Tag: human resources

February 26, 2021

A surefire way to frustrate a manager is to provide qualified input. Qualifying input is a strategy instinctively used by many employees to avoid committing to a response as a safety measure in case they end up being wrong. However, […]

February 19, 2021

The long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine’s arrival has provided a ray of sunshine for employers hoping for a better 2021. But it also raised a slew of questions: How long until my workforce has access to it? Can I require all employees […]

February 17, 2021

What seemed to many like a temporary shift to remote work in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has stretched out for almost a year, with no end in sight. As companies look deep into 2021 when considering when and […]

February 12, 2021

Laws are a set of rules. Algorithms are a set of rules. They ought to work the same? If laws can run the world, then so can algorithms. Yeah, not so much. Here’s how law actually works. First, the legislature […]

February 10, 2021

Envision a campfire. The light illuminates the darkness, heat emanates from the flames. The fire will endure and thrive when tended with care, the added fuel and available oxygen combining to recharge the flame. This metaphor speaks directly to how […]

February 1, 2021

COVID-19 has led to companies shifting millions of workers to remote work. What initially seemed like a temporary necessity has slowly transformed into a long-term strategy for many organizations. Across the country, companies are reevaluating their work-from-home policies, and many […]

January 28, 2021

Remote work is expected to remain a major part of the workplace environment, even after pandemic-related shutdowns and office closures end. In order to combat issues of isolation, connection and productivity, the CHROs at Chevron and Blue Shield of California […]

January 28, 2021

One of the major themes of the responses to the Coronavirus outbreak in many organizations has been a renewed focus on cybersecurity. In the wake of many employees being required to work from home, the adoption of security tools and […]

January 27, 2021

Young professionals are struggling to start their careers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The young adults in your workforce may have waited longer than usual to land their first jobs and could be facing challenges you aren’t aware of. The unemployment […]

January 26, 2021

When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in 1995, it led to an ecological phenomenon referred to as a trophic cascade. In short, the reintroduction of a relatively small pack of wolves triggered a chain of positive changes that […]