Workforce Planning

Distractions like high commute costs and the Ukrainian war lower productivity and hurt retention/recruiting.

Learn why a unicorn recruiting function can end its talent shortage, while every other function suffers with one.

Low vaccination rates and the Delta variant mean that some locations must postpone their return to work.

Preventing turnover is doable. You can ID 95% of those likely to quit and then prevent 78% of likely quits!

As “exceptional workers” are forced back to the office, employers with 100% remote jobs will dominate recruiting. Note: This article is designed for a quick scan Yes, the year 2021 will go down in recruiting history as the best in memory for recruiting exceptional talent away from elite employers. This …

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, …

Few managers are prepared for the overload of post-COVID vacation requests to become their #1 operational problem soon Alert: Expect a high volume of pent-up and overlapping employee vacation requests this summer. Because one survey showed that 92% of Americans didn’t take or postponed a vacation last year due to …

During this pandemic, many “hidden gems” of talent can be found among employees in the retail and hospitality industries. In fact, it’s an amazing once-in-a-lifetime recruiting opportunity.

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?

This election will likely have HR impacts on diversity, unionization, paid leave, healthcare coverage, D&I training, and recruiting. And because it is better to be prepared than surprised, you should begin thinking about these changes even today.