With the recent news of McDonald’s bullying and harassment culture, it’s a worthwhile exercise for HR leaders and people professionals to consider how they would confront the problem. So, let’s imagine landing that dream HR job within a large organisation, only to find that all is not as it seems. The public image of the

This diagram is a helpful representation of our direct perceptual experience of the world via our senses (the left-hand) and our conceptual experience of that world – the way we label every experience as good or bad, right or wrong, like or dislike and then think about it, judge, analyse and compare it. Design: Karen

​Research shows that loneliness is a growing problem for working Americans, and the seismic shift toward working from home may be making the problem worse. The solution for many of these employees is not a return to the office—they tend to relish the flexibility of remote work—but rather working from socially fulfilling spaces outside the

​Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., is an annual reminder of our collective journey toward equality. The commemoration offers a moment for organizations to reflect on the progress that has been made toward racial equality. It also allows us to reaffirm our commitment to the work that still needs

​Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with Harvard Business Review to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. Do you have a chronic complainer on your team? Most of us have worked with someone who can find something negative in every situation and loves to discover others who will commiserate with them. (As the saying goes,

At the time of writing, Activision Blizzard, Amazon, Disney, and Apple are just some of the names that have forced office workers to return to the workplace following mass remote working during the pandemic. Each time this happens, it makes front-page news as employees join together to speak out about the implications of going back

In the 21st century, when the subject of leadership is broached, there is an instant association with equality and diversity, inclusion, wellbeing, mental health and employee welfare. One thing that we seem to hear less about is ethics and morality.  Of course, you could argue that the aforementioned list is a series of ethics, yet

​The hybrid work schedule, created out of necessity during the pandemic, has become a critical attraction and retention tool for many organizations feeling the labor crunch. “It’s how we work now,” said Stacey Berk, founder and managing consultant at Expand HR Consulting in Rockville, Md. Despite return-to-office announcements from some big-name companies, many employers are

​About 18.6 million workers in the U.S. have a disability, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. And only 21 percent of people ages 16 and older with disabilities are employed or are actively looking for work. Zac Bradley is a disability rights advocate who serves as a vocational specialist with The Shepherd Center, a

​As organizations continue to evolve their hybrid workplace strategies, the plight of middle managers is starting to come into clearer focus. “Middle management has always been a challenge, even without layering in the complexities of hybrid work. They are navigating and leading in the ‘messy middle’ where they have to advocate for senior leaders while