Articles by Lauren Dixon

Mindy Kaling has encountered many successful people in her career, but one in particular stands out.

These were the top five stories from CLOmedia.com for the week of October 19.

Studies find that women aren’t getting top positions because they value power less than men. However, this doesn’t mean women lack ambition. 

Personalized learning may take more time and resources to create upfront, but the returns on the back end in engagement and knowledge retention make it more than worthwhile. Personalized learning may take more time and resources to create upfront, but the returns on the back end in engagement and knowledge retention make it more than worthwhile.  

Editor Lauren Dixon writes that the final day of Symposium was filled with arguments against business disruption and for surprises around learning.

Editor Lauren Dixon's first full day in Austin featured thoughts on analytics, personalization and crucible moments.

Most companies let candidates explain past convictions, and a criminal past doesn’t always mean not getting the job. 

 Get the office space ROI. 

Being a truck driver or garbage handler is seldom considered a dream job. Here’s how talent managers can go about filling such low-demand positions. 

To make the case for soft skills training, learning leaders may have to embed it with more readily accepted hard skills development.

Staffing firms will be keeping busy for quite a while, says recruiting executive Tom Gimbel.

In-house networking events and personalized emails have proven successful among recruiters.

Grassroots efforts are often needed for technical jobs outside of metropolitan areas.

HR professional Laurie Ruettimann defends traditional, compliance-driven practices. 

 Side hustles are all the rage in workplaces. How can employers encourage workers to take on outside work without losing their staff’s engagement?