California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing has stated that employers may require employees to receive FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccinations, although they must also offer reasonable accommodation for those with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs and not retaliate against those who request applicable accommodations. However, employers must be careful when mandating currently available COVID-19 vaccinations, which have earned emergency use authorization but not FDA approval, Tao Leung writes.

TikTok has become a growing job-hunting presence where career consultants offer tips and coaching, some companies advertise jobs and #careeradvice gets about 80 million views per day, TikTok owner ByteDance reports. One viewer said she learned in a TikTok video that the software she used to create her resume couldn't be read by hiring software.

The pandemic has propelled the already fast-moving digital revolution, and employers must invest in training their workforce for the future, writes Ian Barkin. Identify knowledge gaps, train employees with adjacent skills, create mentorship programs and champion learning, Barkin advises.

A recent Listeners on Call study found that 55% of participants felt the COVID-19 pandemic had negatively affected their mental health, and almost half felt unsupported in their work and personal environments. Kelli Walters Egger of Listeners on Call says employers need to invest in mental wellness benefits to ensure team members feel healthy, heard and valued.

Basketball coaches are constantly giving feedback through encouragement or correction, and players also get the benefit of the cheering public's enthusiasm, writes Kevin Eikenberry. "You won't likely have fans watching your team members perform, but it is hard to argue that enthusiasm is both contagious and helpful for any performance," Eikenberry writes.

Great leadership comes in different forms, as we see in today’s HR Leader story. Sometimes it’s fiery and intense, like Kevin Garnett or Ray Lewis. Sometimes it’s quiet but lethal, like Abby Wambach and Carli Lloyd and Tim Duncan. These individuals built their leadership on their character and personality and it resonated with those around them.

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