In HRchat episode #210, we consider how HR leaders can create impartial work practices. Our guest is Geoffrey O. Williams, Founder at GOW and former Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Thomson Reuters.
HRchat Interview with Nancy Vitale: The Art of Creating Great Places to Work
In HRchat episode 208 we consider the elements needed to design an exceptional work environment. My guest is Nancy Vitale, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Partners for Wellbeing, a boutique People and HR advisory and consulting firm that is dedicated to bringing holistic wellbeing to organizations, enabling them to be great places to work for […]
HRchat Interview with Jess Von Bank: The Shift to Making Work Flexible
In episode 207, we look ahead to the first InnovateWork event in the Twin Cities with one of the event speakers, Jess Von Bank. Jess is a 17-year industry veteran and impassioned evangelist of the modern employee experience. As both a former recruiting practitioner and an expert in bringing HCM vendor solutions to market, Jess strives to […]
The Cost of Absenteeism and Presenteeism to Your Bottom Line
What does absenteeism cost a company? Well… and presenteeism? As a manager, director, or executive, you’ve likely run into the issues of presenteeism and absenteeism in the workplace. Why? Because they’re both prevalent in the working world, no matter what size company or team we’re talking about. Apart from addressing the root causes of why […]
Understanding Generation Z in the Workplace
Why We Need to Stop Talking at Generation Z and Starting Listening In about the year 1450, clergyman John Mirk coined the phrase that ‘children should be seen and not heard’. It’s a stretch to call the GenZers coming into the workforce ‘children’ but there’s still an echo in the modern workplace. Look at most […]
HRchat Interview with Stephen Shefsky: How Skills-Based Hiring Tech is Changing Ways We Recruit
In HRchat episode 206, we consider the ways companies are moving away from traditional methods of assessing candidates and the technologies to save time and money while better matching candidates with the right roles.
Event Preview: InnovateWork Twin Cities
At 1 CST on September 23rd, speakers and attendees from across the Mid West will come together at InnovateWork Twin Cities to be educated, engaged, and inspired about innovating in our rapidly changing workplace.
HRchat Interview with Andy Spence: Blockchain and HR
In HRchat 205 Andrew Spence, shares his thoughts on an increasingly decentralized workforce and how it will impact organizations and HR departments. “As work unbundles” explains Andy, “it will be reconstituted into new forms and also refresh some older ones (that) we are more familiar with.”
Four Ways to Help Remote Workers Thrive at Home
Companies can help reduce the stress on employees working from home. Here are four steps employers can take to help meet the challenges of a remote work environment.
Top 7 Ways for New Managers to Improve Team Performance
How to Improve Team Performance Becoming a manager means a lot of responsibility. Not only are you responsible for your own decisions and your own performance, but you’re also responsible for the members of your team. Your style of management and your actions reflect on their work. On the one hand, it means that their […]