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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and there’s perhaps no better time to reiterate the importance of checking in with your employees.

We’re officially a third of the way into the year at The Workforce Institute, and we’ve been as busy as ever. Whether you missed an article this month or you just want to revisit your favorites, below we offer an overview of April 2022 at the institute

Let’s face it: employees have lots of leverage in today’s tight labor market. So, what can organizations do to retain their all-star talent?

Featuring casual conversations about today’s competitive labor market and what organizations can do to retain their best people while recruiting more top talent.

This month, The Workforce Institute Weigh-In continues the conversation on the critical topic of pay equity, exploring what closing the gap looks like.

Two years in, we’re starting to finally see some economic recovery within the U.S. workforce. However, labor challenges still remain and some organizations are recovering more slowly than others. New research from UKG, HR.com, and the HR Research Institute provides greater insight into what’s happening, particularly with SMBs.

A new study by Wolters Kluwer and UKG — titled Nursing’s Wake-up Call: Change is Now Non-Negotiable — details how the pandemic has exacerbated the pre-existing nursing shortage, and what can be done to ensure better short- and long-term outcomes.

Joining me from The Workforce Institute Advisory Board will be Natalie Bickford, executive vice president and chief people officer at Sanofi; Bob Clements, president of Axsium Group; and Joey V. Price, founder and CEO of Jumpstart:HR. We’ll review our workplace predictions in depth, see where we are now four months into the new year, and talk about what the future still holds. I hope you’ll join us for this important conversation. We’ll pack a lot of information into one, can’t-miss hour. You can register today, for free — and you can even earn SHRM recertification credit. See you there!

Over the years, many books and articles have been published about workplace culture — but how exactly does technology impact an organization striving to create and sustain a great company culture?

What another jam-packed month for The Workforce Institute! Here’s a recap of everything we discussed in March 2022 at the institute.