Global report: Few employers achieve full gender equality | Broadcasters putting best face forward to recruit | When innovating: Move in uncertainty, focus on exploration
Only 24% of employers say they've achieved gender equality at their companies, according to a global ManpowerGroup report, which found 41% of employers are close to full equality while 10% are far from it. The report found 71% of employers in South and Central America are approaching full equality, compared to 64% in North America and 63% in Europe. Full Story: Human Resources Director (4/15)
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Recruiting & Retention
Broadcasters putting best face forward to recruit Broadcasting recruiters are embracing novel ways to attract young talent to their industry amid severe labor shortages, Audacy's KYW Philadelphia brand manager Kristina Koppeser told NAB Show attendees at a session on recruitment and retention. Broadcasters need to sell their industry to candidates as much as applicants need to sell themselves to hiring teams, highlighting the diverse opportunities available and looking for candidates with qualities that will make them valuable employees, Koppeser and Sinan Sidar of Hearst Television advised. Full Story: Inside Radio (4/15)
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The benefits of a strong employer value proposition When recruiting new employees, a company is only as strong as its employer value proposition, which includes salary and benefits, company culture, brand values and possibilities for growth and development. A strong EPV can attract and retain top talent, reduce turnover and boost employee engagement. Full Story: Training magazine (4/12)
Benefits & Compensation
Emergency savings plan can help staff feel more secure An emergency savings benefit is one way for employers to help their staff members handle unexpected hardships, feel more financially comfortable, and avoid dipping into retirement funds. Research by Voya showed 47% of respondents saying their retirement money is the only source of emergency funding they have, and 72% of benefits-eligible adults would like help figuring out how much to set aside for emergencies, health care and retirement. Full Story: BenefitsPRO (free registration) (4/15)
The HR Leader
HR leader at RGP creates cohesion for remote employees RGP recognizes the importance of bringing remote employees together and has created a digital platform where they can collaborate, says Chief People Officer Katy Conway, who adds employee resource groups also play a role in supporting the dispersed workforce. "These groups are centered around creating community again, not around technical learning topics, but areas where employees are looking for support," Conway says. Full Story: Human Resources Director (4/11)
SmartBreak: Question of the Day
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When it comes to new ideas, do you get excited to explore and experiment? Or do you see that as an expensive waste of time? Can you let teams run with ideas? Or are you the one reigning them in with the P&L sheet? Innovation is a creative process, as we see in our top Leadership & Development story today. It’s messy. It takes time. You pull things apart and look at the pieces. You wander, you day dream. You break stuff. You scribble ideas. You scrutinize details. If you’re doing it right, your creative lab is a beautiful disaster. Walls splashed with ideas and research. Counters littered with product parts. Lab tables covered with rusty strategies and broken rules, ready to be retooled and shined. Sacks of moldy processes lined up by the door, waiting to be taken to the dump. This is where discovery happens. This is where ideas become reality. This is innovation. Lead this -- don’t manage it. Encourage the ideas. Buy the pizza and donuts. Don’t interrupt with “Our structure doesn’t support that.” Just conversations flow. The right solutions will emerge over time, perhaps in whole, but more likely in parts. And for gosh sakes, don’t rush it and don’t spoil it by aiming for efficiency or squishing it into existing systems. Time enough to refine things after the idea has had a chance to get its legs under it. I like the way Jerry Seinfeld put it: “If you’re efficient, you’re doing it the wrong way. The right way is the hard way.” Facts. What do you think? Let me know! And if you enjoy this brief, tell others so they can benefit also.
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