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4 Ways Companies Can Attract Millennial Job Seekers

In 2015, Millennials surpassed Gen Xers as the largest demographic in the United States workforce. Typically considered as anyone born between 1984 and 1997 (give or take a few years depending on your definition), the current Millennial ranges from anyone in their early 20s to their mid 30s. In terms of the work force, that […]

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Preparing for Employees to Return to the Workplace

Whether your workplace has kept workers in person all along, has recently started welcoming employees back, or is still contemplating how to do so when the time is right, there are a lot of considerations when bringing employees together in a post-pandemic world.

Living the dream

Litigation Value: None. I think The Office gods have been reading my blog entries and decided they’d give me an hour-long episode with very few legal issues. In last night’s episode, three main characters made significant career moves. Dwight received the manager promotion, Andy quit his job to pursue fame, and Jim decided to stay […]

Leadership In the AI Age: How to Manage When Your Organization Has More Machines Than People

It’s here. The once science fiction scenario where the world is filled with more machines than people is now a pressing reality. Like it or not, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has entered the workplace–and on a global scale. It’s a pivotal moment for business leaders, and with huge implications. And while this reality may seem daunting […]

Benefits Disconnect: Closing the Perception Gap for Mental Health

People don’t want to be told what to do; they want to be heard. In my experience as a clinician and an executive in people operations, the greatest opportunities for both personal and organizational change occur in a psychologically safe environment that invites engagement. Such safety is established in one-on-one conversations and by fostering company-wide […]

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‘Fake’ Job Fair Attracts 300 Attendees

Nothing ever “dies” online. Once it’s out there, people will be able to access it forever; no matter how hard you try to remove it, there will always be some cached form living in obscurity online. Recently, an employer learned this firsthand, as a job fair posting from 2015 came back to life and attracted […]

Faces of HR: Cyril Boisard’s Journey to People Leadership

Cyril Boisard‘s career is a testament to the power of curiosity and adaptability. His journey began in the realm of electronic engineering and R&D, but a thirst for deeper knowledge led him to pursue a master’s degree in computer science. Boisard’s early career saw him thrive as a software engineer across diverse landscapes, from multinational […]

DOL’s ‘Major Victory’—BOA Will Pay $2.2 Million for Race Discrimination

Bank of America Corp. (BOA) will pay 1,147 African-American job applicants $2,181,593 in back wages and interest for race-based hiring discrimination, says the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), declaring “a major victory.” Here are some details about the BOA case and other backpay/discrimination lawsuits that sound a warning […]

Lifelong Passion Leads to Opportunity for Change

So many of the diversity and inclusion leaders we meet through our series on DEI leaders took circuitous, unexpected routes toward their roles. They stumbled into DEI leadership positions through twists of fate and happenstance. Erin Mitchell Richeson, vice president of inclusion and diversity (I&D) for Cox Enterprises and the subject of this installment of our series […]

Data Suggests Performance and Development Systems Failing Employees

Performance reviews and learning programs are designed to support employee growth—but new data suggests they may be doing just the opposite. The Career Advancement Crisis According to new research sponsored by Acorn, nearly 80% of surveyed business leaders admitted that employees often need to leave their current organization to advance their careers. That statistic points […]