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The Business Value of Trust

The research on the business value of trust is undeniable, but there’s one simple daily task that illustrates what the lack of trust costs an organization.

How to Be an Inclusive Leader by Jennifer Brown

Jennifer outlines a multistage model – the Inclusive Leader Continuum – to help leaders and employees understand their current state, anticipate next steps, and create an inclusive culture.

How Toxic Workplaces Hurt Workers and Your Bottom Line

Bullying. Abrasive feedback. Discrimination and harassment. These toxic behaviors are all too well known in American workplaces. What’s less understood is the cost in terms of dollars and cents.

The Cure for Stupidity by Eric M. Bailey

Connection and communication are vital to our experience as humans. Getting these right isn’t easy, but it is based in science – brain science.

Humans of HR: the gratitude effect

In celebration of World Gratitude Day this month, I asked the Humans of HR – a group of influential thinkers in the HR space committed to make work more human – their thoughts on gratitude.

Humans of HR: Meet Natalie Egan, CEO and founder of Translator

Natalie Egan (pronouns: she/her/hers) is the openly transgender CEO and founder of Translator, a startup that builds diversity and inclusion software for corporations, schools, and nonprofits.

How HR data drives Cisco’s culture

Cisco has long been admired for its enviable culture and amazing employee experience. But, building a great culture doesn’t just happen overnight. Learn how they did

What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About Diversity and Unconscious Bias

Unconscious bias is both scientifically undeniable and neurologically unstoppable. Learn how uncurious bias impacts behavior in the workplace and how employers can augment anti-bias training with organizational structures and processes that build diversity and inclusion.

Workhuman Book Club: “How Performance Management Is Killing Performance – and What to Do About It,” by M. Tamra Chandler

Do you want to learn new ideas about how to modernize performance management? M. Tamra Chandler’s book, “How Performance Management Is Killing Performance – and What to Do About It,” brings together science, psychology, and the realities of business to embrace the nuances and complexities of managing performance.

Time to Get Real with Rewards

It’s time we take a hard look at what we know to be true about equity and human motivation and apply that insight to get real with rewards.

Workhuman Book Club: “No Ego” by Cy Wakeman

How AI Can Influence Diversity and Inclusion (for Better or Worse)

This post explores some of the insights from Ben Eubanks' book “Artificial Intelligence for HR,” on leverage AI technology to hire, develop, and engage their people, helping them to achieve the best results.