I was fortunate to have the opportunity to speak with the CHRO of ABN Amro Bank, Gerard Penning at The HR Congress TechFest. Topics we discussed: • Making hybrid working work – structures, processes, skills, leadership • HR Technology and AI in HR – focusing on personal banking in the ...
The HR Tech industry is not showing signs of slowing down any time soon, with $12 billion investment in 2021. Doubling the previous two years total investment, and starting 2022 with the $1.7 billion investment in January nearly as high as the strongest month in 2021, explains Anita Lettink in ...
“My philosophy on company culture is based on what Aristotle said in 384bc – “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” Turning that into action, I believe that all leaders can create a workplace where you go to work each day, make a contribution to something bigger than ...
HR Square reports that more than half of the employees were more often briefly absent due to illness in January 2022 than in the same month in 2019. Compared to January 2021, this was almost 80 % more. The culprit: omicron. The number of short-term absenteeism due to illness was 51.2 ...
Graham Glass – CEO, CYPHER LEARNING WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? Employees are the backbone of any organization. I know that investing in their training is key to driving success and innovation. Therefore, optimizing training for the hybrid workforce should be of prime importance for business leaders. The hybrid work model ...
Tami Wolownik, Head of People and Organization (P&O) – Siemens Mobility North America Mental health isn’t something worn on your sleeve and it’s not something everyone wants to talk about. But with honest and meaningful conversations we can reinforce the importance of mental health, encourage discussions and rethink what it means to be a great place to work. The start ...
By Lisbeth Claus, Professor Emerita of Management & Global HR at Willamette University WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? Now is the time for HR to rethink what their spectrum of work arrangements will be and develop a more ‘dynamic open talent’ work arrangement strategy. Prior to COVID-19, companies that adopted a ...
WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? employee-first, or “human-centered” leadership represents a paradigm shift from the business-centered approach, which prioritized operational measures such as revenue, efficiency, and customer data The world has now changed due to the COVID 19 pandemic, and it is no longer business as usual. Companies now need to ...
American Express (NYSE:AXP) CEO, Stephen Squeri in a recent interview with Bloomberg confirmed that 75% of their workforce prefers flexible, hybrid working. Offering flexibility has always been a way to go at AmEx, even prior to the pandemic executives only spent one week called the “meeting week” in the office ...