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How global jewelry maker Pandora cut turnover by 25% in three years

Jen Colletta - June 18, 2025

Employee development is critical to strengthening retention and employee satisfaction, says CHRO Byron Clayton.

Looking to attract the class of 2025? 5 places to start

Jen Colletta - May 13, 2025

As members of the class of 2025 don their graduation caps, a new Robert Half survey reveals what it might take for employers to hire and retain them.

Developing emerging talent? How this program earned 92% retention success

Jill Barth - April 25, 2025

This chief people officer says early career employees share the same motivations as previous generations, but they need purpose-driven opportunities. Here's how she created a program to develop the org's best emerging talent.

Must-haves for employee retention success in today’s climate

Jen Colletta - April 11, 2025

Learning opportunities, purpose-driven work and an emphasis on wellbeing are all table stakes as organizations compete to retain top talent, experts say.

4 expert tips to help maximize, measure the impact of strategic HR

Jen Colletta - March 24, 2025

Two CHROs share how they're rethinking data, employee feedback and more to create a more sustainably strategic HR function.

Why is the new Labor Secretary focused on apprenticeships? Because they work

Philip Minardi - March 11, 2025

Apprenticeship has emerged as one of the most effective and scalable solutions to America’s ongoing labor shortage, this expert writes.

Why skills could be the overlooked key to improving efficiency, avoiding waste

Jen Colletta - March 10, 2025

At a recent Congressional hearing, an expert with the Government Accountability Office shared that skills gaps are plaguing most federal agencies, dragging down efficiency and driving up waste. It's a pain point felt by many private orgs.

To boost employee engagement in the age of burnout, focus on skills-building

Rachel Rosenfeldt - February 6, 2025

Investing in employees’ growth is investing in a company’s future, as it can drive employee engagement and other meaningful outcomes.

How data, culture and AI combine to fuel HR transformation at Xactly

Jen Colletta - February 5, 2025

CHRO Megan Ackerson says tech and analytics offer significant value for HR, but leaders must also focus on culture, calling it the "DNA of the organization."

AI is driving a ‘seismic shift’ in leadership development. How to keep up

Chip Houghton and Jennifer Feldman - January 31, 2025

By integrating AI into leadership development, HR can reduce the biases and inefficiencies that are common in manual feedback analysis, these experts write.

Is trust the missing ingredient to hiring and retention in 2025?

Jen Colletta - January 21, 2025

New research from ADP finds that employees who trust their teams, managers and leaders are more likely to be motivated and committed.

How CHROs can leverage AI for talent development and workforce mobility

Ashwin Bharath - January 16, 2025

With AI, CHROs have the chance to reimagine talent development and mobility to empower employees and transform the workforce.

Skills, leadership and learning: 3 talent management areas to watch

Dawn Kawamoto - January 9, 2025

Next year, talent management leaders will increasingly lean into new strategies for hiring, leadership development and L&D, among other areas, experts say.

Need future leaders? Try a fresh framework for high-potential talent

HRM Asia - December 20, 2024

Identifying and nurturing high-potential talent is crucial for succession planning and a key part of overall talent strategy, experts say.

Skills: Why they’re ‘incredibly pivotal’ in the future of work

Jill Barth - November 18, 2024

HR Tech keynoter Ravin Jesuthasan says a skills focus isn’t new, but modern conditions make skills even more pivotal.

Why HR leaders need to help their orgs ramp up design literacy skills

Amy Schultz - August 29, 2024

A global HR leader at Canva explores the increasing role of design literacy in the workplace, with tips on scaling visual content competency.

High-performance coaching: What is it, and can it help HR boost engagement?

Gloria St. Martin-Lowry - August 21, 2024

Adopting high-performance coaching can be a pivotal strategy in reengaging modern workforces, this expert writes.

Strategies to encourage lifelong learning across a multigenerational workforce

HRM Asia - July 8, 2024

Embracing lifelong learning will, in the long run, be beneficial to employees of all ages, and organizations can do more to support this goal.

How an ESPN HR leader is innovating to improve employee retention

Dawn Kawamoto - May 29, 2024

Smart glasses for job shadowing is just one way that Dayana Falcon, talent mobility manager at ESPN, is experimenting to boost internal mobility. Hear her other suggestions in this video interview.

Redefining career development: Skills, mobility and retention

Bob Nelson - May 24, 2024

Traditional approaches to career development are no longer working for employees or employers, this expert writes.

Foot Locker CHRO: Why we need to expand ‘sneaker culture’ for our 45K workers

Jen Colletta - May 21, 2024

CHRO Cindy Carlisle says the org is leveraging its collaborative, inclusive company culture to drive future success.

Worried about the ‘Quit-Tok’ trend? Ways to boost employee engagement

Tom Starner - May 15, 2024

As resignations and terminations go viral on social media, this expert says employee engagement is at the heart of the problem.

How this frontliner-turned-CHRO is ‘opening the aperture’ on talent at WM

Jen Colletta - May 13, 2024

WM CHRO Kelly Rooney says her experience in operations and management has been key to helping the org listen to the needs of its 50K workers.

HR’s Rising Stars: ‘Curiosity’ is driving HR change at Civitas Senior Living

Jen Colletta - May 1, 2024

Civitas Senior Living's Anthony Ormsbee-Hale recently leveraged AI for new manager training, among other company-wide impacts.

HR’s Rising Stars: A hunger for building drives this leader’s success at InStride

Jen Colletta - April 29, 2024

At workforce education provider InStride, Michelle Hamilton has built out L&D opportunities and brought a customer service mindset to HR.

HR’s Rising Stars: A visionary leader inspiring a ‘culture of career’ at ESPN

Jen Colletta - April 26, 2024

Dayana Falcon has launched more than a dozen talent experiences for ESPN employees, some of which are being scaled across The Walt Disney Co.

Don’t forget internal talent in workforce planning and recruiting

Elissa Tucker - April 18, 2024

Internal hiring can be a powerful and effective tool in HR’s workforce planning toolkit, but it needs to be supported with the right infrastructure and resources.

The post-hire work HR has to do for skills-based hiring to succeed

Jonathan Lau - April 9, 2024

Uniting skills-based hiring with workforce education can create a more inclusive, dynamic and effective employment ecosystem.

Why upskilling is the answer to many of today’s greatest HR challenges

Sania Khan - March 27, 2024

As CHROs anticipate engagement and retention trending downward, and their use of AI on the rise, it's creating a perfect storm for upskilling.

How HR can turn the tide on employee turnover this year

Tom Starner - February 1, 2024

A new report on workforce trends from iCIMS found that about half of employees are job searching, but even more want a promotion.

Coaching: the performance management tool of the future at AstraZeneca

Jen Colletta - November 21, 2023

Managers and leaders at the biopharmaceutical giant are being trained to enhance their coaching capabilities, driven by employee demand.

Why modern succession planning needs a skills-based approach

Anne Fulton - October 27, 2023

When organizations continuously assess skills, they can build a better foundation for a successful succession-planning strategy.

IBM CHRO shares how to build a future-ready career | Video interview

Jill Barth - October 26, 2023

Nickle LaMoureaux discusses AI, automation, the universal element of a positive EX and more in this conversation with HRE's HR tech editor.

Workday jumps into talent intelligence with new AI career growth tool

Dawn Kawamoto - September 27, 2023

Workday's tool aims to assist HR and managers to more efficiently drive career growth among their employees, with the help of generative AI.

How mentoring innovation is driving Zimmer Biomet’s ‘evolution’

Jen Colletta - September 20, 2023

The global medtech company is prioritizing learning and mobility in the transformed work environment, says CHRO Lori Winkler.

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