Employees battling mental health challenges -- including anxiety, depression and ADHD, among others -- can struggle to manage their workday and their output, Alice Boyes writes. Boyes offers several tactics employees can use to support their mental health at work, including creating habits of deep work and developing routines for tasks that don’t have a deadline.

Manufacturers who opt to give people with prison records a fresh opportunity in life say they're realizing a number of benefits in a tight hiring environment. Society benefits as well, as a lower recidivism rate is realized thanks to productive employment.

Most employees want employers to pay for parking, uniforms and commuting expenses as they are asked to return to the office, according to a Capterra survey, which also found 60% of employees want a raise if their employer will not cover the costs. "Inflation has made coming to the office more expensive than ever, and if companies don't address this cost-of-work crisis, they will have a hard time getting employees to RTO happily," says Brian Westfall, principal HR analyst for Capterra, which suggests companies provide stipends, allow people to dress casually, and offer flexible work hours and financial wellness programs.

Pressure on chief HR officers to understand business strategy, implement AI technologies and help drive profits has led to higher turnover among them, say HR consultants and executives, who recommend new CHROs gain experience in interacting with corporate boards and seek mentorships to learn more about leadership. "They [CHROs] need to have an eye towards some of the strategic and higher level challenges that they're now facing, looking up in their organizations in terms of how they can influence the CEO, the board of directors, the executive leadership team versus their traditional role," says Gartner's Alexander Kirss.

Target may have stumbled across a next-generation leader in 1-year-old Azai, a toddler who loves to greet other shoppers during trips to the retailer. After videos of Azai greeting shoppers went viral, the company invited him and his mother to the Huntersville, N.C., store to wear a red Target shirt and official name tag, share his thoughts during the morning team huddle, provide a helping hand with toy department inventory and, of course, greet guests.