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Redefining Performance Reviews: Why Traditional Systems Are Failing—and What to Do About It

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Sep 8, 2025 Learning & Development

Updated: Sep 8, 2025

New data from Acorn’s “2025 Corporate Performance and Learning Survey” reveals a troubling reality: performance reviews, learning programs, and competency frameworks are often failing employees—so much so that they’re pushing talent out the door. After reviews: This disconnect stems from disjointed systems—isolated performance tools, inconsistent evaluation metrics, and no centralized management framework—leading to fragmented development […]

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EntertainHR: Helping Haverford – What Parks and Recreation Teaches Us About Employee Terminations

By Jake Koch, Fordharrison Aug 21, 2024 EntertainHR

Updated: Aug 21, 2024

Parks and Recreation is a beloved mockumentary sitcom that focuses on the lives of several employees of the fictional Pawnee, Indiana’s Parks and Recreation Department. One of those characters is the sarcastic and entrepreneurial Tom Haverford, played by Aziz Ansari. Throughout the series, Tom embarks on several business ventures. One of his business ventures, Rent-A-Swag, […]

Opioid Crisis: What Is Needed Most from HR?

By Ian Cook, Head of Workforce Solutions, Visier Analytics. Mar 26, 2018 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Apr 22, 2019

When it comes to dealing with opioid addiction in the workplace, it’s not always immediately clear what’s needed most from HR: Is it compassion? A dose of tough love? A strategic focus on the hard facts?

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Be Clear: Why Data Transparency Will Be a Hit with Candidates

By Abby Carter, Content Marketing Manager, Leoforce Apr 29, 2020 Recruiting

Updated: May 5, 2020

Candidate data give recruiters a glimpse into the insights and experience potential hires can bring to a company. But that information also has personal value to the candidates who provide it. Recruiters and companies must recognize the responsibility that comes with gathering those data and be transparent about how they use and protect them.

Employers Significantly Increasing Progressive Health Benefit Offerings

By HR Daily Advisor Staff May 22, 2018 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: May 22, 2018

A new study by WorldatWork and Korn Ferry has found employers are providing a “dramatic” increase of progressive health benefits that are available 24/7 to the “always working” workforce. “The Inventory of Total Rewards Programs and Practices” study identifies the types of progressive benefits that saw the largest gains over the last year in the […]

Coaching is Key: 3 Tips to Benefit Hybrid/Remote Employees

By Laurel McKenzie, CoachHub Feb 14, 2023 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Feb 15, 2023

The last few years have shaken up the way people work. Remote-capable companies recognize that employees prefer the hybrid work model and embrace shifting workforce tides. With over half of companies expecting to maintain a hybrid model beyond 2022, work culture will continue changing. But how will your organization address those changes? The most forward-thinking […]

Faces of HR: How Christine van Hoffen Builds Tracksuit’s People-First Culture

By Bianca Herron, Editor, HR Daily Advisor Staff Feb 27, 2025 Faces of HR

Updated: Feb 27, 2025

Christine van Hoffen, People Lead at Tracksuit, is a force of nature in the rapidly evolving world of HR. At Tracksuit, a brand tracking start-up revolutionizing how brands measure their value, van Hoffen has been instrumental in crafting a workplace celebrated for its unique and thriving culture. Joining the company as employee number twelve, she […]

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In Defense of Not-My-Jobism

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Jan 29, 2021 Learning & Development

Updated: Jan 29, 2021

One of the most derided phrases in the workplace is “that’s not my job.” It’s been assumed that those who use this phrase are unwilling to help their colleagues for the benefit of the broader team and company and are indifferent to problems that don’t precisely fit their job descriptions. The lack of ownership captured […]