HRM Experts In the News

Fortune writes about people who pretend to be in a Zoom meeting in order to look busy or avoid talking to their co-workers, quoting Jessica Methot.

Nikkei (Japan) reports on the launch of Apple’s new AR/VR headset, quoting Peter Rokkos on its potential to transform the workplace.

Rutgers Today reports Divon Pender, who earned a degree in Human Resource Management at SMLR, will be the keynote speaker at a research symposium.

Quartz talks to David (DK) Kryscynski about the potential downsides of using employee recognition software to boost morale in the workplace.

BBC reports laying off too many middle managers can hurt employee engagement and cost valuable institutional knowledge, quoting Bill Castellano.

HuffPost reports some workers are recording the moment they get laid off and sharing the video on social media. Jie (Jasmine) Feng says that could backfire and lead to legal problems.

Fortune reports on the growing number of union campaigns. David (DK) Kryscynski says too many employers view organizing as an external threat, rather than a chance to look inward.

Inc. reports Apple may have sold 180,000 Vision Pro headsets at its launch, quoting Peter Rokkos on how the new product could change the future of work.

Quartz interviews Peter Rokkos about the launch of Vision Pro. He says it could bring augmented and virtual reality headsets into the mainstream and revolutionize the future of work.

Marketplace reports a growing number of employers are doing mass layoffs in the second quarter of the year to avoid bad publicity, quoting Michael Sturman.