Employee Experience

Gov. Kathy Hochul challenges businesses to deepen investments in childcare

The New York governor pointed to new research that estimates employers lose $70 billion a year due to childcare disruptions.

SoundCloud’s VP of people and culture on the hidden skills gap that’s quietly breaking your culture

Allie Shulman shares why gossip, blame, and burnout are skills problems, not personality problems, and more.

Put ’em in, coach: Empowering the next generation of leaders

You can’t spell ‘humor’ without ‘HR’: The role of comedy in the people function

“Humor is a trust accelerator, so use it…You’d be glad you did.”

World of HR: Employee engagement drops globally for the second year in a row

Engagement is still up overall since 2009, but workers in some regions are struggling with loneliness, stress, and fears of a shifting job market, according to a new Gallup report.

How employers can make workers happier

Hint: It takes freedom and friends.

What’s the point of HR conferences?

“I want to go someplace and walk away and be like, ‘Oh, you know what? Today was work. But it was a lot of fun.’”