In today’s business landscape, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives have evolved from aspirational goals to strategic imperatives. While many organizations tout their commitment to DEI, understanding the concrete approaches and measurable impacts of these efforts provides valuable insights for the broader business community. We asked business leaders to share their companies’ specific approaches to … Read full-story
How do you celebrate culture internally? We prioritize staff experience by creating a supportive and engaging work environment, highlighted in our social media posts about current openings. We also host Career Exploration events for local high We embrace a culture that focuses on the importance of recognizing our people. We’ve created a unique peer-to-peer recognition … Read full-story
Describe some of your creative recruitment strategies your company utilizes. We prioritize staff experience by creating a supportive and engaging work environment, highlighted in our social media posts about current openings. We also host Career Exploration events for local high school seniors to introduce them to the renewable energy industry. Additionally, we attend career fairs … Read full-story
In your opinion, why have mental health benefits moved so much more to the forefront of company healthcare packages? While Golden Hippo has always prioritized our employees’ mental health, conversations about employees’ mental wellbeing have become more frequent and significant since the COVID-19 pandemic. Both employees and employers are recognizing the connection between mental health … Read full-story
Can you tell us about some of your unique ERG programs? At Catalent, we encourage our ERGs to partner with Talent Acquisition and Talent Development teams, at both site and global levels, to play a direct role in diversifying our workforce and encouraging personal and professional development opportunities among our employees. This can be in … Read full-story
Marta Conejo HRBP Manager Tech & Product Tell us a little bit about your personal journey at your current company. I have a degree in Psychology and a Master’s in Human Resources and Organizational Management. After several experiences in the world of Talent Acquisition and in different sectors, I decided to join Gympass specifically for … Read full-story
Can you tell us about some of the ways your company makes life and work easier for working parents? Curriculum Associates benefit package includes both unlimited sick leave and flexible paid time off, both of which are beneficial to working parents to ensure they can take the time they need for their family. Starting in … Read full-story
What are the key benefits, and differentiators, of your mentorship programs? We offer several different mentorship programs and opportunities for our employees, all with varying goals, participants, and program lengths. From informal opportunities that offer employees a chance to build global connection and share their unique skills and passions with one another to more formal … Read full-story
Why should employees just beginning their careers consider working for your company? Whether employees know where they’re going or want the freedom to figure it out, Foundever™ is a safe space to try new things. Employees just beginning their careers can count on us to help guide their careers or choose their own adventure and … Read full-story
What does your company do, especially versus competitors, to promote gender equity? The GE Women’s Network (GEWN) is an employee resource group that was formed to support women working in GE. Championed by leaders at the highest level alongside strong support from its volunteers, GEWN today works to empower, energize and elevate the women at … Read full-story
Crystal Stone Senior People Business Manager Tell us a little about your personal journey at your current company. I started about 8 years ago with a small 30 person company based in Chicago. Through multiple acquisitions, we’ve become an approximately 200 person company with team members throughout the U.S. and Canada. Our focus has changed … Read full-story
What makes your company a stable place to work, even in unpredictable times? What makes Techtronic Industries (TTI) a stable place to work, despite market unpredictability, is our commitment to strategically prepare and consistently deliver above-market results. By investing in our Exceptional People, Powerful Brands, Operational Excellence, and Innovative Technology, TTI continues to strengthen its … Read full-story
Now that flexibility seems to be in intractable part of every American worker’s dream job, we may as well admit that it isn’t such a bad thing. We may never have had reason to test out this current mode of working for many of us without the pandemic outbreak, so we can thank that mess … Read full-story
With a new world of working out there full of quiet quitters, Great Resigners, and remote-or-nothing hardliners, professional development is one focus that is sure to make a job attractive in the long term to those with what Joni Mitchell called the urge for going. The grass may be greener at a different job, but … Read full-story
Boomerang employees aren’t a new phenomenon in the world, but that term is a relatively new one. So much has changed in the world of working since the pandemic hit, it seems that every tenet of work life we once thought we understood now needs to be re-examined – including people who leave their jobs … Read full-story
The list of urgent things that we are in process of fixing in this world in 2022 is long and daunting, and atop them all is the existential crisis we all face every second off the day – climate change. Mother Earth is on the verge of finally recoiling in shock at our treatment of … Read full-story
What are some of the ways your company combats climate change? A leader in fast-casual dining, Chipotle has been committed to serving Food with Integrity and revolutionizing the fast food industry since its inception. In 2021, Chipotle set science-based targets with the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse … Read full-story
There’s no question that uncertain, sometimes scary times like these – with so many seemingly existential issues arriving on our national doorstep en masse – can be especially taxing on the human psyche. Employers have become increasingly aware how precious mental health resources can be to their stressed-out employees, and how helping provide some security … Read full-story
As the Great Resignation continues to set minds on leaving jobs for presumably greener – and probably remote – pastures, it’s worth remember how valuable mentorship is for the employees at the companies that benefit from it. It’s all about the passion on of wisdom, both practical and earned. Here are fives examples of companies … Read full-story
Life goes on, and so does growth, even as the entire planet seems to continue to deal with not just the fallout COVID pandemic but also seemingly seismic shifts in many of the ways we live and think. These companies have continued to grow globally during a few truly transformative years for not just North … Read full-story
Tech continues to be a super-growth industry and every day more and more women are breaking the standard image of “the tech bro” to reveal their talents as leaders in the field. Here are several companies that wanted to be included here in our list of companies hiring women in tech, including Ford, Elsevier, and … Read full-story
The ways in which employees determine how satisfied they are at work are changing faster than many of us realize. As a culture, we’re not that many decades into recognizing the benefits of a healthy work culture on the bottom line – and now, with the thunderbolt of the COVID pandemic, that healthy work culture needs … Read full-story
Giving back to local communities is always the kind of thing a self-respecting, smartly-run company wants to make sure to set aside time and efforts for. But needless to say, the COVID-19 has upped the urgency for organizations to extend a helping hand to the communities around them. Those communities are the lifeblood of the businesses … Read full-story
