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The hottest issue in HR is overcoming the current labor shortage, which exists despite the last month’s hiring boom, and presents troublesome issues for CEOs and CHRO leaders. Last week’s US Department of Labor (DOL) job report showed a shocking…
Read More Hot hiring numbers belie the need for strong HR practices
There is an irrefutable link between organizational culture and profitability. Organizations with more collaborative, learning, and agile cultures have 22 percent higher profitability than those with static cultures, according to InnovationOne, LLC. Gallup shows even bigger numbers. Although Gallup's’ expertise…
In today’s tight labor market and with digital technologies changing the skill sets needed by employees, every organization needs a talent strategy for its workforce to ensure profitable growth. Organizations with a good talent management strategy can attract, align, motivate,…
Read More Talent strategy is a must for today’s labor shortage
Organizations are resorting to relentless cost-cutting and lean sigma during these volatile times. Their goal is to improve their operations, but they’re doing it in a way that alienates employees. Instead, organizations can achieve breakthrough productivity, innovation, and profits by…
Data released last week by the U.S Department of Labor shows there’s a stable, growing workforce with continued strong hiring (216,000 in December) and that salary costs remain rising at a 4.1 percent annualized rate, slightly higher than inflation. These…
Employees who work in organizations with a positive culture are overwhelmingly more satisfied at work and are consistently more committed to their organizations. That was the conclusion of a recent workplace culture study by the Society of Human Resources (SHRM)…
Read More Positive organization cultures lead to more satisfied employees—and more
Data released last week by the U.S Department of Labor shows there’s a stable, growing workforce with continued strong hiring (216,000 in December) and that salary costs remain rising at a 4.1 percent annualized rate, slightly higher than inflation. These…
Three years after the start of the pandemic, the call by CEOs to return to the office is faltering for several reasons. There is no grand “fix” for hybrid working. The ideal solution for each organization will depend on the…
Read More Returning to work is faltering: Seven steps for productive hybrid working
According to news reports over the last decade or so, performance management is on the way out. It has survived after many changes, like dropping forced rankings. Today, some believe it is too anxiety-inducing and the terms “feedback” and “performance…
Read More Trust is essential for performance management feedback
The Labor Day holiday had me reflecting on the future of work. Dramatic changes are forecasted by McKinsey, Korn Ferry and other prognosticators. As is often the case, futurists make predictions of trends that have already begun. In many ways…
Read More Most companies are stumbling with the future of work
