Company culture: A critical factor in employee review outcomes

Workplace culture can impact, for better or worse, the performance review process.

By Tom Starner • May 26, 2015

Break dancing & painting classes? Employers get creative with team building

When it comes to team building, creativity just might lead to productivity.

By Tom Starner • May 26, 2015

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A deep dive into the future of work

With shifting employee expecations and the sudden ubiquity of AI, uncertainity is the only certainty in the future of work, workforce experts say. But there are steps HR can take to cope.

By HR Dive staff

Millennials more depressed than other workplace groups

The younger generation is more depressed in the workplace than others. What can HR do?

By Tom Starner • May 26, 2015

Workforce planning: A critical, but often ignored, strategic process

Workforce planning should be today's HR "War Room" focus, but often it's not, according to an exec.

By Tom Starner • May 26, 2015

Unilever CEO opens up on exec compensation, lauds Millennial work philosophy

The CEO of a major consumer goods company based in Europe says he is "ashamed" over his annual paycheck and optimistic about younger workers' outlook.

By Tom Starner • May 26, 2015

Gimme a break! Employees vent about workplace timeouts in survey

Taking a workplace break can be a real productivity booster—but it requires employer cooperation, according to a recent study.

By Tom Starner • May 22, 2015

Is the predicted HR evolution really closer to reality?

Is the industry closing in on an evolutionary change? Some experts believe it is.

By Tom Starner • May 21, 2015

HR from hell: Even al-Qaeda has a human resources department

The terrorist group's job application likely will never be duplicated.

By Tom Starner • May 20, 2015

UPDATE: North Las Vegas approves controversial plan to outsource its HR

City Manager Qiong Liu is facing criticism for avoiding answering questions during a council hearing. 

By Tom Starner • May 19, 2015

Former BP exec pushes back against the HR-bashing bandwagon

An article in The Atlantic calls 'better' HR a clear success factor for companies.

By Tom Starner • May 17, 2015

US highlights efforts to protect and promote LGBT workplace, benefits issues globally

The White House is continuing a multi-pronged diplomatic and foreign policy effort to set the pace on LGBT issues in the workplace.

By Tom Starner • May 17, 2015

Survey: Complexity is crushing workplace success

Corporate inertia and a lack of clear prioritization were among the problems listed by 700 respondents from a variety of industries.

By Tom Starner • May 14, 2015

Controversial HR exec at CSC heads for the exits after unpopular programs

Several of Donna Lesch's cost-cutting initiatives, including a "bell curve" ratings structure, flopped hard.

By Tom Starner • May 14, 2015

Vermont ranks #1 for working moms

An analysis from a personal finance site ranks the Green Mountain State as the mom-friendliest in the U.S. 

By Tom Starner • May 14, 2015

Handling tough employee questions ahead of a merger: A guide for HR

For the human resources suite, an acquisition requires a strategy to handle the tough employee questions.

By Tom Starner • May 13, 2015

What will HR look like in the next 5 years?

According to a recent piece in Human Resource Executive magazine, the industry will face some daunting challenges in 2020.

By Tom Starner • May 12, 2015

Mind the gap: Front-line workers don't share senior leaders' workplace optimism

The news shouldn't come as much of a surprise.

By Tom Starner • May 12, 2015

Respect key to employee engagement, but leaders don't always know how to deliver it

A Harvard Business Review study finds that respect has an outsize effect on employees' behavior.

By Tom Starner • May 11, 2015

Gallup: Women managers may boost workplace engagement

According to a new survey, employees report being more engaged in their work if they report to a female.

By Tom Starner • May 11, 2015

14% of Zappos employees cash out after radical 'self-management' plan

A big chunk of the workforce took a buyout offer after the company announced it would eliminate manager roles and job titles.

By Tom Starner • May 10, 2015

Workplace conflict: An inevitable, but solvable, dilemma

A recent paper from Carnegie Mellon's business school finds that staying calm (but being direct) is the best way to diffuse workplace conflict.

By Tom Starner • May 10, 2015

HR budgets finally on the rise—but how much will it matter?

A report from The Hackett Group found that HR budget and staff increases in 2015 doesn't mean it will resolve the need to be more agile and strategic.

By Tom Starner • May 5, 2015

SHRM: HR needs to up its competency game, and fast

A growing number of industry professionals believe that in order to be effective and dispel criticisms, HR has to change its ways, and soon. 

By Tom Starner • May 5, 2015

Study: Focusing on talent development pays off for businesses

A recent report from Oxford Economics and SAP provides a strong correlation on developing talent and performance and business success. 

By Tom Starner • May 4, 2015

Hard winter was 'nightmare' for some HR departments

Despite one of the coldest, snowiest winters on record, the poll still found most workplaces were unaffected.

By Tom Starner • May 4, 2015