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.
Read the HR Executive article here, featuring INTOO.
Many organizations talk about innovation. It shows up in their annual reports and mission statements. A senior leader might mention its importance at an all-hands meeting, and everyone agrees. But behind the talk, often there are few breakthroughs, risks, or...
Most organizations claim to value creativity. They put up motivational posters, hold the occasional brainstorming session, and tell new hires that new ideas are welcome. But in reality, these same organizations often reward predictability, look down on mistakes, and...
AI adoption in the workplace appears to be accelerating, with employees increasingly using, experimenting with, and relying on it to get work done. On the surface, the story looks positive. According to a survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of INTOO among...
Read the Reader's Digest article here, featuring INTOO.
Letting an employee go is difficult for all parties involved, and there are right ways and wrong ways to lay an employee off. The process requires a fine balance of legal compliance and human compassion. After all, from an employee’s point of view, being laid off is...
Layoffs are expensive not only because of severance and legal fees but also because of lost production, reduced product quality, and the absence of skilled workers resulting from the workforce changes. Most manufacturing leaders understand this in theory, but few...
New research reveals a surprising gap between AI adoption and real impact in hiring. According to the latest study from ICIMS: 69% of organizations are using AI in TA—but usage is heavily concentrated in just a few areas AI is still primarily used for efficiency,...
AI is everywhere right now, bringing new tools, bold promises, and mounting pressure to “do something” quickly. But for HR leaders, the real challenge isn’t the technology itself. It’s deciding where AI actually helps, where human judgment can’t be replaced, and how...
Read The Globe and Mail article here, featuring INTOO (paywall).