How do you measure a year?

It’s a question asked in the Broadway play Rent, but it is also one I have been pondering myself.

Somewhere around five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes ago from writing this post, I was preparing to fly to Cleveland, Ohio to speak at the Northern Ohio SHRM Conference. The impact and implications of Covid-19 were just starting to hit the 24 hours news cycles. I remember being unsure if the conference would happen, as things were a bit up in the air in...

At some point in the hopefully not too distant future, employees will start returning to work in the physical workplace instead of working remotely from their homes. Just as the transition from the workplace to home represented a significant shift, returning to the workplace won’t be without its challenges.

Here’s how to set your employees up for successful re-entry.

Help employees mentally prepare to return to work.

Give employees some time to prepare to return to the workplace.  After all, the pandemic already showed that employees could be just as...

As the curtain falls on the infamous year 2020, recruiters face an increasingly challenging climate. Close to 60% of companies have hiring freezes in place and many have downsized during the pandemic.

Meanwhile, global talent shortages are at an all-time high. More than one-half of the companies in the world are unable to find the skills they require. So, how does a recruiter help to fill skill gaps with fewer job openings?

A New Model: Optimizing Internal Talent

We need to rethink the way we work because the old ways...

We are going through a blurry, timeless world where any processes, defined roles, and responsibilities can increase team cohesiveness and productivity. Equally, leaders can benefit more from leadership routines to improve performance.

Virtual leadership routines are essential for three reasons:

1. They help connect better with team members and motivate them without losing track.
2. They are the glue for consistent and intentional leadership fostering trust. An intentional leadership, “the process of deciding in advance how we want to be perceived by those we lead,” can contribute to aligning behaviors with the
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