Ep173: From the Vault – Listener Q&A!
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Author: John Thalheimer, MS Org Leadership and Chuck Simikian, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
HR After Hours
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Andrea Cutler: Embracing the Challenges and the Joy of Public Sector HR
Andrea Cutler had no idea that walking into her local city headquarters to pay a bill would change the...
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Anti-DEI activists warned ‘go woke, go broke,’ but the data says otherwise
Anna Kim The “go woke, go broke” mantra adopted by the anti-DEI movement seems to have fallen flat, as companies that have maintained their DEI programs and language have not seen their financial performance negatively affected, according to new research from the University of California Berkeley.Catch up. As DEI efforts
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Study: Remote Workers Report Highest Levels of Well-Being
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The Law Firm Scandal Every Manager Needs to Pay Attention to Right Now
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29 Absences, 120 Late Arrivals, and an HR Discrimination Claim That Punched Out Early.
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Has AI become the solution and the problem in the hiring process?
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World of HR: Job openings for recent graduates in the UK are down 45% from 2025
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