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Peter Cappelli is HR Executive’s Talent Management columnist and a fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources. He is the George W. Taylor Professor of Management and director of the Center for Human Resources at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
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What does it mean for HR leaders to ‘support the business’ today?

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HR leaders need to protect the business from decisions that will turn around to bite the organization when it comes to turnover and disengagement, writes Wharton's Peter Cappelli.
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Employee stress: Why HR isn’t getting to the heart of the problem

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Wharton expert Peter Cappelli examines the root causes of employee stress and considers what HR can do to quell the growing crisis.
Benefits

Forget ‘quiet vacationing.’ HR has a bigger problem

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Wharton expert Peter Cappelli considers how two competing management approaches are leaving workers with inconsistent messaging around time off.
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Gen AI and job losses: What’s the real story?

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Wharton expert Peter Cappelli explores whether gen AI is really going to take away jobs, and what's driving such claims.
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Why are employees hiring their own independent HR consultants?

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In one of the latest HR trends, some employees are turning to third-party HR reps to intervene between themselves and their employer's HR professionals.
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Where the DEI pushback leaves employers, HR

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Most business leaders are personally committed to DEI, but pushback is making some more risk-cautious, writes Wharton's Peter Cappelli.
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Promotions have slowed. Why HR needs to pay attention

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According to Peter Cappelli, the promotions decline is another example of how we still aren't addressing hiring and retention difficulties.
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Amid ouster of Penn president, 3 challenges of regulating speech

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University of Pennsylvania professor Peter Cappelli explores what universities and employers can learn from each other on regulating speech.
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Understanding the hidden influence of the HR vendor community

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The HR vendor world is complex, but HR leaders should understand its influence to help mitigate everyday HR challenges.
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Trying to drive psychological safety higher? Why it may backfire for HR

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Psychological safety is needed in creative situations, but in routine work, it can actually have negative consequences for an organization, writes columnist Peter Cappelli of The Wharton School.
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Why we manage people so poorly—and what we can do about it

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Many employers today are walking back management practices that have been successful—which could be a lasting mistake, writes Peter Cappelli.
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The ‘Lazy Girl Jobs’ craze: What’s the takeaway for HR?

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The interest in Lazy Girl Jobs isn't about a new generation, Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli writes. Consider the world of work today.
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CEO pay is continuing to skyrocket: Do employees care?

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Why does CEO pay keep going up? And is the ratio of CEO pay to average employee pay impacting the business?
Remote/hybrid work

Struggling with return to office? It’s an ‘organizational change problem’

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The big news in remote work is that companies are trying more aggressively to get more employees back in the office but employees are...
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ChatGPT—this time, those ‘revolutionary’ predictions are for real

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The AI-powered ChatGPT tool has a wide range of implications for HR, some of which we haven't even considered yet.
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