Elevating HR Newsletter

Happy Holidays! 

Whether you're wrapping up Chanukah, looking forward to Christmas or Kwanza, or celebrating in other ways — we hope you have a chance to reflect and connect this holiday season.

For this edition, we're keeping it quick (like that gif!) with just a few articles that inspired us this week.

Holiday Quick Read

Record-breaking giving. Workplace giving platform Benevity announced that 2020 employee donations had topped 2019's total by $100 million — back in September. Read.

Opening doors through mentorship. "There is no shortage of diverse talent that is well-prepared. The thing that is in shorter supply than we need, is opportunity." Read. 

Leading by design. This year, we shared several articles on managing uncertainty from design school, IDEO U. Catch up on their best with this bookmark-worthy list. Read.

Holiday resilience exercise. The end of the year can be stressful. Take a moment this week to recenter and refocus yourself with this calming meditation on kindness. Read.

Copy worth copying. "We'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate ... So however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day." Read.

Additional Resources

Crisis response services. Pine Rest has launched a new service to help leadership, employees, and those you serve deal with unforeseen, traumatic events. Bookmark.

Augment your recruiting. For a fraction of the price of a full search, access our tools, tech, and talent to reach the right people, with the right message, right now. Learn more.

HR team support. Struggling to keep up with EOY personnel demands? Our interim HR staff is ready to provide you the stop-gap you need, starting yesterday. Learn more.

New normal. New challenges. Whatever obstacles you're facing, consider us your HR problem-solving sounding board. Call, email, or schedule a free consultation with us.

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