We celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day this past Monday. While it’s important to use that day to honor Dr. King’s groundbreaking work to address injustice and violence, HR leaders should embrace and teach these values throughout the year. Kike Ojo-Thompas, Founder & CEO of the KOJO Institute joins to discuss workplace DEI strategies, how to develop an anti-racist company culture, and what it takes to effect positive change.

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Welcome back to part two of our episode with Eric Ryan, a Marine Corps veteran and senior director of Military Operations at the University of Phoenix. In honor of Memorial Day, we give flowers to our veterans not just for their service, but for the valuable skills they bring to the civilian workforce. Listen in as he discusses how companies create a more welcoming and inclusive environment for transitioning veterans, best practices for attracting and recruiting veterans, and more.

HR Works Podcast: Navigating the Post-Military Career Transition (Part 2)

This Military Appreciation Month, we honor our veterans not just for their service, but for the valuable skills they bring to the civilian workforce. In this episode, Eric Ryan, a Marine Corps veteran and senior director of Military Operations at the University of Phoenix, joins to explore the unique challenges and opportunities faced by veterans transitioning to new careers.

In part one of this two-part episode, listen in as we discuss some of the biggest challenges you face when transitioning from the military to a civilian career, how can veterans effectively translate their military experience and skills into civilian job descriptions, and more.

HR Works Podcast: Navigating the Post-Military Career Transition (Part I)

In part two of this two-part episode, Sam Naficy, CEO of Prodoscore, a leader in employee visibility and productivity intelligence software, discusses how HR leaders can approach layoffs with empathy and respect, best practices for maintaining trust with remaining employees during difficult times, using the layoff experience as a learning opportunity to improve company culture and employee relations, and more.

HR Works Podcast: Balancing Data with Decency in Layoffs and Return to Office (Part 2)

The return to office battle continues as Dell recently announced that its fully remote employees will not be promoted. Dell cites that its policy change is to improve productivity. On the other side of this coin, the debate around layoff etiquette has begun to resurface. With policy changes like these, many are asking if in-person time really that important? And could this all be a ploy to push people out or will this inadvertently push top talent out? And if you are undergoing a workforce reduction, can you do it with empathy?

In part one of this two-part episode, Sam Naficy, CEO of Prodoscore, a leader in employee visibility and productivity intelligence software, discusses how to incentivize employees to return to office, the value of leveraging data to measure the success of a return to office policy and identify areas for improvement, the importance of reimagining employee engagement and teams in a hybrid and remote environment, and more.

HR Works Podcast: Balancing Data with Decency in Layoffs and Return to Office (Part I)

As we prepare to kick-off HR Mental Health & Wellness Day at HR Daily Advisor, this week’s episode of HR Works spotlights our sister publication’s podcast, Nine to Thrive HR. In this episode, host Cindi Koetzle talks with Dave Barnett, Chief HR and University Relations Officer at DeVry University, framing the conversation around Devry’s 2023 Talent Outlook Study.

Listen in as Barnett offers insights for HR professionals about the underutilization of professional development benefits and the significance of mental health in the workplace and access/awareness of both. Additionally, don’t forget to register for HR Mental Health & Wellness Day. Join us for a day full of free online events and digital resources around employee mental health and wellness!

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HR Work Break: Create Meaningful Change in the Workplace

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