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Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom: Halfway Through 2023, The Return to Office Debate Still Rages
n workforce and HR circles, one of the main events of 2023 so far has been the return-to-office (RTO) debate – and specifically the opposing viewpoints of those who want to remain remote and those who yearn to be in...
Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom: A New Era in Tech-Based Recruitment
Communicating with the passive candidates whose email addresses you’ve stored in your CRM isn’t a new idea. Taking a page from the marketing team’s playbook and segmenting those candidates into groups based on a common qualifier (location, career stage, etc.)...
Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom: Trends Shaping Talent in 2023
Now that we’re into the second quarter of 2023, we can see that the talent acquisition (TA) world has a different tint. Despite the specter of recent layoffs and a looming recession, widespread skills shortages and a low overall labor...
Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom: The Future of Skills-Based Hiring
A few weeks ago, I attended a dinner where some colleagues emphatically insisted that the future of hiring could not and would not become skills-based until organizations stopped selecting people based on educational pedigree. I pointed out that this is...
Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom: Announcing My New Book, DEEP TALENT (in Partnership with Eightfold AI)
The world is at a societal and technological inflection point. Business leaders cite talent recruitment and development as top challenges due to talent shortages, long hiring times, and high turnover. Meanwhile, key challenges for engagement and retention include managing employee...
Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom: It's Time to Stop Talking Quiet Quitting and Quiet Firing
“Quiet quitting” and “quiet firing” are the latest buzzwords to take the world of work by storm. But while the terms themselves may be new, the concepts aren’t. And they illustrate a troubling trend taking place in the post-pandemic workplace....
Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom: Is Employee Monitoring Right for You?
For about a decade, donning my workforce futurist hat has required ongoing dialogue about employee monitoring tools and their inevitable march toward greater sophistication. Often, the question has not been “Will we monitor our employees?” but “What will we monitor...
Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom: 2023 Business and Employment Trends for Small Business
While business is generally stabilizing and neighborhood institutions are finding innovative ways to stand their ground against larger competitors, concerns including inflation and stubborn supply chain disruptions continue to dog many owners. According to the November 2022 Small Retailer Report...
Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom: Small Business Grows Amidst Inflation and Economic Uncertainty
Despite an uncertain economy and the toll of inflation, small businesses are growing their revenue, expanding their brand, and prioritizing their customers. Kabbage from American Express’ September 2022 installment of Small Business Recovery Report, which polls 550 small-business leaders and...
Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom: Using HCM Technology to Enhance the Middle Manager Experience
In the last post of my series about middle managers, I’d like to explore how human capital management (HCM) platforms can assist HR teams in supporting middle managers. These management tools are especially adept for learning and job efficiency, so...
Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom: Up Close with Middle Managers
In the first post in our middle manager series, I looked at research related to the challenges facing middle managers. However, I was curious to learn what middle managers themselves have been thinking. I consulted a diverse panel of four:...
Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom: Are You Adequately Supporting Your Middle Managers?
Want to know what struck me the most in our middle manager panel blog post? I was impressed by how proactive they were. In many circumstances, they knew what to do and were able to execute on behalf of their...
Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom: 5 Boxes to Check for Your First-Time Manager Experience
The first time I was promoted into a managerial position, I closed the door of my fancy new office and held back tears born of fear and Impostor Syndrome. But here’s the thing. I could leave said office, walk down...
Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom: The Plight of the Middle Manager in 2022
Welcome to our blog series on middle managers. Over the next two months, we will focus on the millions who comprise this heroic group. We’ll start with an overview of modern middle manager challenges and follow with some individual perspectives...
Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom: New Book from Barry Moltz Promotes Agility Among Business Owners
The following is a guest post from my longtime friend and colleague, Barry Moltz. Barry's new book (linked below) is a must-read for business owners emerging from the pandemic crisis. My work with thousands of small business owners over the...
Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom: Caring for Your Managers' Well Being
I know a PR professional who rocked her individual contributor job during the pandemic. Her boss took notice, and at the beginning of this year, she was promoted to a supervisor role. While she was more than qualified for this...
Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom: Creating a Culture Where Employees Feel Safe
Each month, the UKG Workforce Institute poses a top-of-mind question from the world of HR and include several perspectives from our advisory board (including me!) “What are two ways companies can create a culture where employees feel safe speaking up,...