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Are we ready for CHRO readiness?

HRExecutive

Why is it that more than half of companies remain unable (or perhaps unwilling) to develop CHRO-ready successors? Should we be proud of infusing non-HR talent into CHRO roles, or troubled by it? Further, it is common—and many would say likely—that a change in CEO will yield a change in CHRO. Is 50% readiness good enough?

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Phenom’s CHRO and chief evangelist is both lifelong learner and teacher

HRExecutive

Jess Elmquist will be the first to acknowledge he stepped into the CHRO role from a nontraditional path—but, he says, innovation in the world of HR today needs to be everything but ordinary. Advertisement - As CHRO and chief evangelist of global HR tech company Phenom , advancing innovation is Elmquist’s primary goal.

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UKG Workforce Institute Welcomes City of Memphis CHRO Alex Smith to Its Advisory Board

UKG

Named an HRO Today magazine CHRO of the Year in 2020, Smith has been highly praised for positioning the City of Memphis as a 21st-century model for city governments. In her role at The Workforce Institute, Smith will provide firsthand perspectives from the CHRO of a city with more than one million residents.

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3 Business-Critical Reasons to Invest in Strategic HR

15Five

” The evolving role of the CHRO. Seventy percent of CEOs expect their CHRO to be a key player in enterprise strategy. Unfortunately, only 55% of CEOs say their CHRO meets this expectation. At a virtual event, SHRM president and CEO Henry G. 3 reasons business leaders need to invest in strategic HR.

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Why today’s best office designs require an HR leader’s touch | With photo gallery

HRExecutive

This includes information about employee wellness, productivity and preferences on work locations—data they are now bringing to the table for office design discussions, says Jenny Lum, director of global projects in Autodesk’s HR organization called People & Places. How do we make sure they’re productive everywhere they work?

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Event Activities at UK HR Directors Summit in Birmingham, February 6-7, 2018

Achievers

The latest report from Gallup states that just 1 in 10 UK and EU workers are actively engaged and with UK productivity seeing further falls during 2017, according to the Office for National Statistics – it is no surprise that the UK Government recognizes that the country has an employee productivity problem. Avon – Dr Melissa K.

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Most Important Developments for 4/24

GetFive

The technology provides managers with daily productivity scores for remote workers or detailed reports on which tasks consume their days. Employers have wide legal latitude to use tracking tools, though the products can test employees’ threshold for privacy concerns.