What is your top HR goal, and how do you plan to achieve the goal in 2022?

To help you identify and achieve your HR goals in 2022, we asked HR professionals and leaders for their best insights. From recalibrating and moving forward to increasing retention, there are several goals to consider for 2022.

Here are nine HR goals and how to achieve them:

• Recalibrate and move forward

• Develop employee expertise

• Prioritize employees' mental health and well-being

• Maintain culture
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When we look to build diverse and inclusive workplaces, we sometimes forget to harness one of the biggest forces of change and inclusion: allyships. Let’s start with a definition. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines allyship as “supportive association with another person or group … specifically: such association with the members of a marginalized or mistreated group to which one does not belong.”

As a SHRM HR Knowledge Advisor, I am often asked questions related to building inclusive workplaces and implementing initiatives to increase diversity. Sure, goals and well-worded statements are great,...

These days a lot of professionals can define their jobs using one metaphor: burning the candle at both ends.

After all, the world has been operating in the middle of a global pandemic for nearly two years, forcing everyone to adapt to new, unforeseen circumstances on a daily basis. Many have taken on more projects and more responsibilities while working with less support and fewer resources. As a result, people are diving into their personal energy reserves, becoming quickly depleted—so much so that, according to a recent Korn Ferry...

As workforce demands increase and companies work hard to attract talent, the workplace has become far more competitive, with potential hires holding the cards. Flexible hours, continuing education, company stocks — once tools used only by the most progressive employers — now are commonplace. While we have a way to go, we can point to shifts that acknowledge team members as whole beings with responsibilities, obligations, and interests outside the workplace.

Many companies are engaged in active corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs devoting their resources and time to meaningful causes...