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1 month ago | 
hrexecutive.com | Peter Cappelli
The U.S. government is a big stage, and it’s not too surprising if what happens there plays out in the rest of the country, including the workplace. When Ronald Reagan fired more than 11,000 striking air traffic controllers in 1981, the widespread belief was that the move empowered employers to get tough with their own unions. The Trump administration’s takedown of DEI in the federal government has had the same effect on the private sector.
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2 months ago | 
hrexecutive.com | Peter Cappelli
It is difficult to think about the practice of human resources today without talking about the astonishing collapse of DEI practice and influence. I cannot think of any equivalent change in modern times—with the possible exception of the rapid rise of industrial unions after the UAWs sit-down strike in Flint, Mich., in 1936, almost a century ago now.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
businessandamerica.com | Peter Cappelli
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
hrexecutive.com | Peter Cappelli
Much has been said in recent years about the push toward skills-based hiring. The idea that we should try to figure out whether candidates have the skills required to do the job seems so obvious, it may seem like we shouldn’t have to even think about it further. However, taking skills more seriously requires that we stop paying as much attention to other criteria. What might those be? In practice, skills-based hiring seems mostly to be about dropping academic degree requirements. Why?
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Peter Cappelli
Nvidia's Digits is a tiny AI supercomputer for your deskEver dreamed of having your own supercomputer? Now this dream doesn't seem too far-fetched. With all eyes on Nvidia's new graphics cards (and for good reason - these things are pretty powerful), the company released something that may end up being even bigger news: A personal AI supercomputer called …
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
hrexecutive.com | Peter Cappelli
Probably like you, I have grown tired of efforts to read the tea leaves in reverse and see why President Trump and the Republican Party did so well in the recent presidential election. A lot of these explanations seem to say more about the interests of the person writing them than about the election, per se (e.g., “It reflects a rejection of the global order.”)But let’s consider one perspective that appears plausible and reflects what actual voters say.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
hrexecutive.com | Peter Cappelli
Incivility in the workplace has been a simmering topic in the U.S., one that became more prominent with the 2020 presidential election. Several opinion polls show evidence that at least perceptions of incivility in society have worsened, and the majority of employers report concerns about political conversations at work getting ugly. The recent presidential election raised questions about whether employers had better do something to head off political conflicts at work before they exploded.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
hrexecutive.com | Peter Cappelli
I suspect that few people know of Stellantis, the holding company that now owns brands like Fiat, Peugeot, Chrysler, Maserati and Alfa Romeo. After being assembled from these component parts, it was (temporarily) the largest auto manufacturer in the world. It has stumbled since then, and according to some analysts, the reason has lessons for all organizations.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
hrexecutive.com | Peter Cappelli
Looking back, the late 1980s were a high water mark—maybe the highest mark—when it came to the amount of energy invested in exploring the role of HR leaders and their functions in business. It wasn’t a fun time to be a practitioner, as the endless rounds of restructuring-related layoffs were just getting started, but thinking about what HR could do was something exciting. Why was that? Because of the new thinking about business strategy.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
hrexecutive.com | Peter Cappelli
It has been hard to miss the many reports about rising stress in the workplace. Despite the fact that we also hear that the tight labor market in recent years has given employees more power to address their concerns, why is it that we have made so little progress in reducing employee stress? The short answer is that what we have been doing doesnât help much. The June issue of National Geographic has an extensive and readable overview of the science behind stress.
