The Employee Handbook
A monthly newsletter about current challenges and conversations for values-driven HR professionals
Cultivating Career Advancement From Within
Leaders are trying to keep their best employees and attract new ones by offering more chances for them to learn new skills and improve the ones they have. It’s all about staying competitive in today’s job market.?
At From Day One’s conference in Washington, D.C. , a panel of leaders spoke about how employers can create opportunity within by boosting internal mobility. The consensus was this: democratize, market, prioritize, and measure.
Workers have to be able to see what’s available, says Terri Hatcher, the chief diversity and inclusion officer at NTT Data Services . To show employees what’s available, the company uses an AI-driven talent-management system and hones in on storytelling. In one recurring series, women in the company tell their stories about their career growth. “They talk about the programs in our company and the tools they’ve used that have helped them grow.”
But the success stories aren’t always enough, says Hatcher. Even though training programs were open to all, and women knew that they could nominate themselves, they weren’t quick to do so. “You might open up a program to everyone, but you’ve got to really market that program to everyone,” she said. “Your managers have to be in on it, they have to be encouraging people to get out there and get engaged. Because sometimes people don’t feel like it’s for them for whatever reason.”
Brendan Johnson, Adventist HealthCare ’s SVP of human resources, agrees that sometimes people just need a bit of encouragement. When he noticed the demographic makeup of their emerging leaders program wasn’t representative of the workforce, they opened the opportunity to every employee. “That completely changed the way that we made sure that everyone was aware of opportunities.”?
To read more about boosting internal mobility and encouraging workers to utilize the opportunity, read the full story here. ?
Integrating Purpose into Work, 15 Minutes at a Time
In addition to growth opportunities, employees want meaningful experiences. But with limited time and budgets, how can companies build more purpose into the work experience? Fifteen minutes at a time, says Ben Sampson of WizeHive .?
In a webinar Sampson spoke to how today’s workers want opportunities to volunteer, but they’re also conscious of their time. So what’s the solution? The key is meeting the company and the employees where they are and giving back their most valuable resource: their time.
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“Bite-size volunteer opportunities make a lot of impact,” Sampson said. “Maybe that's building a water filter for 15 minutes out of your workday, maybe that’s answering a video call from someone that’s visually disabled that needs help finding the bus stop. Volunteering can be a great way for engaging employees in a low-cost mechanism.”
To learn more about easily accessible, bite-sized opportunities to volunteer, read the whole story here , and get involved today!?
Join us!
Speaking of short-form opportunities with a big impact, did you know we host weekly 60-minute webinars ? Next Thursday, May 30 we’re hosting one about Building a Nearly Perfect Recruitment Process with speakers from Amazon, U.S. Bank, and more. Then on June 5 we’ll be talking about Productivity, Burnout, and Engagement .
We also have half and full-day content available all year, virtually or in a city near you. On June 12, we’re hosting a virtual conference about Bringing Talent Acquisition into the Digital Age . Speakers from Marriott, MGM Resorts, JLL, and more will be answering your burning questions related to AI and new technology. Your exclusive, complimentary VIP pass is waiting for you here. ?
And of course, at From Day One we’re committed to bringing people together in the real world.?
We’ll be touching down in San Francisco , Boston , Philadelphia for our full-day events on the topic of “Building a Culture for Workers and Companies to Thrive in Times of Change.” Find out when we will be in a city near you here .?
Want more opportunities to connect in the real world? After hosting a successful half-day event in Boston on employee benefits , where benefits experts spoke about the most in-demand offerings and innovative wellness perks , we’re bringing this event to NYC! If you’re a benefits or total rewards leader at your company, you’ll want to be there. Apply today!