Strategies for Reducing Record-Level Employee Stress

?Employees around the world are as stressed as they’ve ever been, according to a recent survey of more than 122,000 workers in 160 countries. Workplace experts say leaders who engage with their... Read more »

How to Improve Remote Employees’ Well-Being

?Before the pandemic, about 20 percent of HubSpot’s 7,000 employees worked remotely. At the end of 2021, the cloud-based software developer, which is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., decided to go all-in on... Read more »

Albom: Giving Is Living

?Author Mitch Albom delivered an uplifting message to SHRM Annual Conference & Expo 2023 (SHRM23) attendees: Giving is always better than taking. Speaking June 13 at a general session, the bestselling author... Read more »

Are Employees Really Quitting Because of Pay?

?It’s no surprise that retention has been a major issue for employers in the past couple of years: In a hot job market, scores of employees have left their companies for other... Read more »

How to Motivate Employees Without Money or Promotions

The reality in many workplaces today is that the best and brightest talent will jump ship if they feel they’ve topped out on salary or can’t expect a promotion anytime soon. And... Read more »

Dealing with Microaggression in the Workplace

Cara is a human resource director at a Chicago-based creative marketing firm that prides itself on how well it treats its employees. Excellent benefits and a strong practice of flexibility and autonomy,... Read more »

Americans Are Working Fewer Hours. How Are Employers Responding?

?The COVID-19 pandemic led to a slew of changes in the U.S. workplace: hybrid work, talent shortages, employee mental health issues and more. As a result, newly released data shows that Americans... Read more »

Viewpoint: The Best Way to Reward Employees for Sharing Good Ideas

?Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with The Conversation to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. Companies can increase not only the volume but also the quality of employee suggestions and... Read more »

When Employees Tell You They’re Burned Out

Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with Harvard Business Review to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies.  Amidst record-breaking job turnover, leaders have been feeling pressure to pay attention to the... Read more »

From Work/Life Balance to Work/Life Integration

?The rise of remote and hybrid work arrangements has largely erased the boundary between work and home and re-energized the debate over work/life balance. Multiple surveys have found that as employers require... Read more »