Wakeman Wisdom: Leaning into Accountability and Away from the Ego

Awakened allies in HR and upper management are well-positioned for creating a diverse and inclusive organization. Carmen chats with Steve Pemberton about actions we must take now to get there.

When your company is founded on a core mission of altruism – helping the homeless, fighting racial inequity, promoting social justice – creating a human organization is the fuel that drives success.

Building a thriving culture amid ongoing change requires embracing a growth mindset, where all employees are seen with potential, are encouraged to develop, and are rewarded for improvement.

This report offers keen perspective for leaders involved with technology, information, and risk management in how to support employees, keeping engagement and productivity top of mind.

“The current global pandemic is throwing an unforgiving light on the problem of inequality in the workplace,” writes Stacia Sherman Garr in an eye-opening new Workhuman/RedThread Research report.

In the darkness of the Armenian genocide, my nana was named “Dawn” – the hope of a new day. We all have stories to tell. The more we share, the more we can connect and create brighter days.

Now, more than ever, we need to focus on the fundamentals. And there is nothing more fundamental than maintaining open, honest, two-way communication throughout your organization.

Companies need to give employees a way to come together to talk, listen, and learn. Mentoring is one useful tool to support both organizations and employees through these historic times.

As the pandemic and the reckoning on racial justice play out, many employers have begun reopening and even rehiring. So it’s time for employers to start acting on what the disruption is teaching us.

It’s on HR and business leaders, as people striving to make the workplace more human, to ensure they’re acting to eradicate racism where they do have control: their organizations.

Workhuman Supplier Relationship Specialist Tony Walsh shares his Pride story and a message of positivity and hope.

If home or a reduced office environment is the new physical reality, then how nimble is your organization’s culture?

Celebrating life moments goes beyond just doing the right thing by sending a “congrats” or building stronger relationships with an employee. It is about recognizing that employees are whole people.

We revisit an interview with Deborah Tulani Salahu-Din, an exhibition researcher, who shared a story about the artifact that speaks to her most at the museum.

The central dilemma of office design in the age of coronavirus: How can employers make employees safer by putting more space between them – without creating division in the ranks?

George Floyd’s death was not an isolated event. It is just one of the times when the ugliest face of racism has been caught on camera. As a society we need to stand together to fight against racism.

Against the backdrop of the past two weeks, I thought back to a post I wrote in February chronicling the remarkable life of Rosa Parks. As I reread her story, I was at once dismayed and inspired.

Workhuman recently surveyed more than 3,000 full-time workers in the U.S. to gauge how the pandemic is impacting work-life balance, burnout, stress, and employee connections.