Risk Being Too Politically Incorrect

Is Your Organization at Risk of Being Too Politically Correct?

There’s little debate over whether organizations should have policies against harassment and other misconduct at the workplace. But can these rules go too far and actually put an organization at greater risk?

What's Agility Shift All About?

HRCI Webinar Recap: What’s the Agility Shift All About?

Pamela Meyer and officials from T-Mobile discuss how your business can become more nimble and resilient with a shift to the agility mindset.

Work Option During FMLA Leave

Allowing Work During FMLA Leave Can Be an Option

This week in employment news: New tax laws have businesses thinking about new ways to invest in their employees. A court rules that a worker can be allowed to continue working while taking FMLA leave. Employers are urged to be careful with use of biometric data. "Upskilling" is a new training and development buzzword.

Guidelines for Building Learning Culture

6 Guidelines for Building a Learning Culture

At a time when organizations are facing increased pressures to manage talent shortages, learning is gaining traction as a source of strategic advantage for firms. Taiwan-based Cathay United and Chicago-based Vi are two organizations that are using a culture of learning to drive engagement and build leadership bench strength.

Make Summer Internships Work

How to Make Summer Internships Work

Summer internships can be of great benefit to both students and organizations, but only when managed properly.

Make Workforce Analytics Work.

It's Time to Make Workforce Analytics Work: Here's How

Workforce analytics must play a bigger role in HR and people management. Companies now want comprehensive data to show how HR practices and talent decisions align with business objectives. The HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®) and its community of experts, which constantly keeps tabs on emerging HR and talent management trends, has identified workforce analytics as swiftly rise in importance as an essential competency.

Become a Self-Regulated Learner

Become a Self-Regulated Learner

HR professionals can embrace the habits of a self-regulated learner and pave the way for others at work to do the same. Here’s how.

AI and Future of HR

The Future of HR, Big on Artificial Intelligence

It seems counterintuitive to discuss artificial intelligence and human resources in the same conversation. After all, how could any organization have an HR staff without . . . humans?

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HRCI Challenges All Professionals to Power Up Their People Skills

Self-paced, on-demand e-learning is now available from HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). Today, the organization announced HRCI upSkill, a revolutionary new way for HR and non-HR professionals to learn about essential people management practices. Each HRCI upSkill will include an assessment component, giving professionals a way to be recognized for mastery of a specific people management topic.

Rising Demand for HRCI® Credentials

Demand on the Rise for HRCI Credentials

Demand for HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®) credentials is on the rise, including a significant year-over-year increase in applications for HR-professional (i.e., PHR® and SPHR®) and non-HR certifications (i.e., aPHR™) from HRCI.

Late-Night Emails From Boss.

Should Late-Night Emails from the Boss Be Banned?

Admit it. You’ve responded to texts from your boss while at the dinner table. You’ve fired off email responses while watching your son’s baseball practice. The hard separation between work and home life is no longer a thing at many organizations.

Agile HR Transforms People Management

Agile HR Likely to Transform How We Manage People and Work

Agile methodology, a project management innovation of software companies to more quickly update and move tech products and services to market, is making its way into the business mainstream, including the adoption of agile practices by HR departments.

Talent Acquisition and Brand

Talent Acquisition Starts With an Excellent Talent Brand

To attract top job candidates, it’s essential that your organization put as much emphasis on talent brand as consumer brand. That means recruiters, HR and hiring managers need to think more like marketers.

Bracket Pools at Work?

Workplace Hoopla: Should Employers Look the Other Way During March Madness?

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is upon us and employers are again faced with the question of whether to allow workers to take part in bracket pools.

Firearms at Work

Firearms at Work: Good Precaution or Bad Policy?

There’s no question that employers want to keep their workers safe, but what does that mean when it comes to allowing guns at the office?