Use these strategies to be understood by your teams
Created for newsletter@newslettercollector.com | Unknown Title at Unknown Company
Update Profile | Web Version
June 9, 2025
CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF LinkedInFacebookXSmartBlogs
SmartBrief on Workforce
Essential reading for HR professionalsSIGN UP ⋅   SHARE
Top Story
HR, IT execs differ on talent acquisition's strategic role
(Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images)
A new report from iCIMS highlights a significant disagreement within the C-suite regarding the value that talent acquisition brings to organizations. The majority of HR executives believe they drive change, yet only a small percentage (27%) of CIOs agree, a disconnect that could hinder the effectiveness of talent strategies.
Full Story: HR Dive (6/8) 
LinkedIn X Facebook Email
Become an adoption-friendly workplace.
Join us July 10 for a FREE webinar to learn how to implement a policy that is a win for the organization, a win for employees and most importantly, could be life-changing for a child waiting for a family. Register Now »
ADVERTISEMENT:
Recruiting & Retention
Prison's hiring practices scrutinized after staff drug case
(Diy13/Getty Images)
Officials are concerned about the hiring practices and security at Saguaro Correctional Center, a private prison in Arizona, after Patricia Fay West, a former staffer, pleaded guilty in May to smuggling methamphetamine into the facility. West claims that she disclosed her mental illness history before she was hired, but CoreCivic, which operates the prison, denies the claim.
Full Story: Honolulu Civil Beat (6/6) 
LinkedIn X Facebook Email
Leadership & Development
Free eBooks and Resources
Free eBooks and resources brought to you by our sponsors
Health & Wellness
Employee stress seen as business risk, not HR issue
(Courtneyk/Getty Images)
Workplace stress has long been seen as a personal issue, but experts say it's a business risk that needs executive oversight. Organizations can address stress by recognizing its systemic nature, involving leadership in stress-reduction strategies and integrating well-being into business operations.
Full Story: Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model) (6/4) 
LinkedIn X Facebook Email
Benefits & Compensation
The rapid introduction of point solutions in employee benefits has led to a complex, fragmented ecosystem, prompting a shift toward health care navigation as a solution. A hybrid navigation model can integrate solutions and simplify access to care, emphasizing connectivity and individual needs, writes Saba Ternikar, vice president of health strategy and advocacy at Newfront. "The key to this transformation lies not in controlling access but in connecting ecosystems in a carrier-agnostic way," Ternikar writes.
Full Story: BenefitsPRO (free registration) (6/5) 
LinkedIn X Facebook Email
The HR Leader
Use these strategies to be understood by your teams
(patpitchaya/Getty Images)
Effective communication is essential for leaders, writes Paul Thornton, who offers six tips to prevent breakdowns, including starting with clear goals, understanding your audience, testing for understanding and reviewing action items. "Every message you deliver either builds alignment and momentum or creates confusion and missed opportunities," Thornton writes.
Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (6/5) 
LinkedIn X Facebook Email
Most Read
About the Editor
Reflections
Reflections
(Kanoe Namahoe)
President Ronald Reagan was known as “The Great Communicator” for his oratorical genius. He was a master at delivering speeches with clarity and style, according to our HR Leader story today. Audiences loved him. He was warm, witty and authentic. He spoke in plain, relatable language. All of this made his messages memorable and meaningful.
 
Reagan used to keep 4” x 6” cards in his desk and on his person, on which he would record jokes, pithy comments he heard, quotes he liked and other nuggets of wisdom. Some made it into his speeches. Those that tanked were tossed out. His favorites he kept in a box in his personal office. The collection was discovered in 2010 and later published by his foundation as The Notes
 
I picked up a copy of the "The Notes" when I visited the Reagan Library in December. I thought it would be fun to kick off the week with a few of my favorites from The Gipper.

Tricks are the practice of fools who haven’t the wit to be honest.
 
He who scatters thorns should not go barefoot. 
 
A smart husband knows exactly the right thing to say when he quarrels with…wife but if he’s really smart he doesn’t say it.  
 
Beware of those who fall at your feet. They may be reaching for the corner of the rug.
 
There is noble forgetfulness -- that which does not remember injuries. 
 
Do you have a favorite communicator? Or memorable quote? Share with me! I would love to know.

Do you enjoy this brief? Share it with others. Want different stories? Something about it bug you? Tell me. In the words of Frasier Crane, “I’m listening.”
LinkedIn X Facebook Email
Sharing SmartBrief on Workforce with your network keeps the quality of content high and these newsletters free.
Help Spread the Word
SHARE
Or copy and share your personalized link:
newsletter.smartbrief.com/workforce/?referrerId=hCgswturix
I've been learning to live with the idea that anything can happen at any moment.
Giorgio Armani,
fashion designer
LinkedIn X Facebook Email
 
SmartBrief publishes more than 200 free industry newsletters - Browse our portfolio
Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Advertise with SmartBrief
Unsubscribe  |    Privacy policy
CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE
SmartBrief Future
Copyright © 2025 SmartBrief. All Rights Reserved.
A division of Future US LLC
Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036.