Tag: HR Leaders

Faces of HR: Adam Weber on Courage, Conviction, and Believing in Yourself

Meet Adam Weber, Chief Evangelist at 15Five, a performance management platform. 15Five’s platform combines coaching and manager training, 360° performance reviews, in-depth engagement surveys, and more to help HR leaders deliver better business outcomes. Weber also previously co-founded Emplify, an employee engagement measurement platform, and Bluebridge Digital, a mobile app platform. He sold the companies […]

How Technology Can Address the Growing Safety Concerns of Frontline Workers

There’s a serious disconnect in the frontline workspace. Many businesses are unaware that over 58% of employees believe the risk of being physically harmed on the job is rising. Additionally, 40% of them reported an increase in concerns about personal safety just in the last year. They no longer feel safe.  There are a few reasons that […]

Faces of HR: Chelsea Searan on Using an HR Lens to Better Your Organization

Meet Chelsea Searan, Human Resources Lead at Instant Financial, a free platform that allows businesses to offer employees earned wage access. Through Instant, employees have free real-time access to the money they have earned but have yet to be compensated for. Before joining the organization, Searan served as HR Manager at a third-party logistics company. […]

Faces of HR: Courtney Bass Sherizen on Accountability and the Power of HR

Like many of the HR professionals we feature in this column, Courtney Bass Sherizen didn’t always work in HR. She started her career as an 11th-grade English teacher with Teach For America. From there, Sherizen segued, not only founding a Beijing-based travel consultancy but also landing acting roles in Chinese soap operas. “I actually consider […]

Addressing Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing in Remote Settings

The ability to work remotely has been a big boon for both employees and organizations. COVID-19 accelerated experiences in working virtually for a significant portion of the workforce. But, while the digital age has powered the ability to work remotely, and conveniently, from virtually anywhere, as the boundaries between professional and personal lives have blurred, […]

How HR Leaders Can Use Technology to Better Navigate the Hybrid Workplace

HR leaders are facing a new type of workplace: a hybrid environment where employees work both in the office and remotely. This forces HR leaders to adapt to maintain cohesive teams. It’s not always clear how to deal with this changing landscape, leaving many leaders frustrated because all technology seems to do is make their […]

Faces of HR: Best of HR Leadership

As we prepare to kick off HR Leadership Week here at HR Daily Advisor, this week’s Faces of HR column celebrates you, the HR professionals who continue to help move the needle forward in the industry! The past few years, HR leaders have played a critical role in helping their organizations navigate not only the […]

How HR Can Build ERGs to Help Introverts Thrive

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) play an important role in fostering inclusivity and a sense of belonging at organizations. What isn’t discussed as often is the role that human resource leaders play in helping ERGs thrive. At 84.51°, a retail data science, media and insights company, I launched ITOPiA, an ERG, or what we call a […]

How Soft Skills Make Employees and Leaders More Open-Minded

The 2005 global merger between Chinese and U.S. tech giants Lenovo and IBM was no simple matter. The companies knew differences in Western and Eastern leadership styles posed an obstacle to unity. Rather than simply allowing the dominant company to set the tone, they embarked on a revolutionary process to take the best of the […]

Faces of HR: Lorraine Ortiz on Helping People Realize Their ‘Why’

Lorraine Ortiz has nearly 25 years of HR professional and executive coach experience in nonprofit, corporate, health care, and higher education. Throughout her impressive career, Ortiz has held several executive roles, including Vice President of HR at Riley Children’s Health, Director of HR—Retail Division at Goodwill Industries of Central and Southern Indiana, and Vice President […]