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Employees who feel undervalued or overworked — like in Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5” — are likely to disengage due to this cause.
What is burnout or lack of recognition?
This strategic HR practice maps out who is ready for promotion now, and who needs development.
What is succession planning?
Stratus
Organizations must ensure that employees doing similar work are paid equally under this principle.
What is pay equity?
Glassdoor
Employee experience, perception, feedbakc
“I dream it, I work hard, I grind ‘til I own it.”
Visionary leadership, ambition, and self-leadership — owning your career trajectory and leading by example.
The 70/20/10 model emphasizes learning mostly from this source.
What is on-the-job experience (the 70%)?
In “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten, the lyric “I've still got a lot of fight left in me” reflects this leadership resilience factor.
What is grit?
Beyoncé’s "Bills, Bills, Bills" is a reminder of the real-life impact of unequal financial contribution — aligning with this concept in compensation.
What is total rewards or financial dependency?
When employees feel included, supported, and safe to speak up, a company has this.
What is a positive workplace culture? Belonging, DEIB?
The lyric “Started from the bottom now we here” reflects a candidate’s story of upward mobility — best surfaced through this kind of interview question.
What is a situational or behavioral question?
This model often used in executive coaching includes nine boxes to assess performance and potential.
What is the 9-box grid?
The process of growing employees through stretch assignments, mentoring, and job rotations is part of this broader strategy.
What is talent development?
This is the total sum of all rewards, including salary, bonuses, benefits, and perks.
What is total compensation?
Human capital management emphasizes aligning talent with these two organizational elements.
What are business strategy and performance goals?
Beyoncé’s lyric “You won’t break my soul” became a post-pandemic anthem — reflecting workers' push for this HR priority.
What is employee well-being or flexible work arrangements?
Drake’s “Started From the Bottom” reflects personal growth and self-leadership, key traits of this kind of talent pipeline leader.
What is an emergent leader? OR Leadership Pipeline
SBI
Situation behavior and impact
This equity-based incentive gives employees the right to buy company shares at a set price in the future.
What are stock options?
This term describes the growing mix of full-time employees, freelancers, contractors, and partners contributing to an organization’s success.
What is a workforce ecosystem?
In Insecure, Issa Rae’s character often faces microaggressions at work — highlighting the need for this inclusive HR focus.
What is belonging or psychological safety?
This practice uses predictive analytics to identify future leadership candidates.
What is talent forecasting or workforce planning?
In "Formation", Beyoncé commands control and visibility — reinforcing the importance of this leadership trait.
What is executive presence?
"Mo Money Mo Problems" by The Notorious B.I.G. illustrates this HR tension: high compensation doesn’t eliminate workplace stress or this.
What is job satisfaction?