Your HR Career

4 strategies for strengthening internal mobility

05/10/2023

In times of low unemployment—like now, when securing talent is so difficult—internal mobility can be a godsend. Utilizing current employees in new capacities instead of recruiting outsiders saves time and money. Plus, current workers—whether promoted or transferred to new roles—already understand your mission and culture, and management knows what to expect based on past performance.

HR leaders express confidence in AI, hiring and engagement

05/10/2023

Will artificial intelligence be a boom or a bust for corporate America? According to a recent survey, 65% of chief human resource officers believe AI will have a positive impact on the human capital function within the next two years.

Good news for employers? Supreme Court takes deregulation case

05/05/2023

Over four decades ago, the U.S. Supreme Court gave regulatory agencies wide discretion in interpreting the federal laws they were charged with enforcing. When the law was ambiguous, agencies were free to come up with any reasonable interpretation. That could change next year.

4 tips to resolve conflicts

05/03/2023

It’s inevitable that disputes will arise between team members, and the onus is on all of us to resolve them. Luckily, conflict resolution is a skill that you can improve, which will make dealing with disputes far easier.

Health, IT and driving top list of America’s most in-demand occupations

05/01/2023

Employers are desperately seeking applicants to fill jobs in the health-care and information technology fields, followed closely by applicants for truck-driving jobs. That’s according to an analysis of job-posting click data and Google searches by the job-search site lensa.com.

The HR I.Q. Test: May ’23

05/01/2023

Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.

5 ways to strengthen your employee-coaching skills

04/28/2023

Your skill at organizing, delegating and ensuring deadlines are met enables your team to fulfill short-term goals and post good metrics. But leaders looking to take their charges to the next level make a point of going beyond just managing employees—they coach them.

Analysis paralysis? 4 tips for making better decisions

04/26/2023

Your ability to make sound business decisions swiftly—even when they involve ambiguity and risk—is a major factor in your ability to guide and manage a successful team. Here are some simple ways to help you make better decisions.

5 strategies for closing the diversity gap in leadership

04/12/2023

Organizations have been placing greater emphasis on diversity and inclusion in recent years, but there is still a notable diversity problem when it comes to higher-level, C-suite positions. Here are five suggested strategies that leaders can implement to help improve leadership diversity within their organizations.

Nominee for labor secretary could face confirmation trouble

04/10/2023

Julie Su, nominated in February to become secretary of labor, might have a hard time winning enough Senate support to be confirmed. According to the vote-counters at The Hill, a trade publication covering congressional affairs, Su currently lacks the backing of 50 senators, the minimum threshold required for confirmation.