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4 Common Recruiting Challenges And How To Overcome Them

by Bruce MarableOn June 29, 2022 0 comments

It's no secret that recruiting challenges continue to be one of HR's top priorities. From the stories our colleagues share with us about crazy competition, poaching employees from other companies, and salary offers out of the range of their budgets, it reminds me of the current real estate market! Candidates are "selling" their talent just like people are selling their homes. Candidates are demanding top-tier salaries just like home sellers are demanding top prices for their homes. Bidding wars and increasing costs...does it feel like a misalignment of value? And how do...

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Elon Musk's Illusion of Control Undermining Tesla’s Future

by Dr. Gleb TsipurskyOn June 28, 2022 0 comments

Elon Musk recently demanded that all Tesla staff return to the office full-time or “pretend to work somewhere else.” This authoritarian, top-down approach rooted in mistrust and false assumptions goes against best practices reflects an illusion of control that will undermine employee productivity, engagement, innovation, retention, and recruitment at Tesla.

One of Musk’s false assumptions is that employees “pretend” to work from home. Research using both surveys and behavior tracking shows that remote work results in higher productivity. More recently, academics demonstrated a further increase in productivity in remote work, from 5 percent in the summer of 2020 to 9...

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The 12 Biggest HR Trends in 2022

by Brett FarmiloeOn June 27, 2022 0 comments

What is the biggest trend HR is facing and will face in the future?

To help you recognize the biggest trends facing HR, we asked small business owners and HR leaders this question for their best insights. From adopting remote work policies to transitioning into a culture of trust, there are several HR trends to be aware of for 2022 and beyond.

Here are...

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Sparrow: Managing Every Aspect of Employee Leave

by Deborah HanusOn June 27, 2022 0 comments

Sparrow is a 2022 WorkplaceTech Accelerator (WTA) cohort member. The WTA is a premier program for all things future of work and is powered by SHRMLabs (SHRM’s innovation lab and venture capital arm). Our inaugural 8-week virtual accelerator program is currently underway and is designed to scale up early-stage, growth-driven startups dedicated to elevating HR and solving today’s most pressing workplace challenges. We asked each of the six cohort members to share their story in their own words. 

Sparrow is the first high-tech, high touch leave management solution to help...

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Learning Snippets from #SHRM22

by Anish Aravind On June 23, 2022 0 comments

Background:

Earlier this year, in April to be precise, I got the exciting news about me being selected to be part of SHRM22Influencer squad, set up by the social media team of Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM or SHRRM as they say in the US). I considered it to be a special honour to be the only person based in India to be part of this elite gang and was really excited about the opportunity to be back at an SHRM Annual conference for the 8th time.

The buildup

Days flew...

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Major League Hacking (MLH): Empowering the Next Generation of Developers

by Alba KingOn June 23, 2022 0 comments

Major League Hacking (MLH) is a 2022 WorkplaceTech Accelerator (WTA) cohort member. The WTA is a premier program for all things future of work and is powered by SHRMLabs (SHRM’s innovation lab and venture capital arm). Our inaugural 8-week virtual accelerator program is currently underway and is designed to scale up early-stage, growth-driven startups dedicated to elevating HR and solving today’s most pressing workplace challenges. We asked each of the six cohort members to share their story in their own words.

MLH helps with hiring early-career...

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From “Retirement” Plan to “Financial Independence” Plan

by Don MacQuattieOn June 21, 2022 0 comments

My 30+ year professional career has been dedicated to helping employees get to and through retirement. The long-time formula hasn’t changed very much: save with discipline, invest, repeat. Then, spend time on the beach. However, at a time when we’re competing to retain and recruit key talent, I’m wondering if the traditional view of retirement plans has changed. Is it outdated?

Don’t get me wrong, particularly in a world where private sector pension plans are hard to come by, it’s in the best interest of our country and its workforce...

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#SHRM22 – A Call for Mental Health Support

by John BaldinoOn June 21, 2022 0 comments

1 in 4. If you were to have a one in four chance of winning the lottery, you would play. Those chances are a no-brainer.

Those same odds represent the number of employees who feel hopeless today.

That is a hard sentence to type. 25% of our employee population struggle with some sense of hopelessness. At the SHRM Annual Conference, these numbers were shared with the roughly 13,000 attendees. Staggering to us all. We were also acutely aware that the numbers are likely worse since many may not want to divulge their...

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PODCAST: SHRM's Chief Knowledge Officer on Building Better Workplaces

by Christopher BjorlingOn June 21, 2022 0 comments

Hot on the heels of the SHRM 2022 Conference and Expo in New Orleans, the latest episode of the People and Performance Podcast features SHRM's Chief Knowledge Officer, Alexander Alonso, PhD SHRM-SCP.

SHRM's research has reported that stifling certain types of speech leads to...

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unboXt, inc: How We Provide Leaders with the Tools They Need to Retain and Engage Current Employees

by Hakeem AtwaterOn June 21, 2022 0 comments

unboXt is a 2022 WorkplaceTech Accelerator (WTA) cohort member. The WTA is a premier program for all things future of work and is powered by SHRMLabs (SHRM’s innovation lab and venture capital arm). Our inaugural 8-week virtual accelerator program is currently underway and is designed to scale up early-stage, growth-driven startups dedicated to elevating HR and solving today’s most pressing workplace challenges. We asked each of the six cohort members to share their story in their own words.

HR leaders are unsung heroes within organizations. They...

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