Carolyn Crist

2 weeks ago | facilitiesdive.com | Carolyn Crist

“Earn-and-learn” opportunities — such as apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, internships and work-study programs — help workers gain in-demand skills and work experience while also earning a paycheck, according to a May 28 report from the Government Accountability Office.

2 weeks ago | automotivedive.com | Carolyn Crist

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Twenty-one percent of U.S. workers believe their professional future is out of their hands and that their sense of control has grown worse during the past five years, according to a report from the University of Phoenix Career Institute. Half of workers reported burnout, reaching a record high on the institute’s Career Optimism Index. The majority of workers said they’re relying on hope just to get through the year.

3 weeks ago | automotivedive.com | Carolyn Crist

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Despite global economic uncertainty and increasing healthcare costs, 93% of employers surveyed said they plan to maintain or expand well-being offerings for 2025, according to a May 20 report from Business Group on Health. Among those employers, 73% said they would maintain their programs, and 20% said they would increase them.

3 weeks ago | ciodive.com | Carolyn Crist

Few companies have aligned their workforce strategies with their AI investments, leaving a major gap in preparedness and talent needs, according to a May 29 report from Kyndryl, an enterprise technology services firm. About 7 in 10 leaders responding to a survey said their workforce isn’t ready to successfully leverage AI tools, and half said their organizations lack the skilled talent to manage AI.

3 weeks ago | hrdive.com | Carolyn Crist |Kate McGovern Tornone

• None Most organizations don’t see the benefits of their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives because they place too much emphasis on the wrong goal — hiring diverse talent, according to a May 26 analysis published in the MIT Sloan Management Review. DEI practices are a great starting point, the authors said, “but an insufficient place to finish.”• None Instead, diversity should be a means to something more significant, they said — a culture of belonging.