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A good internal comms strategy is crucial to employee engagement and retention—but employers aren’t getting it right

HR Brew

There are benefits to having a strong employee communication strategy. Additionally, the share of US workers open to leaving their jobs hit a high of 51% since Gallup started tracking the data in 2014. How often companies communicate with their employees is a key driver in workers feeling in tune with company strategy.

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Microsoft cuts some of its DE&I staff

HR Brew

In 2014, Microsoft announced a diversity and inclusion initiative after CEO Satya Nadella told attendees at the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing that women shouldn’t request raises and instead have faith in “karma.” The company has long claimed to be a champion of diversity in tech. Quick-to-read HR news & insights.

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HR leader’s mental health counseling background helps her lead culture, engagement, and talent development at Fortune 500 company

HR Brew

She’d first worked at Insight from 2006 to 2010, joining as part of a merger, before re-joining the company in 2014, leading organizational development and eventually adding responsibilities including leadership training, DEI, and talent development.

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LinkedIn has transformed HR over the last 20+ years. Its execs have big plans for its AI-powered future.

HR Brew

based company in 2014. I think that that already makes a big difference, said Benjamin Friedrich, associate professor of strategy at Northwestern Universitys Kellogg School of Business. Theres a lot happening [at] LinkedIn, but that human-to-human connectionwas always an insight that stuck with me, he said.

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5 Culture Trends for 2019

As we approach 2019, major shifts in the work environment will continue to affect the ways companies do business. Companies that are looking to attract, engage, and retain top talent should leverage these trends to create workplaces where employees thrive.

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One decade after SHRM launched its HR certifications, who gets the most value from them?

HR Brew

But SHRM announced plans in 2014 to split from HRCI, ending a multi-decade relationship, because the latters certification offerings focused too much on basic HR knowledge and compliance, and not competencya must-have for future HR leaders, SHRM claimed. I know people want to look and compare and contrast at the end of the day, Alonso said.

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Why Microsoft’s culture transformation is continuous

HRExecutive

Back in 2014, Microsoft veteran Satya Nadella became CEO and tapped Kathleen Hogan , then the organization’s chief vice president of worldwide services, to be Microsoft’s chief people officer and executive vice president of HR. He quickly handed her a big task.