Welcome to our first monthly summary of the best reads on HR trends!
May featured a lot of discussion on returning to work post-COVID, emotional intelligence in the workplace, reskilling, and more.
Let’s dive in!
HR Trends for May 2021
People have mixed feelings about returning to the office
- Cathy Merrill, chief executive of Washingtonian Media, worries whether recreating the positive office culture her team had before the pandemic is possible.
- But those who are forced to return might quit.
- If that’s the choice you make, here’s the right way to go about it.
Emotional intelligence could help those workers cope with the change
- Self-awareness, self-regulation, and relationship management could be key to the success of employees readjusting to work post-COVID.
- And there are some easy ways to incorporate tools of the emotionally intelligent into your daily life.
- Also, here are some great ideas to make your daily life better.
With continued workforce changes resulting from technology, employers would be wise to consider reskilling
- In the not-too-distant future, organizations could face a labor shortage in technology and engineering, while those working in administrative positions may be phased out by automation. The solution could be reskilling.
- Some major retailers think so. They’re already incorporating reskilling programs, and they’re working.
We hope you enjoyed this round-up of the key HR trends for May 2021.
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Robyn Kern is a seasoned business writer who has written in the HR, education, technology, and nonprofit spaces. She writes about topics including outplacement, layoffs, career development, internal mobility, candidate experience, succession planning, talent acquisition, and more, with the goal of surfacing workforce trends and educating the HR community on these key topics. Her work has been featured on hrforhr.org and trainingindustry.com.
