To say the U.S. job market did an about-face last month is an understatement. Many employers went from aggressively recruiting talent to suddenly planning … Read more
Managing Team Emotions During a Crisis
As a part of the research team at SAP SuccessFactors, I was already well accustomed to working on an entirely remote team by the time of the COVID-19 … Read more
Updates on Leave Provisions for Coronavirus-Related School or Daycare Closures
Our April 6, 2020 post, 20 Need-to-Know Provisions for Employers from the Department of Labor (DOL) temporary regulations, alerted employers to a … Read more
3 Creative Approaches to Corporate Fitness Programs during COVID-19
Working from home has never been more simultaneously common and challenging. And while this is the “new normal” for the time being, work is very different. … Read more
To Talk or Write? A Critical Communication Decision (Part 1)
The US has just come through a political minefield—most referencing texts, emails, phone calls, and meetings as proof of either guilt or innocence, … Read more
Getting Digital in a New Era of COVID-19
I often have to check my calendar to remember what day of the week it is now. Not that I’m complaining. I’m fortunate to be able to work from home, unlike … Read more
How to Keep Newly-Remote Workforces Learning Continuously
COVID-19 is a challenge unlike any of us have faced before, and that includes HR leaders: the largest global remote working experiment ever attempted is … Read more
The ROI of Internal Networking and How It Leads to Retention
When it comes to strategic networking, one of the areas in which organizations struggle is internal networking, i.e., strategic relationship building … Read more
HR Famous Podcast: Getting Paid Not to Work
In episode 12 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Jessica Lee, Tim Sackett and Kris Dunn come together to talk quarantine watching … Read more
Is Your Boss a Bernie or a Biden?
There are politics. And then there are office politics. We watch the former from afar – absorbed or disgusted; involved or dismissive; charged up or opted … Read more