10 TEDTalks That Will Help you Create an Employee Centered Organization
From SouthWest Airlines to Airbnb the factor that unites successful organizations across industries is their employees. An engaged workforce is the key to increasing customer satisfaction, productivity and innovation. To truly create a great experience we have to get into the mindset of our employees, understand what motivates them, rethink team dynamics, create an inclusive […]
New to HR? A Short Guide to Surviving the Holiday Season
While the holiday season is a wonderful time for a lot of employees, for some, it represents a time where everything wasn’t wonderful.
How HR Can Really Decrease Sexual Harassment in Our Workplace
In light of recent news about sexual harassment in the workplace, I don’t think we have to ask ourselves how often it really happens.
Top Reads of the Week: Workplace Equality
Now that the Human Rights Campaign’s 2018 Corporate Equality Index is out, every organization in the top ten has been trumpeting their big win. But increasing workplace equality is about more than being recognized by this or that campaign (though I’m sure it feels nice). HRC itself has been criticized for recognizing Monsanto’s efforts to increase […]
4 Ways to Combat Substance Abuse at Work
This piece by Kate Rodriguez was originally published on The Economist’s Executive Education blog here. U.S. workplaces may be safer than they’ve ever been, but creating policies that support accident-free organisations has become more complicated. This thanks to substance abuse, which is on the rise among adults over 18, according to government estimates. David Schein, […]
If Robots Can Be Citizens, They Can Be Employees
Last month Saudi Arabia recognized the humanoid robot Sophia, by granting it citizenship. The robot, which looks like a very plastic person and has sufficiently sophisticated AI to carry on short conversations, was designed by Hong Kong robotics firm Hanson Robotics, was granted citizenship during the Future Investment Initiative summit in Riyadh. It thanked its new home […]
