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Many HR leaders are feeling intense pressure to make their workforces “AI fluent,” but few have a clear definition of what that actually means. LinkedIn’s Director of Talent Development, Kevin Bishop, argues that we are past the point of just teaching employees how to write a basic prompt. Want to learn more? Join Kevin Bishop at SPARK […]
Religious exemptions requests of AI are growing by the day. Since May, when the Vatican released an encyclical offering criticism on AI and its use, several instances of employees successfully acquiring religious accommodations to avoid using AI have been popping up, and likely many more to follow. What does this mean for employers? Well, thanks […]
ICE Raids are becoming more and more common under the current administration and thinking that your business won’t be affected is only delaying the time you have to prepare. Already, new research is showing nearly half (46%) of U.S. adults lack confidence in employers’ ability to handle immigration enforcement in a way that protects employees […]
First impressions matter, but in the world of HR, a new hire’s very first day can set the tone for their entire career with your company. During our recent webinar on employee engagement, Jess Tollette, Director of People Operations at Feast & Fettle, shared an incredible story about her own onboarding experience. When she joined […]
As HR professionals, and really as people, we opt to be nice and polite when dealing with anything in the workplace. But what happens when that blanket “agreeable”-ness produces a stagnant and stale environment instead of something productive? When the status quo becomes more harm than good, how can you break the mold? Amira Barger, […]
Empathy is something we need to hold in every aspect of life. But when it comes to business, and needing to scale empathy from just one person to an entire organization, how can HR leaders achieve that? During SPARK HR, the world’s leading minds got together to discuss and tackle the greatest issues facing the […]
The days of staying at one company for forty years are officially over. Today’s workforce doesn’t pledge loyalty to a corporate logo or even a specific industry; instead, they commit to places where they are valued as whole people. In this clip from our recent webinar, Beyond the Pizza Party: 3 Proven Strategies to Personalize […]
The great tech shift has been slowly approaching since the internet’s invention, and with the advent of AI, the workplace as we know it is already in the past. So, how can HR shepherd the next generation of workers into this new business world? Thanks to Chelsea MacMullan, Org Change Management lead for Meta, we have […]
Action plans are only as good as the system that supports them. After the HR survey closes and priorities are set, managers are often expected to deliver results without the structures, skills, or motivation needed to succeed. So, what can HR professionals do to help managers actually function? We asked SPARK HR speaker, I/O psychologist, […]
At Chick-Fil-A, “My Pleasure” is more than a polite phrase; it’s a commitment to a higher standard of leadership. To build a team that stays engaged and a brand that customers love, HR leaders must move past buzzwords and get back to the core of their brand. Here’s what Nicholas Lawrence, Executive Director of People […]