As people start, stop, and start again to return to the workplace, they are likely to see large-scale changes. Such changes will be especially paramount in … Read more
How to Make Your Turnover Data Actionable
We may not often turn to economists to help us think differently about decisions we make about people, but I believe there are lessons to be learned. … Read more
You’ve Been Warned: Navigating the WARN Act During the Pandemic
This article is a WARNing to all employers when navigating furloughs, layoffs, terminations, and other unfortunate effects of COVID-19. The federal Worker … Read more
Rebooting Internal Talent Mobility
HR encourages managers to have career conversations with their direct reports. This is a nice idea. Unfortunately, when an employee asks, “What’s next in … Read more
International Workforce Management in the Era of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the international workplace and international employer-employee relations in profound ways. As employees now work from … Read more
HR Famous: Why HR Generalists Are Winning During Covid-19 & Salesforce Parental Leave
In episode 29 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee discuss how HR generalists are rapidly … Read more
Smart Reorganization in a “Hair on Fire” Environment
As the COVID-19 crisis drags on, HR professionals are forced to reorganize their workforce on an almost weekly basis. The word that best describes their … Read more
Do You Have a Post-Pandemic HR Plan?
In this new era of work, we are faced with new challenges in managing and rewarding talent. As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold over the last few months, … Read more
How Efficient Are Your People Practices?
In a Covid world, the old efficiency rules don’t apply. The ways of working that organizations established to make the most of their resources and grow … Read more
Hacking Your Workforce to Align It With New Business Strategies
An unexpected market force like COVID-19 can translate into knee-jerk reactions with the immediate need to safeguard and survive. After the initial shock … Read more
Use Today’s Crisis to Prepare for Tomorrow’s Crisis
At the beginning of 2020, few companies had a pre-established pandemic plan in place. It was a crisis that almost no one saw coming, and one that many … Read more
Organizational Design: Why It’s Needed in Transitional Times
A deep understanding of your workforce is needed to face the new normal, but it can be hard to grasp with many companies reducing and shifting staff each … Read more
Workers Staying Put Will Make Jobs Even Harder to Fill
Is talk of a global economic slowdown beginning to worry American workers? That’s one explanation for a Gartner survey finding that a majority of US … Read more
Reduce Turnover By Fixing These 3 Mistakes
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. This is No. 3 of the 708 articles. You can … Read more
Change Management Is a Strategic Skill HR Must Master
Workforce planning is vital to any organization’s future, but the increased speed and continuous nature of organizational change puts additional pressure … Read more
Get Ready Now for the Coming ‘Total Talent’ Workforce
Total talent might not be a term you’re really familiar with, but it’s rising in use and you’re going to see a lot more of it over the next year. More … Read more
How to Manage the Long-Term Absence of Key Employees
There are times in many people’s working lives when, for one reason or another, they can’t work for a while. Sometimes the absence is anticipated — … Read more
The Total Cost of Your Workforce Is Not What You Think It Is
Do you have a detailed and accurate understanding of your total cost of workforce (TCOW)? If your organization is anything like most large businesses, the … Read more
How HR Can Make Budgeting More Precise
Our customers sometimes tell us the stories that led them to seek out a workforce intelligence solution. One such story clearly describes a core … Read more
Using Job Embeddedness Theory to Improve Employee Turnover
A common concern across all industries is employee retention. Though various factors may contribute to turnover among personnel, recent research may shed … Read more