Workplace Issues

Nov 30, 2023 | theskepticalguy.com | John Hollon |Workplace Issues

YOU DON’T REALLY KNOW what a four-day work week is like until you actually work one. I know how it is because I found myself working one (more on that shortly) back near the beginning of my career. And you quickly learn this: once you work a four-day work week, you NEVER want to go back to a five-day schedule. It’s an experience I’ve never forgotten. People have been talking about four-day work weeks for a long time, but the discussion has gotten more focused the last few years.

Oct 20, 2023 | theskepticalguy.com | John Hollon |Workplace Issues

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TAUGHT that when it comes to writing, less is more. As the BBC points out, it’s an idea that goes back at least 2,500 years, but I originally heard it from my first professional editor on my first professional job. There’s even a Netflix series about it, although the title of that is Less Is Now and it’s not about writing but more on people who have embraced a more frugal lifestyle.

Oct 17, 2023 | theskepticalguy.com | John Hollon |Workplace Issues

I LIKE LAS VEGAS, probably because I have been visiting Sin City since I was a boy. It helps when you live in SoCal and it’s only a four hour drive away. For the last 20 plus years, my trips to southern Nevada were scheduled around conferences held there because I edited and managed a number of magazines, blogs, and websites that covered human resources, recruiting, and talent management. Last week, I was at the Mandalay Bay Las Vegas for the HR Technology Conference and Exhibition.

Oct 9, 2023 | theskepticalguy.com | John Hollon |Workplace Issues

EVER WONDER ABOUT the impact the last few years have had on the younger generations? Well, here’s new research with some intriguing insights. Deloitte’s 2023 Gen Z and Millennial Surveyexplores how the disruptive events of the last three years have shaped respondents’ lives and views. As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes (despite attempts to bring it back), the report looks at how Gen Z and Millennial experiences in the workplace have evolved.

Aug 24, 2023 | theskepticalguy.com | John Hollon |Workplace Issues

IF THERE IS A SINGLE piece of advice that’s critically important for every recruiter and hiring manager, it’s this: Always remember what it’s like to be on the other side of the table. Everyone who recruits or hires should have to step outside the job and actually take a turn as a job candidate sometime. The candidate experience has been on my mind lately.