Dreaming about starting your own business or becoming an entrepreneur? So are 59% of working adults in the US, according to a Justworks report.

As a people pro, you might have your sights set on joining the nation’s nearly 50,000 HR consultancies or 12,000 employment and recruiting agencies. Both of these sectors experienced growth in recent years, with the number of businesses rising 0.2% and 1.3% respectively YOY between 2018 and 2023, according to IBISWorld.

Like most aspiring business owners, though, questions around how to start and run a business may be holding you back. That’s why we spoke with Karan Ferrell-Rhodes, founder of consulting firm Shockingly Different Leadership, and Laura Mazzullo, founder of recruiting firm East Side Staffing.

They shared with HR Brew their advice for people pros starting up.

Keep reading here.—MC

But to make that future a reality, a simpler, faster, and more human approach to hiring needs to happen today.

Don’t miss Indeed FutureWorks this Sept. 26 to hear unique perspectives on better hiring from the likes of Trevor Noah (yes, you read that right), Indra Nooyi (former chairman and CEO of PepsiCo), and other thought leaders in the space.

Throughout the deeply educational and interactive event, you’ll learn how to apply skills-first hiring to reach and retain untapped talent pools, discover new AI tools to help you solve your current challenges, and much more.

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a rule on July 26 that rescinds several Trump-era policies for establishing union representation. The rule, which is set to take effect September 30, is expected to make it harder for employees to challenge unions in their workplaces.

‘Blocking charge’ policy allows for decertification delays. If employees decide they no longer want to be represented by a union, they can move to decertify the union through an election. When this happens, it’s not uncommon for unions to file a “blocking charge,” alleging an unfair labor practice—a tactic that, prior to 2020, could help delay decertification.

A rule issued in 2020 under the Trump administration challenged this tactic, allowing decertification elections to move forward even while blocking charges were being litigated. The NLRB is reversing this rule, and will once again allow the board’s regional directors to delay elections if unfair labor practice charges have been filed that are determined to be “sufficiently serious to interfere with employee free choice,” according to an agency press release.

Keep reading here.—CV

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When Katie Meyers was 16, she landed her first job waitressing at Skyline Chili in Cincinnati. In that role, she said she learned to put people first—a skill she’d continue to develop as an event planner for Hyatt Hotels in Chicago and eventually, in HR.

Meyers, whose career has found her working in HR at organizations including the MLB and NBA, is now VP and global head of talent management and development at HCM platform Dayforce. She shared with HR Brew the people lessons she has picked up along the way.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

How did your first job influence your career?

Both of those roles, whether you’re on the serving side or the meeting/event side, [are] all about the people…It’s all about understanding people’s wants, people’s needs, learning how to flex with all different types of personalities, learning how to get to the root of what would be the most valuable and beneficial for the customer and the client…When I first got into HR, I remember thinking it is all about the people…and now the longer that I’ve been in HR, absolutely.

Keep reading here.—MC

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