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HR Trends and Case Studies

Effortless HR

Adapting to new remote work scenarios, many firms have begun to embrace virtual connections, outsourcing, and new office-culture structures. The rise in remote working and virtual offices presented new challenges for managers and allowed experts to analyze what the future of work might look like as communications technology improves.

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a happy ending: I quit my job without another one lined up

Ask a Manager

Back in April, I received this letter from a reader: I did the thing you’re not supposed to do and I quit my job without another one lined up. Despite this, I managed to get a good performance review after my probationary period and received a decent merit-based raise. Then COVID hit.

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Want More Employee Productivity? Figure Out Their “Flow”

HR Bartender

Catherine] Flow is a mental state of being so fully engaged in a task that you lose track of time and place. You experience new levels of motivation, creativity, innovation and performance, and it is a tremendously happy, peaceful state. A task on which you get clear, immediate, non-threatening feedback as you go. At 1 a.m.,

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can we push a retiring employee out early, do I need to use special resume paper, and more

Ask a Manager

We just found out (by accident — she told her supervisor during a general conversation that came up about retiring between the two) that one of our long-time employees is planning on retiring during the summer, which is one our busiest times. If so, it would be helpful to to talk about your plans and the timing.”. Here we go….

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coworker refuses to talk to anyone because I asked him to stop calling us “young ladies,” I’m afraid my friend might get fired, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, coworker refuses to talk to anyone because I asked him to stop calling us “young ladies,” I’m afraid my friend might get fired, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions and a PSA. Here we go…. He’s the most senior person on the team.

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Most Important Developments for 5/27

GetFive

as we call it, is curated by our editorial team from more than 50 news sources. Workers worried the WFH window was closing, Gen Z said they never want to work in an office, remote workers tended to not take PTO and get burned out as a result, and we learned tactics for just saying no to overwork along with ways to future-proof our jobs.

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Modern benefits and perks to increase employee happiness

Homebase

It takes a lot of time and resources to attract the right talent to your small business. There are many modern benefits you can offer to fit today’s world and the new needs of your employees. There are many modern benefits you can offer to fit today’s world and the new needs of your employees. Get started.