🎯 Startups Must Prioritize HR Strategy from Day One

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🏆 HR Trend Spotlight: HR’s Most Influential Leaders of 2025 Announced

HR Magazine has revealed its 2025 Most Influential lists, recognizing the top figures shaping HR strategy and policy across the UK. The lists include senior HR professionals, consultants, and thought leaders who are making a measurable impact in areas like inclusion, business transformation, and workforce planning. Among this year’s highlights are HR directors driving AI readiness, and consultants guiding firms through climate and ESG-linked workforce practices. The announcement also underlines the increasing influence HR leaders hold beyond traditional people management and into board-level strategy. Read more.

🎧 HR Insights - Startups Must Prioritize HR Strategy from Day One

A growing number of startup founders are learning the hard way that delaying HR planning can lead to poor hiring decisions, weak culture, and regulatory missteps. This article argues that HR is not just an administrative function, but a foundation for scale. When startups embed HR strategy early, they can build consistent people practices and avoid common pitfalls like unstructured onboarding or misaligned values. HR should be involved even before the first hire, to create frameworks that support sustainable growth.

💡 HR Tips & Tricks

Tip of the Day: Offer new hires a simple template to personalize their onboarding experience. Let them rank what they want to learn first, who they want to meet, and how they prefer to receive information. It gives HR valuable insight and helps new employees feel ownership from day one.

Trick of the Day: Quietly track when employees receive strong unsolicited praise from colleagues. If the praise continues over a set period, offer a small surprise bonus. It encourages collaboration and gives HR a new way to reward performance without relying on rigid cycles.

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🧾 HR Case Files - BCI Earns “Healthiest Workplace” Award for Putting People First

British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), one of Canada’s Maple 8 pension investors, has been recognized with Dialogue’s “Healthiest Workplace Award.” With over $250 billion in assets under management and a workforce of more than 800, BCI is gaining attention beyond its financial performance for creating a supportive, health-focused work environment.

To meet the needs of its global workforce, BCI introduced virtual health services offering both medical and mental health support. The company also restructured its benefits to reflect modern employee needs, including scaled healthcare spending accounts and wellness allowances that cover fitness, home office equipment, and more.

Feedback drives their approach. Regular engagement surveys guide updates to programs, and employees participate in wellness fairs and educational sessions. This hands-on model includes access to experts and online resources, making wellbeing part of everyday work life at BCI.

Key Takeaways

• Health and purpose are central to BCI’s employee value proposition.

• Scaled benefits and flexible spending accounts reflect modern family needs.

• Dialogue’s award recognizes BCI’s commitment to employee wellbeing.

• Global offices receive personalized support, including one-on-ones and events.

• Employee feedback directly shapes wellness programs and service design.

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Resource of the Day

This piece explores how today’s most successful CEOs are using HR-focused strategies to lead their companies. These leaders prioritize empathy, direct feedback, and talent development as key components of company performance. The article compares the leadership styles of several high-profile CEOs and links their success to active involvement in people management. For HR teams, this reinforces the value of aligning leadership training with human-centered practices rather than just operational outcomes.

Event of the Day

The HR Minds Conference, organized by GLC Europe, will take place on 11-12 October at Athens Novotel, Athens, Greece. It will focus on the practical side of workplace transformation. Topics include hybrid workforce management, upskilling strategies, and HR tech integration. With experts from multinational firms and public institutions, the event is designed for mid-to-senior level HR professionals seeking ideas that can be implemented quickly. It will also feature breakout sessions on DEI metrics and succession planning frameworks.

For event details and registration, visit the website. 

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