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From one-size-fits-all strategies to nap pods, these are the workplace fads HR pros want to leave in 2024

HR Brew

In observance of the old, yet reliable, cliché “out with the old, in with the new,” we asked HR pros what workplace fads they’d like to leave in 2024—like those old knickknacks and outdated vintage fashions you donate to Goodwill on New Year’s Eve. Suzan McDaniel, CHRO, Edward Jones Quick-to-read HR news & insights.

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The Game of HR: Charting The Path to CHRO and Beyond

HR Brew

For many HR pros, the object of the game is to become a CHRO or CPO. This is particularly true for those hoping to ascend the top of the HR ladder at their own companies: A 2023 survey of CHROs found just 40% were hired internally; by contrast, 52% of CFOs queried the same year were promoted from within their organizations.

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What’s keeping HR up? 5 key takeaways about changing priorities

HRExecutive

In 2022, for example, nearly 50% of HR professionals surveyed were focused on hiring and retention, a figure that dropped to 36% the following year and 32% in 2024. Nickle LaMoreaux, IBM The technology is amazing, HR Executive of the Year Nickle LaMoreaux, CHRO of IBM, told HR Executive earlier this year.

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Why CHROs have the “second-hardest job in the C-suite”

HR Brew

When Stephen Patscot, HR practice leader with executive search and leadership consulting firm Spencer Stuart, talks to CEOs about the CHRO role, he often says its the second-hardest job in the C-suite. CHROs are doing a delicate dance balancing the interests of the CEO, board, leadership team, their team, and the workforce.

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The new digital workplace reveals a tale of two Americas

HRExecutive

workers surveyed in mid-2024, reveals an opportunity gap between rural and urban areas, indicating a population where HR leaders might surface untapped talent. More from HR Executive Nine parliamentary elections will have taken place across Europe by the end of 2024. The research, comparing 1,000 rural and 986 nonrural U.S.

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Nearly 30% of US workers say they would quit their job if their CEO’s political views did not align with their own, survey finds

HR Brew

Chief Human Resources Officers (CHRO) have largely taken a “hands off” approach to political discussions in the workplace, according to a 2024 survey of HR leaders by the University of South Carolina. Despite this, 54% of respondents said they’re “uncomfortable” with it being discussed in meetings.

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HR leaders want to ditch bad recruiting habits like ghosting candidates and rigid assessment tests in 2025

HR Brew

One workplace fad to leave behind in 2024 is the culture fit hiring approach. This shift can foster a more inclusive and dynamic workplace in 2025 and beyond.Sandra Rosa, CHRO, Syniverse Stop relying on rigid candidate tests. Rethink culture fit. Some people are good test takers, and others are not.