcast: The Gen Z Job Search and Recruiter Outplacement
In episode 14 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Jessica Lee, Tim Sackett, and Kris Dunn are joined by Tim’s son Cameron and HR … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Will Safer Workplaces Get a Brand Boost?
As people start to evaluate trips outside their home with consideration for the level of exposure risk, The New York Times used anonymized cellphone data … Read more
Compassion and Communication: This Moment Will Define Your Business for Years
The world is navigating uncharted territory, and a new normal is emerging. All of us are having to adjust to the way we live at levels we would never have … Read more
To Talk or Write? A Critical Communication Decision—Part 2
Last week’s column presented seven reasons to write rather than talk to your employees, suppliers, and strategic partners: Allows time to re-read and … Read more
HR Famous Podcast: Airbnb Pays New Grads Not to Show Up Until 2021
In episode 13 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Jessica Lee, Tim Sackett, and Kris Dunn try to defeat boredom and come together … Read more
M&A Secret Weapon: Retaining Talent and Customers While Delivering Results
Over the past decade, the consolidation of retail stores has become an everyday occurrence. Consider that retailers announced approximately 9,300 store … Read more