Reorgs and Reductions: How to Handle in a Respectful Way
The following is a transcript of our podcast conversation with Janet Cho. You can listen to the full episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Sarah Wilkins Welcome back. With the continued news of reductions across companies, we wanted to discuss how to handle reductions in force and reorgs in a respectful way. This topic is […]
Bereavement Leave
After experiencing a recent loss myself, I wanted to explore bereavement leave more and how we can support our employees going through a multitude of different types of losses. According to Evermore, a national nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of bereaved children and families, “Americans are experiencing an alarming number of unexpected deaths, […]
Pay Transparency: How to Build Trust with Your Employees and Candidates
The following is a transcript of our podcast conversation with Shari Kalsta. You can listen to the full episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Sarah Wilkins Hello, and welcome to our first episode of Humans Beyond Resources. For our first episode, we are discussing pay transparency and how to build trust with your employees and […]
Creating a Family-Friendly Workplace
As a working parent and one experiencing caregiving on a daily basis, this topic is very personal and one I feel can be addressed with some tactical steps that will help with retention and burnout. As a caregiver, I want to do my best work, help grow a successful business, and be a present parent […]
What Makes a Good Team? The Experts Weigh In.
We’ve all been on good (and not-so-good) teams. What stands out about the teams you enjoyed working on? I still remember my first HR team at Microsoft. Something I loved was that I could step out into the hallway whenever I had a question. My peers, who were more experienced than I was, kept their […]
Wellness Initiatives: Creating Meaningful Programs for Your Team
When people talk about Wellness Initiatives, it often brings to mind physical challenges, but wellness encompasses so much more. It’s important to start by expanding our definition of wellness to be inclusive of mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing. It’s more important than ever to focus on wellness initiatives, as evidenced in the 2022 Gartner HR […]
Effective Communication: Top 3 Tips
There’s truth in the saying that all leadership is communication. How well you communicate determines whether people understand your ideas, take your suggestions, and how influential you are. If you manage a team, they’ll be quick to interpret what your words and body language mean. The less clear you are, the more room for interpretation. […]
Outsourced HR Can Help Field Employee Concerns – Here’s How
Ensuring employees have a trusted place to ask questions and raise concerns is vital to any company that’s committed to building a healthy and inclusive culture. This role is typically filled by human resources or people operations. But what if you’re a startup that doesn’t have dedicated HR, or a business too small to […]
Celebrating First Time Managers
Becoming a people manager is a big deal, but too often people make the transition from individual contributor (IC) to manager with little fanfare. What if you could find multiple, meaningful ways to celebrate new managers starting the very day they get promoted? In addition to recognition, giving managers the tools they need to do […]
Absenteeism and Presenteeism Are Hurting Your Workplace. Here’s How to Help.
This post originally appeared on Lantern’s blog. It has been reposted here with request and permission. The impact of grief in the workplace is not discussed often — much like grief itself. But as we continue to navigate the pandemic and millions grieve the loss of loved ones, two terms related to grief in the workplace […]
