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In ancient mythologies from around the world, it’s common to find gods and monsters bearing multiple heads, and such beings are depicted as formidable and difficult to defeat. It turns out the ancient people were not just creative; they had good business sense too.
In 2017, America and the world saw the emergence of the #MeToo movement. In the wake of the headline-grabbing accusations against high-power movie executive Harvey Weinstein, the #MeToo movement led to hundreds of accusations of sexual misconduct, harassment, and assault against high-profile men across a number of industries.
Generation Z will make up about 20% of the workforce and 40% of consumers by 2020. Here are 5 key differences between Generation Z and Millennials, and our perspective on how these differences will impact your business
Lauren Jackman brings a deeply analytical lens to her role as SVP of Culture, Experience & Learning at Medallia. She leads the charge in ensuring the company’s environment is not just productive, but truly inclusive—a place where people can genuinely thrive. Jackman is focused on ensuring that the strategies behind employee experience and learning are rooted in […]
A new North Carolina law offering protections against negligent hiring and retention claims is set to take effect December 1.
Video content is an increasingly important method of communication. Global Internet video traffic is forecasted to be 82% of all consumer Internet traffic by the end of 2022, while 18% of consumer Internet traffic will comprise consumers browsing websites, reading articles, skimming e-mails, and scrolling through nonvideo social media posts. To attract today’s jobseeker, storytelling […]
According to a recent set of online surveys conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of the University of Phoenix® School of Business, just because your organization offers professional development does not mean employees will participate in it.
Most employers know they need to consider a disabled worker’s request for reasonable accommodations, which could include reassignment to another job. But does an employee’s demand for a particular accommodation trump your seniority rules? Not in most cases, according to a new U.S. Supreme Court decision that brings needed clarity to this question. But the […]
An employee may think the grass is greener in a new job on the other side of the fence. Once in the new position, however, he may start longing for the good old days in his old job. What to do with such an employee can put an employer in a quandary. Recently, a group […]
Were you one of the many employers that brought workers back in late spring, only to furlough or lay them off in early summer due to rising rates of the coronavirus? If so, you’re not alone, but now that your workers have been furloughed again the next question becomes: when can we really bring them […]