What's New and Next in Workforce Innovation

Many U.S. companies rely on foreign workers to fill critical skills gaps and advance innovation. Under the current federal administration there is a broad effort to reduce immigration, which creates challenges for employers who rely on the visa process to attract and retain the necessary talent to run and expand their businesses. In this episode, you'll discover some of the challenges these companies face and what some companies are doing to overcome these challenges.

The top challenge for most businesses today is adapting to economic uncertainty. This is particularly true for workforce planning. For many companies, it is their largest expense and the most important factor driving profitability. Making the right decisions is critical to company success. Today, we are going to discuss top trends for workforce planning in an uncertain economy.

One of the most important business topics today is leveraging AI to improve productivity. But AI is such a broad technology that it's extremely difficult to predict its effectiveness in a specific workplace without trying it first. In this episode we discuss three approaches to implementing AI in the workplace.

Tune in to discover why employers should identify high potential employees and what specific methods they can use to do it.

In this episode you'll hear about new research by management scholars and business consultants that identified several interesting insights into why workers continue to quit at relatively high rates, and how employees can intervene.

In this episode, we discuss how to build talent pipelines for hard-to-fill jobs. Many, if not most, companies have one or more important positions where they struggle to find qualified candidates. The total cost to implement workarounds to accommodate vacant positions can be very high, which is why it is such an important issue to solve.

In this episode, we discuss the Golden Age of the Silver Worker. The traditional retirement age between 60 and 65 has shifted dramatically in recent years. For a variety of reasons, older workers are choosing to remain active in the workplace. Silver workers have proven to be an extremely valuable talent pool for companies needing to recruit highly skilled, experienced employees. 

In this episode, we discuss the rise of incivility in the workplace. This is a growing trend in U.S. society that has spilled over into the workplace and therefore, must be addressed by company leadership.

In this episode, you'll hear about a growing trend with HR professionals, which is using something called People Analytics to inform decisions and strategies for solving workforce challenges.

One of the most obvious challenges for today's business leaders is our unpredictable future.  Developing and executing strategies to grow the bottom line is challenging enough, but to do so in such a rapidly changing business environment is exponentially more difficult.  In this episode, you'll hear about some businesses are rethinking their talent strategies to overcome unpredictability.

In this episode of What's New and Next in Workforce Innovation, listeners will discover new research that sheds light on the real reasons employees choose to stay or leave a company. The discussion explores the concepts of "push" and "pull" forces—factors that drive employees away or draw them in—and how understanding these forces can help employers reduce turnover and build a more engaged workforce. Listeners will also gain practical strategies to uncover what their own employees are experiencing and how to respond effectively.

Tune into this episode for a discussion about retention analysis and how to use it to retain top talent. Discover the three most important areas of retention to analyze and how employers can use retention analysis to keep their top talent. For more information, visit: https://cshpinnovation.com/ 

In this episode, we continue our discussion about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and specifically, how to move forward by finding common ground. For more information, visit: https://cshpinnovation.com/

In this episode, we explore Diversity, Equity & Inclusion programs in today's polarized workplace.  With such differing opinions about DEI programs these days, it's hard to know where to even begin.  Tune in for an overview of the current environment surrounding DEI and tips for leaders who must make decisions regarding DEI in their organizations. To learn more, visit: https://cshpinnovation.com/

Discover how some companies are creating a culture that is almost "unquittable." You'll hear about best practices for creating a culture that helps to retain top talent, including real-life examples from successful companies. For more information, visit: https://cshpinnovation.com/

In this episode, you'll hear about how to improve workforce productivity, as well as the connection between productivity and job satisfaction. You'll also discover how employers are using technology, including AI, to assist in improving workforce productivity. For more information, visit: https://cshpinnovation.com/

In this episode, you'll discover what it means to have a future-ready workforce, and why employers need to ensure that their workforce is "future-ready." You'll hear about programs and resources that companies are using to ensure that their workforce is prepared for the future. For more information,. visit: https://cshpinnovation.com/ 

Tune in to this first episode of What's New and Next in Workforce Innovation as Dr. Byron Clayton  outlines emerging workforce challenges and solutions that employers are facing. To learn more, visit https://cshpinnovation.com/