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Keeping Up with Gen Z: Moving Beyond Stereotypes

With Gen Z, born from the late 1990s to the early 2010s, poised to overtake Baby Boomers in the full-time workforce by the end of 2024, employers stand at a significant crossroads. As Gen Z surpasses Baby Boomers in representation, their vocal and values-driven nature is set to transform workplace norms. While Gen Zers bring […]

HRDA Frankly Speaking: Ally’s Reggie Willis on Leading the Five-Generation Workforce

The complexities of leading teams of five different generations were a central focus at this year’s Spark HR 2025, with Reggie Willis, Chief Diversity Officer at Ally Financial, offering invaluable insights. In a session that resonated deeply with HR professionals, Willis explored the profound impact of generational differences on workplace communication and collaboration. His key […]

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EEO Trumps Google Employee’s Free Expression

In early August, Google seized national headlines by firing software engineer James Damore for publishing an internal memo in which he argued that women are inherently worse at technology jobs than men for “biological” reasons. In addition to the important societal issues Google’s action implicates, it raises interesting labor and employment law questions about how […]

How to Deliver Criticism in a Productive Way

It’s great to be able work with colleagues who have the ability, mentality, and commitment to work together achieve collective goals. Although it’s rare to find anyone actively sabotaging a project or completely blowing off responsibilities, mistakes do happen, and certain habits or behaviors can produce poor results. These problems need to be addressed, but […]

What to Do When You Choose to Be INconsistent

In yesterday’s Advisor, we discussed the role of consistency in fighting off discrimination lawsuits. Today, when you might want to appear inconsistent, and an introduction to the very timely ADAAA Boot Camp. In some situations, you’re not going to want to be consistent. You are going to want to make an exception. For example, your […]

How the Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In

Corporate culture and leadership expert Gayle Watson reviews How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In, the newest book by Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t and Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies author Jim Collins. I just finished reading Jim Collins’ new book, […]

Maintaining Hiring Compliance on a Thin Budget

The COVID-19 pandemic has put hiring and talent management programs front and center, as many employees across nearly every industry have been impacted by remote work, furloughs, and layoffs. To stay afloat, many organizations are continually reshaping staffing plans and may need to make further budget adjustments as 2021 unfolds.

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Overcoming the L&D Digital Blind Spot

It’s no surprise that digital technology has become a foundational element in workplaces of all types and sizes. Virtually every industry has been impacted by technological advances in both good and challenging ways.

Vaccine Passports: Privacy Risks, Implementation Problems

Since the onset of the pandemic, the concept of COVID-19 “passports” has been a recurring and controversial component in the process of reopening the economy. While it has become perhaps commonplace in the hospitality industry, proving vaccination status may soon be a de facto requirement for millions more U.S. workers—not just those working in customer-facing […]

Stop Being an HR Terrorist

Yesterday’s Advisor featured consultant Tim Sackett’s What the CEO Wishes HR Would Do. Today, his 6-step program for HR managers. How is HR a terrorist? HR tends to use the law as a hammer, Sackett says. “No you can’t do it; it’s against the law.” A better approach is, “Yes, you can do it, but […]