Study: Workplace accountability requires a specific strategy

Accountability is a great concept on paper. But many HR leaders and their organizations are not quite sure how to actually hold someone accountable.

By Tom Starner • June 2, 2015

Commuting is hazardous to employee mental health, study finds

It's clear that commuting can be stressful, but is it also turning employees into burnouts?

By Tom Starner • May 29, 2015

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HR Dive’s top stories feature a variety of challenges employers are facing, from AI’s spread in the workplace and bad behavior in the C-suite to payroll headaches and DEI compliance confusion.

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Company culture: A critical factor in employee review outcomes

Workplace culture can impact, for better or worse, the performance review process.

By Tom Starner • May 26, 2015

Break dancing & painting classes? Employers get creative with team building

When it comes to team building, creativity just might lead to productivity.

By Tom Starner • May 26, 2015

Millennials more depressed than other workplace groups

The younger generation is more depressed in the workplace than others. What can HR do?

By Tom Starner • May 26, 2015

Workforce planning: A critical, but often ignored, strategic process

Workforce planning should be today's HR "War Room" focus, but often it's not, according to an exec.

By Tom Starner • May 26, 2015

Unilever CEO opens up on exec compensation, lauds Millennial work philosophy

The CEO of a major consumer goods company based in Europe says he is "ashamed" over his annual paycheck and optimistic about younger workers' outlook.

By Tom Starner • May 26, 2015

Gimme a break! Employees vent about workplace timeouts in survey

Taking a workplace break can be a real productivity booster—but it requires employer cooperation, according to a recent study.

By Tom Starner • May 22, 2015

Is the predicted HR evolution really closer to reality?

Is the industry closing in on an evolutionary change? Some experts believe it is.

By Tom Starner • May 21, 2015

HR from hell: Even al-Qaeda has a human resources department

The terrorist group's job application likely will never be duplicated.

By Tom Starner • May 20, 2015

UPDATE: North Las Vegas approves controversial plan to outsource its HR

City Manager Qiong Liu is facing criticism for avoiding answering questions during a council hearing. 

By Tom Starner • May 19, 2015

Former BP exec pushes back against the HR-bashing bandwagon

An article in The Atlantic calls 'better' HR a clear success factor for companies.

By Tom Starner • May 17, 2015

US highlights efforts to protect and promote LGBT workplace, benefits issues globally

The White House is continuing a multi-pronged diplomatic and foreign policy effort to set the pace on LGBT issues in the workplace.

By Tom Starner • May 17, 2015

Survey: Complexity is crushing workplace success

Corporate inertia and a lack of clear prioritization were among the problems listed by 700 respondents from a variety of industries.

By Tom Starner • May 14, 2015

Controversial HR exec at CSC heads for the exits after unpopular programs

Several of Donna Lesch's cost-cutting initiatives, including a "bell curve" ratings structure, flopped hard.

By Tom Starner • May 14, 2015

Vermont ranks #1 for working moms

An analysis from a personal finance site ranks the Green Mountain State as the mom-friendliest in the U.S. 

By Tom Starner • May 14, 2015

Handling tough employee questions ahead of a merger: A guide for HR

For the human resources suite, an acquisition requires a strategy to handle the tough employee questions.

By Tom Starner • May 13, 2015

What will HR look like in the next 5 years?

According to a recent piece in Human Resource Executive magazine, the industry will face some daunting challenges in 2020.

By Tom Starner • May 12, 2015

Mind the gap: Front-line workers don't share senior leaders' workplace optimism

The news shouldn't come as much of a surprise.

By Tom Starner • May 12, 2015

Respect key to employee engagement, but leaders don't always know how to deliver it

A Harvard Business Review study finds that respect has an outsize effect on employees' behavior.

By Tom Starner • May 11, 2015

Gallup: Women managers may boost workplace engagement

According to a new survey, employees report being more engaged in their work if they report to a female.

By Tom Starner • May 11, 2015

14% of Zappos employees cash out after radical 'self-management' plan

A big chunk of the workforce took a buyout offer after the company announced it would eliminate manager roles and job titles.

By Tom Starner • May 10, 2015

Workplace conflict: An inevitable, but solvable, dilemma

A recent paper from Carnegie Mellon's business school finds that staying calm (but being direct) is the best way to diffuse workplace conflict.

By Tom Starner • May 10, 2015

SHRM: HR needs to up its competency game, and fast

A growing number of industry professionals believe that in order to be effective and dispel criticisms, HR has to change its ways, and soon. 

By Tom Starner • May 5, 2015

HR budgets finally on the rise—but how much will it matter?

A report from The Hackett Group found that HR budget and staff increases in 2015 doesn't mean it will resolve the need to be more agile and strategic.

By Tom Starner • May 5, 2015