Recently, the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and Human Capital Institute (HCI), two organizations that have set the standards of leadership development, released the findings of their joint study calledĀ Building a Coaching Culture with Millennial Leaders. This ground-breaking report highlights how coaching is directly connected to the success of new leaders in the workplace. Over 670 …
Engaging more employees through social media communities
Recently, I came across a webinar I had hosted in 2012 when I was the content manager for an employee benefits enrollment SaaS company — on the topic of Social Media Best Practices in HR. At that time, I was enthusiastic about the emerging use of social networks in human resources and wanted to guide …
Think you might want to work in HR? You gotta love people first.
This summer marks my 20th year in the human resources industry. It’s hard to imagine that I earned my degree in HR, eager to make a difference in the lives of working people THAT long ago. A lot has changed over the last two decades for many human resource professionals. We’ve gone from being stuck …
Leadership Development for a Multi-generational Workforce
In an age where talent shortages are rampant due to skill shortages and the rapid exit of older more seasoned employees from the workforce, human resource professionals are challenged to develop the next generation of leaders to take their place. However, this itself is tough, given that there are four distinct generations who all see …
HR and Content Writers: The Perfect Partnership
It’s been said that the human resource department is the ‘face’ of the organization. Many times, HR pros are the only representatives of a company when other leaders are unwilling or unable to put themselves into public relationship positions.This is an opportunity for human resource pros to partner themselves with content writers who can skillfully …
The Center of it All is Human Resources
In a recent conversation with a colleague of mine, the subject came up about the ever-increasing pressures that human resource practitioners face daily. One would think with all the technology and resources that are available today that this wouldn’t be the case. I mean there are so many new tools at the average HR pros …