Mentoring is more than a nice-to-have. With 58% of employees ready to walk without growth opportunities and only 14% of HR leaders satisfied with their current programs, mentoring isn’t just about development—it’s about retention, engagement, and culture.

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70% of meetings are getting in the way of real work. If we’re going to hit pause on our priorities to attend a meeting, it better be worth it. The data makes it clear: meetings need to count, not just fill the calendar.

Few things shape your professional experience more than your relationship with your CEO. Whether you’re an HR of 50 or 10,000 employees, the difference between thriving and burning out often comes down to one question: Does your CEO actually value HR?

It is now common for recruiters and hiring managers to use AI to screen resumes, evaluate applications, conduct social media background checks, evaluate assessments, and—in a growing number of companies—conduct candidate interviews.

When organizations invest in their ERGs and executive leaders recognize and support their work, they make a solid investment in the well-being of their workforce, and, ultimately, the performance of their organization.

Despite this year’s headline-grabbing backlash against DEI, a new survey—which claims to be the largest workplace inclusion survey since the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate the U.S. government’s DEI efforts—suggests these efforts are still popular.

There is no bigger opportunity for HR to model honesty and fairness than during manager misconduct investigations. By the time someone comes to HR with a complaint, trust is already strained. Most employees don’t speak up until a situation feels unbearable. And often emotional damage is already done across a team. What happens next can either start to rebuild trust or confirm the fear among employees that nothing will change.

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