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#HRSocialHour Jon and Wendy Talk to Micole Garati

by Wendy R Dailey, SHRM-CP, PHROn October 8, 2019 0 comments

Jon and I had a blast recording #HRSocialHour with Micole Garatti. On the podcast, we discussed The Most Inclusive HR Influencer List, shifting the paradigm of Influencer Marketing programs, and diversifying the Influencers in the HR community. During our conversation with Micole, she made a comment around her favorite movie that made me laugh. She mentioned this genre of movies in a way I had never considered. But looking back, looking through my privilege lens, I realized that my thoughts were very seeped in the privilege of my religion being the dominant religion in the US. What was that...

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Making Sense of It All: How Technology Is Shaping the New HR Agenda

by Mary Kaylor, SHRM-CPOn October 8, 2019 0 comments

Richard Branson is famous for the quote, “Train people well enough so they can leave. Treat them well enough so they don’t want to.” This belief in the value of caring for employees was a prominent theme running through all the sessions at the 2019 Human Resources Executive HR Technology Conference & Exposition last week.

HR technology continues to change at a rapid pace, and it’s important that HR professionals recognize the drivers that are transforming this market. Understanding trends, and using this knowledge to innovate, will enable HR to...

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The Keys to a Successful Open Enrollment

by Mary Kaylor, SHRM-CPOn October 7, 2019 0 comments

Open enrollment is one of the most important times of the year for organizations; however, complex and ongoing changes to health care and retirement plans can create confusion that leads to poor choices. With proper planning, employers can develop communication strategies to help employees make the best selections for their wellness and future financial security.

Communication

Communication is key to a successful open enrollment season. And when it comes to developing a benefits communications strategy that will engage your employees, creating messages that resonate with your audience is critical...

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Bold Solutions For the Widening Skills Gap

by Jeanne MeisterOn October 4, 2019 0 comments

HRPS: What is driving the increase in the skills gap? Why aren’t traditional methods working in closing the gap?

Jeanne: As many as 375 million global workers will need to switch their occupations because technology will make what they are doing obsolete. The pace of change has never been this fast and it will never be this slow again. Digital disruption, artificial intelligence (AI), automation of jobs, and the obsolescence of skills is resulting in a fundamental change in the workplace.

According to our research, Closing the Skills Gap 2019, conducted among 600...

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LifeReady Students: Preparing Our Children For College, Career, and Life

by Thomas J. Gentzel and Johnny C. Taylor, Jr.On October 3, 2019 0 comments

NSBA Executive Director and CEO Thomas J. Gentzel, with SHRM President and CEO.

There is a growing economic crisis in our country that is going largely unnoticed. It threatens our current and future prosperity as individuals and as a nation. Not since the 1930s, just before the Great Depression, have we faced such a daunting challenge: filling good jobs when there are not enough people available to staff them.

There are approximately seven million American jobs available right now, and that number is expected to double in the next five years. The...

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How to Successfully Tackle Difficult Conversations: 6 Dos and Don’ts

by Paul Wolfe On October 3, 2019 0 comments

Difficult conversations are part of life. That makes tackling tough issues with tact and respect an important workplace skill. By cultivating a culture of trust and openness and fostering strong communication practices, you can successfully navigate tricky topics and help your team thrive.

But while that’s easy to say, it’s not always so easy to do. For me, prioritizing frequent, open communication with my team earns the trust of those who work closely with me. A trusting environment goes a long way toward promoting productive conversations.

Here are some dos...

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#Nextchat RECAP: Women in Technology

by Mary Kaylor, SHRM-CPOn October 2, 2019 0 comments

On October 2, @shrmnextchat chatted with @jeanneachille, an HR technology expert, the founder and CEO of The Devon Group, and Chair of the Women in HR Technology Summit, about Women in Technology.

If you missed this excellent chat about how HR professionals can work inside and outside their organizations to attract, develop and support more women in technical careers, you can read all the tweets here or below:

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HR’s Take on ILO’s Global Commission on The Future of Work’s Report 2019

by Karen E. Mitchell On October 1, 2019 0 comments

The International Labor Organization (ILO) launched it's Global Commission’s report on January 22, 2019, with a focus on a “human-centered” agenda for the future of work. The report calls for Governments, employers and workers organizations to reboot the social contract to meet the challenges of the future, and examines issues such as the future of work, work flex, apprenticeships, the skills-gap, diversity and inclusion, among others—to better adjust to the current world of work. The report centers on three pillars of action:

Increasing investment in people’s capabilities
Increasing investment in the

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A Disability Employment Story #NDEAM

by Kelly MackOn October 1, 2019 0 comments

It's happened too many times for me to count. A well-meaning person asks me if I work. It’s automatic. They take one look at my disability and motorized wheelchair, and think: “this person couldn’t possibly work.”

It would be easy to take offense since I have worked continuously and advanced in my career since graduating college (and later graduate school) 20 years ago. But I understand the assumption because it is everywhere in our society. “People with disabilities can’t work / shouldn’t work/don’t want to work.” Or some variation....

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Despite Some Toxic Workplaces, Most Americans Feel Fulfilled at Work

by Trent BurnerOn September 30, 2019 0 comments

When you consider adults spend 90,000 hours of their lifetime at work, and how work impacts or shapes the personal lives of 3 billion people in the world (good, bad or something in between), you begin to realize just how connected our experiences at work—workplace culture—are to our sense of well-being.

SHRM has placed workplace culture at the center of public awareness this month with the launch of three new television commercials, our Workplace Convos & Coffee activation at the Oculus in New York City (happening today!) and the release of a brand-new report, The...

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