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Brad Bell, Faculty

Letter from the Director

This set of Spring CAHRS Quarterlies continue to highlight implications of the changing nature of work. Here you'll find working group notes from the Structured Interviewing session, CAHRS benchmarking related to external onboarding, ways to elevate HR analytics, and more. Highlights of all the newsletters can be found below, curated according to the most popular human resources centers of excellence.

Bradford Bell, William J. Conaty Professor of Strategic Human Resources and CAHRS Director
 

Diversity & Inclusion

ILR School research shows that when a competitor and opponent have a common identity that’s relevant to a particular competition, it will increase their perception of rivalry and inspire them to try harder, according to new Cornell research.
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Diversity & Inclusion

Employee Engagement

More than one-third of managers admit to faking work sometimes. Their tricks for doing so range from the elaborate to the mundane: blocking time on Outlook calendars to mask availability, finishing assignments early but holding them, or employing digital tools to mimic keystrokes or computer activity, among others.
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Employee Engagement

HR Business Partner

The latest CAHRS working group centers around structured interviewing, highlight new developments to help improve hiring outcomes.
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HR Business Partner

HR Analytics

Here we feature targeted benchmarking between CAHRS companies on the subject of tech enabled coaching
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HR Analytics

HR Strategy

Organizations should focus on how working from home is initiated and be aware that as you adopt these arrangements, you might lose some of the uniqueness
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HR Strategy

Talent Management

CAHRS Director Brad Bell shares results of an annual CHRO survey, identifying top issues they face in 2025.
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Talent Management

Total Rewards

While 92% of survey respondents recognize the strategic impact of payroll, 89% say their current payroll solution could do more to uncover insights that inform the strategic direction of the business.
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Total Rewards