HR Leadership
HR Leaders
To all of our HR friends, You are on the frontline and are facing some critical decisions in the days and weeks ahead. Do you do layoffs or furloughs to help balance the downturn in revenues? How do you keep your
Work From Home
Virtual Office
Home Office
Your first question upon landing on this article may be about my credentials for writing on this topic. Appropriate question. I have been working from my Kansas City home office continuously for a year and a half and
HR Leadership
HR Leaders
We are all going to be drowning in the news about the uncertain times ahead. I am seeing that the predictions that are the gloomiest seem to be getting the most traction. This is understandable since the number of
Outplacement Services
Outplacement
Conducting a Layoff? How do you manage with sensitivity and build loyalty with the remaining employees? Conducting a Reduction-in-Force (RIF) is one of the most challenging actions for business leaders and Human
Leadership
Remote Work
The COVID-19 crisis has forced many organizations to ask their employees to work remotely, so they are not at risk of catching or giving someone the flu. Working from home is nothing new. What is new is the number of
Leadership
Leadership Development
Executive Leadership
The challenges we are all facing with the uncertainty of how to manage the COVID-19 crisis highlights how vital leadership is during an adverse time. Crises move fast and slow simultaneously. The answers are not clear.
Outplacement Services
career transition
Outplacement
Even though we are still experiencing a ten-year economic expansion, and unemployment is at record lows, there are still layoffs taking place due to mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and terminations. In many of
HR Leadership
Executive Leadership
HR Leaders
What drives HR Leaders? Is it career ambition, serving people, or is it something else? I just finished a fascinating research study (2019 Global HR Census Report – The Talent Strategy Group) that provided some
Assessments
talent acquisition
Interviewing
Megan, who is a candidate for the open VP of Operations role, had completed her initial recruiter interview and the next round of interviews with the hiring manager and other stakeholders on the team. The feedback was
talent acquisition
Candidates
Talent Assessment
The conventional wisdom in Talent Acquisition is that the passive candidate (someone not looking to leave their job) is the best recruiting target. The passive candidate focus is based on the idea that the most
