It’s no secret that employee retention is more challenging than ever, but Jen Fisher, Deloitte’s first well-being officer, shares some tips in this article from LinkedIn by Phyllis Furman. Below is a summary of some of her suggestions that may help you improve your employee culture and strengthen retention. What’s Broken? Although most employees have […]
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Corporate and IT heavyweight IBM has created a novel solution to recruiting and retention that’s beginning to pay dividends. Switching to a skills-based model, IBM is pioneering the birth of the “new collar” worker. Mastufa Ahmed with People Matter Global shares his discussion with Obed Louissaint, Senior Vice President, Transformation and Culture at IBM, here. […]
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LinkedIn’s 2022 Global Talent Trends Report found here illuminates changes in how people view work and what they expect from their jobs. With uncertainty being the prime characteristic of daily life, a global re-evaluation of values has come about. So what’s the primary trend? People now want to know how to fit work into their […]
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Earlier in 2021, many major companies announced plans for a mandatory return to the office, even disincentivizing remote work. But as described in the WSJ article Surging Covid-19 Puts an End to Projected Return-to-Office Dates by Peter Grant, a new strategy is required. Article highlights follow. Lessons Learned There’s a fundamental problem setting deadlines around […]
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Hiring in 2022 will continue to be a challenge, requiring HR departments to increase their ability to acquire and onboard more efficiently than ever. Some points from Roy Maurer’s article from SHRM.org are below, but you can see the full article here. Challenges Related to the Pandemic Similar pandemic-related challenges include “health and safety concerns; […]
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Whatever you say on the internet will be held against you forever. Although a downside, it does make tracking annual predictions much easier. Below are three top predictions for the workplace from 2021. So how did the industry do? Remote/Hybrid Work 2021 showed a hard push towards normalcy after the Delta surge. Finally, however, Omicron […]
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Article Spotlight: Business Has a New Favorite Buzzword Remember before the pandemic when we had deadlines, office lunches, and water cooler gossip? But now, as in-office culture restarts, stops, circles back, and starts again, business buzzwords have changed to match the times. So fittingly, or perhaps maddeningly, a new word has emerged that describes business […]
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Every cultural revolution has a mythology all its own. Derek Thompson of The Atlantic shares three myths tied to the great resignation summarized below. See the full article here. Myth 1: The Great Resignation is about quitting. The air isn’t simply escaping the balloon. According to Thompson, “One problem with the term Great Resignation is […]
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How many times have you aspired to “hit the ground running” on a new project or as a new hire? How many times as a recruiter have you heard aspiring candidates vow the same performance? According to a recent LinkedIn article, LinkedIn COO Dan Shapero says, “Some of the best, most transformative people we’ve hired […]
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Somehow it’s almost 2022. There is hope despite two novel waves of COVID, the Great Resignation, and jobs reports that keep saying things could be better. Lauren Hansen identifies the Top 10 Paying Remote IT Jobs in 2022 in her article for CIOinsights here. Three appear below. The takeaway? Don’t put your best business blazer/pajama […]
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