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This HR leader is applying her career lessons to finding and retaining workers in construction

HR Brew

I was going to jump out of helicopters; you would have found me in Cuba somewhere,” Gildersleeve, who now is director of HR at Pittsburgh-based Mascaro Construction, told HR Brew. After holding multiple HR roles at firms including at financial services giant PNC and construction company Steelsmith, she joined Mascaro in 2019.

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At Microsoft, DE&I is a feature, not a fad

HR Brew

“We need to listen to the experiences of our employees…and make sure diversity is at the core of their experience,” McIntyre said. At Microsoft, diversity and inclusion isn’t a trend. Gender diversity at Microsoft is roughly in line with that at some of its biggest competitors, including Dell and Intuit. Big picture.

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

HR Brew

But, after a few events, Worthy said she was advised by Reid Tracy, a mentor and president and CEO of self-help publisher Hay House, to expand her business and go at it full-time. To help leaders learn how to foster emotions at work and channel empathy in times of change. Her mission? If you employ people, you employ emotional beings.

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Getting frank with Portillo’s HR pro

HR Brew

Jill Waite has worked in the restaurant and retail industries her entire career, beginning with a stint at Chuck E. She also worked in operations and development at companies including Sephora and Circuit City before taking the HR reins at Chicago-based hot dog chain Portillo’s as CPO in 2019. We serve and support people.

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Debunk the Four Myths in Reskilling & Upskilling

The future of work and the underlying global reskill­ing challenge were among the hottest topics discussed at the World Economic Forum at Davos in 2019. The discussion addressed the emerging skills gaps arising from greater use of artificial intel­ligence (AI) and automation.

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Recruiters Need to Drive Talent Acquisition Into the Future—Here's How Data Can Help

Cornerstone On Demand

But this static approach isn't doing you any favors, says Kyle Lagunas , research manager for the emerging trends and technologies in the talent acquisition and staffing practice at IDC. He explained the importance of data in streamlining the hiring process and empowering recruiters to have a more strategic role at their organization.

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How a career as a teacher helped one chief people officer lead HR at a Fortune 500 company

HR Brew

Pop quiz: Can teaching help you develop the skills needed to run HR at a Fortune 500 company? At least, that’s Mariana Garavaglia’s experience. After graduating, she spent more than a decade in Amazon’s HR department and then became Peloton’s CPO in 2019, and her current position as DoorDash’s CPO in 2022. Answer: Absolutely.

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Using AI to Enhance the Candidate and Employee Experience

Speaker: Jeanne Meister, Founding Partner, Future Workplace

October 23, 2019 11:00 AM PDT, 2:00 PM EDT, 7:00 PM BST

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Engage Your Employees Through a Culture of Creativity

Speaker: Peter Merrill, President, Quest Management Inc.

President at Quest Management Inc. April 23, 2019 11.00 However, encouraging employees to be more creative will not only provide a better employee experience, but also increase their engagement and their contribution of new ideas. AM PDT, 2.00 PM EST, 7.00

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How to Use Sourcing to Improve Your Candidate Experience

Speaker: Shally Steckerl, President, The Sourcing Institute

This generally accepted principle called GIGO or “Garbage in, garbage out” is just as at home in HR as it is in computer science. June 18, 2019 9.30 Feed faulty input into any process and, as you might expect, the outcome will inevitably be flawed. AM PST, 12.30 PM EST, 5.30

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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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The 2019 Compensation Best Practices Report

Speaker: Wendy Brown, Director of Content Marketing, PayScale

At a time when job hopping has become a shortcut to moving up and earning more -- it’s more important than ever for you to double down on retaining the employees you have today. Challenges that lay ahead in 2019. February 19, 2019 11:00 AM PST, 2:00 PM EST, 7:00 PM GMT. Where employees and employers don’t see eye-to-eye.

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2019 Employee Engagement & Modern Workplace Report - Culture Trends and Research

Uncover related trends, better understand the current state of employee engagement, and discover the factors that influence engagement at work in the 2019 Employee Engagement & Modern Workplace Report. And while many organizations measure employee engagement, there’s still plenty of room for improvement.

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Year in Review: Talent Acquisition in 2019 & the 2020 Impact

Lately, talent acquisition has had us all sitting at the edge of our seats. The year 2019 in talent acquisition was full of key learnings and insights that you can leverage in order to start 2020 ahead of the recruiting pack. What will happen with job growth as a rumored recession potentially draws near?

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The 5 Most Effective Employee Engagement and Retention Principles for 2019

We live in a world where young talent, especially millennials, are changing employers at twice the rate of previous generations. Originally published at PaddleHR.com. Engaged employees perform much better than employees who aren’t - get best practices in this e-book.