2023 the year of the employee: Rebuilding the foundation

Welcome to the close of another year on the CHRO rollercoaster. Please keep your hands, feet, and legs inside the ride at all times. The last three years on this ride have shaken the very foundation of work as we know it. The pandemic rattled the windows. The great resignation shook the doors. Quiet quitting […]

Caring for our mental health in a crisis

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Another news alert. Another headline. Another tweet. Every day we’re bombarded with more bad news—crisis level bad news. And it’s taking a toll.  In a recent article, The Washington Post explored the toll that mass violence is taking on Americans’ psyches and the collective trauma. The statistics are frightening and the long-term effects are chilling. In times of crisis, employees […]

Your workforce isn’t one-size-fits-all. Your benefits shouldn’t be either.

Initiatives are great but unless the heart is walking in step with the hands, are we just checking a box? DEI headlines have risen to the top of our inboxes for three years running. The lack of true diversity, equity, and inclusion was an ongoing social problem long before the pandemic. But the events of […]

Putting Your Oxygen Mask on First

We sat down with Sheryl Simmons, CEO of 3Flights HR, to discuss the role HR leaders are playing to support their people—and the burnout and exhaustion many are currently facing.   By its very nature, HR is about people. HR leaders and practitioners have a vested interest in the care of the people that care […]