Starbucks CEO-as-Barista: Leadership Experts Weigh In

?The new CEO of Starbucks, Laxman Narasimhan, officially took over for outgoing CEO Howard Schultz on March 20. Before assuming the new role, Narasimhan earned a barista certification and immersed himself in... Read more »

Why ‘Backdoor Layoffs’ Can Easily Backfire

?Layoffs have been dominating the news recently, with companies such as Accenture, Amazon, Meta and others announcing significant workforce cutbacks. But another trend emerging in the wake of these job cuts is... Read more »

Survey: ESG Strategies Rank High with Gen Z, Millennials

?Environmental, social and governance (ESG)—an employer’s use of its financial resources to improve the environment and effect social and corporate governance change—is important to Millennials and members of Generation Z. And while... Read more »

Support for Service Members Seeking SHRM Certification

?Leadership and teamwork are deep-seated values in military service that translate well into the world of work. Leadership & Navigation is the very first competency in the SHRM Body of Applied Skills... Read more »

Why Are DEI Roles Disappearing?

?After seeing record gains in diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) roles in recent years, those positions are now drying up. A new report by LinkedIn assessing more than 500,000 C-suite hirings between... Read more »

Career Lessons from GM’s Tammy Golden: Support Your Team

?General Motors is traveling toward transformational change, and Tamberlin “Tammy” Golden is helping the 115-year-old company get there. In 2020, amid heightened attention in the U.S. to police officers killing Black people,... Read more »

GM’s Voluntary Buyout Reflects Broader Economic Difficulties

?The announcement by General Motors (GM) on March 9 that it was offering a voluntary buyout for most of its salaried workers could indicate that economic woes have spread to sectors beyond... Read more »

Better Living by Giving: A Q&A with Mitch Albom

Twenty-six years ago, Mitch Albom’s life changed forever when he published Tuesdays with Morrie (Broadway Books, 1997), a memoir detailing the time he spent with his former professor who was dying of... Read more »

Is It HR’s Job to Ensure Workers Are Happy?

HR is the custodian of the employee experience. Company culture is an organization’s calling card, and given that employees spend so much time working, organizations are best served by delivering a great... Read more »

A Time for HR to Lead

The Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM’s) 75th anniversary is a natural time to reflect on how far the HR profession has come—and where it’s headed.  The past few years have taught... Read more »
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