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Gen Z myths exposed: It’s time to end the generational blame game
A decade’s worth of data across five working generations exposes the myth that Gen Z is the weakest link at work. Jessica Brannigan, Head of Enterprise People Science at Culture Amp, urges employers to stop playing the generational blame game and pay closer attention to the varying life and career stages of employees. For too…
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As cancer diagnoses rise, here’s how HR can provide better support
Research shows organisations are ill-equipped to navigate the complexities of cancer in the workplace. Here, Founder of Working With Cancer, Barbara Wilson, shares 12 HR best practices for supporting affected employees and their unique cancer-care journeys. April marks Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, one of many dedicated periods aimed at increasing understanding of cancer and its…
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What Severance teaches us about the dark side of workplace culture
The hit US drama, Severance, takes us deep inside a dystopian workplace – but does it also trigger a twinge of recognition? Leadership expert Deborah Wain shares stark lessons from Apple TV’s hit drama on the realities of employee disconnection at work. If you haven’t yet jumped on the Severance hype train, let me set the stage…
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Zoom fatigue, AI FOMO and tech overload: How HR can help employees
New research shows employees face exhaustion from digital tools while also feeling eager to adopt AI to enhance productivity. LiveCareer’s Jasmine Escalera, PhD, urges HR leaders to help balance the benefits of workplace technology with the risks of its overuse. Technology in the workplace has gone from being a helpful tool to a daily necessity,…
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Expect the sticky stuff: How to overcome resistance to change
Struggling to get certain employees ‘on board’ with your change initiative? Ella Overshott, Co-director of Pecan Partnership, shares five steps to overcome resistance and make change stick. One of the most frequent and frustrating leadership challenges we experience is integrating change fully into new ways of working, to the extent that it is sustained and…
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Progress or PR spin? Gender pay gap 2025 shows it’s still a man’s world, just with better reporting
The results of this year’s gender pay gap report are out, but do the results point to progress or PR spin? HRZone columnist Deborah Hartung believes reporting is a tick-box exercise for most and urges HR to go beyond the bare minimum. The publication of the gender pay gap 2025 reporting shows that the UK’s…
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We need to value our intrapreneurs now more than ever.
By Lynda Shaw Entrepreneurs often receive all the praise, while intrapreneurs offer similar value but go unrewarded. Behavioural neuroscientist Dr Lynda Shaw reveals the many talents of intrapreneurs and urges leaders to give them the attention they deserve. While entrepreneurs often receive well-deserved recognition and praise at work, intrapreneurs, who possess many of the same talents,…
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Government contractors: It’s time to get comfortable with change
Federal contractors and subcontractors must be prepared to quickly re-evaluate their compensation, hiring and related structures in the coming months and years, write Cozen O’Connor attorneys. By Eric Leonard and Rachel Schwartz President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before signing two executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington,…
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The gender divide in generative AI training may worsen without intervention, reports say
Only 36% of women said they believe generative AI can help advance their careers, compared with 45% of men, according to Coursera’s report. Kathryn Mood, Senior Editor Listen to the article 3min http://Amazon Web Services and Coursera.https://www.hrdive.com/news/gender-divide-in-generative-ai-training-may-worsen-without-intervention/742134/ A perceived lack of generative AI’s relevance to their jobs may keep women from learning more about how to use…