Colliers International’s HR Director has a desire to change the way diversity is seen within her industry in the new year
Finding True Passion
Vice President of Southwest Airlines University’s Elizabeth Bryant shares how a life-changing event caused her to find her passion. by Frederick Jerant When your child develops a serious chronic medical condition, your world is upended. Sympathy for the child is compounded by a sense of helplessness – you want to make things right again…but you can’t. It’s easy to circle …
Spreading Acts of Kindness Through Workplace Introductions
Here’s a new recipe for Random Acts of Kindness: giving much-needed workplace introductions for friends and colleagues. By Sunny K. Lurie We’ve heard about Random Acts of Kindness spreading around the world. Recently, I was the lucky recipient of a random act of kindness when a car in front of me at a drive-through paid for my coffee –wow, impressive! …
Executive Insight: Attracting & Retaining Top Talent
Karen Stout, SVP of HR, shares Arbonne’s initiatives to improve employee engagement. Editor’s Note: We asked some of our featured executives what they thought of the recent finding that 21 percent of full-time workers will be leaving their current position in 2014. Here is a response from Karen Stout, Senior Vice President (SVP) of Human Resources (HR) at Arbonne. She …
Executive Insight: Retaining Top Talent in 2014
Finding power in the question, “What will make you stay?” Editor’s Note: We asked some of our featured executives what they thought of the recent finding that 21 percent of full-time workers will be leaving their current position in 2014. Here is John Schierer’s response. Your best talent is always looking for an opportunity, so the survey data is not …
New Year’s reSOLUTIONS: Changing the Landscape
An inspiring staff encounter set this HR leader up for a workplace revamp resolution, with eyes toward a learning culture resolution By Mike Williams Taking on a new role always presents excitement and anticipation. In late 2012, I had the chance to take on a critical human resources (HR) leadership role in a diversified, complex, profitable organization facing talent opportunities. …
New Year’s reSOLUTIONS: Improving & Giving Time
Accenture CHRO Jill Smart sets out to run a half marathon and spend some time paying it forward By Jill Smart My personal goal for the upcoming year is to train and run another half marathon. I’m a big runner, and last year I ran a half marathon for the first time in years. It felt great, and I’m looking …
What Success Looks Like: Striving to be Superwoman
Jo Stoner, SVP of HR at Informatica Corp., shares how sometimes, accepting the little victories as success. As a busy executive, wife and mother of two young children, success looks different depending on the day. Sometimes, it’s a work achievement you didn’t think you could pull off, another day it is seeing your older child forgive his younger sister …
Ten Steps to Get that Promotion You’ve Been Eyeing
With appropriate planning and strategy, you can reach that promotion you’ve been eyeing An increasing trend in corporate America today is the feeling of being “stuck” in your current job, with little to slow opportunity for promotion. More executives are staying put because of economic conditions, fear of the unknown and valuing what they have even though they may be …
One Year Later: A Follow-Up with Barbara Kallay
VP of HR at Royal Caribbean, Barbara Kallay, elaborates on how she has adapted to her changing work environment Editor’s Note: In our Nov/Dec 2012 edition, we spoke with Barbara Kallay about her first six months as VP of Human Resources (HR) at Royal Caribbean. Now that she has been working in the role for more than a year, the …
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