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Masterclass Under Pressure: 5 High-Stakes Leadership Lessons from George Piro’s Day 3 Keynote

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Oct 9, 2026 HRDA Featured

Updated: Oct 9, 2026

To close out Spark Talent, former FBI Special Agent George Piro delivered a riveting Day 3 keynote, “Leadership Under Pressure: Influence at the Highest Stakes.” On Christmas Eve in 2003, with less than five years as an FBI agent under his belt, Piro received a call that changed his life: he was selected to lead the team and […]

Building a Supportive, Resilient Workplace Through Empathy

By Natasha Miller Williams, Ferrara Aug 10, 2023 HR Leadership Week

Updated: Aug 21, 2023

You’d think being nice and being empathetic are one and the same. Think again. Niceness creates a passive, polite atmosphere where people are encouraged not to rock the boat. Empathy, on the other hand, stresses a deeper connection, a feeling of psychological safety and understanding. Which environment will be more creative, innovative, and successful? An […]

Faces of HR: Eric Cormier on Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, and Trust

By Bianca Herron, Editor, HR Daily Advisor Staff Jul 6, 2023 Faces of HR

Updated: Dec 12, 2023

Meet Eric Cormier, manager of HR services for Insperity, a provider of HR solutions. Since joining the company in 2012, Cormier has served in myriad roles, including senior HR specialist and manager of HR services of Insperity’s eastern service region. Cormier brings more than 20 years of HR experience to his current role, in which […]

6 Steps to Conflict Resolution in the Workplace

Kimberly A. Benjamin, PHR

Conflict resolution in the workplace can be broken down into steps to simplify the process. By doing so, HR and managers can ensure more effective communication and a more effective conflict resolution process.

Understanding EEO Job Categories for the EEO-1 Report

Jennifer Carsen

Are you prepared to file your EEO-1 report, complete with the employee survey information broken down by EEO job category? The deadline to submit and certify 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 data is Monday, August 23, 2021. After delaying the opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection because of the COVID-19 public health […]

7 Tips for Retaining Employees During Addiction Treatment

Amy Matton, Content Writer, Ark Behavioral Health

About 10% of Americans have experienced drug addiction at some point in their lives. If one of your employees is struggling with this disease, you might be tempted to fire him or her.

Bringing Them Back: Key Considerations as Employers Bring Employees Back Into the Office

Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor

After the mass rollout of COVID-19 vaccines during spring 2021, Americans were looking forward to the end of the pandemic as millions were vaccinated. The optimists included not only individuals but also companies eager to get staff back into offices after more than a year of working remotely. While the highly publicized Delta variant has […]

HR Tech Stack Evaluation Checklist

Managing payroll, benefits, time tracking, and compliance across multiple tools can quietly drain time and create friction for both admins and employees. This HR Tech Stack Evaluation Checklist is designed to help you take a step back, assess what’s working, and pinpoint where your current systems may be creating unnecessary complexity. Built for growing teams, […]

The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Employer Handbook

Leave and absence management is changing as regulations change and employee demand for strong leave programs increases. Yet for many employers, the complexities of the Family and Medical Leave Act can make adapting to the current leave landscape a difficult task. Our updated 2021 FMLA guide will help employers and their HR professionals understand and […]

Understanding the ROI of leave management solutions

Leave management solutions create positive ROI by reducing in-house leave administration costs and creating a better leave experience for employees. The Leave Management ROI Guide provides a quick overview of the main components of a leave solution’s ROI, including: Administrative and legal cost savings Recruiting and retention cost savings Leave technology HR efficiency savings Leave […]

Unum MarketView Report: Navigating the rapidly evolving leave landscape

In each quarterly marketview report, Unum explores different topics around employee benefits and workforce solutions. In this report, Unum tracks a growing shift in focus from employee retention to workplace productivity, with impacts on both new and existing HR trends. This report focuses on the challenges of leave management, the lasting impact of leave on […]