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Dec 23, 2020
Why We Need to Talk About Well-being in the Workplace
In many ways, well-being had always been at the core of Sleep Number’s culture, which is deeply committed to the idea that the world can be a better and healthier place through higher quality sleep. But after she lost her husband, Shelly Ibach, President and CEO, said she understood the healing power of sleep at yet another level.
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Dec 08, 2020
A Paradigm Shift: Leaders Who Coach
The pandemic amplified the need for Ericsson to bring about a paradigm shift in their leadership culture. Priyanka Anand, VP and Head of Human Resources and Linda Lindberg, VP and Head of Commercial Management for Ericsson Market Area South East Asia, Oceania and India, share how Ericsson helped their line leaders evolve into strong coaches.
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Nov 23, 2020
Reinventing Today’s Workforce: Welcome to the Skills Economy
Michael Priddis, CEO of Faethm, shares the opportunities for companies that adopt a data-enabled and human-first approach to workforce transformation, in response to automation, COVID and recession, to rapidly upskill and reskill their workforces to transition to the jobs of tomorrow.
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Nov 09, 2020
There Isn’t a Better Time to Build a True Coaching Culture
When building a coaching culture, leaders must keep these three must-know qualities in mind to successfully create the conditions to generate new ideas while keeping employees confident and engaged.
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Nov 09, 2020
If You Must Downsize, Ask This Key Question First
For organizations struggling to find their way in a world reshaped forever by COVID-19, three practices can help companies more effectively manage downsizing, minimize layoffs, and enhance their talent strategy with reskilling, upskilling and redeployment.
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Oct 21, 2020
Outplacement: How to Separate the Experts from the Opportunists
At a time of extraordinary economic uncertainty, contracting with a human capital firm with no prior experience in outplacement is simply not a well-advised option for an organization undergoing massive change.
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Sep 09, 2020
How do your severance and separation practices stack up?
In the eighth edition of the Lee Hecht Harrison Severance & Separation Benefits Benchmark Study, we look at the reasons why severance is offered, how severance is typically calculated at various levels of employment, and what common severance and separation benefits, such as outplacement and redeployment, are offered.
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Aug 19, 2020
Living Your Best Life: 4 Key Lessons that Will Advance Your Career
Shanthi Flynn, former Fortune 500 CHRO, keynote speaker, HR expert and leadership advisor talks about her incredible career journey, the unique career advancement challenges she faced, how she made better choices, stayed true to her values and has lived her best life.
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Aug 09, 2020
How the Pandemic is Changing the Rules of Talent Management
Coming out of the pandemic, some organizations will be leaders in treating their talent as a renewable resource, while other organizations will be left behind, focusing too much on wholesale layoffs and other wasteful practices. This is the moment to get your organization on the right side of that equation.
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Jul 30, 2020
5 Core Practices to Build an Effective Virtual Onboarding Program
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Jul 23, 2020
Employee Expectations Are Changing: Here’s Where Employers Need to Focus
A global survey from Peakon—with views from tens of millions of respondents—confirms that future business success requires employers to identify and deliver on a variety of employee expectations, most importantly the desire to work for an organization that supports mental and physical well-being.
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Jul 01, 2020
Leadership Shake-ups On the Horizon: How Prepared is Your Organization?
An increasing number of organizations are taking stock to determine whether their senior executives are fit for current purpose. Organizations that have procrastinated or ignored the need for a planful approach will be hit the hardest.