By: Erin Patton for SHRM, Photo by Mimi Thian on Unsplash Is your communication consistent, clear, timely, simple and purposeful? This is how attendees at the 2019 Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Talent Conference & Exposition described "effective communication" to speaker Jennifer Currence, SHRM-SCP, president of consulting firm The...
By: Briana Carlesimo for DynamicHR, Photo by Eugene Zhyvchik on Unsplash It's never too early to start planning - and, let's be honest, the holidays always end up creeping up out of nowhere. One day, you're laying out by the pool, sipping on a lemonade, and the next you're...
By: Kathryn Moody for HR Dive, Photo by William Iven on Unsplash What do you do when you have "literally no humans to sell to"? You go back to the drawing board, Kat Cole said during her keynote at Workhuman 2019. Kat Cole, now the COO and president of North America...
By: PEO Compare, Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash We are in the midst of a war for talent that has revolutionized the way companies recruit, both internally and externally. Particularly in areas like IT, healthcare, and transportation, the shortage of qualified workers makes it difficult for companies to...
By: Jen Colletta for Human Resource Executive, Photo by Nik Shuliahin on Unsplash We are in the midst of a global mental-health crisis. In just the last decade, anxiety diagnoses have ballooned by 20 percent and depression by 15 percent, while a recent Harris Poll found more than three-quarters of U.S....
By: Marlene Satter for Benefits Pro, Photo by Status Quack on Unsplash Amazon is venturing ever deeper into the health care field with six new HIPAA-compliant skills for its voice assistant Alexa. According to Venture Beat, the skills can perform such actions as assisting caregivers to deliver team updates and checking...
By: Tom Starner for HR Executive, Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash When C-suite executives ponder the traits they will need to succeed in the months and years ahead, two critical areas rise to the top: societal impact and talent development. According to Deloitte’s second annual Success Personified in the Fourth...
By: Susan Hunt Stevens for Forbes, Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash With unemployment at 4% and 71% of employees saying they're open to leaving their jobs, employee engagement has become a strategic imperative for leaders. Yet, based on a recent survey my company conducted with 1,700-plus full-time U.S. employees , more than 60% of...
By: Briana Carlesimo for DynamicHR, Photo by Kaitlyn Baker on Unsplash Thanks to Rep. Pete Lucido of Shelby Township, cyberbullying is officially considered a misdemeanor in Michigan. If found guilty, the crime is punishable by 93 days in jail or a fine of up to $500 - or even...
By: Carol Patton for Human Resource Executive, Photo by Ariel Besagar on Unsplash Twenty-five years after the publication of Bob Nelson’s best-seller 1001 Ways to Reward Employees, the author says some companies still fall short at employee recognition. But Nelson’s advice on how to change that may seem counter-intuitive. “Don’t do another...