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Oct 09, 2024

18 Stress Management Initiatives Businesses Can Implement Today

President Jennifer Rozon stipulates that organizations must support leadership's comfort in embracing well-being as a responsibility of their role, as they play a critical frontline role in identifying concerns and required action.

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Oct 02, 2024

Generative AI still absent from most employer policies — even as executives fear being sued for using it

Building a strategic AI roadmap remains a critical consideration for future-focused organizations, but HR is often left out of AI planning despite its role as strategic partner, according to McLean & Company's "Build a Strategic AI Roadmap" as highlighted in this piece from HR Dive.

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Sep 30, 2024

Make employee engagement and well-being your competitive advantage

Disengagement is critical for organizations to effectively address, with disengaged employees costing organizations significant time and resources, writes SmartBrief using McLean & Company's "Implement an Action Plan for Employee Engagement Initiatives" research.

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Sep 19, 2024

The role of AI in diversity, equity, and inclusion

London Daily News reports that global organizations indicated a decrease in priority ranking for DEI, pointing to McLean & Company's trends survey data that acknowledged DEI ranked as the seventh priority in 2024, down from fourth in 2021.

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Sep 17, 2024

United Nations’ Summit of the Future: DEI is not going anywhere

Director Elysca Fernandes suggests that the continued focus on equity and inclusion in the workplace has always been influenced by whether or not broader society cares about it in this interview with Canadian HR Reporter.

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Sep 17, 2024

3 In-Demand, High-Income AI Skills To Learn In 2024

Managing Partner Maureen Cahill shares that employers can support the implementation of AI within their workflows, products, and daily operations by using the resources available through the "buy, build, or borrow" approach.

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Sep 12, 2024

Balancing AI tools with human talent remains challenging for most companies, report says

McLean & Company's "Build a Strategic AI Roadmap" resource advocates that HR leaders should be at the table to help develop strategic AI implementation plans that maximize ROI and mitigate harms to reputation, security, and inclusivity.

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Sep 09, 2024

Great workplaces navigate change through resiliency | Great Workplaces

Rochester Business Journal dives into navigating change through resiliency, nodding to McLean & Company’s HR Trends Report 2024 which indicates that supporting change is among the top five HR priorities.

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Sep 06, 2024

Major Developments in Employment, Education, and Work Trends

McLean & Company's strategic job redesign guide emphasizes the growing intersection of technology, job design, and security in modern workplaces in this piece from Mexico Business News.

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Feb 29, 2024

Inclusive Employee Experiences Require Aligning HR Programs With Regional Requirements and Organizational Objectives, Says McLean & Company

Given that cultural norms vary significantly by region, global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company emphasizes the importance of designing HR programs that focus on meeting the organization's goals through an inclusive lens that acknowledges regional differences to ensure a meaningful e...

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Feb 27, 2024

Functional Competencies Support Increased Transparency in Career Pathing, Performance Management, and Learning & Development: New Research From McLean & Company

As HR's role within organizations becomes increasingly diverse and strategic, survey data from global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company suggests that although 59% of HR organizations believe competency frameworks are highly important to successfully meeting organizational and HR goal...

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Feb 15, 2024

Job Architecture Frameworks Are Critical for More Consistent Job Titling and Organizational Growth, Says McLean & Company

Global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company suggests that without a structured approach, job titles can quickly become confusing and meaningless. This confusion can lead to long-term challenges for internal equity and organizational growth. The firm advises that it is important for orga...

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Feb 07, 2024

HR Must Learn How to Prove ROI for Learning & Development: New Guide From McLean & Company

According to new research from the global HR research and advisory firm, many organizations undervalue learning and development (L&D) measurement. The firm explains that improving the approach to measuring learning effectiveness allows L&D teams to determine the return on investment (ROI) and val...

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Feb 01, 2024

HR Professionals Can Now Earn Professional Development Credits for SHRM, HRPA, and HRCI with McLean & Company's Research-Driven Webinars

As HR organizations are increasingly challenged to prepare for the unknown future, HR professionals can grow their careers and learn from the best in the HR field through McLean & Company's research-informed webinars. The global HR research and advisory firm's webinars are available at no cost, m...

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Jan 31, 2024

Improving Leadership Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Requires Addressing Barriers Through Formal Sponsorship at the Organizational Level: New Research From McLean & Company

With diversity, equity, and inclusion activities leading to many critical organizational outcomes, global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company's new research suggests that intentional employee sponsorship leads to DEI success and improves leadership retention and engagement.

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Jan 16, 2024

Misconceptions About Generations Can Jeopardize Team and Organizational Success: New Research From HR Advisory Firm McLean & Company

As the discussion around generational differences in the workplace continues to influence organizations' approaches to people management, global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company has conducted a critical examination of generations in the workplace and their practical implications to ...

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Dec 20, 2023

Organizations Must Prepare Employees for Generative AI Disruption: New Research From HR Firm McLean & Company

As organizations continue to navigate the future of work, global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company suggests that preparing workforces for disruption from generative artificial intelligence (AI) will require evolving strategic HR initiatives to better address the talent gap driven by ...

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Dec 19, 2023

HR Will Play a Key Role in Preparing Organizations for the Implementation of AI: New Future of Work Research From HR Firm McLean & Company

A new blueprint from the global HR research and advisory firm highlights that as artificial intelligence (AI) is predicted to continue making waves in the future of work, organizations that want to remain current must assess their preparedness, identify gaps, and address HR priorities to prepare ...

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