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Helping Employees Navigate a Natural Disaster

When natural disaster strikes—whether fires, hurricanes, or other forms of disaster—communities often step up to support neighbors, family, and friends. But there’s another source of support that can be valuable and impactful for employees impacted by a natural disaster: employer support. A Unique Form of Aid Employers, and their HR leaders and managers, can help […]

Dispelling 3 Myths About Women Leaders

Despite the growing number of women in executive roles, persistent myths about female leadership continue to influence how women are perceived—and promoted—in the workplace. According to new findings from Hogan Assessments, these assumptions have little basis in fact and remain a major barrier to gender equity in leadership. Hogan’s research draws from more than 18,000 […]

DOL Leadership in Place, Future Less Clear

With the confirmation of Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Secretary and Keith Sonderling as Deputy Secretary, the leadership team at the Department of Labor (DOL) is finally in place. However, numerous questions about the department’s future course persist. New Heads Former U.S. Representative Chavez-DeRemer was an unexpected nominee. A Teamster-supported advocate for unions and a rare Republican […]

Strengthening the Leadership Pipeline: Identifying and Developing Middle Managers for Senior Roles

Most organizations are arranged in a pyramid-shaped hierarchy, with large numbers of frontline workers reporting to a smaller group of managers, who in turn report to an even smaller group of directors and VPs, all the way up to a single CEO. Even in organizations that claim to be “flat,” some level of hierarchy is […]

Gen AI: From Distraction to Better Interactions

The rapid rise of generative AI (Gen AI) business applications over the past two years has been exciting. Forty percent of MBA and Master in Management students say they’re already using Gen AI “multiple times a day,” indicating a rising level of comfort with this technology among the next generation of managers. Meanwhile, 85% of […]

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Ask the Expert: Handling Sick Leave Accrual for Multi-State Employees

Q         We have an employee who works at two of our locations in different states. Are they eligible to receive accrued sick leave under both state laws, and should they accrue leave separately based on each state’s requirements? Generally, the geographic location where the work is primarily performed dictates which state’s sick leave law applies. For […]

Catfishing: What You Need to Know

You’ve probably heard of ghosting—a trend where both potential employees and potential employers “go missing” after initially engaging in the talent acquisition process. You may also be familiar with quiet quitting—employees who, while they remain on the payroll, do the minimal amount of work required to keep those paychecks coming. There’s a relatively new business […]

5 Key Actions HR Leaders Can Take When Introducing AI to Their Workforce

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way organizations operate, deliver solutions and make important business decisions. In many ways, it will enable workers to operate more efficiently and make their work lives easier, with recent research finding that 83% of global employees believe it will increase day-to-day productivity and 72% saying it will improve strategic […]

Microsoft’s Future of Work Leader Says ‘AI Is Not a Tool.’ Here’s Why.

Matthew Duncan is serious about this: Don’t call AI a tool. It’s not surprising that this Microsoft exec whose role is designed to challenge the world on the future of work won’t box in or label AI as a tool but, rather, he sees AI as a “mind shift.” When Duncan, Head of Thought Leadership […]

Employers: Capitalize on Your Trusted Role

Each year, Edelman, a global communications firm, conducts a trust survey—the Trust Barometer—to identify and highlight the most trusted organizations, institutions, and individuals, based on the sentiment of thousands of respondents. Their 25th annual survey results will be released in April. One of the things the survey has consistently—and, perhaps, surprisingly—revealed is the trusted role […]