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The 2025 quitting wave is coming. How can employers retain their best talent?
As dissatisfaction rises, Stephan Meier writes, businesses must ask themselves: Are they prepared to retain their best talent before it's too late?
Stephan Meier • Dec. 13, 2024 -
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What makes a great people manager?
The industry’s best leaders have a high level of emotional intelligence, writes a construction consultant.
Chad Prinkey • Nov. 14, 2024 -
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Is favoritism at work illegal?
Woods Rogers attorneys offer a playbook for investigating employee complaints about favoritism.
Leah Stiegler and Emily Kendall Chowhan • Nov. 13, 2024 -
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My career success started with an apprenticeship
New Jersey ironworker and business leader Joseph Merlino says that young people need more paths to the trades.
Joseph N. Merlino • Nov. 8, 2024 -
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Supreme Court poised to weigh in on legal test for FLSA exemptions
The High Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case that could have implications for employers nationwide.
Robert Quackenboss and Tyler Laughinghouse • Nov. 4, 2024 -
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What the Mayfield ruling means for overtime exemptions
To prevent costly consequences, employers must proactively review employee classifications, writes Lee Jacobs, a partner at Barclay Damon.
Lee Jacobs • Oct. 23, 2024 -
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How HR can avoid algorithmic discrimination when using AI
HR leaders can take proactive steps to establish organizational standards and processes for using AI in hiring, writes Melanie Ronen, partner at Stradley Ronon.
Melanie Ronen • Oct. 15, 2024 -
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6 traits HR leaders can focus on to build a humanistic brand
While the pandemic elevated HR’s value, many HR leaders are so focused on strategy and administration that they’re missing an opportunity to connect, Jim Horn writes.
Jim Horn • Sept. 13, 2024 -
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Now is the time to put equity front and center — not sideline it
SHRM dropped the “E” from its DEI messaging and suggested the HR industry “not get lost in an argument over a letter of the alphabet.” But CHRO Heather Peters says letters and words matter.
Heather Peters • Sept. 11, 2024 -
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7 issues to consider when conducting layoffs
Employers should be aware of their rights and obligations in these difficult situations and plan carefully, write Tamsin Kaplan and Michelle Cassorla of law firm Davis Malm.
Tamsin Kaplan and Michelle Cassorla • Sept. 6, 2024 -
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Putting people first: How L&D can lead AI transformation
Experimentation with AI tools presents exciting opportunities for innovation — but also great risks, writes Peter Hirst of MIT Sloan School of Management.
Peter Hirst • Aug. 27, 2024 -
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How to train new leaders in ethical decision-making
Ethical decision-making is not found in a rule book, but if leaders are expected to practice these principles, they must be equipped, writes Shanda O’Dennis of Friends Services Alliance.
Shanda O’Dennis • Aug. 19, 2024 -
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4 ways recruiting leaders are investing in AI
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the world of recruiting by automating tasks, enhancing candidate experiences and elevating recruiter capabilities, writes Gartner analyst Jackie Watrous.
Jackie Watrous • Aug. 9, 2024 -
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How to make managers more effective
Real coaching is a matter of guiding people past the inhibitors to change that may hold them back, writes one human capital consulting executive.
Michelle Dix • July 31, 2024 -
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Heading off bias in your AI-embedded employment tools
AI permeates more deeply in your HR decision-making tool kits than you might realize. From a risk management standpoint, knowing how to correct for unintended bias can help.
Corey Gildart and Joe Knight • July 26, 2024 -
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Biden’s ‘passing of the torch’ spotlights corporate succession planning
Though turnover at the White House is of a different magnitude, there are significant legal concerns for aging company leaders in the corporate world, attorney Jonathan Segal said.
Jonathan Segal • July 26, 2024 -
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3 tips for finding motivated, passionate talent
To find the right talent to advance the company’s mission, recruiters need to distill that mission down to a single, key trait, writes the CPO of Devoted Health.
Leslie Brunner • July 22, 2024 -
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What not to write in job postings
Job ads can serve as prime vectors for discrimination claims if employers aren’t thoughtful about them, write two management-side attorneys.
Emily K. Chowhan and Leah Stiegler • July 17, 2024 -
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Mental health benefits at work are getting better. Here’s how we can go further.
Congress must invest more and act soon to reauthorize telehealth extensions before it’s too late, argues the director of health policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Anna Vredenburgh • July 3, 2024 -
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Help employees save for retirement and pay back student loan debt — simultaneously
As of January 1 this year, employers have a new way to help employees meet these challenges, writes Mary Moreland, executive vice president, human resources, at Abbott.
Mary Moreland • June 20, 2024 -
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Why engaging Gen Z LGBTQ+ employees is paramount to companies’ future workforces
Ignoring the Gen Z LGBTQ+ workforce's growing needs could mean millions in increased turnover costs and a shrunken talent pool, writes Mitch Berlin, an EY executive.
Mitch Berlin • June 17, 2024 -
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The US has a severe labor shortage. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit can help.
Today’s economic climate presents a unique bipartisan opportunity to rethink and strengthen the country’s approach to workforce development, writes Misty Chally of the Critical Labor Coalition.
Misty Chally • June 13, 2024 -
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‘Office Space’ turned 25 this year, but its lessons on whistleblowers are as relevant as ever
Justin Lugar, an attorney with Woods Rogers and a former assistant U.S. attorney, offers steps HR can take to avoid Initech’s fate.
Justin Lugar • May 22, 2024 -
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Navigating the noncompete ban: HR strategies for protecting employers’ interests
Transform this challenge into an opportunity to build a more dedicated, motivated and stable workforce, advises Carly Holm, founder and CEO of Humani HR.
Carly Holm • May 17, 2024 -
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HR is uniquely positioned to elevate employer branding
Decide what you want to be known for and then tell your story, writes Orlando Ashford, chief people officer of Fanatics.
Orlando Ashford • May 16, 2024
