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One change expert teaches leaders the value of empathy and emotions at work

HR Brew

In March 2020, Cassandra Worthy’s consulting business was undergoing a rebrand. Worthy started speaking engagements as a side hustle in 2017, after beginning her journey of sobriety. “My I had such high hopes for what [2020] would be…Not only did I launch my new website, but March is also when I signed my book deal.”

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How work has evolved since the dawn of Zoom

HR Brew

By September 2013, Zoom had garnered 3 million meeting participants and 4,500 enterprise customers, and by 2017, it had raised $100 million in funding at a $1 billion valuation. Zoom experienced a seemingly overnight surge in popularity in March 2020, when the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic. billion valuation.

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The Mental Health Crisis in the Workplace and Why Employers Can’t Ignore It

MP Wired For HR

Mental health-related absences jumped 33% in 2023 , marking a 300% increase from 2017. But it goes beyond diagnoses—over 80% of workers report that job-related stress impacts their overall mental well-being. This isn’t a fringe concern.

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Skills: Putting this new currency of work into action

HRExecutive

For instance, Jesuthasan shared the internal talent marketplace journey that Unilever went on—work that started in 2017, rolled out in 2020 and ultimately has given all 70,000 white-collar workers the ability to post projects on the platform and flex to those that match their skills.

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Leadership’s Role in Supporting Employee Mental Health

MP Wired For HR

Mental-health-related absences rose by 33% in 2023, marking a 300% jump since 2017. Mental Health Is a Business Priority We must begin reframing mental health as a core business issue, not a personal one to be kept outside the office door. Consider these facts: 91% of employees say their mental health impacts their productivity.

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Innovation at IBM: Announcing the 2024 HR Executive of the Year

HRExecutive

That work has elevated her through nearly a dozen HR roles at IBM, as she dove into recruiting, learning, executive compensation and other areas of the function, ultimately being tapped for the top HR role in the summer of 2020. Becoming ‘Client Zero’ IBM set off on its AI in HR journey in 2017.

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The gender pay gap isn’t budging enough, but the best companies close it

HRExecutive

Since 2017, the gender pay gap has decreased from 18% to 15%, but no net progress has been made since 2020. The managerial gender pay gap has also seen a reduction, from 14% in 2017 to 10% in 2023, but this progress is still not fast enough. At the current rate of progress, achieving gender pay parity remains a distant goal.