Lolly Daskal

JUNE 21, 2022

Business always includes an element of unpredictability, and agility and flexibility are enduring requirements for successful leadership. But more than ever before we are operating in uncharted waters, and building long-term success in business and leadership means not just implementing new methods but creating a whole new mindset. When change comes this hard and fast, those of us who practice leadership need to move beyond working to complete the tasks before us and achieve the goals we’ve set.

Diversity 145

Diversity Operations Implementation Leadership Development 145

BetterUp

JUNE 21, 2022

Jump to section. Lack of connection hurts all workers. Your career needs you to connect more, too. Workplace connectedness: What’s your type? What to do to boost your connectedness. If spending hours seeing colleagues’ faces over video isn’t making up for the feeling you used to get after a good day in the office, you’re not alone. Though we now know a lot more than we did before about things like Zoom fatigue that zap us of energy in new and complex ways, there’s another piece to the puzzle.

Energy 143

Energy Onboarding Manager Benefits 143

Get Lighthouse

JUNE 21, 2022

Knowing how to build rapport is the foundation of forming any great relationship. Having something in common with another person instantly builds a connection that makes us human; we have big brains because humans are social creatures designed to build and maintain many relationships so we can work together. Why it's so important to build rapport with your team.

Travel 136

Travel Manager Employee Engagement Education 136

Forbes Leadership

JUNE 21, 2022

Along with their C-suite peers, CFOs have treated cybersecurity and data privacy as top strategic priorities for several years. Regulators are embracing a similar approach and CFOs need to be ready. The CFO’s expertise is especially needed as organizations address 7 cybersecurity-related challenges.

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Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

Benefits

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2022

As AI becomes ever more embedded in people’s lives, effective communication with stakeholders can define a product’s success — or failure.

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Ed Batista

JUNE 22, 2022

My clients occupy demanding professional roles that often involve navigating high-stakes situations under conditions of uncertainty, so it's no surprise that a theme in my practice is how to cope with the resulting stress. And the risks are real, with large amounts of money, career prospects, and entire companies on the line--and yet it's almost never the case that actual lives are on the line.

Benefits 130

Benefits Energy Accounts Manager 130

SHRM Organizational Development

JUNE 21, 2022

1 in 4. If you were to have a one in four chance of winning the lottery, you would play. Those chances are a no-brainer. Those same odds represent the number of employees who feel hopeless today. That is a hard sentence to type. 25% of our employee population struggle with some sense of hopelessness. At the SHRM Annual Conference, these numbers were shared with the roughly 13,000 attendees.

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AIHR

JUNE 21, 2022

Recently, Harvard Business Review (HBR) published an article on people analytics titled “ Are People Analytics Dehumanizing Your Employees? “ In the article, the authors provide a bleak and one-dimensional view of people analytics that, if not seen in context, will damage the field and dilute the current and potential contribution that people analytics can make to HR.

Benefits 133

Benefits Business Analysis Diversity Human Resources 133

Forbes Leadership

JUNE 24, 2022

In addition to issues of retention, teacher stress has a direct impact on student achievement and classroom behavior challenges. It’s a crisis that we, as a society, can’t afford to ignore.

Retention 126

Retention Education 126

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2022

The 40 million Americans who’ve rented out their services to platforms like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash may be canaries in the coal mine of the new world of work.

Manager 126

Manager 126

Speaker: Jeremy York

2024 has tested every organization, and 2025 promises no less - the warning signs are everywhere. If you’re relying on superficial approaches to diversity, you might find yourself scrambling to catch up. Thought diversity - the fuel for new ideas, fresh perspectives, and disruptive innovation - is more than a buzzword. It's a survival strategy. And if you’re not building it into your workplace culture right now , you’re heading for trouble.

Diversity

Chief Outsiders

JUNE 22, 2022

From the world of “shocking but true”: There are real, actual companies out there that are turning away revenue. Literally, they have customers shaking fistfuls of dollars in their direction and walking in the opposite direction. Before you shake your head, thinking this is blasphemy, the stark reality is this: You, too, could be guilty of the same offense.

Revenue 120

Revenue Marketing Retention 120

AIHR

JUNE 23, 2022

Providing a good people experience to your workforce enables your organization to perform and serve your customers better. What exactly is people experience, how does it differ from employee experience, and how can you improve people experience at your organization? Let’s dig in. Contents What is people experience? Why is a good people experience important?

Onboarding 118

Onboarding Benefits Accounts Implementation 118

Forbes Leadership

JUNE 24, 2022

The notion that it is discrimination to deny religious schools a share of taxpayer dollars is the hammer that just keeps busting holes in the wall separating church and state.

Education 122

Education 122

Thought Leaders LLC

JUNE 22, 2022

Laying out your organization’s strategic plan can be overwhelming. Follow these steps to keep your strategic planning process simple and effective. . Strategic planning is an inherently simple process. There are some major tools and steps that you’re going to follow as you pull together your strategic plan. . First, you need to set direction and stay in a lane.

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Strategic Planning 112

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Todd Wuestenberg

Employee recognition has often been deemed a "feel-good" initiative, tied closely to rewards. While we understand its importance, we tend to associate recognition with intangible outcomes like engagement and sentiment, rather than direct impacts on retention and high performance. In today’s workplace, the true ROI of recognition lies in its ability to regenerate tangible, business-driven results.

Retention

Chief Outsiders

JUNE 21, 2022

You spend countless hours, and endless resources, to encourage your sales team to dump leads into the top of your sales funnel, with the hopes of squeezing them through the tiny orifice at the bottom. Once those precious few fall out the bottom and onto your client rolls, now what? With an overheated market, dogged competition, and an enlightened consumer that is more fickle than ever, how can you make sure all of that effort is worth it?

Sales Funnel 115

Sales Funnel Sales Sales Marketing 115

Association Now Leadership

JUNE 20, 2022

Distrust at the top can be surprisingly common at associations, and enduring, one researcher found. Fixing it requires both long- and short-term planning. When it comes to the relationship between an association CEO and the board chair, trust is critical. But what do you do when that trust is lacking? Dr. M. Louise Walters, founder and CEO of the consultancy the Leadership Center, recently completed her PhD thesis research on CEO-board chair relations at 501(c)(6) business leagues [PDF].

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Forbes Leadership

JUNE 22, 2022

Our minds are designed to identify potential dangers and pitfalls, but when you’re always looking at the worst-case scenario, that innate skepticism can harden into cynicism and a bleak outlook that is hard to lose.

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Thought Leaders LLC

JUNE 23, 2022

Our reader poll today asks: How rigorous is your succession planning process and execution of it? Extremely — we know who’s going where next and execute the plan well 5.24%. Very — we know where most people are headed and generally execute the plan 20.95%. Somewhat — we know where key players are going but don’t always execute 33.50%.

Succession Planning 111

Succession Planning 111

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

Scaling

Refresh

JUNE 22, 2022

The Final episode of Season 6 of the On the Job podcast is now available! The On the Job podcast series shares inspiring stories about the pursuit of work. Jobs give us a connection to our community and the ability to provide for ourselves and our families—On the Job presents interesting stories about the way people work and what it means to be employed.

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BetterUp

JUNE 24, 2022

Jump to section. Is neurodiversity the new normal? Advantages of neurodiversity in the workplace. Accommodations for neurodiverse employees. How do you manage a neurodivergent employee? How to build a neurodiverse workforce.

Inclusion 110

Inclusion Manager Diversity 110

Forbes Leadership

JUNE 21, 2022

Students who don’t read well or lack crucial vocabulary often face unnecessary obstacles—not just in reading but also in math.

Education 136

Education 136

15Five

JUNE 20, 2022

With the rapid technological and cultural changes our society has experienced over the last few decades, the old leadership styles leftover from the industrial age are no longer effective. The role of managers and business leaders today is moving away from one of control and authority towards more of a position of support and empathy. Though most organizations today are on board with this modern approach to management, not every person put into a leadership position has the skills or emotional i

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ROI Manager Leadership Development Benefits 109

Speaker: Andrea Wuchiski

In an era where a workforce spans multiple generations, HR managers and Total Rewards leaders face the unique challenge of designing benefits packages that cater to diverse employee needs. This session will delve into how comprehensive fertility benefits can bridge generational gaps, support employees’ health, and enhance workplace satisfaction. Join us for an insightful session that highlights the strategic importance of fertility benefits in today’s competitive job market.

Benefits

Refresh

JUNE 20, 2022

In the current employment market, hiring managers and recruiters are working overtime to find qualified candidates to fill open job orders. But what are they looking for? In a past poll question, we asked what “red flags” leaders are overlooking to find employees, yet to build a talented team you need specific characteristics needed. In May, we asked our readers what’s the number one characteristic they look for in a candidate.

Recruitment 110

Recruitment Education Marketing Manager 110

Association Now Leadership

JUNE 23, 2022

As COVID numbers decline, more offices are bringing workers back. Leaders should expect some pushback, and make fresh plans to accommodate. Call it normality anxiety: As COVID-19 numbers (knock wood) trend downward and more organizations call their workers back to the office, employees who’ve been working from home for much of the past two years have a new stressor.

Retention 107

Retention Diversity Accounts 107

Forbes Leadership

JUNE 19, 2022

If you've ever uttered the phrase, "I don't see color," think again. That phrase is one of the least productive phrases in the anti-racism struggle. When Black and Brown people hear this tired refrain, this is what we're thinking.

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Diversity Inclusion 113

Zenefits

JUNE 23, 2022

The vast majority of employers in the United States offer paid time off, including sick leave. So, the question is not whether you provide sick leave but rather how much. If you don’t offer enough sick days, it can hurt your attraction and retention rates. But if you provide too many sick days, it could erode your bottom line. Various factors influence how many sick days an employer should provide, including applicable sick leave laws.

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Government Administration Banking Benefits 105

Speaker: Hanh Nguyen

In today’s ever-changing world, HR professionals often find themselves juggling conflicting priorities - especially when external factors seem out of their control. As we traverse the unpredictable waters of the current political and economic landscape, we find ourselves at a crossroads. For HR leaders, understanding how these external forces shape our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts is crucial.

Inclusion

BetterUp

JUNE 21, 2022

Jump to section. Enabling a trusted partnership. What is business coaching? Soft and hard skills development. Business coaching results. Is business coaching a “must have"?

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Manager 105

Alison Green

JUNE 23, 2022

This post, coworkers and clients won’t stop commenting on my arms , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I am a program director for a very public-facing, often-busy, and somewhat-high-profile mobile health services program. Half of my day is spent mostly outdoors at rotating pop-up sites for which I have long-term relationships with the host, and half of my day is spent in-office.

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Manager 104

Forbes Leadership

JUNE 19, 2022

Norfolk State’s Rayquan Smith has partnered with 69 brands, and pocketed a five-figure sum, in the 12 months since the NCAA began allowing athlete sponsorships.

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Thought Leaders LLC

JUNE 20, 2022

If you’re not mindful of the direction your life is headed, you might end up somewhere you’re unhappy with. Be deliberate and intentional about where you’re headed. Answer this set of four questions to get a better sense of your direction. Today’s post is by Donna Stoneham, PhD, author of The Thriver’s Edge ( CLICK HERE to get your copy).

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Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover

The world of work has fundamentally changed. The series of waves that the pandemic began have rippled through the Great Resignation, quiet quitting, the Great Regret, and other eloquent phrases that boil down to the same thing: people aren’t engaged at work or enabled to perform at their best. The truth is that engagement and enablement is more important than ever, but how we do it is the critical differentiator for many organizations.

Performance Management