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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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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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Jun 05, 2024

In Uncertain Economic Times, Effective HR Cost Optimization Requires Strategic Planning, Says Global HR Advisory Firm McLean & Company

While organizations adapt to fluctuating economic conditions, HR must carefully manage HR team costs to ensure that spending remains fully aligned with organizational strategy and expected business value as part of its role as a strategic organizational partner, according to newly published insig...

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May 30, 2024

Using Inclusive Language Improves the Employee Experience and Increases Likelihood of Talent Retention: New HR Guide From McLean & Company

As inclusion and the employee experience continue to gain traction amid organizational priorities, inclusive language plays a key role in fostering an inclusive workplace culture, according to a new resource from global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company.

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May 23, 2024

Organizations Must Effectively Manage Employee Workload or Risk Increased Disengagement and Turnover: New Resource From McLean & Company

Global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company, the HR division of Info-Tech Research Group, has released a new guide for HR leaders. The resource provides the information and tools needed to avoid significant organizational risks stemming from ineffective workload management through measu...

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May 16, 2024

McLean Signature, the Premier Industry Conference for Future-Focused HR Leaders, Announces Keynote Speakers Linda Nazareth and Denise Huskins

McLean Signature, the annual industry conference from global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company, will bring human resources professionals together from October 27 to 29, 2024, to learn from a variety of keynote speakers and prepare for the future of work.

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May 09, 2024

New Resource From McLean & Company Suggests Becoming a Skills-Based Organization Is Not Simple or Easy - HR Leaders Will Play Critical Guiding Role

According to new thought leadership research from global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company, HR leaders must guide organizations past the enticing promises of the theoretical skills-based organization toward more realistic opportunities.

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May 02, 2024

McLean & Company Releases New Research to Help HR Leaders Effectively Manage Work as HR's Role Continues to Strategically Expand

In a new industry resource, global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company provides a guided approach to effectively managing HR's work as human resources professionals experience increased job-related stress and expanding strategic demands from the organization. The firm indicates that th...

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Apr 24, 2024

Menopause Impacts More Than Half the Workforce, but Menopausal Support in the Workplace Is Critically Lacking: New Insights From McLean & Company

The global HR research and advisory firm has published a new resource that suggests that when organizations enable menopausal staff to thrive, the benefits extend beyond the individual employee to the broader organization. Benefits cited include increased retention and productivity as well as imp...

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Apr 11, 2024

Global HR Firm McLean & Company Releases New Guide to Help HR Develop AI Guiding Principles in Collaboration With Organizational Leaders

According to the new resource from the global HR research and advisory firm, HR plays a critical role in helping organizations implement responsible artificial intelligence (AI) guiding principles that will help organizations adopt and use AI safely.

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Mar 21, 2024

Job Shadowing Programs Can Improve Employee Retention and Support Career Advancement: New Guide From McLean & Company

As the labor landscape continues to evolve in an unpredictable way, talent acquisition and retention remain critical HR priorities for organizations. In a new industry resource, Job Shadowing Guide, global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company points to job shadowing as a tool organizati...

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