In last month’s Pages of HR, I chatted with Genevieve Hawkins, a senior executive with extensive experience in leading major change programs in large organizations. Welcome back to part two of our discussion as we delve further into her book, Mentally at Work: Optimizing Health and Business Performance Through Connection. […]
HR Works Podcast 249: Parents Are Returning to Work…How Can We Help Them Stay?
Guest: Sadie Funk and Sara Redington from The Best Place for Working Parents What family-friendly policies matter most to working parents in 2023? As recent workforce studies have shown parents making a return to the workplace, with participation totals for parents with children under 18 now climbing back to pre-pandemic […]
HR Works Podcast 248: Can HR Be Both Product-Minded and People-Centric?
Guest: Jessica Zwaan, speaker, author, HR thought-leader, and Chief Operating Officer at Whereby Is it time to start looking at the employee experience as a subscription product? What advantages can organizations and their workplace cultures gain by taking a product-management approach to leading people? In this latest episode of the […]
HR Works Podcast 247: Flexibility Matters! Making Your Employee Benefits More Beneficial
Guest: Sony Jean-Michel Thornton, Sr. HR Business Partner at Columbia University Irving Medical Center When it comes to employee benefits, what does “flexibility” mean to workers and their employers in 2023? How can HR leaders and organizations know if flexible benefits, such as unlimited PTO or hybrid work, are the […]
HR Works Podcast 246: Are 2023 Grads Your Newest Talent Advantage?
Guest: Alexandra Levit, Founder and CEO of Inspiration at Work What unique skills and competitive advantages are recent 2023 graduates bringing into this highly-competitive talent marketplace? For the HR teams that are hiring these newest members of the workforce, what skills training should be prioritized to set up their new […]
HR Works Podcast 245: Get Your Workforce PWFA-Ready!
Guest: Darci Dunn, President of EssentialHr – HR Done Right With the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) taking effect on June 27th, the onus is on HR departments to review their accommodation policies for their U.S.-based employees during pregnancy and childbirth. So what does the PWFA entail and what do […]