If learning and development professionals were granted three wishes, they might ask for time, time, and more time. It’s one of the profession’s biggest pain points: finding the time for employees to learn. And the time crunch isn’t something they’re imagining. Research shows that during the average 40-hour workweek, employees have only 24 minutes to
Is 2023 the year of the four-day workweek? The push towards a four-day workweek has been steadily gaining momentum (Bernie Sanders even tweeted in support this week), and the latest research out of the U.K. confirms that a shorter workweek has no negative impact on employee productivity and company revenue. The large-scale, six-month pilot program
What if I told you there is a free AI tool that can write and improve your candidate outreach messaging, your job descriptions, and your recruitment marketing content, help you develop persuasive language to work with unrealistic hiring managers, and generate appropriate interview questions? And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! If you haven’t
Successful talent leaders are a lot like air traffic controllers. For everything to run smoothly (or as smoothly as possible, in uncertain times) their eyes need to be on many things at once. They need to see the big picture, stay connected to their teams, keep abreast of the latest technology, and, of course, recruit
You can’t go home again, as the old saying goes. But the office? Welcome back! Please find your seats and someplace to plug in your laptop. At least that seems to be the message from many employers lately. It’s still early in 2023 and the work-from-anywhere wars are raging harder than ever. More and more
Career growth is top of mind for many of your team members this year. In fact, 83% of employees report that improving their skills is one of their top priorities and 88% are already putting a significant amount of time and effort toward this endeavor. But most employees don’t believe they have the right conditions
Technology has enabled many teams to work from anywhere. But hybrid and remote workers need more than videoconferencing and high-speed Wi-Fi to succeed. They need empathy. That was the message from Dan Schawbel, managing partner of Workplace Intelligence; Paula Rizzo, Emmy-winning TV producer and best-selling author; and Mike Gutman, remote work consultant, during a panel called
TikTok is full of #workhacks designed to improve the way we do our jobs. But short of helping you corral stray computer cords or jury-rigging your mouse to simulate at-home productivity, how many of them actually move the needle? We decided to find out. After a week of wading up to our eyeballs in TikTok
Despite fears of an economic downturn and almost daily news of large-scale layoffs, the talent market is still extremely competitive. In the United States, there are 1.9 open jobs for every unemployed job seeker, giving candidates plenty of choices about where to work. Global talent shortages have reached a 16-year high, as 75% of employers
The overwhelming takeaway from these past few years is clear — we need to empower people by providing them with durable, relevant skills that can stand up to any changes in the market. When we do that, we also build a resilient workforce and strengthen the muscles for organizations to innovate and grow. That’s why
