Approximately 15% to 20% of the population, or about 1 in 7 people, exhibit some form of neurodivergence. With their extraordinary mathematics, memory and creativity skills, these out-of-the-box big thinkers bring a lot to the table, and organizations are taking notice. Harvard Business Review believes that hiring neurodivergent staff gives
A multitude of organizations — from David’s Bridal (9000 positions) to McDonald’s (less than 1,000) to Amazon (27,000) — have been laying people off this year. As such, it’s not surprising that hiring is slowing, as well. Meanwhile, non-farm payroll increased by 236,000 in March, which may seem like a lot, but there were 472,000 and 326,000 new
I often write about HR screw-ups. There are plenty of them, for sure. But in reality, no one goes to Reddit to praise how smoothly their HR manager handled an investigation. Good HR goes unrecognized because people don’t even realize what HR did in a situation. They just
“I had an old boss who said to me one time, ‘You can visit pity city, but you can’t live there.’ So people, leave pity city, let’s get it done.” So said MillerKnoll CEO Andi Owen in a video to her employees. Here’s the thing: I agree with this message.
I’ve been playing with ChatGPT for weeks now and am helping HR professionals use it to make their jobs easier. I saw a recommendation for companies to add these Chatbots to their Internal Employee Handbooks so employees could quickly get the needed answers. That seemed brilliant, and I set out
There is often conflict between job hunters and recruiters, with both sides believing the other is untrustworthy. As a result, horror stories abound. There is the person who claims to have used ChatGPT to answer questions in a video interview. Then there is the job posting that included “Only Born US
I rarely buy things on Sunday. This has been true my whole life. For religious reasons, I treat Sunday as a day of rest, which means I don’t want anyone else to have to work so that I can go shopping. So, when I moved to Switzerland, it
This #throwbackthursday post covers one of the most annoying things in the workplace: Perceived unfairness. Your co-worker seems to get special treatment all the time, and it drives you crazy. Now, it’s possible that your boss is simply a bad manager who plays favorites (or who is too wimpy to
What is the purpose of your Human Resources department? The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM). This is the largest Professional HR society in the United States, with a global presence. The stated purpose is: SHRM, the Society for Human Resource Management, creates better workplaces where employers and employees thrive
I returned from an HR conference and dumped my swag bag on the table. My husband, who is a consultant and has absolutely nothing to do with HR, said, “Oh, I hate—” and then he named one of the companies on my swag collection. “Why on earth do
