HR Topics: Updates & Ideas

For C-suite leaders, setting the tone is paramount when it comes to morale. When Covid-19 disrupted businesses, leaders were tasked with adopting a new workflow as well as managing the widespread anxiety felt across their organizations. While fear evokes a strong response, the result from anxiety-based motivation is not only unsustainable, but also detrimental to the workforce. The solution? C-suite

“I like to sleep late and then take a short nap during the day to recharge,” said no CEO, ever. Whether it’s the demands of the job or self-selection, the typical rising time of chief executives appears to be 5 a.m. And they’re not waking up early to finish binge-watching Season 6 of Alone. They’re hitting the

COVID-19 caught us all off guard. While many businesses worldwide struggle to make ends meet, the pandemic hit the travel and hospitality industry particularly hard. Airlines are laying off thousands of staff members. COVID-infected cruise ships are blocked at ports. Hotel chains are wondering if they’ll be able to survive this financial year. Overall, things are looking anything

This time of year is traditionally filled with conversations about next year’s strategic plans, individual goals and budgets. The COVID-19 pandemic makes this already challenging process even harder because we don’t have a clear sense of what’s going to happen next.  However, as HR professionals and business leaders, we know that having a well-thought-out talent

Time and again, questions have been raised about the effectiveness of a strategic HR Business Partnering role and the measurable parameters by which the impact can be ascertained.  For any conventional non-strategic business role, there are a string of quantifiable parameters which are applied to arrive at the total impact created by the role and

Leaders are made, not born. That being said, the art of leadership is full of nuances and complexities. There are a few basic skills that can help you figure things out as a first-time leader, but truly calling yourself a leader requires a whole other level of mastery. For example, having interpersonal skills is a must for being in

Gone are the days of the complacent worker who is content with doing the same job year after year regardless of perils in the status quo. Today, most people expect more from the organizations that employ them, and rightfully so.  That’s why over the last 30 years, organizational researchers have put a lot of focus