The pandemic and subsequent challenges over where and how workers do their jobs has pushed some HR execs to their limits.
The pandemic and subsequent challenges over where and how workers do their jobs has pushed some HR execs to their limits.
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The last couple years have brought unprecedented challenges for the people in charge.

Human-resources executives have been pushed to their limits by the era of Pandemic shutdowns and Born-Overnight Experiments in Working from Home.

The reopening of offices didn't make much of a difference to the workload of many HR departments. They had to help craft and implement policies for remote and hybrid work. During The Great Resignation, HR teams had to try to minimize worker attrition while trying to keep employees happy.

If you're the chief human-resources officer of a Fortune 500 company or the HR admin at a startup, here are five pieces of timely advice.

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