Piece it Together
There’s always something to talk about, so pull up a chair and let’s Piece It Together. Through articles written by our consultants, we share with you our take on the latest news, trends, and changes in HR, leadership and the workplace.
Read our latest posts or peruse our past articles. Please let us know if you have any comments or want more information on how we can help your organization.
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 necessity.
There have been massive developments in employee/employer relationships. The rise of technology has helped, in terms of data management and recruiting, but perhaps one of the biggest advancements is with DEI and Mental Health Awareness. Businesses are recognizing the diversity the world has to offer and HR is helping them adapt to better understand the employee’s importance […]
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 of leadership in AE firms, and the opportunities and challenges for future leaders in the AE field.
The focus on future leadership has always been important, but in the past few years, things seemed different. So we decided to do some research.
HR Advisors Group asked CEOs and other leaders of AE firms across the country about their thoughts […]
The Future Workforce is Here. Are You Ready?
At the Annual AE Advisors CEO Forum in March 2023, our key-note speaker, John Martin, President/CEO of the Southeastern Research Institute (SIR) https://www.sirhq.com/people spoke on the Future Workforce and Winning Firms in the Post-Pandemic World. His focus was on looking at our future workforce and how organizations and leaders can create strategies for a successful tomorrow.
His presentation hit home on many fronts, including the work we do at HR Advisors Group for our clients, as well as having children who are from the Millennial and Z Generations. My Gen Z son, […]
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 roles in the DEI efforts at their organizations
The panelists included:
- Rachel Gilbert, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Manager/Principal, Woodard & Curran
- Brad Strader, Principal, MKSK
- Amber Wendland, Senior Associate, Ayers Saint Gross
Although they are DEI leaders in their organizations, our panelists’ full time roles are in other professional disciplines. Rachel was an engineer for over 20 years before being […]
Rethinking Training and Development in a Virtual Workplace
Over the past several months, a virtual environment has become second nature to most of us. We have rounded the corner from “survival mode” and now businesses are going full speed ahead in resuming business operations and realigning their priorities in different ways than ever before.
It is critical to remember that employees want to learn, grow, and work toward reaching their career goals, even while working virtually. With many organizations maintaining a remote workforce indefinitely, there is a growing need to create solid virtual training and development programs that can be used for the long haul.
Learn what skills employees want to learn
Employees want to learn and develop while […]
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, but recent events have brought these issues front and center.
The events of late have compelled many organizations to respond in some way, whether it be reaching out to their employees and customers, making a public statement, and/or taking a public stance to condemn the violence and support people of color.
One thing is clear … doing nothing is […]
Wanted: “Quiet” at Home, My New Workplace Reality During COVID-19
The shelter-in-place mandate has forced many people to work from their homes. There have had to be adjustments to how people work…even for those, like me, who have worked from home for years.
For many years, I worked out of my kitchen – listening to my clients’ challenges, problem-solving with them and team members, providing guidance and coaching – all in the quiet of my home. As the only remote worker in my home before COVID-19, I could easily access my internal resources and harness my energy. The only road bumps as a remote worker occurred when my family came home early from school or work, and/or stayed home […]
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 health crisis and protect our employees and businesses.
HR Advisors Group has been monitoring the information available, as well as holding virtual roundtables giving small groups of HR professionals in the A/E industry an opportunity to share information. This page shares the information we have found or has been discussed during our virtual sessions.
Our goal is to […]