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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

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 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 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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Jan 07, 2025

HR’s Strategic Role Stalls as Priorities Shift: McLean & Company

The latest trends outlined in McLean & Company's HR Trends Report 2025 indicate a shift in HR priorities toward leadership development, employee retention, and cost management. Practice Lead Will Howard emphasizes the need for HR leaders to adapt quickly and use data to demonstrate their impact o...

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Jan 03, 2025

19 Skills Employees Will Need In The Next Five Years

In the future of work where burnout is commonplace, organizations would do well to prioritize the development of skills that promote and support employee resilience and the ability to adapt to rapid change, according to President Jennifer Rozon.

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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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Aug 09, 2023

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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Jul 20, 2023

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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Jul 12, 2023

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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Jun 26, 2023

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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Jun 21, 2023

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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