Online resources available to Human Resources staff

There are numerous higher education resources currently available to the Yale Human Resources staff. Many of these resources offer the latest news, events, information on leadership, online learning, and more. Please view the following list of those organizations and foundations recommended by John Whelan, Vice President of Human Resources.

• The Chronicle of Higher Education – Yale employees can access when connected to Yale’s Virtual Private Network (VPN).
• CUPA HR – All HR staff have memberships — to request access to your account, please contact Susan Riggs.
• Higher Ed Dive
• Inside Higher Ed – You will need to create a login account (name and email) to access these articles.
• Lumina Foundation
• Yale Employer Choice Awards - includes Forbes ranking Yale one of the best large employers in the U.S. in 2023.

Monthly online resource recommendations from Human Resources:

• December 2022

  • Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
  • The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
  • Hopes and Expectations: The Origins of the Black Middle Class in Hartford by Barbara J. Beeching
  • Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • The Other Side of Prospect: A Story of Violence, Injustice, and the American City by Nicholas Dawidoff

• October 2022

  • CUPA-HR article: Build Psychological Safety and Fun Into the Workplace to Reduce Overwork and Burnout
  • Learn about Bryan Stevenson’s Equal Justice Initiative based in Montgomery, AL. Check out his book (and the movie of the same name), Just Mercy. Additionally, the HBO documentary True Justice follows Bryan and EJI’s struggle to create greater fairness in the criminal justice system.

• August 2022

  • New York Times article on remote work trends across the nation: “What Remote Work Debate? They’ve Been Back at the Office for a While,” by Emma Goldberg
  • National Bureau of Economic Research working paper: “How Hybrid Working from Home Works Out,” by Nick Bloom

• June 2022

  • Increase your own happiness and build more productive habits with Yale psychology professor Laurie Santos in her Coursera class on The Science of Wellbeing
  • Being Well at Yale workshop on The Science of Gratitude: Simple Practices for Work and Home

• May 2022

  • Tedx Talk -  “Why you should have your own black box” by Matthew Syed. Mr. Syed is a British journalist, author, broadcaster, and former table tennis player. He makes the case for acknowledging failure and confronting our mistakes, a notion he refers to as “Black Box Thinking.”

  • Book - “The Power Of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact.”

  • The Happiness Lab Podcast - “Grateful Expectations.” Dr Laurie Santos investigates this effect with Northeastern University’s Professor David DeSteno - author of Emotional Success: The Power of Gratitude, Compassion and Pride.

  • Book - “Leading with Gratitude: Eight Leadership Practices for Extraordinary Business Results.”

• April 2022

  • The Josh Bersin Company Podcast – From the Josh Bersin Academy, this podcast offers important insights on corporate talent, learning, and HR technology. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

  • The 90^th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast – Renowned psychometrician Dr. Joseph Folkman and leadership legend Dr. Jack Zenger analyze different leadership traits, trends, and what it really takes to get to the 90th percentile. These short episodes feature compelling stories, research, and actions that leaders can take to improve. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

• March 2022

  • re:Work with Google – “Understand team effectiveness” -  article on their discovery of the secrets of effective teams (aka Project Aristotle)

  • New York Times – “What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team”
    - a more in-depth article about Google’s Project Aristotle and the researchers behind the work

  • TEDx Talk – “Building a psychologically safe workplace,” by Amy Edmondson

• February 2022

  • TEDx Talk - “Improv to be a better human being” by Galen Emanuele