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Feb 05, 2025

Busy work hounds employees ‘often,’ survey says

Amanda Chaitnarine, Senior Director, underscores the critical need for HR to address inefficiencies that burden employees with excessive busy work in this piece from HR Dive. She emphasizes that by streamlining processes and leveraging automation, organizations can free up employees to focus on h...

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Jan 29, 2025

McLean & Company published HR Trends Report 2025

Findings from McLean & Company’s HR Trends Report 2025 inform HRTechCube’s latest analysis, highlighting the shifting priorities for HR leaders in the year ahead. Practice Lead Will Howard emphasizes the need for leadership development, workforce resilience, and HR’s expanding role in AI adoption...

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Jan 28, 2025

20 Strategies To Position Your Company As An Employer Of Choice

President Jennifer Rozon comments on the critical role employee retention plays in building a strong employer brand, highlighting how top employers differentiate themselves by actively listening to employees, conducting stay interviews, and fostering a culture of belonging.

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Jan 21, 2025

Keep leadership training specific to company needs, McLean advises

McLean & Company's Build Impactful Leadership Development Programs blueprint informs this brief from HR Dive, spotlighting the ongoing challenge of measuring the effectiveness of learning and development programs and emphasizing the importance of tailoring leadership initiatives to meet unique or...

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Jan 16, 2025

Empowering Leadership Development: McLean & Company Insights

Claire Sears, Manager, explains that it is imperative to develop targeted leadership development programs rather than rely on a one-size-fits-all approach as developing leaders becomes the number one priority for HR in 2025. In this piece from Investors Hangout, she explains that this enhances th...

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Jan 13, 2025

20 Ways To Create A Seamless Experience During The Employee Life Cycle

President Jennifer Rozon reminds HR leaders to focus on key moments in the employee lifecycle, ranging from an applicant's first conversation with a hiring manager to a retiring employee's exit interview, to help create a seamless experience for employees.

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Jan 09, 2025

Tech's glaring gender gap and how to fix it

Adrienne Go, Director, discusses the gender gap in technology in this deep dive with TechTarget. According to Go, the discrimination women continue to face in the tech industry can be subtle, but continues to present barriers that are significant enough to impact their ability to progress.

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Jan 09, 2025

When HR uses engagement data, productivity and retention increase, McLean says

Senior Director Amanda Chaitnarine highlights the importance of employee engagement in this piece from Automative Dive. Underscoring the need to directly engage employees, she explains that collecting qualitative data serves to humanize the process and brings the organization's engagement story t...

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Jan 07, 2025

In 2025, hiring will be shaped by technology — for better or worse

Director Adrian Shackelford explains that, from a sourcing perspective, employers may have a prime opportunity to hire from within this year. Workers are seeking leadership opportunities, she says, and employers can improve retention by prioritizing internal advancement rather than hiring from ou...

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Oct 31, 2023

Return-to-Office Mandates Risk Disengaged Employees, Says HR Firm McLean & Company

As an increasing number of organizations are enacting return-to-office (RTO) policies to bring employees back to the physical office, the risk of dissatisfied and disengaged employees accustomed to remote and hybrid work models is also rising. With the news of a growing number of organizations wo...

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Oct 19, 2023

Challenges in Measuring and Communicating the ROI of HR Programs to Leadership Addressed in New Guide Published by McLean & Company

As organizations become increasingly concerned with budgets and bottom lines amid uncertain economic times, HR is facing challenges in effectively measuring the value of programs and communicating the return on investment (ROI) to key players, such as the C-suite. To help HR leaders demonstrate t...

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Oct 12, 2023

McLean & Company Shares 4-Step Process to Help HR Leaders Customize Performance Management Approach to Organizational Needs

As HR continues to play a critical role as a strategic partner within organizations, McLean & Company has found that the traditional approach to performance management (PM) is becoming ineffective and risks negatively impacting organizations through decreased productivity, performance, and engage...

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Sep 27, 2023

Retained Employees Critically Need HR and Management Support Post-Layoff, Advises McLean & Company

As organizations across all industries continue to navigate an uncertain economic climate, they are also reconsidering every dollar spent to meet financial viability needs. Though redeploying and upskilling employees should be the primary focus ahead of resorting to layoffs, when the economy is n...

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Sep 20, 2023

McLean & Company Releases New Performance Ratings Guide for HR Leaders to Effectively Manage Performance Reviews

In a time of economic uncertainty, the talent management function of HR is increasingly being challenged to make cost-effective decisions that align with organizational needs. Performance reviews and ratings are key components of performance and talent management. McLean & Company, the trusted re...

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Sep 13, 2023

McLean & Company Responds to Changes in the HR Landscape With New HR Management and Governance Framework and Diagnostic Tools

As workplaces navigate shifting social, economic, and technological drivers, organizations are increasingly recognizing HR as both a critical organizational function and a valued strategic partner. Global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company is highlighting the broader scope HR teams ar...

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Sep 06, 2023

Employees Feel Disconnected From Their Organization's Vision and Mission: New Research From McLean & Company

A new resource from McLean & Company highlights how vision and mission statements present an opportunity to engage employees. The firm's research shows that those who identify with their organization's statements are 3.71 times more likely to be engaged than those who do not. However, engagement ...

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Aug 30, 2023

McLean & Company Releases New Competency Implementation Guide For HR Leaders

As HR continues to play an ever-expanding strategic role in organizations across a variety of industries, McLean & Company has identified a need for HR leaders to streamline and strengthen processes to facilitate consistency and high performance. To support HR leaders pursuing competency implemen...

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Aug 16, 2023

First Exhibitor Keynote Speaker & New CHRO Panelists Announced for Signature 2023, the HR Industry Conference From McLean & Company

Global research and advisory firm McLean & Company has announced the first exhibitor keynote speaker and three additional Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) panelists ahead of Signature 2023's early bird registration deadline on August 31, 2023. The three-day conference is designed for C-suite ...

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