By Mark Adams On January 22, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to rescind its 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace, withdrawing a sweeping document that […]
Leadership 2026: The Vrabel Effect
How Authentic Accountability Beats Motivational Speeches By Allison Ebner In what some would describe as an unlikely turn of events this past weekend, the New England Patriots defeated the Denver […]
Meet Square One, an EANE member since 1993
Square One is an organization that has been providing family-friendly support services to children and families in the Greater Springfield MA region since 1883! Their programs include early education and […]
Outsourcing HR Without Losing the “Human” in Human Resources
By Pam Thornton If you’re part of a small HR team (or an “HR department of one”), you already know the reality that there’s never a shortage of work, only […]
Happy New Year!
By Allison Ebner As we start this new year, I want to share something I genuinely believe: the organizations that will thrive in 2026 aren’t necessarily the ones with the […]
The Trust Problem at Work (And How Self-Awareness Can Fix It)
By Gary Dawson Let’s talk about the elephant in every conference room: leaders and employees are drifting apart, and it’s getting worse. Glassdoor’s 2026 Worklife Trends report just dropped some […]
Your Exclusive Member Community Is Growing. And We’re Just Getting Started
By Marquita Rhodes Strong, resilient organizations don’t thrive in isolation. They grow through connection, shared learning, and community. That belief sits at the heart of the member experience at the […]
Why Training Supervisors on Legal Liabilities Is a Business Imperative
By Sandi Mauro In today’s workplace, supervisors aren’t just team leaders, they are the front line of compliance and risk management for our organizations. While their primary role is to […]
EANE Joins Forces with Putnam Vocational-Technical High School to Provide Real-World Connections and Experiences for the Next Generation
By Shaynah Jerman On September 25, 2025, we hosted our annual HR Connect conference where we welcomed over 300 HR professionals from all over the NorthEast with a day jam-packed […]
The 2026 View From Gen Z – What’s Old and What’s New?
By Samantha Borsari As we head into 2026, Gen Z is signaling that a few workplace practices could use a refresh. At the top of the list: the notion that […]