Here's why Mark Stelzner and Mary Faulkner of IA HR believe transforming the foundation of work and HR technology—and the mindset supporting them—are key.
HR and technology have long collided for Kristi Hummel. For more than 25 years, the HR vet has led people strategies for a number of tech-focused companies—from the fast-growing tech firm VCE Corp. to Dell, where she led global HR until this past fall. Hummel joined learning management system provider Skillsoft as chief people officer […]
Employee engagement drives company success. This is the critical element required for growing a business in the next decade and beyond. But this is a relatively recent concept. For decades, business leaders viewed employee engagement as an added bonus to another, more important concept: employee productivity. Companies were built on the tenets of productivity, efficiency, […]
As 2022 gets underway and employees' expectations continue to evolve, employers are racing to develop future-of-work plans that take into account what their workforces want—and flexibility will likely be at the heart of them. While policies can help formalize an employer's approach to flexibility and hybrid or remote work, employers shouldn't overlook another key element: […]
From the moment in August 2019 that Heyward Donigan became CEO of Rite Aid Corp.—operator of nearly 2,500 drugstores nationwide, in a highly competitive sector—she was thinking of radically shaking up the workplace. High on her list of concerns was attracting top talent, and whether the firm's location in an outdated headquarters in the central […]
As HR leaders and the employees they oversee enter the third year of a global pandemic, the stakes are high for every working professional today. Vaccine mandates, employee retention amid the Great Resignation and enhancing employee experience continue to challenge even the most seasoned HR veteran. To address these issues and more, the theme of […]
First, I'd like to extend my best wishes for continued health and success as we begin the new year! Like many of you, I'm sure, I spent some time over the holiday break cleaning up the office, tossing out some files and notes, and even tidying up old online files. During this process, I ran […]
