Research

According to recent research from Bain & Company, the primary driver of today’s high attrition rates is “the growing disenchantment most employees feel toward work.” Experts say their work is seen as purposeless, having little value or meaning.

Experts say leaders will need to clearly define their strategy and strictly follow it to get through all of this successfully. In doing so, some will try to go back to how things were pre-pandemic. Others will want to continue pushing in the new directions that have opened up over the last three years.

Gartner surveyed more than 800 HR leaders across 60 countries and all major industries to identify their priorities and challenges for 2023.

Amidst the flurry of activity taking place before the end of the 117th U.S. Congress, the House of Representatives quietly passed the Speak Out Act on November 16, 2022, by an overwhelming majority. The bill previously passed the U.S. Senate in September and President Biden signed it into law on December 7, 2022.

In an effort to reframe fundamental perspectives of DEI, Work Equity, an initiative of the Center for Social Innovation at the Boston College School of Social Work, partnered with SHRM, the largest global membership organization of HR practitioners, to conduct the National Study of Workplace Equity.

We all know conflict can be uncomfortable—and arguably even more so in the workplace as we navigate power balance, hierarchical dynamics, and employee relationships.

Post-pandemic, mental health in the workplace has become a priority as never before—and preventing harassment is at the heart of the issue. One community-based mental health organization puts it this way, “When you are harassed at the workplace, this makes more room for anxiety to appear.”

What does it take for managers to leverage the power of these diverse teams? And, how can you ensure they get the support they need to create an environment that makes employees want to stay? The answer is in cultivating inclusive management practices throughout your organization.

As we look to 2023, Korn Ferry talent acquisition experts offer their thoughts on what talent acquisition trends will bring to the job market in the coming year.

Human Rights Campaign estimates more than 2 million people in the United States identify as trans or non-binary. Trans people face unique day to day challenges. From lack of legal protections to discrimination and microaggressions at the workplace—it’s important to understand the scope of issues that trans people encounter in order to show true allyship.