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Do you trust the data & reports from the big analysts?

Strategy & Architecture

Yes

Sometimes

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What do you prioritize the most in a job?

People & Leadership Process Management Talent Management & Performance+2 more

Benefits (healthcare, paid time off, etc.)

Hours flexibility

Location flexibility

Salary/income

Work-life balance

Workplace culture

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Is your team entirely located in the same time zone?

People & Leadership Process Management Team & Organizational Design+1 more

Yes

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Would you support a four-day workweek for your organization?

Culture & Values Employee Engagement

Yes

Unsure

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As a leader, do you feel pressure to be present in your teams' Slack channels?

People & Leadership Culture & Values Employee Engagement

Yes, always

Yes, but only for celebrations.

Other (comment below!)

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What has your company done to retain staff during the Great Resignation? Select all that apply.

Talent Management & Performance Culture & Values Employee Engagement

Competitive salary

Flexible work

Perks

Wellness offerings

Improved work/life balance

Continuous performance feedback

Training & development

Recognition & awards

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How many hours are your staff generally expected to work per day?

Team & Organizational Design Talent Management & Performance Culture & Values

Over 10

Doesn't matter as long as they meet their OKRs

Other (comment below!)

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Which internal communications channels does your organization utilize to gather data on employee experience?

Process Management Peer Insights

Managers

Peers

Intranet/company app

Instant messaging

Newsletters

Senior leadership reports

Internal social media

Other social media

Signage

Other (comment below)

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Does your company pay for executive coaching by external professionals?

Personal Development Mentoring & Coaching Talent Management & Performance

Yes

No, but executive coaching is offered internally

Unsure

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Does your organization have adequate advancement opportunities for entry/mid-management level employees to grow in the HR department?

Peer Insights People & Leadership

Yes

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What technology do you find most effective for providing learning in the flow of work? Is there an LXP or similar tool which integrates AI chatbot to support effective identification of learning solutions which you’ve integrated into your L&D offerings?

Training & Certification AI & Machine Learning

Christine CooperTalent Development Director5 months ago

Ms Teams is a great communication tool for learning in the flow of work.

Yes, there are Learning Experience Platforms (LXPs) and similar tools that integrate AI chatbots to support the identification of learning solutions. ...read more

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Needing Advice for Creating a Learning Strategy: My company has several departments that have created their own department-specific learning and employee training strategies in lieu of an effective enterprise-wide learning strategy. We are now trying to create an enterprise learning strategy and need to find a way to utilize the already existing learning methods for each department. Any advice for this project? Has anyone dealt with something similar?

Human Resources (HRIS)

Christine CooperTalent Development Director2 months ago

Since adult learning requires experiential processes, best to embed learning in day-to-day processes. Micro learning sessions in team huddles that are thematic and coordinated with team leaders would be more effective enterprise-wide. ...read more

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Does anyone have any benchmarks on what good looks like in relation to readiness for next role and pipeline succession? Similarly, are there any benchmarks on what good looks like for diversity (women and underrepresented groups) in the succession pool?

Talent Management & Performance

Christine CooperTalent Development Director4 months ago

I'm not sure I fully grasp the question however, instinctively I want to say benchmarking would be based on the needs of a role i.e. what are the required skills and competencies for success. We have used a variety of methods ...read more

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What does your HR strategic planning process look like? Onsite? Offsite? Homework then share? Group collaboration? I'm curious what other organizations do.

Christine CooperTalent Development Director4 months ago

Offsite; often some pre-work - some questions to ask of local leadership teams to try to get to the root of business priorities as they relate to people; mix of bottom up (previous point) and top down (macro and global business ...read more

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What is your policy for when an employee who received an advanced degree which the company has paid for, leaves? Do you have a claw back policy?

Christine CooperTalent Development Director5 months ago

We do have a policy in place which claws back money paid for high levels of investment. This reduces over an 18 month period and so a large percentage is claimed back after 6 months of service and a nominal percentage at ...read more

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What does your company do for new hire orientation/onboarding?

Christine CooperTalent Development Director5 months ago

We do have slightly different approaches in different countries however, typically we have a 1 day induction providing useful information and tools including our culture and values. For new people leaders we then have an ...read more

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