Helping midlife workers see their possibilities | Unleash the potential of neurodiverse employees | Meijer plots a course for its employee-learning program
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Some midlife employees can let ageist stereotypes affect their work and professional growth, say life coach Dorian Mintzer and adjunct professor Gillian Leithman. The duo offer three tips to help midlife workers see the value of their life experiences and fresh opportunity in their careers. Forbes (10/1)
Recruiting & Retention
Unleash the potential of neurodiverse employees Develop neurodiversity HR policies, make hiring neurodiverse individuals a talent priority and offer them flexible work arrangements, says Alex Linley, founder of the Centre of Applied Positive Psychology. "Moving forward, it's important to accommodate neurodiverse employees through strengths-based practices to allow them to focus on what they are best at and what they enjoy most while aligning with these abilities to company goals," Linley says. Inside HR (Australia) (9/27)
Talent Management Programs Companies with talent management programs in place realize 26% more revenue per employee and benefit from 40% less turnover among high performers. Download XpertHR’s guide to learn key metrics that can convey the value of HR recruitment efforts.
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has called for a tax on companies with large pay gaps between the highest paid and lowest paid employees. Under the proposal, if anyone at the company makes more than 50 times the amount of the median worker salary, the company would face a tax rate increase. CNBC (9/30)
Path to Workforce
Study: Community-college students need more support Community colleges need to implement more support systems for students who may struggle to balance schoolwork and other responsibilities, a survey from Ithaka S+R and Northern Virginia Community College finds. Researchers outline eight actions leaders can take, including providing loan assistance, child care and having one point of contact to help students find resources. Education Dive (9/30)
The HR Leader
How to get better results from cloud-based HR systems Cloud-based HR management systems may not work as well as hoped if systems can't integrate and data collection is poor, HR tech executives say. Mike DiClaudio, principal management consulting for KPMG, says, "Vendors now recognize that the implementation is as valid as the product itself." Workforce online (10/1)
You are the storyteller of your own life, and you can create your own legend, or not.
Isabel Allende, Chilean American writer National Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15
