Delaware Valley HR Department of The Year Award from True Fold Media on Vimeo. SVP David Pinette co-hosted the HR Department of the Year awards. Congrats to this year's winners! Learn more about the awards here....
2017 Holiday Party Survey Report Published November 20, 2017 Is the “Weinstein Effect” Causing Companies to Curtail Celebrations? As the year comes to a close, human resources executives across the country may feel some trepidation regarding the annual company holiday party in the face of numerous reports of...
The recent mass shootings, political news, and natural disasters are having a big impact on American workers’ mental wellness. However, talking about mental health in the workplace is still somewhat taboo. Employers need to acknowledge that mental health is a major productivity and morale issue...
Challenger VPs Tracey Kearney and Gerry Sargent hosted a Chief HR Executive event today in Houston with special guest speaker Dr. Pete Hammett, Managing Director of Human Resources, Oklahoma Gas & Energy Corp. Dr. Hammett spoke on the factors that make a workplace jerk and...
The current outlook for rural employers and employees seems bleak. With technology eliminating many jobs, much of the rural talent is moving to cities as a means of finding better job prospects, leaving companies scrambling to employ and retain talented employees. “Low-income and rural communities...
From left: Heather Dolan, David Pinette, Marnie Joyce On August 2nd, our own David Pinette and Heather Dolan hosted a Challenger Executive HR (NYC) Group Alumni Social and Landing Celebration at the Ainsworth in New York City. There were over 35 group members who attended...
The impact of prescription drug abuse that was touted as a major crisis during the presidential campaign and continues to devastate American families has been measured in the workplace, according a survey by the National Safety Council. The cost of losing valued employees to a...
Philadelphia's Comcast Center hosted our SVP David Pinette, his colleagues and co-authors, and 100 guests for the launch of their new book and HR tool A Powerful Team. The book illustrates how CEOs and their HR leaders work together to have a transformational impact on...
Our own VP for the Boston/New England Office, Lisa Turesky hosted the Challenger Spring Dinner Series at Davio's Boston. She welcomed special guest, confidence scientist and author Alyssa Dver with some of the brightest HR leaders from TJ Maxx; Eversource; Vertex; Radius: Analog Devices;...
The Chicago Challenger Executive HR Networking Group held their May meeting at alumni member, Rae Ali’s new company Blue Plate and their new offices. HR Members not only got to hear and be inspired by her job search journey, but also got a tour of...
