Are you looking to improve your HR processes? Develop the commitment and well-being of your teams at work? Implement a new collaborative tool? Stay up to date with the latest trends in HR? Explore these articles to find the answers to your questions.
Need a tiny (ten-minute) or solid (one-hour) dose of news, advice, or upskilling in the human resources field? Look no further—this is your ultimate list of HR podcasts from which you can extract all that. Some will leave you nodding in agreement or shaking your head...
Sustainable development means big business for companies! Ecological needs are evolving so rapidly that it's imperative for companies to stay aware of and adopt responsible best practices. Among existing responsible business models, there’s the impact-driven business,...
In its 2024 report, Deloitte found that nearly 90% of all Generation Z and Millennials stated that having a sense of purpose at work is important for their job satisfaction and well-being. No surprise, then, that purpose-driven companies are growing by leaps and...
A heavy workload, or a mismanaged workload, can lead to anyone burning out. As a manager, it’s your job to implement key workload management strategies to help support every employee and task. Done right, workload management can help bring complex projects together...
We often think salaries are the most important argument for attracting and retaining top talent. Well, think again: team cohesion is just as crucial! According to a Gusto survey, 54% of American employees have stayed with a company longer than their best interest...
Offboarding is the process of an employee leaving the company. Far from being a simple farewell or good-bye, this is a process with a few steps that shouldn't happen overnight! 🗺️ Offboarding encompasses the handling of administrative formalities, internal...
Inclusion is one of the three pillars of DEI—diversity, equity, and inclusion. Yes, it's important to include inclusion in your organization! Inclusive culture or culture of inclusion is based on the values each company holds, as well as its convictions and each...
Team coffee, music quiz, or classic brainstorming sessions... These HR team-building activities are useful. Still, most companies have already experienced all of these at least once. When the usual forms of team building are boring, and the team needs to be shaken up,...
For any organization to thrive and retain top talent, it needs a company culture that’s thriving too. The significance of company culture is seen across every aspect of the workplace – and it shapes the attitudes and behaviors of employees. For example, statistics...
According to McKinsey, 87% of companies worldwide are facing an internal skills shortage, or will do so within the next few years. To overcome this shortage, HR managers need to deploy an effective skills management strategy. Skills management is one of human...
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In recent years, human resources have had to carry out several HR transformation projects to adapt to new organizational needs. Between the waves of lockdowns, the popularization of hybrid working, the return to the office, the quiet-quitting trend and all the related...
The digital environment that modern organizations operate in is a goldmine for hackers. This means that every department of the organization, including HR, is expected to maintain the highest standard of data security. It’s simply non-negotiable. A data breach report...
It's a gesture all employees appreciate but rarely address openly and proactively when it's missing: recognition. According to a study by the Jean Jaurès Foundation, 72% of British employees feel that their work is not properly recognized—either by their manager or by...
According to Gartner, 51% of global employees are now watching for or actively looking for a new job. Their objective is clear: they want higher salaries, access to more development opportunities, and above all, improved well-being at work. These expectations are key...
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Developing an effective HR strategy is a major challenge for all human resources managers. It involves careful consideration of teams' operational needs, the management's expectations, and the company's strategic objectives. How can you strike the best balance to...
In the age of Big Data and an ever-growing hybrid and remote workforce, modern businesses have to embrace digital transformation to survive. The digital revolution has reshaped business processes and cultures across multiple industries. Human resources (HR) is no...
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The year 2024 promises to be full of challenges for human resources. Even with the COVID pandemic behind us, many companies are still struggling to re-engage their employees and get them to return to the office. The talent shortage also remains acute, making...
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Human Resources (HR) has many roles within a company. One of these is managing the quality of work life (QWL)—a topic that remains a priority for 49% of employees!¹ In response to these high expectations, more and more companies are introducing workplace well-being...
Many organizations are faced with a steady stream of resignations and turnover that can be hard to control. According to one study, 36% of people who changed jobs did so mainly because they were dissatisfied with their work environment or company culture. To retain...
For some time now, you've been noticing that one of your colleagues is only doing the bare minimum at work, and is becoming increasingly disengaged. This phenomenon is known as quiet quitting. On average, it affects 6 out of 10 employees worldwide, according to...
When you look around your workplace, do you find that everyone appears suspiciously similar? Perhaps they might all be a bit like you? Same ethnicity, same gender, same background. It can happen all too easily. The thing is, a lack of diversity could be...
One area of business management that organizations should be prioritizing is employee recognition. The reality is that it is no longer as simple as offering the best benefits package out of your competitors. If you want to have a cohort of happy and motivated...
Do your employees seem to avoid taking initiative? Promoting psychological safety at work can unleash their potential! This term is used to describe an environment where employees are not afraid to speak up : something that 89% of all American employees consider...
Rising inflation, the Great Resignation, the war for talent, supply chain problems... HR managers have had to confront many challenges in the post-COVID age. The most important one is to strike the right balance between the needs of the organization and those of...
A company’s success relies, in large part, on how productive its workforce is. And if you want to inspire your employees to be more productive, one of the best things you can do? Try to make them happier. Research has shown that happiness at work plays a huge part in...
If organizations want to empower their team’s best work, they need to create a framework for open and effective communication—or, in other words, they need to build a solid internal communications strategy. But for many organizations, how to build that strategy...
We’re in the midst of The Great Resignation, where employees are leaving their jobs—and their companies—in record numbers. According to data from the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 24 million Americans left their jobs during the second...
More companies than ever are shifting to a remote or hybrid model. And in order to keep their employees effective and productive, organizations are having to rethink the way they work and the way their teams function—and that includes rethinking their approach to...
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If you want to build the best, most successful company, you need to hire the best, most successful people. But competition for talent can be fierce—and if you want to attract top talent, you need to do everything you can to make your workplace as attractive as...
Many onboarding practices (think Welcome coffee, office visits, afterwork drinks…) are no longer compatible with fully remote or hybrid work. To adapt to these new ways of working, Human Resources had to digitize their integration process. This is no small challenge,...
The year 2020 hasn't exactly been easy for human resources. Having to adapt to a totally unpredictable health crisis, the HR function needed to take on new responsibilities and support the implementation of new work methods. In this uncertain environment, anticipation...
With the COVID-19 outbreak, priorities for human resources have changed dramatically. In addition to recruiting and retaining talent, HR managers must now support the implementation of new ways of working, while ensuring compliance with drastic health measures. ...
Remote work, flex office, smart office, nomadism, digital workplace… New ways of working are more and more popular among companies. Still, many people haven't yet heard of them. For example, 71% of French employees don't know what a flex office is¹. Yet these new work...
Company culture plays a key role in talent retention. According to a 2019 Glassdoor survey, 56% of employees believe it's even more important than their salary. Fine, but how do you maintain that business culture with a remote workforce? In order to adapt to changing...
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