The Army is trying new ways to recruit Generation Z, including participating in esports tournaments and bolstering social media efforts. Esports has been especially successful in reaching young people, says Maj. Gen. Frank Muth of the Army Recruiting Command, citing a tournament in which a recruiter was an announcer and drove 2 million views. National Public Radio (1/6)
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Help your company meet goals by tapping into on-demand talent, former employees and vendors familiar with the business, writes Trevor Foster, CEO of Fulcrum. "By allowing full-time employees to efficiently move from project to project, you can take advantage of their unique skills and strengths," he writes. Innovation Enterprise (1/7)
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5 steps to bolstering executive function A process known as AGILE -- assessment, goal setting, implementing, learning from experience and expanding -- can help employees improve executive functioning, write Stefan Kalt and David Brendel of Leading Minds Executive Coaching. They outline steps of the process and explain how it has benefited a product-development manager from a software company. Training magazine (1/3)
Benefits & Compensation
What to know about smart mobility perks Employers should consider adding smart mobility options, such as bike-sharing programs and electric-scooter rentals, to wellness programs or commuter perks, Lisa Nagele-Piazza writes. Employers that do this should clarify that commute time does not count as work hours and should have employees sign waivers, Barnes & Thornburg lawyer John Kuenstler says. Society for Human Resource Management online (tiered subscription model) (1/7)
The HR Leader
Can Avon reinvent itself without losing Latino sellers? Avon's ongoing battle to stay relevant in an e-commerce era has raised questions about whether it's forgetting its strongest workforce segment: sellers who reach Spanish speakers and Latinos. A lack of attention to Spanish-speaking sellers is also seen at other leading multilevel marketing companies, writes Tonya Riley. BuzzFeed News (1/4)
Nothing would be done at all, if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it.
