NOW of Work

This week saw a Tale of Two Leaders, and the contrast could not be more stark. “Why is small talk even legal,” Elon Musk tweeted as workers began being slashed before he said they would. Compare this to CEO Patrick Collison’s communication to affected employees in Stripe's RIF this week . The best leadership communication we have ever seen, hands down. And the generosity shown? Unprecedented. Jess...

How do we shift from counting people to making people count? We were so thrilled to have Steve Goldberg as our featured guest on this Digital Meetup! We’re big fans of Steve's work, both with him leading product strategy at big global companies as well as leading the implementation of HR software at some of the largest enterprises in the world. Steve had many insights to share about how we can hel...

From Minneapolis, to Paris, to Vegas! Jess and Jason are back from their #HRTech show travels. During this meetup, they share their recent insights from Unleash, Oracle Cloud World, and Cornerstone Convergence 2022. Take a listen to hear what's new and ahead in HR Tech, what's buzzing in the product and thought worlds, and what the future of the cloud looks like!

The job market is undoubtedly different today than it was two years ago. But what exactly has changed? How do these vast transformations impact hiring and job trends, talent availability, matching or mismatching talent? ...And what about the elephant in the room? There's several actually. During  this Meetup, Alex Zea & Ryan Malkes have an honest chat about the recession, quiet-quitting,...

How has the pandemic impacted well-being at work? We take a deeper look by examining brain power on this live Digital Meetup with Lauren Waldman, a Learning Scientist and the Founder of Learning Pirate. Lauren is one of the first learning designers globally to merge the operational function of the brain with cognitive theories to create large-scale learning designs. S...

We love HR Technology Conference & Exposition's annual Pitchfest. It's a great opportunity to give spotlight and stage to new innovation, new voices, and new approaches to solving old HR and talent problems. This year's lineup was as good as ever; a field of 33 was narrowed to 6. A winner of one of the most sought-after awards in our industry was announced. T...

We can't believe that HR Tech Conference was just last week! Our team is still riding high after the amazing energy at the conference and all of the great insights shared. We were excited to share a full HR Tech Conference Recap on today's Digital Meetup! Joined by Harry West, Leapgen's VP Team Leader & Customer Partner, we shared the biggest highlights, takeaways, and insights from...

Join us as we wrapped up our week at HR Tech Conference with lots of smiles and gratitude. It was a wonderful week reconnecting with many of our friends, colleagues, and clients in the HR & HR Tech community, after so long! Big thanks to everyone who visited our booth, connected with our team of consultants, attended our mixer or one of our panels.  No better way to wrap up HR Tech week i...

There's so much talk about building future ready organizations, but how do we know what the future looks like and build for it with intention? Understanding how we work, how work is changing, and how it can be designed is both a study in technology and in human psychology.  Technology enhances AND limits our imagination when it comes to imagining how organizations can enable human performance...

Want a strong finish to your work week? Then take a listen! We had the opportunity to welcome Don Weinstein, Chief Product & Technology Officer at ADP, as a Special Guest to our Now of Work Community. We chatted with Don about humanization and digital disruption trends in the workplace, the importance of data, and the trends that he and his team are seeing as the largest human c...

What does the CHRO of the future look like? We all know that the pandemic has stretched us in unforeseen ways; requiring leaders to take on different tasks and develop new skills. But what role has technology, data analytics and automation played in it? We had the opportunity to talk shop with HR Executive & Founder, Lisa Buckingham. Lisa is the global expert on jobs, work, and...

How do we humanize work in this historic labor market? We can start by rethinking how we work, where we work, and how valuable of a role talent plays in all of it.  We had the pleasure of chatting with Jerome Ternynck, CEO of SmartRecruiters, a company that is leading the charge on remote work, recruiting, and hiring. SmartRecruiters is one of the first companies to announce that they'd go re...

Meg Bear has the same mission we embrace: change work for good. But to change it for the better in long-term and sustainable ways, we have to be willing to roll our sleeves up. Get a little dirty. Think a little bigger. And put humans at the center. Every organization is attempting to do just that by addressing and supporting DEI, well-being, and personalized experiences for the workforce. They're...

“Every time I change jobs, I try to change industries so I have to change how I think.” Pat Wadors' growth mindset aligns with how successful leaders approach today's Now of Work. It may also inspire those determined to cling to processes of the past.  But that's not the only reason why we chatted with UKG's Chief People Officer. Pat is a trailblazer who intentionally...

Renowned global industry analyst Josh Bersin joined us for a powerful and real conversation about the global market, the labor economy, technology investments, and why he hates talking about the FUTURE OF WORK. “These things you are trying to accomplish don’t just require new skills; they require new job models, new job titles, new job descriptions...” Every company is trying to figure out how to...

You know your people WANT to stay… right?!  The Great Resignation happened because good talent is restless, and should be. They care a whole lot about a whole lot of things, as they should.  They want MORE, and why not? They could have been saved if they thought you were invested in their career. That’s the honest truth. 94% of talent say so, according to LinkedIn research. Tracey Parson...

Take a listen to a lively community conversation about TECH! We've never had better technology at our fingertips, and that includes solutions for the workforce. We're a bunch of bright, smart, innovative people with an appetite for tech - we've shown that in our consumer and personal lives. So why can't we get tech to do all it's capable of when it comes to the workplace? Why does work still feel...

The world of events doesn't look like it did before, but what will return, what's changed, and what's BETTER? The physical event business has already bounced back, but like the workplace, it's more innovative, more digital, more hybrid, more communal and human. There are more virtual participation options, smaller meetups and watch parties surrounding bigger events, and enhanced engagement opportu...

Leadership is never easy. It demands all of you. We talk a lot about bringing our whole selves to work, leading with empathy, the power of authenticity in creating cultures of connection. What if you're a leader who also happens to be an LGBTQ person?  You require safety and support, especially if you seek to create judgement-free, compassionate workplaces where people can show up as who...

75% of the workforce face some kind of caregiving responsibility. 83% of those use sick or leave time to provide care, and here’s the real kicker: 92% report heightened stress, depression, or trouble sleeping. Caregiving can be beautiful, an honor, and a deeply fulfilling part of our lives. But it can be a financial, social, emotional, and legal burden — and it certainly affects our productivity a...

Automate to humanate! We say this often at Leapgen. When we talk about automate to humanate, we’re talking about giving everyone the experience they deserve. Automate what begs to be automated so humans can do what they’re especially equipped to do: BE HUMAN! Why don’t we provide more tools, more virtual assistants, more robotic process automation (RPA), more conversational AI? Forget what it’s ca...

When it comes to BEST DEPLOYING PEOPLE against WHAT THE BUSINESS NEEDS, most employers would admit they’re behind the eight ball. We hire, develop, and attempt to retain talent from a broken supply chain; always reacting, dependent on the weather vane of the talent economy, transactional, and riddled with waste. We don't have a clear line of sight to the talent we DO have - what skills they have o...

Energy and innovation have been bubbling in the HR Tech space for the past few years. What's next? We were thrilled to be joined by one of the most brilliant researchers in the industry to give us the inside scoop. Stacey Harris and Sapient Insights are currently fielding their 25th Annual HR Systems Survey. That’s right, 25 YEARS tracking the evolution of HR systems. You remember what we were usi...

The conversation around the future of talent: attraction, acquisition and retention strategies, how to be more strategic and proactive around hiring, and how to build a talent pipeline that is sustainable, flexible and diverse - whether your organization is hiring like gangbusters or putting the brakes on, continues... Molly Weaver, said it best: "My secret behind recruiting the best talent? Peopl...

"Companies that embrace remote work will replace every company that doesn’t.” This is the hill Chris Herd, CEO of Firstbase will die on, and we can’t find too many reasons to disagree.  Where does your organization stand? What are the pros, cons, and challenges to making remote work a reality? Chris just raised his $50M Series B to help power incredible remote work experiences for everyone. T...