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Balancing Security with Employee Experience

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There's no doubt that security is important in the workplace. But what happens when the measures taken to ensure security start to have a negative imp...

Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers and Customer Advocates

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Workplaces need innovation in order to remain competitive. But you can’t order innovation like a spare part. You need the right culture to inspire i...

Myth-Busting Common Video Interview Concerns

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As technology has advanced, the way we conduct interviews has changed. No longer are we bound to a physical space, sitting across a desk from one anot...

Driving Diversity, Inclusion, and Business Success with Military Hiring

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For businesses facing serious hiring challenges as part of the Great Resignation, there’s an untapped talent pool that would allow them to surpass d...

The Power of Pressure

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s workplace, the pressure is on—to be a perfect employee, to always be available, to exceed last week’s exceeded expectations. In short...

Implications of “Work-from-Anywhere” on Relocation Benefits

21 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With more employees able to work from home than ever before, and the coronavirus pandemic still dictating the terms of where and how we work, employee...

Setting Your Team Up for Hybrid Work Success

07 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Employees are demanding hybrid work. Managers are stressed about hybrid work. And since the confusion often comes from a lack of cohesive hybrid work ...

The Future of Recruiting

17 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

COVID-19 changed the world of work--and the world of hiring--forever. And in today’s digital-first recruiting environment, recruiters have challenge...

HR and People Leaders Spend Too Much Time on the Mandate -- How to Take That Time Back

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As of March 2020, HR managers and company leaders have been laser-focused on COVID-19. As of January 2022, the federal vaccination mandate for all bus...

Talent Acquisition 2021 Recap and Forecast for 2022

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Americans are leaving their jobs (and not coming back) at historic rates. And that means the pressure is on talent acquisition to deliver much-needed ...

Using Modern-Day Technology to Create Better Workplaces, Part II

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Managers want in-person work. Employees want hybrid work. And in the Great Resignation, when employees are more willing than ever to leave behind lack...

Using Modern-Day Technology to Create Better Workplaces

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As COVID-19 leads more employees to demand hybrid workplaces, the pressure is on employers to innovate and provide long-term hybrid solutions. The goo...

The Value of Self-Driven Skills Development

12 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s employees don’t want to just collect a paycheck. They want to grow in their work. That’s great news for managers and HR departments, who...

The State of the Frontline Work Experience in 2021

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Frontline workers are burned out and scared, and many are thinking of quitting their jobs. Yet their organizations still rely on them to do essential ...

From Best Practice to Legal Requirement – the Evolution of Mandated Respect in the Workplace

29 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s workplace, respect is not just a kind gesture or a tool of civility. It’s a necessity for a high-performing workplace. The problem is t...

The Future Workplace Mindset: The People, Technology, and Business Intersection

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Technology will change the way business is run—and with rapid adoption in the COVID-19 era, those changes are happening faster than ever before. You...

Hybrid Work: Transforming Your Workplace Through Networking, Security, and Collaboration

15 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The future of work is hybrid, but many workplaces aren’t ready for it. In order to make the transition successfully, leadership, HR teams, and IT te...

On-Site Employee Benefits: Bringing Dental Care into the Workplace

08 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Workforce expectations are changing — that we know, and that includes benefits. Employees are looking to their workplace to provide more guidance an...

Culture Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle Columbia Accident

01 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In 2019, a United Minds and Weber Shandwick survey found that one in five employees reported experiencing a cultural crisis within the last year to tw...

How to Stop the Great Resignation? Employee Recognition!

24 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Spend any time looking at career and business magazines you’re probably familiar with this term: The Great Resignation. Or as I like to call it, And...

Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gone are the days of working for one company for 40 years. These days, employees change jobs—and careers—all the time. And yet, many of us remain ...

Managing the Uncertain Employee

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In business, uncertainty is the lack of certainty or sureness of an event. In accounting, uncertainty is the inability to foretell consequences due to...

How to Use and Develop Leadership Skills When Building Diverse Teams

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Workplace diversity is more than just a slogan. In the year 2021, businesses have come to understand that diversity is simply a good business decision...

Use the Conscience Code to Resolve Difficult Workplace Conflicts, Lead with Values, and Advance Your Career

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The employee relationship to the workplace is changing. In the Baby Boomer generation, work was about collecting a paycheck and doing your time in exc...

Trends That Define the Post Pandemic Workforce

13 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The COVID-19 pandemic radically altered the landscape of work. And as businesses shift into the post-pandemic world, they have to deal with new realit...

Freshen Up Remote Culture for Work and Play

06 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Since 2005, there’s been a 173% increase in remote work, 11% faster than the rest of the workforce and 47 times faster than the work-from-home popul...

Overcome Your Own Self-Sabotage to Live a Confident, Empowered Life

30 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Whether it’s procrastination, overthinking, impulsivity, negativity, laziness, or just giving up, many of us find ourselves on the cusp of something...

Turning Mistakes into a Business Model

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In The New, New Thing, Michael Lewis refers to the term “business model” as a term of art, essentially describing a business’s plan for how to m...

Building the Future Through Stem

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Technology is at the heart of almost everything we touch daily. Mobile phones, cars, as well as computers are a staple in most people's lives. Technol...

How to Build Employment Value with Better Benefits

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In a tight labor market with rapid job turnover, employees no longer take a job based on salary alone. These days, benefits are just as important as i...

The 3 Pillars of Hybrid Workplaces

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In past years, the hybrid workplace was a dream for workers who wanted the chance to work from home and go to the office. Telework was not available f...

Moving Across Borders: Navigating Your HR Career Across Multiple Industries

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

HR has shifted out of the back room and into the heart of the company. Employers are recognizing as never before that HR professionals have the power ...

Leadership Lessons Learned: From Social Responsibility to Managing Micro Changes

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If ever there is a widespread topic, it's the topic of effective leadership. It has many approaches and different facets, but ultimately comes down to...

How HR Can Help Employees Move from Struck to Strong

11 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We all dream of finding a job that thrills and satisfies us. Unfortunately, many employees still struggle to find a deeper connection to their work an...

Avoid the Workplace Talent Cliff

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The 2020 - 2021 pandemic took its toll on businesses in part of the world. Employment and how companies manage through this with their greatest asset,...

Loneliness and Isolation: Fighting Back Against New Forms of Employee Burnout

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Employee burnout is real. According to a recent Gallup poll, 76% of employees experience some form of burnout at various times in their careers. In a ...

Connecting Talent Acquisition to a Better Candidate and Recruiter Experience

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The world of work is changing. So is the world of hiring. And in 2021, that change is happening faster than ever, with a new push for digital hiring t...

How Employee Wellbeing Will Make or Break Businesses in 2021 and Beyond

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The coronavirus continues to impact almost every individual aspect of our lives, but some of the most profound changes can be seen in our health. In 2...

Recruiting: How to Humanize a Mostly Digital Hiring Experience

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m welcoming Tim Visconti, CEO and Tim David, COO, of PeopleLift to talk about recruiting and how the landscape and the approach has changed....

The Evolution of HR in the Time of COVID-19

30 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The coronavirus pandemic has changed every individual aspect of our lives, and the most obvious site of long-term change is the workplace. Employees a...

Protecting the Business from Lawsuits as Employees Return to Work: Strategies for Managing the Coming Workplace Reintegration

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, one question has been on everyone’s minds: when can we go back to normal? When can we go back to work? Unfortu...

Work Well. Play More. Steps to Healthy Living

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Setting boundaries between work and home life is a big struggle for many people. The advent of the 2020 pandemic has amplified this problem exponentia...

The State of Financial Literacy and Its Impact on the Post-Pandemic Workplace

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m welcoming Danny Kofke (“cough-key") from Mentoro Group to talk about the state of financial literacy in the U.S. today, its impact on th...

Stop Promoting Workplace Failure

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Communication and innovation. Two very important words for any company looking to succeed. Without a good set of ears to the ground and a workplace th...

Business Reinvention: How to Thrive in Times of Disruption and Chaos

02 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Disruption and chaos. When most people hear these two words, they automatically think of trouble. However, researchers and scientists are finding that...

Better Long-term Flexibility for Employees

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The words flexible work conditions can be defined in many ways, depending on who you ask. What appears to be a flexible work environment for one perso...

Workplace Healthcare Trends for 2021: What Employers Need to Know

19 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

2020 started a worldwide tsunami of turmoil with 2021 continuing the havoc of a pandemic and the insurmountable issues that accompany it. In this mix ...

Women in the Workplace: The Continuing Struggle

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In general, women have had insurmountable obstacles to hurdle in the workplace, and the current state of the world has only added more challenges.   ...

Elder Caregiving: An Employee Crisis

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In addition to many working individuals and families still figuring out childcare during a pandemic, another serious issue has arisen. As the U.S. lif...

Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Leading High Performing Cultures In Uncertain Times

26 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Emotional intelligence sounds like a buzzword, but it's far from that. It's a critical skill that lays the foundation for other important skills like ...

The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations

19 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The world of work is rapidly changing. Employment laws and what constitutes a "gig" or on-demand worker are a work in process, as is how the workforce...

How to Harness the Power of Introverted People in Your Organization

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

According to the US Chamber of Commerce, introverts have skills and behaviors that make them a great business owner. They possess good listening skill...

Embracing Neurodiversity: The Future of Talent Management

09 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m welcoming Ed Thompson, CEO / Founder, Uptimize to talk about an aspect of diversity in the workforce we probably need to focus on a lot mo...

Recruiting in the Age of Googlization

05 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The world of job search and recruiting has been turned upside down. What was, generally, expected from employers and job seekers has taken a turn and ...

How Child’s Play Helps Us Navigate Uncertain Times at Work

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If anyone believes that incorporating play into the workplace culture is a waste of time, the research shows us differently. Child's play in the workp...

How to Successfully Job Search During the COVID-19 Pandemic

22 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For most people, searching for a new job has never been easy. Add to this, the difficulties the current pandemic brings and now job seekers have to do...

How to Leverage Pandemic Unemployment to Launch Your Dream Career

15 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It may seem like a herculean task to find a new job during the pandemic or in times when one is unemployed. The fact is companies are still hiring and...

Do Recruiters Really Care About Candidate Experience?

08 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The job candidate experience is a topic gaining momentum as younger generations enter the workforce. In modern times and with the advent of advanced t...

Hiring Hourly Employees — How to Transform the Candidate Experience

15 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m welcoming Quincy Valencia, Vice President - Product Innovation at Alexander Mann Solutions. We’ll be talking about the importance of pro...

The Power of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

11 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m welcoming LaFawn Davis, Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, Indeed to look at best practices for cultivating a diverse and...

Designing Work to Meet Your Personal and Professional Goals

04 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Blending personal and professional goals into a comfortable mix is gaining ground. As more and more people seek gratification in their personal lives,...

Unmute Yourself: How to Be Your Own Advocate When Working from Home

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The pandemic state of 2020 has taken its toll on everyone, everywhere, and for many, it has thrust them into working conditions they did not anticipat...

How to Support the Workforce by Protecting Mental Health

13 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m welcoming Dawn Mitchell, Vice President, Human Resources, Appian to look at effective strategies for supporting your workforce and their m...

Leading a Successful Company Revolution with Intentional Integrity

06 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Corporate integrity is not just a buzz phrase; it sits at the core of an organization's business dealings and how the organization conducts itself, bo...

The Cost of Misalignment

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m welcoming Natalie Baumgartner, Chief Workforce Scientist, Achievers  to talk about the challenge of alignment in workforces right now. Ac...

How AI is Reinventing Talent Management

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m welcoming Brad Sutton, Strategic Accounts, EightfoldAI, to talk about how talent management — and talent acquisition as well —  are b...

Strategic Learning: Upskill, Reskill and Retrain

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m welcoming Dickens Aubourg, Paycom Director of Client Learning, to talk more about the power of reskilling, retraining and upskilling when ...

Employee Experience 2020: Digitization, Flexibility, Benefits

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m welcoming Chris Wakely, Executive Vice President, Global Sales, Benify, to #WorkTrends to talk about benefits in general. We mean everythi...

The Power of AI-Driven Collaboration

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m welcoming Guibert Englebienne, the Chief Technology Officer & Cofounder of Globant, to talk about the power of AI-driven collaboration. Th...

Job Description Complexities

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Love them or hate them. Job descriptions are a fact of business life. The problem with many job descriptions is that they are boring, lack the essenti...

The Power of Workplace Gratitude

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m welcoming Liz King, the CMO of gThankYou, LLC, to talk about the importance of workplace gratitude. Sharing gratitude with employees and p...

Transforming the Healthcare Benefits Experience

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m welcoming Justin Holland, the CEO and Founder of HealthJoy to talk about health benefits — and why it’s so important for employers to...

Sexual Harassment In Virtual Workplaces

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sexual harassment is not an easy topic, and with the advent of most employees working from home, it has taken on a new dimension of difficulty. Identi...

Hiring Virtual Assistants

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Working with virtual assistants can be a great benefit to organizations of all sizes and industries, and especially useful for start-up companies and ...

#WorkTrends: AI-Powered Financial Planning for Employees

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

HR is navigating endless changes right now, including how to best advise and equip employees with the savings and financial planning they need. What’...

Aligning Around Performance Management: New Findings

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Reflektive’s new report on performance management shows like every other aspect of how we work, there are major changes afoot. The 2020 Performance ...

Navigating the Obstacles of Remote Work

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The pandemic has thrown a curve ball to many people in the workplace. What was once normal is now the old way of doing things. The new normal came qui...

Building Trust in Uncertain Times

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You’ve worked hard to create an engaged, loyal workforce. Then 2020 hits. Overnight we are sent to at-home workspaces working in physical isolation....

Going Gig: Freelancing in HR

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Before COVID-19 one of the most popular ongoing discussions at #WorkTrends was about the gig economy — which was already breaking open the tradition...

Incorporating New Hires into Work Cultures

20 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There’s so much uncertainty about what will happen to the workplace — whether we will wind up staying remote or mixing it up, or be able to retur...

The Bigot in Your Mental Boardroom

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Supreme Court recently handed down a landmark Federal civil rights law that protects gay, lesbian and transgender workers from workplace discrimi...

Leading Organizations to Resilience and Diversity

03 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Leaders today are grappling with very real and pressing challenges: keeping their workforce safe, balancing the need for business results with the nee...

Getting Real About ATS

19 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As hiring kicks back into gear with companies rebuilding workforces, adding new employees, and shifting gears to meet the needs of reopening and rampi...

Leading Through Uncertainty

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Leading through a crisis used to be part of the conversation but now, in these times, it is the conversation. We’re in a health crisis, an economic ...

Assessing Digital Skills for Hiring Now

05 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What’s happening today has thrown lives and work into turmoil, but we’ve never adapted more quickly. What’s enabling some businesses to pivot in...

Improving Work Culture with VR

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On a granular level, work cultures are made of relationships, and relationships are made of interactions. Every interaction we make has the opportunit...

Innovating a Culture of Wellness

15 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What is wellness? The definition has been thrust into high contrast by COVID-19 and our changing work landscape. Working remotely or not, employers te...

Managing Down, Up and Across: Best Practices

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Work is all about relationships — you and your boss, you and your managers, you and your teammates, you and your direct reports, and everyone else. ...

Outsourcing HR: Why and How

01 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered intense economic and social disruption and it’s far from over. And our work landscape has changed and will conti...

Culture That Counts Right Now

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Right now organizations are seeing their mettle tested and one thing that’s helping them keep their workforces aligned, engaged and supported is a g...

Remote Working: Craving Knowledge and Skills

17 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The world of work is in the midst of a reckoning. From finance to retail to hospitals to energy to technology, there’s not one sector that has not f...

Mapping the Future of Workforce Skills

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s #WorkTrends podcast we’re talking about the skills our workforce will need for the future — and why we need them now. The skills we’...

The AI-Powered Leadership Coach

03 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As younger-gen (I’m not saying young gen intentionally) and Next Gen hires come into organizations and show their incredible aptitude and promise, w...

How to Make Your Work Culture Rock

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Even right now, even with everything, we need to amp up our workplaces like never before. Culture keeps us together — but you can’t create a great...

The Power of Business Readiness

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Business readiness has taken on a whole new meaning right now as we grapple with an absolutely massive upheaval facing our lives as well as our work. ...

AI, VR, and the Internal Communication Revolution

13 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today internal communication is transforming right before our eyes and ears. It’s getting a powerful boost from new technologies such as AI, augment...

Team Up Marketing and HR to Attract, Engage and Retain Talent

06 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s #WorkTrends podcast is about partnering Marketing and HR for phenomenal talent strategies. It’s a powerful alchemy that happens when Marke...

Great Expectations: Companies Need To Live Their Employer Brand

28 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s #WorkTrends podcast is about employer brands: getting behind the hype and actually committing to a walking the talk. Employer brands are und...

Why Companies Need to Value a Great Candidate Experience

21 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the #WorkTrends podcast we’re talking about candidate experience — and why it’s so important for companies to understand its importance...

The Journey to a Great Employer Brand

14 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s #WorkTrends podcast is about one of the most important but least understood endeavors any employer has to consider: How to effectively creat...