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Sharlyn Lauby

Florida

Freelance Writer at Freelance

Blogger at HR Bartender

I'm the author of @HRbartender and an human resources management consultant. My personal goal is to find the world’s best cheeseburger.

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  • 3 days ago | hrbartender.com | Sharlyn Lauby

    Estimated reading time: 7 minutes(Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by our friends at iSpring Solutions, a leading provider of eLearning software. iSpring was recently named a gold winner in the customer education achievement of the year category at the Globee Awards. Congrats to them and enjoy the article!)Regardless of what’s going on in the business world, employees need training. Some of that training is compliance related, like anti-harassment training.

  • 5 days ago | hrbartender.com | Sharlyn Lauby

    Estimated reading time: 4 minutesIt should be no surprise that the business world is constantly changing, which means work related skills are changing as well. I thought it might be productive to share a list of skills that recruiters are looking for … regardless of your job title. This is a list of skills that recruiters expect everyone to possess – both managers and employees. Now, some people might say this list is basic – and it is. That’s exactly the point.

  • 1 week ago | hrbartender.com | Sharlyn Lauby

    Estimated reading time: 3 minutesOne way we can become more productive is by getting better at something. As we become better, we can do things faster and with higher quality.

  • 1 week ago | hrbartender.com | Sharlyn Lauby

    Estimated reading time: 3 minutesI’ve been seeing some comments about employee retention being a “terrible HR metric”. IMHO, employee retention isn’t an HR metric at all. It’s a business metric. HR doesn’t have absolute control over the key drivers to employee retention: organizational culture and the employee value proposition (EVP). Yes, HR plays a role in developing and maintaining culture and the EVP. But there are other department leaders who play critical roles as well.

  • 2 weeks ago | hrbartender.com | Sharlyn Lauby

    Estimated reading time: 4 minutesI recently responded to a reader note about how to manage a toxic co-worker. It got me thinking about incivility in the workplace. Sadly, incivility has been around for a long time. According to communications firm Weber Shandwick, 93% of Americans identify incivility as a problem. What’s interesting to me about this statistic is that the rate has changed very little over the past decade.

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Sharlyn Lauby
Sharlyn Lauby @sharlyn_lauby
8 May 25

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Sharlyn Lauby
Sharlyn Lauby @sharlyn_lauby
24 Apr 25

RT @hrbartender: Today: Gartner’s 2025 HR Trends and Priorities says HR leaders should focus their energies on rethinking old processes, re…

Sharlyn Lauby
Sharlyn Lauby @sharlyn_lauby
16 Apr 25

According to Gartner’s 2025 HR Trends and Priorities, HR leaders should focus their energies on rethinking old processes, re-establishing culture, and redefining HR’s work. Webinar for #HR Leaders: 5 Activities for Remaining Relevant During Uncertain Times https://t.co/iLpFI1UJ6R https://t.co/EqP3HlAsMz