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For organizations navigating a post-pandemic workforce, three practices—reskilling, upskilling, workforce redeployment, managing organizational transformation, and building a highly skilled, future-ready workforce—can help manage downsizing, minimize layoffs, and foster long-term success in a world reshaped by COVID-19.

During times of economic uncertainty, outplacement services play a vital role in workforce transitions. Offering career coaching, reskilling, and support, they help maintain employee morale and ensure smooth workforce reduction strategies.

Shanthi Flynn, former Fortune 500 CHRO, keynote speaker, HR expert, and leadership advisor, shares her incredible career journey, offering valuable insights on career advancement, leadership, and staying true to personal and professional values. Discover how these lessons can empower your own career path.

Coming out of the pandemic, some organizations will lead in human capital management by treating their talent as a renewable resource. Others will lag, focusing on wasteful layoffs. This is the moment to position your organization for the future of work by prioritizing employee development and skill development.

Effective virtual onboarding is essential for employee success and retention. Numeris’ award-winning onboarding program showcases best practices, focusing on digital onboarding, employee engagement, and retention strategies. By embracing virtual tools, Numeris ensures new hires feel connected, supported, and ready to succeed in their roles.

A global survey from Peakon—with views from tens of millions of respondents—confirms that future business success requires employers to identify and deliver on a variety of employee expectations, most importantly the desire to work for an organization that supports mental and physical well-being.

An increasing number of organizations are assessing their senior executives’ readiness for current and future challenges. Those who delay strategic succession planning and workforce transformation will face the toughest leadership shake-ups, as leadership resilience and crisis management become more critical.

Empathy and compassion are key principles of Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Safety, redefining leadership by shifting focus from technical skills to soft skills. Leadership training, resilience, and creating a psychologically safe workplace are vital for fostering positive organizational culture and employee well-being.

As remote work becomes a permanent part of the workplace, video conferencing skills are essential for productivity, team connection, and work-life balance. Using the right tools and practicing effective video call etiquette can strengthen virtual collaboration, foster a digital workplace, and prepare teams for the future of work. This guide offers tips for improving video calls to enhance engagement and ensure successful online meetings.

Although we cannot eliminate uncertainty or the anxiety it causes, everyone can take steps to manage it. Prof. Janet Reibstein, clinical psychologist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Exeter, and Sharon Patterson, CHRO with LHH, offer advice to help leaders alleviate stress at work.

In today’s virtual work environment, teams face unique challenges in collaboration, productivity, and communication. This guide offers strategies to help remote leaders build trust, foster team accountability, and resolve conflicts effectively. These practical insights are essential for cultivating a strong virtual team culture and ensuring remote team success.

Adopting a long-term view of human capital investment is key to ROI. By investing in employee career development, upskilling, and strategic workforce planning, businesses can enable talent mobility and build a future-proof workforce ready to meet tomorrow’s challenges.