4 Ways Companies Can Be Proactive About The Gender Pay Gap
The companies of Silicon Valley tout being some of the most progressive and forward-thinking organizations in the world. However, when it comes to the gender pay gap, it might be all lip service....
View Article2018: The Year of Change So Women Can Thrive in the Workplace
The first step is admitting there is a problem. The next step is figuring out how to tackle it. Apparently when it comes to assessing gender equality in the workplace, we have a big problem with...
View ArticleShould You Rethink Your Policy on Workplace Dating?
In the wake of recent, high-profile workplace sexual harassment scandals in Hollywood and in corporate America, HR pros in companies of all sizes are rethinking their policies on workplace dating....
View ArticleHow a toxic company culture can impact your bottom line, and what to do about it
Is your workplace toxic? The question might sound like it’s coming from Captain Obvious, but a culture breakdown can sneak up on you, little by little, until it begins to feel normal. But it isn’t. A...
View ArticleA Road Map for Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Corporate Culture
Diversity and inclusivity: two things organizations strive for, but few actually achieve. In fact, according to recent research, 71 percent of organizations aspire to have an inclusive culture, but...
View ArticleIs Your Open Office Plan Killing Productivity? Tips to Lessen Visual Noise
Open office settings have taken over corporate America over the last decade. In fact, about 70 percent of U.S. offices have no or low partitions, according to the International Facility Management...
View ArticleMy Take: Hyper-Personalization Meets Legal and Ethical Limits
Human resource departments are only beginning to use hyper-personalization in their recruitment efforts. By taking a deep dive into their candidate engagement strategy, they’re discovering they’re...
View ArticleUsing Assessment Tools to Build More Successful Teams
Human resources professionals commonly turn to assessments to evaluate job candidates, or to help guide the development of current employees. But assessments can also be a powerful tool for building...
View ArticleMy Take: Your Place of Employment Is an Important Community
If you think about all the time you spend with your colleagues, you will often discover you log more hours with them each week than you do any other person, even your spouse and children. This isn’t...
View ArticleAn Interview with Lisa Paul of Oclaro
Creating one culture and one team from a siloed group of acquired companies was a challenge for Lisa Paul at Oclaro, but HR made it happen. When Lisa Paul signed on to take the helm of Oclaro’s HR...
View ArticleShould an Office Space Affect Your Next Job Decision?
So you’ve found an amazing job at a great company and you’re ready to sign an employment agreement, but there’s one thing holding you back: the office space. Work environments and office orientations...
View ArticleAn Interview with Kirsten Hawley of Brown-Forman Corporation
At a company with a 150-year history, its culture, tradition, and values inform everything HR does. For a company with a 150-year history that includes five generations of family of the original...
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What Is Outplacement and How It Can Save Your Reputation
A layoff can be devastating. For an employee, it’s not just lost income, it’s losing an identity and community of colleagues. Worrying about the logical next step can feel overwhelming. Letting...
View ArticleAn Interview with Roxanne Lagano of Zoetis
CHRO Roxanne Lagano had two main challenges when her company spun off from Pfizer: Easing the transition and handling a big layoff. When Zoetis, the world leader in animal health, spun off from Pfizer,...
View ArticleMy Take: How to Engage an Age-Diverse Workforce
As historically low birth rates combine with increasing life spans, America finds itself in the midst of a unique demographic shift, resulting in an older society. The labor force of older workers is...
View Article3 Steps for Dealing with a Toxic Coworker
Harvard Business Review released the findings of their study of thousands of teams across all industries, sectors, and geographies to learn what makes some teams successful while others fail. What it...
View ArticleA Call to Stop Workplace Sexual Harassment in 2018
Harvey Weinstein. Ben Affleck. Russell Simmons. Kevin Spacey. Matt Lauer. Al Franken. President Donald Trump. Those are just a handful of names from fourth quarter 2017 of powerful people connected to...
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3 Mistakes HR Makes When Creating Anti-Harassment Policies
Click image to download infographic! anti harassment policyHarassment headlines hit newsfeeds on a weekly basis. For example, accusations about Hollywood elite like Harvey Weinstein were quickly...
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INFOGRAPHIC: 4 Tips for Letting People Go
Becoming unemployed is one of the greatest traumas of life, so there seems to be a very common desire to soften the blow when terminating an employee. You’ve heard all the euphemisms before, “We have...
View ArticleMy Take: Why Do People Come to Work When They’re Sick? Can We End the...
When’s the last time you shook hands with anyone? Conducted an interview in person? Had an (indoor) business lunch with a colleague? The pandemic has changed the very fabric of our day-to-day working...
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