Why things are changing for HR is described in an article in the German-language Harvard Business Manager magazine (July 2017)

A growing number of leaders are landing top jobs at a very young age, reports the Austrian business magazine trend.

For nearly 40 years, women have outnumbered men in U.S. colleges, but as women move through the workforce, the scales tip in the other direction. Surprisingly, the U.S. market has fallen behind the rest of the world when it comes to gender diversity in the boardroom.

Managing family relationships at work is one of the thorniest issues in family-owned businesses, particularly when relationships cross generations, such as parent-child or uncle/aunt-nephew/niece. Many family members are committed to professionalism and strive to separate “work” and “family” in their dealings with each other.

Onboarding is an apt term for how many companies support new leaders’ transitions, because – like helping someone onto a ship – there’s not much more to the process than bringing the executive safely on deck. From there on, he or she is expected to know what to do or sort it out with little or no guidance.

The ability to give and receive feedback is a fundamental leadership skill. Feedback improves outcomes and results, motivates performance, brings groups together, clarifies goals and objectives, clears outstanding issues and inspires development.

Report on the Brazilian social entrepreneur Rodrigo Baggio.

Writer and lecturer Susan Cain argues for a new evaluation of the capabilities of introverted people.

“Where there is no sense of belonging, money is far too highly rated as an incentive.”

Isabelle Langlois and Thomas Hammer on the rising demands facing the human resources function.