Whether you’re just starting out in business or a seasoned professional, we hope you find these resources and links useful. Authored exclusively by Sharlyn Lauby, these articles cover a wide range of topics that can help you work responsibly.
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Calculate Return On Investment (ROI)
Tell the Company Your Reason for Resigning
Maintain Your Professional Certification
Properly Plan a Reduction in Force
How to Attend a Virtual Conference
How to Measure Management Team Morale
How to Develop a Plan for Self-Directed Learning
How to Complete Your Self Appraisal
How to Conduct an Effective Gap Analysis
How to Support Remote Employees
How to Figure Out the Next Step In Your Career
How To Manage An External Workforce
Plan for an Organizational Emergency
Create Inclusive Employee Education Benefits
Talk About Psychological Safety in Your Organization
Convince Senior Management that Training Records are Important
Get and Keep Buy-in from Senior Management
Get Your First Job in Human Resources
Get Better Results In Your Work
Be More Creative In Your Career
Find Mentors Who Will Support Your Goals
Turn a New Company Policy from Negative to Positive
Design Your Company’s Flexible Workspace Plan
Find Budget Dollars for Employee Recognition
Support the Creative Process of Ordinary People
Create a Vision Board on Pinterest
Evaluate the Effectiveness of Your Recruiting Sources
Get to the Root Cause of Employee Engagement Issues
Evaluate the Success of Your Company’s Onboarding Program
Create the Perfect Morning Routine
Assess Your Company’s Onboarding Program
Design an Employee Scavenger Hunt
Develop Healthy Habits When You’re Busy All the Time
Debrief a Meeting Regardless of the Topic
Build a Successful Mentoring Program
Sell Your Manager on Attending a Conference
Identify Bottlenecks in Your Recruitment Process
Hire Employees for “Cultural Fit”
Be Your Company’s Change Agent
Find Out if HR Is Valued In the Company
Have a Performance Conversation With an Employee
Hire Great Employee Without an HR Department
Follow-up After a Job Interview
Start a Social Recruiting Program
Tell if Your Company Needs Leadership Training
Find the Right Leadership Training for Your Company
Work With People You Don’t Like
Listeners get practical advice about how to be a better leader and manager, focusing on the employee experience, and career advice. We might also talk about my personal goal to find the best cheeseburger on the planet. So, grab your favorite beverage, pull up a stool, and join the conversation. The bar is always open.
Managing Change
Brian Reaves on Changes in Pay Equity
Sharlyn Lauby on How Managers Need to Learn How to Manage Change
Sarah Morgan on Managing an Inclusive Workplace
Kate Bischoff Discusses Managing a Changing HR Compliance Landscape
UKG CPO Pat Wadors Shares HR’s Role in Managing Change
Steve Browne Shares How HR Pros Can Effectively Manage Change
Talent and Technology
“Feedback is HR Currency” say Julie Develin and Chas Fields
Dan Schawbel Shares How Technology Can Make Work More Human
Mark Wales Discusses the Art and Science of Workforce Management
Sharlyn Lauby on How Organizations Should Expect New Technologies to Drive Learning
The Future Workplace
Jim Stroud Talks About the Tools that Recruiters Need to Drive Business Success
Chris Mullen Shares Why Employees Are Not Going to Work For Companies with Outdated Technology
Alexandra Levit Explains Why Career Durability Is the Future of Talent Management
Hannah Morgan on How To Manage Your Career During Any Next Normal
Jarrod Harden Says Listening Is the Key to Creating Workplace Inclusion and Belonging
Sharlyn Lauby on How Organizations Should Always Be Planning Their Future Workplace
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) blog provides the latest insight into workforce and workplace trends. It offers HR professionals and business leaders a platform to exchange ideas about how organizations are responding to change in order to reshape and retool the profession for future success.
How to Respond When an Employee Rejects their Performance Review
Take a First Step Toward Building Better Workplaces – But Don’t Stop There
3 Ways Organizations Can Build a More Diverse Workforce
How will HR Technology Change Human Resources
How HR Professionals Can Help Build a More Inclusive Workplace
5 Talent Management Trends And The HR Skills They Require
Organizational Culture: It Needs to Help Employees Through the Hard Times
The 7 Skills That HR Professionals Should Be Developing Right Now
People Analytics: How to Solve Business Problems
Why HR Should Pay Attention to Predictive Analytics
Human Resources: Six Skills to Develop for Future Success
Recruiting Sources: How to Evaluate Their Effectiveness
HR Metrics, Analytics, and Data: 7 Rules to Remember
Your Company’s Succession Planning Story is Part of Your Brand
Using HR Competencies to Turn Knowledge into Action
Develop Your HR Skills with a Career Portfolio
10 Resources for Developing HR Competencies
The Price Tag for Ethical Behavior
The Relationship Between Ethics and Sleep Deprivation
Recruiting Sources: How to Evaluate Their Effectiveness
How to Recognize an Employee for Their Good Work
Your Company’s Succession Planning Story is Part of Your Brand
Projects Are the New Job Interview
Your Employee Retention Strategy Need to Include Technology
Trust and HR – The Business Impact of Listening to Your Employees
If You Want Your Managers to Be Successful, Onboard Them
Focus on Mindsets, Not Stereotypes
Careers Are a Series Of Small Breakthroughs
5 Rules for Organizing Your Time
How to Tell if Your Manager is a Bully (Or Just Really Tough)
3 Professional Development Questions Every Employee Should Ask Themselves
Does the Future of Human Resources Include Marketing?
Team Training and Team Building are Two Different Things
The Future of Corporate Training is Mobile
Creating Strategy and Being Strategic Aren’t the Same Thing
Creating an Innovative Culture
Four Reasons HR Professionals Should Use an RSS Reader
What Creates a High-Performing Organization?
For Your Career, It’s Not What You Know – It’s Who You Know
The “Gray New World” is Changing Human Resources
5 Considerations for a Mobile Device Policy
Why Your Company Needs a Mobile Technology Policy
Optimizing Talent In the New Workforce
Mobile Collaboration: An Interview with Michael Kroth, author of “Managing the Mobile Workforce”
The Workforce Institute is a think tank that helps organizations drive performance by addressing human capital management issues that affect both hourly and salaried employees. Through education and research, they empower organizations with practical ideas for optimizing the 21st century workplace.
Show Your Work: How Managers Can Gain Greater Employee Buy-in
One-on-One Meetings: An Employee’s Guide
One-on-One Meetings: A Manager’s Guide
Offboarding and Exit Interviews Can Open Doors with Employees
How to Be a Better Empathetic Listener
3 Things to Consider When Designing an Employee Experience Strategy for a Hybrid Workforce
A 5-Step Framework for Managing Organizational Change
What is Digital Transformation and Why Is It Important
How to Use Data to Make Actionable Decisions
Unretirement: A New Phase in the Employee Life Cycle
Choice is the New Competition for Organizations
Employee Self-Care: 10 Ways Organizations Can Be Supportive
Organizational Productivity: Staffing and Scheduling Must Work Together
Employee Interviews Often a Missed Opportunity
Corporate Culture is Out, Corporate Community is In
How Gamification Can Improve Productivity and Create Engagement
What Does Employee Engagement Look Like? This.
The Scientific Method Isn’t Just for Scientists
The Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) delivers current and relevant content to help you put your people first – HCM, payroll, and technology, so you won’t miss a beat.
Training Frontline Managers: 5 Critical Skills for Success
Yes, You Can Measure Employee Experience. Here’s How
A Key Component to Economic Recovery is Understanding Shift Growth
How to Set Up an Employee Help Desk
Does Your Organization Have an Employee Service Philosophy?
How to Provide the Same Level of Service to Onsite and Remote Employees
5 Key Elements for Creating a Hybrid Workforce
Welcome Employees Back To the Office With Mini-Onboarding
HR and Project Management: 6 Best Practices for Success
How to Conduct a Virtual One-on-One Meeting
Organizational Change Management: 7 Strategies for HR Departments
HR Business Continuity Planning: Make It Part of Your Strategy
Ready to Bring Employees Back to the Workplace? Here Are 12 Things to Consider.
Best Practices for Building an Offboarding Experience
How to Conduct a Virtual Business Meeting That Doesn’t Waste Time
Continuous Improvement Leads to HR Innovation
How to Streamline HR Processes
3 Things You Must Do After Setting a Goal
Paycom Software is a leading provider of HR Software. Named one of the world’s most innovative companies by Fast Company and best employers in the U.S. by Top Workplaces, Paycom serves businesses of all sizes in every state.
Accurate Background offers customized background screening for organizations and HR worldwide, using innovative, web-based technology.
Upskilling and Reskilling: The Employers’ and Employees’ Roles
SilkRoad Technology is the global leader in strategic talent management onboarding for organizations of all sizes and complexities faced with workforce transformation challenges.
The Manager’s Role in Employee Transfers
