As the year comes to a close, we're taking a look back at the People + Strategy Brief's most-read articles of 2024. This top 10 list highlights a year of intense change, conflict, and shifts in the workforce. Thank you for reading the People + Strategy Brief, and here's to a healthy and productive 2025!
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When Politics Comes to Work: 4 Ways HR Executives Can Promote Civility Amid Division
Political discussions at work, once rare, are now common, blurring boundaries and creating challenges for HR, especially in a presidential election year. Here are 4 ways that veteran HR executives say they are promoting civility during this heated political climate. READ MORE.
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Future of Talent Retention: Understanding Why Employees Leave and Why They Stay
Is the Great Resignation turning into the Great Stay? In these post-pandemic years, employees appear to be remaining in the jobs longer. The main reasons for leaving aren’t about pay but revolve around toxic work environments, poor leadership, and dissatisfaction with managers. Find out what this means for HR executives. READ MORE.
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5 Steps to Coach Leaders Through Transitions
HR executives can support leaders through transitions, from promotions to retirement planning, without being professional coaches. Here is a five-step method for transition coaching, which is most effective during the critical first 90 to 180 days. READ MORE.
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Finding Calm in the Chaos: How to Prevent and Navigate Change Fatigue
Change fatigue is a real challenge for employees, with constant shifts, leadership changes, process overhauls, and technology upgrades making the pace feel relentless. Here’s how HR leaders can support employees and ease the strain of constant change. READ MORE.
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The Best Interview Questions to Spot Leaders Who Excel at Conflict Resolution
Conflict resolution is more important than ever as workplace conflict becomes a growing issue for C-suite leaders. An important factor in leadership hiring decisions now is whether candidates will contribute to or harm workplace civility, and whether they can handle conflicts effectively. Here’s how HR executives can address this challenge. READ MORE.
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The Executive’s Guide to Fostering Inclusion: 10 Essential Steps
The responsibility for creating an inclusive workplace culture is typically pushed down to managers. Here are some often-overlooked steps that CHROs and other executives can take to drive this organizational change. READ MORE.
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4 Ways to Support and Coach a Neurodivergent Workforce
Neurodivergence covers a broad spectrum, from highly creative individuals with executive dysfunction to those perceived as "ineffective" who may approach tasks differently. Here’s how HR leaders can recognize and better support neurodivergent employees. READ MORE.
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The Resurgence of Unions: How Strong & How Lasting
Will the recent rise in union activity actually reverse labor’s decades-long decline and lead to a significant increase in union membership and power? The acclaimed longtime labor writer for The New York Times highlights what corporate leaders need to understand about the renewed energy behind the U.S. labor movement. READ MORE.
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New SHRM Research Shows How HR Leaders Really Feel About AI
Despite the growing importance of AI, many HR executives recognize a gap in their understanding of these technologies. Find out what critical changes HR executives have identified and how they utilize AI at their organizations. READ MORE.
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Prepare Your Workforce for a Future of Disinformation and Deepfakes
Recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence are also ushering in an era of digital deepfakes. HR leaders play a key role in addressing this issue in the workplace. Here are four lessons to help HR leaders prepare for this new challenge. READ MORE.
An organization run by AI is not a futuristic concept. Such technology is already a part of many workplaces and will continue to shape the labor market and HR. Here's how employers and employees can successfully manage generative AI and other AI-powered systems.
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