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What Would Lincoln Do?

By Catherine Moreton Gray, JD, Managing Editor   When Abraham Lincoln was president, he selected his cabinet very carefully. In fact, they represented the best of the best, and, in some cases, they were Lincoln’s starkest rivals. His ability to assemble such a team, according to historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, led to some great successes.

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9 Essentials Your Workplace Learning Apps Need in 2019

Mobile learning will continue to trend upward at a staggering pace inside and across workplaces in 2019, and it is currently projected to be worth $37.6 billion by 2020. And one of the mobile learning trends that will dominate in 2019 in particular is app-based learning.

Why You Should Add an Inclusion and Diversity Program Manager to Your Bench in 2023

We’ve heard a lot about companies’ growing interest in hiring chief inclusion and diversity officers (CIDOs). CIDOs are allocating budgets, mapping out goals, and building programs for inclusion and diversity (I&D) that will impact all employees. According to Glassdoor, I&D executive and leadership roles have more than doubled since June 2020. And according to LinkedIn […]

The Employee Happiness Index and What it Means to You

In recent years, the corporate world has witnessed myriad changes, from the rise of remote work to the Great Resignation. However, a new trend, termed “The Great Gloom,” is emerging, painting a concerning picture of the global workforce’s well-being. According to the first-ever Employee Happiness Index by BambooHR, a cloud-hosted software for HR, employees are […]

Ask the Expert: Can an employee take FMLA leave to go to a hypnotist if his doctor recommends this to help him quit smoking?

January 7, 2011 It is unlikely that the FMLA would cover leave for hypnosis as part of a program to quit smoking. First, smoking is not an underlying serious health condition. The definition of a “serious health condition” includes an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves either inpatient care (i.e., an […]

Nonfinancial Motivation for Employees in a Shifting Work Environment

As the world continues to adjust to the pandemic, companies worldwide are facing drastic challenges and embracing dramatic changes. Flexibility is the core pillar of building and maintaining an effective operational performance. Those who have managed to shift their work to the digital realm are now facing even bigger challenges.

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What is the Workflex in the 21st Century Act?

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) worked with input from HR professionals and with Congress to help create the Workflex in the 21st Century Act, which was introduced in the House of Representatives in early November 2017.