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19 Sep
HR News Roundup
Posted: September 19, 2023
Slowing Jobs and Payrolls Growth Earlier in the week, LinkedIn shared news from Bloomberg, which is behind a paywall, that although private payrolls grew by 177,000 in August, according to ADP, it was the slowest growth in five months. In addition, other data showed the slowest jobs growth in more than two years. By week’s end, the Jobs […]
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24 Aug
8 Keys to Building Trust at Work
Posted: August 24, 2023
Trust has always been important to organizational success. The pandemic seems to have put a spotlight on the value of trust and focused some significant attention on why trust matters. Trust can’t be demanded. It must be earned over time and through consistent behavior and actions. Rebuilding trust is even more difficult, but it’s even […]
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07 Aug
Employee Disengagement – Loud Quitting Has Arrived
Posted: August 7, 2023
Gallup recently sounded the alarm on the employee engagement crisis. A survey revealed that nearly 60% of 120,000 of the world’s workers are quiet quitting or not engaging, and 18% are actively disengaged, which Gallup labeled as loud quitting. This is a surprise to the public, but Human Resources professionals saw this coming. In the State of HR survey, […]
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10 Jul
12 Ways HR Can Calm Fears about ChatGPT and AI Replacing Humans
Posted: July 10, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) is creating a swirling sense of anxiety, depression, excitement, and joy all at once. Many people want to use AI to make their work easier, to become more efficient. However, they are also fearful that the robots may replace them. Human Resources professionals have an obligation to prepare the workforce for a future in […]
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22 Jun
Future of Work: The Skills Gap Is a Problem – Now What?
Posted: June 22, 2023
The future of work is here, and that problematic skills gap that Human Resources professionals often talk about as being a far away challenge must be addressed now. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is threatening to replace humans at work. IBM has already paused hiring in some divisions to determine whether jobs can be completed by AI rather than people. “We’ve been saying you’re […]