Best of August - Talent Edge Weekly - Issue #133

Covers 12 of the most popular articles from August. Topics include resources for enabling CHRO effectiveness, workforce planning, and redefining rewards for hybrid work.

August 30, 2022

As we are about to enter September, I wanted to share this special "Best of August" issue of Talent Edge Weekly.

This issue includes 12 of August's most shared and viewed articles and resources from Talent Edge Weekly. (There are actually more resources provided in this "best of" edition since each of the 12 resources includes links to other articles!)

The format of this issue is slightly different than the regular issue, in that this "best of" version provides a short description (instead of my full summary) of each resource. You can access the full summary and the source article/resource by clicking the hyperlinks.

If you find value in this issue or any of its resources, please share them with your network by using the social media icons or ‘share’ feature in the newsletter.

Have a great week, and I look forward to sharing more ideas with you in the September issues of Talent Edge Weekly!

THE BEST OF AUGUST

Includes resources, such as a CHRO diagnostic, HR Leader onboarding plan, and HR operating model alternatives, to help Chief Human Resources strengthen their personal and HR team effectiveness.

Provides three resources that, collectively, include 70 questions HR leaders and their teams can reference as they prepare to answer talent-related questions from the Board.

Offers ideas on how organizations can begin to move toward skills-based compensation and reward structures. Includes a useful framework for depicting multiple components of compensation.

A 16-page reference on how HR teams can use data to assess 11 talent risks to business strategy and use the findings to guide workforce planning.

Shares new research that identifies five distinct talent pools (or personas) with varied worker priorities and preferences.

An 8-minute discussion on how ‘quiet quitting’ (QQ) has become a new phrase in the workplace. I provide commentary on how QQ is not a new concept, just a new name. I share a bonus resource to help address the underlying issue of QQ.

Provides an editable PDF template that can be used to help capture a statement of DEI strategy, metrics, and risks and pitfalls to avoid, to name a few. I share two bonus resources.

Includes resources that HR Leaders can leverage as they continue to take a more active role in helping shape their organizations’ ESG strategy and initiatives.

Shares ideas on how to start enabling and encouraging career portfolios within an organization. I provide additional insights on how to overcome barriers to career development.

Addresses how the benefits of hybrid work and location flexibility create challenges for total rewards leaders in four areas, including location-based pay.

I provide a few indicators managers can use to self-audit whether they may be engaging in unintentional proximity bias.

Offers three ideas for using career development as a retention strategy. I provide two bonus references to help managers identify employee retention risks and tailor retention strategies to individuals.

CHRO ANNOUNCEMENT OF AUGUST

As part of CHROs on the Go - a subscription that provides the easiest way to stay informed about hires, promotions, retires, and resignations in the Chief Human Resources Officer role- there have been 126 new CHRO announcements posted on this platform in August. The CHRO announcement of the month is:

To learn how to get access to all 126 announcements from August and +1300 archived announcements, visit CHROs on the Go.

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