March-2020

CEO’s Letter: Making the Best of a Bad Process

By Elliot H. Clark

Imagine flying across the country to sit in a room full of strangers and justify every business decision you have ever made. It sounds as much fun as root canal -or more accurately, far less fun than root canal -because in a root canal, only the dentist gets to be judgmental. Imagine that after you have gone through this uncomfortable discussion, you have to await feedback that will either buoy or adversely impact your self-esteem. I just described the part of the hiring process that will always be unpleasant and can never be fixed: interviewing.

HRO Today

HRO Today Association Update: Do We Need Alternative Communication Strategies?

By Renée Preston

We live in a world where news spreads as an event is still taking place. Not only is the speed in which we receive information increasing, so are the number of messages and the mediums -from email and text to social media and apps like Slack and WhatsApp. We’re drowning in content and attention spans are shorter than ever, yet engaged employees are still key to company success.