Today in the US, it’s Veteran’s Day. And it brings some of the best job news for veterans in years. From an unemployment rate that at one time … Read more
Don’t Ignore What People Say Just Because It’s What People Say
Qualitative data can be tough for evidence-based professionals because the whole idea of evidence-based management is to get away from opinion and focus on … Read more
‘Intentionality’ In Hiring Is How We’ll Solve the Gender Gap
The gender gap in the workplace is a complicated (and often depressing) phenomenon to unpack. The World Economic Forum reported in 2017 that for the first … Read more
A New Way of Achieving Organizational Development Change
Progressive organizations routinely look for an edge over the competition to enable increased market share, fertile revenue streams and sustainable growth. … Read more
Want Your Employees to Get More Done at Work? Get Them Out of the Office!
Empowering people to deliver excellent work is one of my greatest passions as Lucidchart’s vice president of people operations. In this pursuit, we, like … Read more
Workers Report Behavior But Fear Retaliation and Doubt It Will Be Investigated
In the wake of #MeToo, employees have been emboldened to report inappropriate, illegal and unethical behavior. A survey by my company, HR Acuity, found 56% … Read more
Survey Shows How Little Leaders Know About Their Temps
His elves may be the most depended-on workers in the world. But how does Santa Claus keep track of them all to achieve maximum productivity? If he’s … Read more
20 Ways to Keep Your Workers
Do you remember when job-hopping was an immediate resume red flag? A list of short-tenured positions with different companies implied a candidate’s … Read more
3 Technologies to Improve the Employee Experience
While most companies are focused on improving the customer experience (CX) for all the right business reasons, the leading ones are discovering a secret … Read more
HR Is Under Pressure to Change. What’s Stopping It?
HR is in the midst of a significant change. In fact, HR executives themselves aren’t quite sure what the future holds – a new report from Sage People found … Read more