By now, everyone should know that most employees’ annual goals are horribly uninspiring. For instance, in the study Are SMART Goals Dumb?, we … Read more
Why your ESG efforts must recognize employees as stakeholders
Corporate Social Responsibility – what used to be know as CSR (an area well and truly the domain of HRDs), has evolved. Today, the acronym that everyone is … Read more
Are you having a laugh? (and if not, why not?)
It’s often said laughter is the best tonic – which is why one comedian is on a mission to convince HRDs that they should be building in official chuckle … Read more
Is your recruitment strategy costing you talent?
Over the last few years, HR journalists have coined the terms “The Great Resignation,” “The Great Reshuffle,” and, most recently “The Great Breakup.” … Read more
Boeing staffer wins 747 (million dollars); firms accused of hiring just to hit DEI targets
This week's round-up of HR news that caught our eye includes the incredible story of one lucky Boeing employee. Plus: Why US office occupancy rates are way … Read more
Are HR professionals managing their own burnout?
With six in ten US workers admitting they experience at least moderate levels of burnout – a figure that is up by 52% compared to the previous 12 months – … Read more
Who’s afraid of ChatGPT?
In a test by a reporter for the New York Times, a version of ChatGPT professed its love for him and tried to convince him to leave his wife. Although this … Read more
Stop making candidates jump through so many hoops
Here’s a question: How long should it take to make a new hire with confidence? I ask it for a very good reason. Increasingly it seems like the number of … Read more
Managing layoffs with empathy (while maintaining company morale)
With all the signs that recession is simply a ‘when’ rather than ‘if’ question, it’s hardly a surprise that we’ve started to see a huge surge in layoffs … Read more
Fed staff told to delete TikTok from work devices; Paid sick leave is ‘good for business….
In this week's HR news round-up, federal staff are given 30 days to delete TikTok from their work devices, while new data supports the value of paid sick leave. Read more