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HRCI Challenges All Professionals to Power Up Their People Skills

Self-paced, on-demand e-learning is now available from HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). Today, the organization announced HRCI upSkill, a revolutionary new way for HR and non-HR professionals to learn about essential people management practices. Each HRCI upSkill will include an assessment component, giving professionals a way to be recognized for mastery of a specific people management topic.

AI and Future of HR

The Future of HR, Big on Artificial Intelligence

It seems counterintuitive to discuss artificial intelligence and human resources in the same conversation. After all, how could any organization have an HR staff without . . . humans?

Agile HR Transforms People Management

Agile HR Likely to Transform How We Manage People and Work

Agile methodology, a project management innovation of software companies to more quickly update and move tech products and services to market, is making its way into the business mainstream, including the adoption of agile practices by HR departments.

Late-Night Emails From Boss.

Should Late-Night Emails from the Boss Be Banned?

Admit it. You’ve responded to texts from your boss while at the dinner table. You’ve fired off email responses while watching your son’s baseball practice. The hard separation between work and home life is no longer a thing at many organizations.

Firearms at Work

Firearms at Work: Good Precaution or Bad Policy?

There’s no question that employers want to keep their workers safe, but what does that mean when it comes to allowing guns at the office?

Bracket Pools at Work?

Workplace Hoopla: Should Employers Look the Other Way During March Madness?

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is upon us and employers are again faced with the question of whether to allow workers to take part in bracket pools.

Talent Acquisition and Brand

Talent Acquisition Starts With an Excellent Talent Brand

To attract top job candidates, it’s essential that your organization put as much emphasis on talent brand as consumer brand. That means recruiters, HR and hiring managers need to think more like marketers.

HR Policies for Snow Days

Snow Days Require Clear HR Policies and Expectations

“Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!” While a classic refrain of a wintertime classic about how cold weather can warm our hearts, snow and icy weather, for human resource managers, can also mean lost business productivity and employee confusion about expectations to show up for work.

HR Professionals as Credible Activists

What's Next? 2018 Disruptions in HR

HR Leads Business recently caught up with human resource management guru Dave Ulrich to define the disruptions that will transform HR practices in 2018. Ulrich, a Professor of Business at the University of Michigan and Partner of The RBL Group, believes there are eight disruptions that will continue to reshape HR.

HR and Sexual Harassment Myths

HR and the Weinstein Effect: Exploring Sexual Harassment Myths

The list of sexual harassment allegations continues to grow. The “Me Too” campaign has helped numerous women and men break silence and speak about their own experiences with sexual harassment, some for the very first time since their victimization

Success With Veterans Common Ground

Success With Veterans Requires Establishing Common Ground

In honor of Veterans Day 2017, HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®) would like to highlight some of the latest thinking on how to make the most out of hiring and retaining as many as 360,000 men and women who leave the military each year. Experts agree that well-established military-to-civilian integration programs are key for tapping into the veteran population for top talent.

HR Combat Sexual Harassment

How HR Can Combat Sexual Harassment and Bullying at Work

Sexual harassment in the workplace is making the news again. The latest allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and others have created a "watershed moment." Over a million voices have shared Twitter posts with #MeToo as victims of workplace sexual harassment or abuse.

HRCI update

HRCI Inspired by Growing Companies at Inc. 5000

HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®) was both thrilled and inspired to be a sponsor of the 2017 Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala in Palm Desert, Calif.

HRCI® Champions Spotlight

HRCI Champion: Murad Sahawneh, SPHR, GPHR, SPHRi

HR Leads Business recently caught up with Murad Sahawneh, SPHR, GPHR, SPHRi, Global HR Business Manager for Arab Bank.

Create the Right Culture

Culture Is Not Enough, It's About the Right Culture

A few years ago in Europe, I asked a group of business leaders if they had the right culture. Someone responded that their company had purchased tickets to the opera. Today, the issue of culture is no longer a joke or afterthought; it is central to business success.