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Trending Workplace Issues CFOs are Watching in 2018

Good news: Over the course of the next year, 92% of finance executives in the United States plan to spend the same or more on their labor/head count than last year, according to the 2018 Global Business & Spending Outlook, a global survey conducted by American Express and the Institutional Investor Thought Leadership Studio. Compared […]

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Addressing Unconscious Bias

There was nationwide outrage in April of this year when two black men were arrested in a Starbucks in Pennsylvania. A Starbucks employee had called the police, claiming that the two men were loitering without paying for anything, and the two men stated that they were waiting for someone else to arrive.

How to ‘Boss’ Better: Creating and Managing Happy, Engaged Staff

Employees who quit their roles say that 50%–90% of the time, the reason they leave involves their boss. Those who stay loyal and happy at work cite recognition, a sense of achievement, and being heard and valued in their job as key factors for enduring.

RecruitCon 2018 Keynote Speaker Explains How HR Managers Can Hire the BEST Employees

In a recent episode of HR Works: The Podcast for Human Resources, best-selling author and consultant Bob Kelleher walks us through how a company goes about figuring out the types of people who succeed in its cultures, as well as the behaviors and traits that matter in the organization—and how to determine whether a candidate […]

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3 Best Practices for Hosting Live Training Sessions in Person and Online

It’s okay to admit that you get nervous training employees sometimes, especially if you’re training a room full of employees from the C-suite or dozens of clueless yet bright-eyed new hires. Or maybe you simply don’t provide live training sessions that often or feel you have room for improvement and could use a littler refresher […]

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What Your Human Resources Department Leaders Need to Know in 2018

The human resources (HR) industry has certainly gone through a lot of changes over the past decade, with new generations flooding the workforce and advanced technology emerging onto the scene and shaking things up every other week. But even with all the changes HR has seen, there are still only a few changes you’ll want […]