Tag: Learning and Development

EntertainHR: Look What You Made Me Dough: How Taylor Swift and Sourdough Can Help Shape Employee Performance Improvement 

By Carli Smith, Senior Associate, FordHarrison Sep 30, 2026 EntertainHR

Updated: Sep 30, 2026

Taylor Swift’s recent sourdough obsession offers an unexpectedly useful lesson for employers navigating employee performance improvement concerns: good results take the right ingredients, a little patience, and plenty of follow-up. So what do sourdough and employee performance issues have in common? They’re both crummy! I was inspired by Taylor’s journey into sourdough and actually started […]

Soft skills

Why Soft Skills Development Is Your Ultimate Competitive Strategy for 2027 

By Pamela Eyring, The Protocol School of Washington Aug 28, 2026 Learning & Development

Updated: Aug 28, 2026

Today’s workplace is weird.   Employees are highly connected to their technology, constantly communicating with an army of AI chatbots, SaaS services, and digital collaboration platforms. At the same time, they are profoundly disconnected from their customers and co-workers.   Constant digitalization, remote work, and now outsourcing communication to AI have created an empathy and soft-skills deficit. […]

SPARK Talent: Fanatics Three Keys to Leadership

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Aug 28, 2026 HRDA Featured

Updated: Aug 31, 2026

Success in the workforce starts with your leaders. If those taking charge don’t have clarity and a focused direction, their talent will lag behind. But knowing exactly where you, your team, and your talent needs to go isn’t always simple, and sometimes, you need to bet on your success. Few know this better than Ericka […]

AI May Be All the Rage, But Soft Skills Still a Priority for Employers

By Tammy Binford, Contributing Editor Jun 25, 2026 HR Technology

Updated: Jun 25, 2026

The rise of AI seems to dominate all conversations about the world of work. So, jobseekers are understandably eager to tout their knowledge of the latest technology. But as important as AI is, employers still tout the value of communication, leadership, empathy, adaptability, and other soft skills. Holding Back AI? Can a lack of human […]

Why Most Employees Still Don’t Have a Will – and How Technology is Closing the Gap 

By Lisa Wolf, Director of People & Culture, ARAG May 22, 2026 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: May 22, 2026

Estate planning is one of those tasks that most people know they should complete – yet many never do. Despite widespread awareness of its importance, execution remains low across the workforce. Research shows that only 32% of Americans have a will. At the same time, 64% of adults say having a will is important, underscoring a persistent disconnect between intent and […]

Closing the Feedback Gap: Why Leadership Development Is Falling Short 

By Ian Bell, SVP Global Talent Management, Sedgwick May 15, 2026 Learning & Development

Updated: May 15, 2026

Leadership development is a priority for most organizations, yet meaningful performance outcomes are only seen when the learning is applied into real-world, day to day leadership habits. One of the most persistent barriers is the gap in how feedback is delivered and acted upon.  Recent research from Borderless shows that while 96% of employees believe regular feedback helps them improve, nearly half say […]

The Human Skills HR Must Prioritize to Make AI Work 

By Leena Rinne, VP of Leadership, Skillsoft Apr 24, 2026 Learning & Development

Updated: Apr 27, 2026

An employee uses AI to generate a recommendation in seconds. It looks polished, confident, and complete. But it’s flawed. Without the skills to question or validate that output, the mistake moves forward faster than ever before. This is the reality organizations are facing as AI in HR adoption accelerates.  The biggest challenge with AI transformation is not adoption, but workforce readiness, making sure […]

HR Leadership: The Era of Responsible Influence  

By Julie Lofreddo, Greystones Group Apr 17, 2026 Learning & Development

Updated: Apr 17, 2026

HR executives have entered new territory.  The function is no longer viewed as a support operation focused on policies, processes, or head count alone. HR leaders are now expected to shape outcomes, business outcomes, mission outcomes, and human outcomes, often at the same time and under heightened scrutiny.   That shift is reflected in how CEOs think about the role. A growing majority now […]

Alleviating Financial Stress: How HR Teams Can Support Employees Amid Economic Turmoil 

By Rob Whalen, PTO Exchange Mar 27, 2026 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Mar 27, 2026

Employees have been forced to deal with constant economic upheaval over the past few years. First, there was the surging unemployment and job displacement—as well as physical displacement—caused by a once-in-a-century pandemic. Then there was the explosion of post-COVID inflation. Now employees face a huge spike in healthcare costs, high levels of indebtedness, and a cooling labor market. While AI is […]

When Fairness Meets Finance: The New Reality of People Decisions 

By Nirit Peled-Muntz, CPO of HiBob Mar 6, 2026 Learning & Development

Updated: Mar 6, 2026

People decisions are some of the most scrutinized decisions organizations make. Pay adjustments, promotions, bonuses, and headcount choices are no longer quiet HR moments, they are visible, questioned, and often challenged. Employees expect fairness and transparency. Finance leaders expect discipline and predictability. Managers are asked to balance empathy, accountability, and cost often all at once.  This shift matters because it […]