The Emerging Field of HR in the Last 20 Years – HR Has Grown Up

The past 20 years have seen many changes occur within Human Resources. Moving from the back office to the forefront of the company, HR has grown in ways unimaginable two decades ago. Today, HR is involved in many more facets of a company, becoming a strategic partner rather than a tactical [...]

The Future of AE Firm Leadership is About Vision

We’ve noticed a compelling trend: most of our architecture and engineering firm clients have leadership issues at the top of mind these days. They’re investing in leadership development programs, planning for leadership succession, and enhancing the structure of their leadership teams. At a higher level, we’re having conversations around the future [...]

Leading the Effort to Make DEI a Reality in the Workplace

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is getting more attention than ever and dedicated employees at all levels are initiating efforts at their companies to be more DEI focused. With the momentum swirling around this issue, HR Advisors Group hosted a webinar featuring three panelists who are highly involved and play key [...]

Cultural Competence is Key to an Inclusive Workforce

As outrage over the deaths of George Floyd and others has spilled out into the streets, the issues of unequal treatment and non-inclusivity are on everyone’s mind both personally and professionally. Diversity and inclusion in the workplace has been an important topic at meetings I’ve attended for the past several years, [...]

COVID-19: Working Through These Challenging Times

The COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak and global pandemic has presented all of us with challenges that were unthinkable just a few months ago. For many, the workplace as we know it has changed and we’re scrambling to access information on the latest local, state and federal legislation and regulations to address this [...]

Outbreak! How to Keep Your Cool and Your Business Running in the Wake of COVID-19

It would be an understatement to say that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is causing a lot of concern worldwide for both individuals and employers.  Whether this virus has you in panic mode or you’re rolling your eyes at all the hubbub, it’s a good idea to know how to prepare in [...]

Diversity and Inclusivity – Making it Part of Our Vocabulary

Recently, I’ve noticed that no matter what meeting I am in or conference I am attending, diversity comes up in conversations. The last several years, diversity and inclusion has received lots of media attention, both good and bad, and corporate America is putting initiatives together to focus on this issue. The [...]

Want Your Employees To Shine? Build Them Better Managers.

There is a lot of talk in the HR world these days about how to best optimize the employee experience (EX), and with good reason. Today’s employees want jobs that mean more than just a paycheck…and they certainly have plenty to choose from. Talent pool shortages, a growing economy, and the [...]

Create a Culture of Trust

What do employees who experience less stress, more energy, higher productivity, fewer sick days, less burnout, more engagement, and more satisfaction with their lives in general have in common? According to Forbes, these are all traits shared by employees who work at “high-trust” organizations. Building trust between employee and employer is [...]

Focus on Your People – It’s a Culture Thing

HR Advisors Group has been involved with a group of consultants serving the AE industry and each year we hold a CEO Forum. This event attracts CEOs and other leaders in the AE industry to discuss key challenges that they are facing and possible solutions. In the past we have had [...]

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