Korn Ferry's survey of executives within Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies reveals 98% say organizational purpose galvanizes collaboration between leaders; 81% use client listening to shape strategies; 90% say their leaders are able to turn uncertainty into opportunity; and 85% say leaders quickly learn from failures. Korn Ferry's Maggie Patrick and Mark Royal offer lessons from these companies on how to be effective at organizational transformation.
Your workers care. Show them you do too. When 1 in 6 U.S. employees are also family caregivers, providing the right support is the key to a productive workforce. Learn how you can foster a caregiver-friendly culture with free resources from AARP.
First-time claims for unemployment benefits fell to 709,000 last week from the prior week's tally of 757,000. Despite the improvement, weekly initial claims are still well above pre-pandemic levels of around 200,000 per week.
Bringing People and Business Together AI-based scheduling has the power to bring people and businesses closer together more than ever before. It can help increase employee engagement and eliminate key challenges such as compliance issues, inequitable schedules, poor visibility into operations, and poor experiences for part-time workers. Join the Nov. 17th webinar to find out how intelligent scheduling can maximize productivity and efficiency. Register Now
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How AI is already boosting L&DArtificial intelligence can help refine learning & development initiatives to target individual learners -- and at different points in the process. Read the blog post to learn how AI is already changing the face of L&D to be more adaptive, personalized and effective.
Workers who are able to practice social distancing at work and during their commute are less likely to be experiencing pandemic-related anxiety and depression, according to a study of grocery employees by Boston University, Harvard and other organizations. Another study by Gartner found employee ability to successfully accept change has been halved this year, and researchers encourage employers to implement programs aimed at helping workers cope with coronavirus-related stress.
Change up this year's performance reviews and development conversation by asking employees to compile their successes ahead of time, reflect on what they learned and review how the organization has responded to their needs during the pandemic, writes Julie Winkle Giulioni. "Remembering that effort and partial wins deserve recognition, too," Giulioni notes.
Six of the world's smartest dogs will compete for the title of genius in a study being streamed live on Facebook and YouTube until Monday. The winning dog will be the one that learns the names of the most toys, and study leader Claudia Fugazza, who studies canine behavior at Eotvos Lorand University in Hungary, says her goal is to discover the origins of language learning and processing.
