Revealed: The Best Companies for, Pay, Parity, Culture, and Career Growth
HiringWhich major tech company scores the highest in terms of promotion opportunities but has the worst levels of worker attrition? Which bank has the poorest record of hiring people without college degrees? Where can a bright young jobseekers look to rise through the ranks quickly and avoid being underpaid? This information has long-been hard to…
The Four-Day Workweek: Not For Everyone
Functional InsightsThe evolution of work hours in industrialized countries over the past century tells a compelling story. Six, ten-hour days a week were the norm until the 1950s when we transitioned to the now-familiar five eight-hour workdays. This shift was the result of substantial gains in productivity and the hard-fought efforts of labor movements to secure…
What Skills Do I Need to Thrive in a Changing Supply Chain Profession?
Functional InsightsSupply chain practitioners are today dealing with a reality of tariffs, continuity disruption, volatility in pricing, and a shifting global supply base. People currently working in the function are being tested like never before by a tsunami of factors coupled with inflationary pressure. The good news is that there are plenty of smart young practitioners…
Gen Z and Extending Relationships Beyond the Screen
Functional InsightsGen Z may come hard-wired with a digital advantage, but stand-out candidates from this cohort also bring relationship-building, deal-making, and collaboration skills to the table. In a conversation with Melanie Stern as part of ISM’s Supply Chain – Unfiltered podcast series, we discussed generational differences, the productivity technology boom, must-have skillsets, the role of EQ,…
Don’t Let a Company’s Social Purpose Guilt You into Eschewing Better Pay
Hiring“I’m sorry, you don’t want to give a dollar to hungry kids?!” In a classic South Park episode about the Wholefoods experience, Randy Marsh becomes increasingly frustrated at being “charity shamed” at the checkout. The checkout operator puts Randy under enormous social pressure until he finally gives in despite his resolve to avoid donating every…
Wondering How to Test a Candidate’s Curiosity? Ask Them About ChatGPT
HiringProcurement professionals don’t have to learn about ChatGPT, but failing to do so suggests a serious dearth of curiosity. As technology continues to evolve at breakneck speed, a consensus is emerging among employers that possessing curiosity and having a willingness to learn is more valuable than specific technical skillsets. It makes more sense to hire…
Looking to Enhance your Employability? Learn the Basics of Prompt Engineering.
Functional InsightsIt wasn’t long ago that futurists were making a bold prediction about data analytics. Soon, they said, every employee will need to be a data analyst. The argument went that the growing sophistication and accessibility of data analytics software, self-service portals, and features such as data visualization meant that the average employee could work effectively…
Tapping into the New-Collar Workforce
HiringIt’s no secret that many workers today are stuck in low-paying jobs, unable to advance simply because they don’t have a bachelor’s degree. Yet, at the same time, many companies are desperate for workers and not meeting their diversity goals either. A recent Harvard Business Review article proposed that the way to alleviate this is for employers…
Getting the 4-day Workweek Right
LeadershipHail to the 4-day workweek! Or at least that’s what the initial, albeit limited, data shows. According to The Wall Street Journal, 61 UK businesses—ranging from banks to fast-food restaurants—experimented with giving their workers one paid day off a week to see if they could get just as much done while working less. The result?…