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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

Unlimited time off certainly sounds nice, but some studies have found that employees with these policies take less time off than those with traditional accrual plans. Suzan McDaniel, CHRO, Edward Jones Quick-to-read HR news & insights. Jeri Doris, head of people, Justworks Unlimited PTO. Subscribe to HR Brew today.

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What the data tells us about HR’s path to C-suite

HR Brew

Where you plant your roots makes all the difference, especially for a CHRO. HR Brew, using a data analysis provided by Live Data Technologies , reviewed the educational and professional histories of more than 16,400 current CHROs and chief people officers (CPOs) to identify trends in their journeys to the C-suite. Get B-schooled.

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The new digital workplace reveals a tale of two Americas

HRExecutive

Rural American workers face significant hurdles in career advancement in an increasingly digital workplace , according to a new joint study by the University of Phoenix Career Institute and the Center on Rural Innovation. The research, comparing 1,000 rural and 986 nonrural U.S.

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Daniel Marsili, Colgate-Palmolive’s former CHRO, on paying it forward as a mentor

HR Brew

Daniel Marsili spent three decades at the consumer products company Colgate-Palmolive, where he rose through the ranks to become CHRO. Ultimately, he paid it forward by mentoring Sally Massey, an employee who went on to become Colgate-Palmolive’s next and current CHRO. On-the-ground experience.

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Walgreens will match 401(k) contributions to student loan payments in 2025

HR Brew

“With the rising costs of education, too many individuals are forced to make difficult choices between repaying student loans and investing in their future through retirement savings,” Walgreens Boots Alliance EVP and CHRO Elizabeth Burger told HR Brew via email. Walgreens is offering this benefit thanks to a provision of the SECURE 2.0

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Why CHRO succession planning is getting more challenging

HRExecutive

Succession planning is imperative for C-suite positions, including the CHRO role. People are looking at the CHRO job when approached and saying, ‘Do I want that job? That reluctance is creating problems for CHRO succession planning. How bad is the CHRO succession problem?

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For this HR “vigilante,” the C-suite was a stop, not the destination

HR Brew

Part of what I did in order to assimilate was to study the behaviors of others so I could figure out how to fit in and be of value,” she said. “It It turned into a love of mine…I just became intrigued about human interactions and the study of psychology.”