Invest in building the talent among existing employees and creating a culture of learning instead of competing to find outside talent, writes Skillsoft CEO Jeff Tarr. "By embracing learning and development at all levels - from the front lines to the boardroom - we can all create an environment where everyone wins," Tarr writes.
Better writing and less awful PowerPoint presentations are two essential skills for communicating in the workplace today, write Bill Burnett and Dave Evans. "Where a picture can tell the story better, they should substitute meaningful charts and images in place of the words -- a critical step if they are going to cut by half the number of words in the presentation," they write.
The HR department faces a balancing act, with professionals there listening to employees' problems but also focusing on protecting the company. Here is a closer look at the situation and what workers can do to maximize the chance of a positive outcome.
The pandemic shifted the role of many human resources; in many cases permanently. This analysis of how HR departments might continue to change over the course of the next decade is very interesting. Get ready for job titles like Second-Act Coach, Human Bias Officer and Distraction Prevention Coach.
Find out what employees need before designing flexible work arrangements and be prepared to adjust pre-pandemic work policies, writes Liz Kislik, who offers six strategies for making the transition. "Today, leaders who are unwilling to accept employees' commitments to the rest of their lives will have a significantly harder time holding on to staff," Kislik writes.
Golf is often the sport of business, but a golf score card contains a bamboozling assortment of numbers across a multi-colored grid plus a selection of obscure looking instructions. Here's a primer on how to read a golf score card from SmartBrief sister publication Golf Monthly.
Wait a second. Didn't the pandemic drive Hertz into bankruptcy? Oh well, the new Hertz is gonna power a whole new kind of rental car industry. And sticking with the theme of things that never seem to run out of energy, Hertz has hired NFL quarterback Tom Brady as its pitchman (throwman?) for the ad campaign.
