How to Dissuade Micromanagers

?Generation Z and Millennial workers may be used to constant monitoring. They grew up under the close surveillance of helicopter parents. But workers of any generation stagnate rather than thrive under micromanagement.... Read more »

How to Balance Religious Accommodations with Company Vaccination Requirements

?Many companies continue to struggle to accommodate employees who don’t want to get vaccines because of religious objections. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) is in hot water after firing an employee for... Read more »

Denial of Job Transfer Might Be Challenged as Discriminatory

?Takeaway: In assessing potential risk in connection with staffing decisions, human resource professionals often consider whether a particular action was “material” for purposes of creating exposure to claims under Title VII of... Read more »

How to Re-Energize a Team That Shows Signs of Burnout

?Emma is an HR director overseeing a team of four specialists in a 400-person organization, and she suspects that her team may be suffering from quiet quitting. She suspects that the rest... Read more »

How to Balance Religious Accommodations with Company Requirements

?Many companies continue to struggle to accommodate employees who don’t want to get vaccines because of religious objections. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) is in hot water after firing an employee for... Read more »

6 Predictions for People Managers in 2023

?Predicting the future of work is no easy task. But it’s necessary to help people managers keep employees engaged and productive. “It’s a healthy exercise to think about what we’re learning today... Read more »

Laid-Off Tech Workers Finding New Jobs Quickly

?Many recently laid-off tech workers are finding jobs shortly after beginning their search, a new survey shows, as employers continue to hire people with in-demand skills in a tight labor market. We’ve... Read more »

Preventing Harassment in Light of the Speak Out Act

?Employers may need to adjust their practices and policies to comply with the Speak Out Act, which invalidates nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) and nondisparagement agreements designed to keep employees from discussing instances of... Read more »

Reimagining the Office for the Hybrid Age

?A florist arranges delicate cherry blossom branches in a large black vase in a building’s lobby, while another positions red blooms in a white vessel. Workers hang greenery around hallway entrances, creating... Read more »

21-Year-Old Shares 5 Steps to Address Gen Z Disengagement

Five years ago, when I was 16 and before any of us had ever heard of social distancing, I wrote an article for SHRM’s HR Magazine on what the working world needed... Read more »