‘I appreciate you’: Why Ted Lasso is a masterclass in mental health leadership

The show has “started to destigmatize and demystify the reality of mental illness in the workplace,” an attorney told SHRM attendees this week.

By Kate Tornone • June 14, 2022

SHRM22 live roundup: Day 1

The first day of the massive HR conference made one point clear: Employees have full, complex lives, and they need to be treated as such. 

By Emilie Shumway • June 13, 2022

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A deep dive into the future of work

With shifting employee expecations and the sudden ubiquity of AI, uncertainity is the only certainty in the future of work, workforce experts say. But there are steps HR can take to cope.

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How HR can navigate polarizing topics at work

Alexander Alonso, chief knowledge officer at SHRM, broke down how HR can help de-escalate, rather than ramp up, conversations about taboo topics at work.

By Emilie Shumway • June 12, 2022

'Put on your scientist goggles': Why HR should embrace workplace experiments

Avoiding the preacher, prosecutor and politician mindsets — and embracing the perspective of a scientist — can help employers make necessary shifts, organizational psychologist Adam Grant said.

By Emilie Shumway • June 10, 2022

How one CEO's background in ethics informs her leadership style

For Articulate CEO Lucy Suros, who recently gave employees a $4,500 bonus to offset inflation, employee happiness and business success go hand in hand.

By Emilie Shumway • June 9, 2022

Meet the pro who built an HR department during the pandemic

Maggie Smith learned a few key lessons during her first year at Traliant, collecting both tips for other HR pros and reminders for her own professional journey.

By Katie Clarey • June 6, 2022

Short on good candidates? 3 ways to navigate a shallow candidate pool

Your hiring teams are not powerless. You can still hire the right candidates for your most pivotal roles, with an appropriately agile approach.

June 6, 2022

An alternative approach: Performance coaching vs. progressive discipline

Automating the best parts of two differing approaches to performance management.

May 31, 2022

Tips to reel in Gen Z, from a LinkedIn recruiter

Many entry-level jobs ask for years of experience unrealistic for an entry-level candidate, according to LinkedIn recruiter Madison Vitug.

By Caroline Colvin • May 19, 2022

5 time management strategies for HR professionals

Surrender the goal of ever achieving "work-life balance," said LaShawn Davis, founder of The HR Plug.

By Caroline Colvin • May 18, 2022

Birthday party panic: On managing anxiety in the workplace

In a story that went viral, an employer recently learned an expensive lesson after allegedly ignoring a worker's anxiety disorder.

By Emilie Shumway • May 16, 2022

Wayfair CPO shifts to CFO, chief administrative officer role

HR pros, who often have strong leadership skills and high emotional intelligence, can be model candidates for C-suite roles, according to one executive search firm.

By Kate Tornone • May 16, 2022

How to prepare for automated hiring tool bias laws

The use of AI to sift through resumes or assess performance could expose organizations to notification and audit requirements, starting in New York City. 

By Robert Freedman • May 13, 2022

Blizzard Entertainment aims for systemic change with first VP of culture

The embattled studio hired Jessica Martinez to create a more "diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture."

By Caroline Colvin • May 12, 2022

Notification fatigue is tanking productivity, report says

Asana's Anatomy of Work report touched on email concerns, notification fatigue and other worries surrounding "work about work."

By Caroline Colvin • May 9, 2022

Envoy's new At Work survey reveals how to get hybrid employees to choose the workplace

Eighty-eight percent of companies have taken to using incentives to get their employees excited to go back to the office. But what's really working?

May 9, 2022

Demand for hybrid work may be behind record-high attrition

HR can act by leading efforts to shift culture around hybrid work and helping leadership to understand the value of it, according to Gartner.

By Ryan Golden • May 5, 2022

Despite hurry to hire, employers overlook workers with resume gaps

Caregivers, older workers, workers with disabilities and workers with criminal backgrounds each bring unique skills but face barriers to opportunity.

By Ryan Golden • May 4, 2022

OSHA wants to make injury data public, but employers fear a PR nightmare

The agency has extended the comment period for an additional 30 days, to June 30.

By Carla Bell and Kate Tornone • Updated May 24, 2022

5 musts for an effective automated employee separation process

Employee offboarding experiences have major impact including reaching future employees.

April 25, 2022

An HR approach to employee journey mapping

Human resource professionals and organizational leaders must intentionally construct a positive employee experience for the benefit of employee and employer alike. This requires a thorough understanding of how key moments in the employee lifecycle affect the employee experience.

April 25, 2022

Survey: Almost all HR pros are burned out — and many are thinking of leaving

While HR has been expected to deal with the fallout of the Great Resignation, department leaders have sometimes felt lost in the shuffle.

By Emilie Shumway • April 22, 2022

Onboarding falls short on team-building, intro to culture, survey says

Employers may be able to enhance onboarding procedures by lengthening timelines and using different kinds of events, Eagle Hill Consulting said.

By Ryan Golden • April 20, 2022

Can marijuana testing policies keep up with legalization?

"Back then the argument was that it's illegal," DMEC lead Terri Rhodes said. "Well, now you don't have that argument."

By Caroline Colvin • April 19, 2022

EEO-1's nonbinary reporting gap puts HR in 'a very uncomfortable situation'

Cassie Whitlock, the HR lead at BambooHR, talks compliance and how the EEOC makes trans inclusion difficult.

By Caroline Colvin • April 18, 2022