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 …
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After HR…
Covid drove HR into a death spiral, so HR work must shift to the COO’s office.
Read More »Need Applicants? Fear Of Covid Is The #1 Cause Of Applicant Resistance
Realize that recruitment messaging can mitigate this "fear of contracting COVID."
Read More »Rethink Returning To The Office – Instead, Increase Remote Worker Innovation
Remote workers haven’t been as innovative… that’s a problem because new pandemic challenges demand it. Most executives don’t realize that there is only one primary justifiable business reason for purposely maintaining a 100% on-site workforce. And that is a laser focus on their need for continuous industry-leading innovation. But, unfortunately, …
Read More »Action Required – A Disgruntled TVA Worker Blasted His Workplace, So Why Do You Still Have A Single Disgruntled Employee On Payroll Today?
You know you have disgruntled workers and the damage they’re doing, yet your HR fails to drop them? Can you explain this failure to act?
Read More »Update Your HR Metrics For The SEC’s Human Capital Reporting Rules
The SEC now requires listed firms to report their human capital metrics publicly, so this topic should be our #1 HR issue. However, few in HR seem even to be aware of these new requirements. No less the tremendous impact that these new public reporting requirements will have. Already in effect, the new SEC reporting rules will force HR to focus on identifying, quantifying the impact, and then publicly reporting each of its major human capital initiatives.
Read More »Convincing Your Employees To Take The COVID Vaccine – An Idea Checklist
There may be no hotter topic among executives and HR staff today than how to ensure that each of your employees is quickly vaccinated for COVID-19.
Read More »Surprising Talent Management Predictions For 2021
In addition to the obvious 2021 talent trends related to Covid, remote work, diversity, etc., plan on changes in other off the radar talent areas. Here are 10 quick predictions in areas that are often not even considered by HR and management leaders. HR’s shift toward paternalism will backfire. There …
Read More »The Softening Of HR – Why Isn’t Workforce Productivity HR’s Top Priority?
Unfortunately, the pandemic has further softened HR to no longer focus on workforce productivity. I call this disturbing trend “the softening of HR” because instead of workforce productivity, numerous soft issues have become the dominant HR issues.
Read More »Ready for an HR shock? Compare Your Workforce Productivity To Every Competitor
Apple’s workforce is 9x more productive than IBM’s, and wouldn’t your CEO be mad if your productivity lagged behind that much within your industry?
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