Tag: HR leadership

Retirement Ready: Building a Better Transition Through HR Leadership

By Lorraine Wiseman, Leading the Wise Way Apr 28, 2025 HR Perspectives

Updated: Apr 28, 2025

As America’s workforce continues to age, HR leaders face an unprecedented challenge: supporting the psychological well-being of retiring professionals. While most organizations have robust financial preparation programs, retirement’s emotional and psychological dimensions often go unaddressed, leading to significant wellness concerns for retirees. My recent research with senior leaders who successfully navigated retirement transitions reveals a […]

How Neglecting Culture Hurts Retention, Engagement, and Performance

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Apr 22, 2025 Learning & Development

Updated: Apr 22, 2025

Leaders understand financial debt and technical debt. But many overlook a more subtle, equally corrosive liability: culture debt. Culture debt accumulates when leadership delays difficult conversations, ignores misaligned behaviors, or fails to reinforce company values. It’s not always visible right away—but it compounds. Left unchecked, it erodes trust, weakens engagement, and increases turnover. What Culture […]

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

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Apr 1, 2025 Learning & Development

Updated: Apr 1, 2025

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 […]

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

By Erika Randall, Content Director, HR Daily Advisor Mar 28, 2025 HR Query

Updated: Mar 28, 2025

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 […]

HR Leadership: Four Lessons from 2024 and Priorities for 2025

By Orla Leonard, RHR International Mar 25, 2025 Learning & Development

Updated: Mar 25, 2025

In 2024, HR leaders faced rapid change and played a pivotal role in shaping business strategy and performance. As we move through 2025, HR’s role will continue to evolve. To keep pace, HR leaders must be adaptable, empathetic, and forward-thinking. Below are four key lessons from 2024 and top priorities for this year. Driving Business […]

Faces of HR: Heather Wilson’s Strategic HR at Astrion

By Bianca Herron, Editor, HR Daily Advisor Staff Mar 20, 2025 Faces of HR

Updated: Mar 25, 2025

Heather Wilson, Astrion‘s Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, blends strategic vision with deep service commitment. Her 25-year career, including roles at SAIC and Northrop Grumman, is built on designing talent-driven strategies that fuel growth, aligning with Astrion’s mission. From Navy to HR Discovery Wilson’s HR journey began unexpectedly after her Navy service. […]

Beyond the Finish Line: Tyrese Manigault’s Drive for Employee Engagement at NASCAR

By Bianca Herron, Editor, HR Daily Advisor Staff Feb 21, 2025 Learning & Development

Updated: Feb 28, 2025

For Tyrese Manigault, Manager of Employee Engagement at NASCAR, the roar of the engines isn’t just about the race; it’s about the people. His journey, from youthful dreams of working in the sport to now shaping its internal culture, is a powerful blend of passion, purpose, and a deep-seated desire to connect. “Making an impact […]

Leading With Soul: Think Twice Before Outsourcing Leadership

By Erin McAuley, Springline Advisory Feb 20, 2025 Learning & Development

Updated: Feb 20, 2025

Leadership requires delegation yet it’s crucial that we recognize what should never be outsourced. While it’s tempting to hand off tasks to lighten your load, there are certain responsibilities—especially the more challenging conversations—that must be handled directly by leaders. These moments are opportunities to demonstrate values, build trust, and lead with authenticity. Leadership is about […]

HR Query: What Soccer Teaches About Leadership

By Erika Randall, Content Director, HR Daily Advisor Feb 11, 2025 HR Query

Updated: Feb 11, 2025

Joan Peterson is passionate about three things: the work she does, her family, and soccer. How do those three things interconnect? Peterson explains it all when I sat down to talk with her about her passions and how they inform her approach to leadership development. Joan Peterson is the Vice President, Master Facilitator and Leadership […]

Shaping Workplace Culture: Lupe Martinez-Mujica’s HR Leadership at FirstService Residential 

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Feb 10, 2025 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Feb 10, 2025

Lupe Martinez-Mujica has spent her career shaping workplace culture through strategic HR leadership. As a professional whose early passion for sociology, psychology, and employment law evolved into a focus on fostering diverse, engaged teams, she is now driving meaningful change at FirstService Residential.  From Early HR Passion to Executive Leadership  Martinez-Mujica’s journey into HR leadership […]