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How the Workplace Is Changing in 2018

Chart Your Course

For example, many small businesses say that the ability to find qualified workers is forcing them to reassess their business. Around one quarter (22%) of small businesses say a shortage of qualified workers is their top business concern in 2018. Society, technology, education—they all make an impact.

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How Leaders Can Fix a Negative Company Culture

Great Leadership By Dan

If you are transparent about the company’s financials, for example, every staff member will understand how their actions affect the organization’s viability—and, by extension, everyone’s job security. He has channeled what he has learned in his business and research into his best-selling book, The Power of Company Culture (Kogan Page, 2018).

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Leading the Charge for Inclusive and Sustainable Hospitality

HR Digest

In addition to fostering these groups, our colleagues are supported by a Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council, which we introduced in 2018 and is chaired by our CEO Mark Hoplamazian and SVP of Global DE&I Tyronne Stoudemire to ensure that the importance of creating a diverse workforce is championed by Hyatt leadership.

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Activision Blizzard HR Head Resigns Amid Growing Scandal

HR Digest

Blizzard’s Human-Resources Exec Jesse Meschuk is no longer working with the company. He was working as a leader of the World of Warcraft development team prior to his promotion as studio head in 2018. Nowhere,” he said, adding that “we will be the company that sets the example for this in our industry.”

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VCs See Gold Rush in the HR Tech Scene

HR Digest

But recent years have seen an explosion of interest in the global human resource (HR) technology market, particularly in North America. The first quarter alone attracted more capital than any quarter in 2018, and $677 million more than we tracked in all of 2017,” according to LaRocque.

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A Guide to Diversity in Citizenship, Immigration, and National Origin in the Workplace?

HR Digest

While this number has seen a slight decline from its 2018 peak, it remains a significant demographic within the country. For example, adding a simple question such as “Will you now, or in the future, require immigration sponsorship to work in the U.S.?” As of 2021, approximately 45 million people living in the U.S.

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Cultivate Evergreen Talent in Your Workforce

Skip Prichard

Quantum Workplace 2018 Report: Newer employees want opportunities; tenured employees want to feel valued. For example, I have a client who is the CEO of a tech company who until about a month ago, insisted that every employee be in the office from 9-5. For those who haven’t yet read your new book, what is “evergreen talent”?