A think piece – for increasing awareness of the potential negative problems associated with using gender pronouns. Encouraging or requiring the use of gender pronouns has recently been enthusiastically supported by many corporate DEI leaders. Unfortunately, I have found that their enthusiasm has not been tempered or supported with sufficient …
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The Downturn Is Coming – So Monitor These Factors That Predict Upcoming Layoffs (A checklist for predicting when layoffs will occur at your company)
Minimize your own “employment insecurity issues by predicting when your company will lay off. A smart employee knows what to look for and, with little effort, identifies the many warning signs that reveal when a layoff plan is receiving serious consideration. And with early warning, the employee will have enough …
Read More »Are Costly HR Solutions Making Employees Too Expensive? (The Business Case For Replacing Them With Robots)
Labor costs are up 4.2%, the biggest gain in 20 years, so employees are becoming an expensive option. This think piece is designed to get you to reconsider your “who does the work” options Yes, we are experiencing an extremely rare event where employee costs are soaring while, at the …
Read More »Roe v. Wade – Where To Expand Your Support For Impacted Employees (A guide to corporate actions for supporting employees with unwanted pregnancies)
58% of workers are women, so disruptions in their lives will hurt productivity, hiring, and retention. And given the publicity that a woman’s right to choose is now receiving. You must assume that your female and male employees and your customers will be watching closely to see if their company …
Read More »Stop – Don’t Choose Remote Work Without Reading This (The top 10 career advantages from working “in the office”)
I estimate that in-the-office workers get up to 50% more career-building options than remote workers. Therefore, if you are ambitious, an innovator, or hope to become a leader in your current organization. It’s time to realize that until you make a commitment to “come into the office” full-time. You are …
Read More »Employers Beware – A 4-Day Workweek Creates A Multitude Of Problems (Here’s a long list of them)
It surprises most that a 4-day/32-hour workweek creates a problem for every hour worked under it. Let me state upfront that if you have a giddy Pollyanna attitude toward a four-day workweek, this article is not for you. Yes, the 4-Day/32-hour workweek is one of the hottest new trends in today’s …
Read More »Knowing The Business – The #1 Driver Of Performance In HR And Recruiting
This comprehensive guide to “knowing the business” will jumpstart both your performance and your career.
Read More »Staff Shortages And Turnover May Be Caused By Your Pre-Omicron Sick Leave Policies
Antiquated sick leave policies can wrongly encourage sick workers to come in or staff shortages because healthy workers stay home.
Read More »Mispronouncing The Names Of Diverse Candidates – A Stealth Diversity Killer
Mutilating unusual names may seem inconsequential, but it hurts diversity hiring, both now and in the future. In today’s talent marketplace, every organization is fighting to hire as many diverse and international candidates as they can. Unfortunately, many of these candidates have names that are unfamiliar to most US hiring …
Read More »After HR…
Covid drove HR into a death spiral, so HR work must shift to the COO’s office.
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