Recent Posts by Brittany Lindquist

When you think about work, do you ever refer to your “work family?” For all the hours you spend at the office, these are the team members you’ve come to rely on and share accomplishments, failures, motivation, and new ideas.  Last summer, I met the incredible team at Arizona Federal Credit Union (AFCU) in their Phoenix headquarters. I noticed the closeness of the team, with an executive emphasis on employee engagement and retention. It’s clear that AFCU is intentional towards...

The Value of Work When was the last time you paused and gave gratitude for the job you have? What does your work mean to your self identity? Or how about the skills you’ve learned or opportunities your bosses and mentors have given you?  Taking employment for granted is probably something we are all guilty of.  Recently, I had the opportunity to meet the dedicated team at The Fedcap Group, a not-for-profit that brings education, vocational training, behavioral health services,...

TrueBlue helps companies recruit top talent in more than 70 countries and connects as many as 840,000 people to work each year. Headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, the company’s specialized workforce solutions meet clients’ needs for a reliable, efficient workforce in a variety of industries. Committed to corporate citizenship, TrueBlue is also the founder of Hiring Our Heroes, an initiative to help veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses find...

We spend 40+ hours of our work week trying to make it better; simpler, smarter, more agile, more…human. What started out as an idea, that may have required you to master new skills, or even consume your every thought—has finally turned into a moment that is being celebrated. There is no higher compliment than the one paid by your peers, those who voted for you and your achievements. We are so proud to be celebrating you, our 2019 Oracle HCM Cloud Rubies award winner! You have...

At Modern Business Experience, March 19−21 in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, hear how your peers are building skilled, impassioned, and productive workforces, delivering superior employee experience, and driving digital transformation within their organizations.   I want to bring your attention to 3 sessions guaranteed to bring you fresh perspective and heart emojis to your eyes ?.    Customer Love   Speaker: Wade Larson, CHRO, Wagstaff - @DrWadeLarson   Y...

Esterline is a specialized manufacturing company principally serving aerospace and defense markets. Headquartered in Bellevue, WA—They have innovative products that help save lives, start Formula One race cars, revolutionize air travel, and change the face of how humans and machines interact. Oracle Senior Writer, Linda Currey Post, sat down with Shahbaz Alibaig, Esterline’s senior HR operations, HR technology, and global talent acquisition director, to discuss their CEO’s...

We’re currently living and working in one of the most challenging, but exciting business environments there’s ever been.   Heightened levels of public scrutiny and fiscal responsibility mean public sector authorities must deliver more efficiently and effectively than in the past. Technology is causing unprecedented disruption, and changing the world of work as we know it.   Public sector authorities are innovating to embrace new business and services models with the cloud,...

Founded in 1857, the Santander Group is one of the largest banks in the world with 133M customers, 14,500 branches, and over 193,000 employees. As a leading bank in the United Kingdom, Latin America, and Europe, Santander is geographically and financially diversified.   Manuel Jimenez, Talent Acquisition Director at Banco Santander, took stage at Oracle Open World 2018 to share how his organization reimagined its digital strategy, and how they are using emerging technology,...

Hiring good employees can be expensive. We recently took a look at just how costly it can be, and the numbers should be sobering for any HR professional or finance executive. It can cost between 10 and 30 percent of his or her annual salary to replace a departed employee making less than $75,000 a year, and high-skilled demanding jobs can cost employers up to 200 percent to re-staff after a valuable employee heads for “greener” pastures. Oracle CEO Mark Hurd understands the...