HR CAN BOOST YOUR COMPANY'S EFFICIENCY

For years, business and HR experts have talked about the need for human resources to become more engaged in corporate strategy. They're preaching to the choir with Susan Baranowsky, SHRM-SCP, chief administrative officer and HR director for Impact Thrift Stores, a 200-employee nonprofit based in Montgomeryville, Pa. Baranowsky says she has to understand the organization's business in order to recognize how she can best contribute.

INSIDE THE MIND OF THE CHRO

To better understand CHROs, Russell Reynolds turned to our proprietary database of psychometric profiles of nearly 9,000 executives, and compared information on current CHROs against more junior human resource professionals, as well as other C-suite executives.

HR CAN BOOST YOUR COMPANY'S EFFICIENCY

"Every day, I walk around and talk to people at all levels," she says. She listens a lot, too. "You have to understand the business well enough to have meaningful conversations."

FIVE WAYS TO ENGAGE EMPLOYEES IN CHANGE

Change is constant in most organizations—and it is an essential component of growth. Typically, when organizations undergo change initiatives, leaders tend to focus on laying out the procedural steps they must take, but they often ignore the human component of change: steering their team toward the new vision, transforming culture, encouraging learning and growth, and communicating.

THESE 4 TRENDS ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF YOUR JOB

Whether you’re an optimist pointing to predictions of job creation or you’ve been worrying that a robot might be after your job, one thing is for certain.

NETFLIX HAS NO RULES BECAUSE THEY HIRE GREAT PEOPLE

Previously I’ve written about the downside of rules at work and how rules can be replaced with accountability and transparency and trust. In this article I’d like to explore the foundational solution, which is hiring great people.

WAYS TO BE SEEN AS A LEADER IN THE NEXT 30 SECONDS

Connecting with others, making others better as a result of your presence, and making sure the impact lasts are at the heart of leadership. But the problem is that leaders tend not to have a lot of free time on their hands. So how can you engage in meaningful and memorable leadershipwith zero hours in the day to spare?

WANT TO WORK FOR JACK MA? THESE ARE THE TRAITS HE LOOKS FOR IN A CANDIDATE

Growing a company requires hiring the right people. For Jack Ma, the man behind Chinese tech giant Alibaba, that's a process that took him some time to master.

FOUR WAYS MANAGERS SUBCONSCIOUSLY SABOTAGE THEIR OWN TEAMS

Mean, self-interested, and toxic bosses aren’t the only obstacles employees face on the job. Even the best-intentioned managers can unwittingly get in their team members’ way without realizing it. Here are a few of the most common behaviors that undermine team performance, plus suggestions for how to avoid them.

BREAKTHROUGH HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

These people practices are terrifying for companies with traditional, command and control, leadership styles. But they work for Google.

THE TYPES OF TEAM MEMBERS YOU NEED TO HIRE AT EACH STAGE OF YOUR BUSINESS

Not only are you competing in a war for talent, but the profile of your ideal candidate changes over time. Requirements evolve depending on the size of the organization; what worked with 20 people won't work with 200.