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Navigating the Path: What Does a Chief People Officer Really Do?

N2Growth Blog

This executive role focuses on developing and implementing human resources strategies to manage the workforce and create a positive organizational culture. The CPO empowers organizations to maximize their human capital potential and achieve long-term success by spearheading these efforts.

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Professionalism in the Workplace: Building a Positive Environment

HR Digest

Enhanced Teamwork and Collaboration Professionalism encourages open communication, active listening, and mutual respect among team members. Active listening and empathy are equally important, as they promote understanding and collaboration within teams.

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Championing Flexibility and Inclusion in the Workplace

HR Digest

Throughout the pandemic we were actively listening to our employees, responding and adapting our policies and benefits in real time to best meet their needs, and we’re seeing strong results, including 30% increase in our applicant pools. What do you think most boards misunderstand or underestimate about human resources?

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The Chronically Unhappy Employee

Lead Change Blog

Communication skills deficits (particularly deficits in active listening skills and the ability to read body language, interpret social cues, and step into others’ shoes). Hereditary or environmentally-induced mental health issues (such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, etc.).

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Time to Review the Reputation of Team Building Activities

HR Digest

We’d be lying if we said companies loved them either as the process of organizing and scheduling team activities for work can be quite laborious. However, time and again, organizations are reminded of the benefits of investing in the engagement levels and efficiency of their human resource. Let us look at some examples.

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Listening Is Critical in Today's Multicultural Workplace

Harvard Business Review

Maximizing performance in such a multicultural work environment means learning to listen. Not casual, passive listening the way we husbands sometimes do with our wives. Communicating well across different cultures requires listening closely enough to not only hear the words but to grasp true meaning.