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The Top HR Executives and Leaders in the World | Global 100
Leigh Caiger, Practice Lead, and Margaret Cowx, Director, offer their expert insights on HRD's report findings, spotlighting data literacy and driving innovation as key abilities of the world's best HR leaders.
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How C-Suite Leaders Can Better Support Middle Managers
President Jennifer Rozon suggests executives can demonstrate support for middle managers by creating and facilitating two-way communication in this contributors' piece from Forbes.
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HR’s Role in Driving Digital Transformation Success
Lisa Highfield, Principal Director, emphasizes that technology either disrupts or disrupts and transforms organizations, highlighting that HR’s pivotal contributions lie in leveraging its expertise in managing the people's side of the organization.
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Are Your Leadership Skills Up to Par?
A new piece from the Association for Talent Development dives into required leadership skills in the ever-shifting world of work, pointing to key takeaways from McLean & Company's Future of Work Report regarding the evolution of leadership.
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HR’s people expertise is pivotal to digital transformation, McLean & Co. says
AI strategy is the central point from which both technical and people-related AI activities originate, according to Principal Director Lisa Highfield. As organizations integrate artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies into their operations and workforce (the “transformation” part)...
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10 Ways HR Can Champion Pay Transparency In The Workplace
President Jennifer Rozon suggests that HR managers can advocate for pay transparency and build trust by conducting regular salary audits, sharing pay scales, educating leaders and fostering open discussions about compensation.
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Can HR be the hero of digital transformation?
Principal Director Lisa Highfield explains that expanding the definition of digital transformation success highlights HR's critical contributions, particularly in managing the people aspects, in this piece from BPM.
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The key to an effective succession plan? Good communication, McLean says
Kelly Berte, Practice Lead, and Justine Czencz, Manager, share that the succession planning process involves identifying, developing and placing the right talent in critical roles to ensure the organization’s continued performance.
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How should we handle an employee who hates HR?
Director Lexi Hambides suggests that when an employee is dissatisfied with HR, it's best to tackle the issue head-on and face-to-face.
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New Organizational Retirement Preparation Guide Released by McLean & Company as Global Workforce Continues to Age and Retire
With more than 150 million jobs expected to be held by workers over the age of 55 by 2030 in the Group of Seven (G7) countries, the global workforce is rapidly aging and starting to transition into retirement. The surge in retiring employees has illuminated the need for organizations to streamlin...
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Strategic Cultural Integration Is Key to Long-Term Success in Mergers and Acquisitions, Says McLean & Company
In a competitive labor market, organizational culture is an increasingly important consideration for employees choosing where they want to work and requires an intentional, multifaceted approach to creation and maintenance. In mergers and acquisitions, cultural integration, i.e. the integration o...
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New Generative AI Research From McLean & Company Calls for Focusing HR Resources Amid Inevitable Technological Disruption
As advancements in generative AI technology are fundamentally changing how organizations approach and conduct work, HR is positioned to play an integral role in successfully adapting to the future of work. To help HR leaders bridge the gap between the lack of employee and organizational knowledge...
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New Industry Report From McLean & Company Illuminates the Unknown Future of HR
The pandemic ignited a shift in the way the workforce operates, redirecting HR from its position as a historically behind-the-scenes function to a strategic organizational partner. As hybrid and remote work models became the norm, organizations grappled with how to manage their people, calling HR...
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New Budgeting Guide to Support HR Leaders' Role as a Strategic Partner in Organizational Budgeting Process
As business costs continue to be a primary concern for organizations amid an uncertain economic climate, understanding the importance and concepts of the budgeting process is more important for HR leaders than ever. However, every organization has unique processes and timelines that will impact h...
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15 Keynotes and Future of HR-Focused Agenda Announced for McLean & Company's HR Industry Conference, Signature 2023
Signature, the premier HR industry event from global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company, has announced key details about this year's speakers and conference agenda. The three-day event has been created for C-suite and VP-level executives, directors, and managers of HR seeking to build...
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Organizations Can Increase Efficiency and Manage Labor Costs With Effective Headcount Planning: New McLean & Company Guide
Many organizations are seeking to trim labor costs and optimize their existing workforce in a time of economic recession. Headcount planning offers a host of benefits, allowing organizations to become more efficient in the management of labor costs, promote organizational agility, align labor spe...
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Organizations can increase employee engagement and productivity by helping employees achieve flow state, according to new McLean & Company research
The current unpredictable labor and economic landscape means the employees organizations already have need to be engaged, present, and high performing. One way to achieve this level of productivity and engagement is by enabling "flow state" for employees. The challenge is that organizations often...
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McLean & Company's Annual Industry Conference, Signature 2023, Will Explore the Future of HR, Preparing for the Unpredictable and More in Orlando
As the role of HR continues to shift and expand amid the new future of work, a challenging labor market, and an uncertain economy, global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company is uniting HR, learning & development, and talent leaders at its interactive and research-based industry confere...
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