Tue.Nov 27, 2018

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These Experts Redefine Effective Performance Management

15Five

The field of human resources is changing. Among all the challenges HR professionals face, few are more important than measuring and addressing employee performance. Unfortunately, effective performance management is a topic fraught with questions: Are ongoing feedback sessions preferable to traditional annual reviews ? Should performance and compensation be discussed separately or together?

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How Company Culture Shapes Employee Motivation

The Applicant Manager

You’ve probably read countless articles and seen numerous presentations highlighting the importance of corporate culture. Unfortunately, most of the news focuses on measuring employee satisfaction. What’s wrong with employee satisfaction? Satisfied employees are happy where they are, but they aren’t necessarily engaged and motivated to do more to help the organization excel.

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With Paid Leave Laws Expanding, You Need to Update Your Attendance Policies

TLNT: The Business of HR

Minnesota might not stand out as a trendsetter (plaid shirts aside), but three cities have recently jumped on the national trend of paid sick leave laws. Last May, Duluth joined its counterparts Minneapolis and St. Paul in passing an ordinance requiring employers to provide paid sick leave. As a new legislature takes the helm in January, state lawmakers will likely consider making these requirements apply to all Minnesota employers.

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The Art of Matchmaking Blog Series: Step 5 – Career Mapping and Succession planning

HR Management

The Art of Matchmaking Blog Series: Step 5 – Career Mapping and Succession planning. Successful organizations have focused their talent management activities such as attraction, recruiting, hiring, onboarding, performance management, employee development, team building, and succession planning into a strategic workforce plan. This long-term strategy; aligned with organizational goals seeks to optimize business processes, people development, and productivity.

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9 Leave Management Mistakes To Avoid This Year

The article talks about the 9 leave management mistakes that you should be avoiding with smarter technology in your organisation and save business costs.

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Cartoon Coffee Break: Late Arrival

Cornerstone On Demand

Editor's Note: This post is part of our " Cartoon Coffee Break " series. While we take talent management seriously, we also know it's important to have a good laugh. Check back every two weeks for a new ReWork cartoon. In a perfect world, employees would arrive precisely on time every day. But should employees micromanage each other's comings and goings?

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Infographic: What Does An Engaged Organization Look Like?

DecisionWise

To create an engaged organization, you need the energy of employees communicating, collaborating, building trust, and promoting shared values. That’s when magic happens! When those things are missing, the results can be tragic. View this infographic to see the difference between engaged and unengaged organizations. Download the PDF version. ENGAGED.

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A Recognition Moment: An Interview with Jacqueline Scafidi of Zurich

Achievers

Meet Jacqueline Scafidi Employee Experience Specialist, Zurich North America. Jacqueline Scafidi is on a team that leads company efforts which examine and evolve the employee experience in the workplace. Through her role with Zurich North America, she takes a human-centered approach towards recognition and rewards, volunteering, and targeted ways to engage employees in their work environment.

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YouEarnedIt Wins Gold and Silver Stevie® Awards in the 2018 Stevie Awards for Women in Business

Kazoo

**This news is prior to the company’s rebrand to Kazoo in April 2019.**. AUSTIN, Texas – November 27, 2018 – YouEarnedIt , the leading HR SaaS company that impro ves bottom-line performance metrics by enhancing the employee experience, today announced the company won a Gold Stevie Award in the 15th annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business.

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How Manufacturers Are Evolving to Recruit and Engage New Talent

TalentCulture

While smart companies of all types are investing more resources in worker engagement and development than ever, many manufacturers remain a step behind. In fact, Lisa Ryan, an employee engagement and retention expert with a background in the manufacturing and welding industries, says she still encounters manufacturers who are skeptical about the value of these worker-friendly concepts.

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Fortify I-9 Compliance With The All-in-one Team Training Handbook

USCIS estimates that 76% of paper I-9s have at least one fineable error —with high-volume hirers at the highest risk. But worry not. WorkBright’s Ultimate I-9 Compliance Guide is a comprehensive resource to instantly level up your team’s I-9 process and reduce your audit risk. What to expect: Written for HR teams: No cryptic legal jargon here. We’ve made it fast and easy to find concise answers to nearly fifty I-9 questions in simple terms.

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How to Create a Balanced Culture for All Employees

Bonusly

You’re proud of your company culture. You frequently plan events for employees, pay for lunch one day a week, promote collaboration through open office seating, and encourage the team to connect as often as possible. It might sound great, but something feels off. This kind of culture caters to some employees: the ones who can focus in a loud room, enjoy frequent chats with co-workers, and aren’t afraid to share ideas in front of a crowd.

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Stop Using Management As a Reward

Workology

“Come work for our company!! Great advancement potential! Be a manager in 2 years!!” Does this language sound familiar? Sure it does. It’s probably part of at least half of all job. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Mental health in the workplace: 5 things you need to know

Insperity

With one in five U.S. adults expected to experience mental illness in a given year, according to the Society of Human Resource Management , it’s a safe assumption that someone you know will be affected. And that includes in the workplace. The stigma associated with mental health issues can be challenging to deal with in the workplace. Many people carry subconscious biases toward mental illness that can lead to serious workplace issues such as discrimination.

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The Importance of Being Positive In the Face of Uncertainty

TLNT: The Business of HR

A person’s ability to deal with uncertainty is influenced by many factors. Those who are older may be able to deal with uncertainty better because they have experienced more uncertainty and made it through, and often things turned out OK — perhaps the way they’re supposed to. Those who practice faith or religion may be comfortable in uncertainty because they have a higher power to look to.

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The Employer’s Guide to Early Cancer Detection

A comprehensive early detection strategy for cancer is no longer a nice-to-have for employers; it’s a must. The reality is 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, and the physical, emotional, and financial impact on both employees and employers is great. To help improve your employees’ health outcomes and reduce cancer-related costs, download The Employer’s Guide to Early Detection.

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Want Exceptional Results? The Power Of A 'To-Don't' List

Forbes Coaches Council

There are things on your current to-do list that may seem exciting but don’t get you where you need to go.

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What Do You Do When Bosses Go Wild?

TLNT: The Business of HR

“I see the classic image of the boss as a total anachronism. It may work in certain connotations like ‘organized crime boss,’ ‘union boss,’ or ‘pit boss.’ But being bossy per se is not an attribute that I have ever seen as desirable in a manager or anyone else for that matter.”.

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my interviewer called the other applicants “pricks,” I brought my baby to a grad school talk, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My interviewer called all the other applicants “pricks” I’m currently finishing my PhD and looking to move outside of academia. Recently, I saw an ad for a paid internship for a small nonprofit, and I applied on the last day they were accepting applications. I thought it would be good to have some recent, relevant experience on my resume before I started searching for a full-time job in a few months.

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Operation Eversion: Eight Indicted in Law Enforcement Takedown

Symantec

Symantec part of industry group that assisted FBI-led takedown against 3ve ad-fraud scam

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Trending Payroll Statistics

Staying up-to-date on the latest decisions and payroll statistics ensures businesses can remain compliant and efficient. B2B Reviews research compiled the latest data to help businesses stay on top of payroll in 2024 and prepare for the future.

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how to write a resignation letter

Ask a Manager

Resigning tends to bring out anxiety in lots of us: When do you do it? What do you say? And in the second decade of the third millennium, you’re still supposed to mark this important conversation by letter ? If you’re wondering how to write a resignation letter – and why – you’re not alone. At New York Magazine today, I talk about what the deal is with resignation letters and what yours should — and shouldn’t — say.

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Our users love us!

Owiwi

Being one of the richest languages in the world, the Greek language has many words that don’t exist in other languages. One of these words is “??????” (read as “meraki”). It means to do something with passion, with absolute devotion and with undivided attention. No matter how difficult a task, it is done with all your effort, with enthusiasm, with eagerness, with complete love; it is done with all your heart, a labour of love, so to speak.

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what do you do when your coworkers are afraid to address a problem as a group?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: To sum up, in brief: What do you do when your coworkers are too afraid to address an issue as a group since one experienced retaliation? I have a project manager who should not be a project manager. He is a very nice person who cares about everyone he encounters. What he is NOT is a good manager, and he should not be even remotely connected to anything that involves managing people.

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Are Recruiting Leaders Marketers?

WorkTech

HRWins Principal Analyst and Founder George LaRocque looks at one of the biggest challenges facing recruiting leaders globally today: the widening capability and skills they have in recruitment marketing and technology. Join George as he explores this topic and catches up with Peter Clare SVP of Talemetry, a recruitment marketing firm that is helping global […].

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Bridging the Gap: The Intersection of DEI Initiatives and Employee Benefits

Speaker: Jaye Johnson, CBP

Unlock the secrets to transforming your organization’s employee benefits into a strategic tool for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). During this informative session, we will discuss common pitfalls in traditional benefits and then delve into the essence of DEI in employee-centric benefit offerings. This involves not only defining DEI in the workplace but also understanding the pivotal role that employee benefits play in fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.

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update: my coworker gave my kid $20 and told him to keep it a secret

Ask a Manager

Remember the letter-writer last month whose coworker gave her kid $20 and told him to keep it a secret ? Here’s the update. I read through every comment and I definitely understand where everyone is coming from and I deeply appreciate all the advice and information! To be completely honest, I didn’t even think of this as grooming behavior until I really read it from y’all and online, but it does make sense.

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Health and Financial Wellness Plans to Feature More Personalized Advice for Employees

Employee Communications Council

Health and financial wellness plans have evolved quickly in the last few years, offering employees newer and better options to relieve some of the money-related stress they experience and plan better for retirement. The next step in this evolution is access to personalized financial wellness plans for each employee. Why is this so important and why are personal financial advisors in vogue now?

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When a Headhunter Makes His Profession Look Bad

Evil HR Lady

Jane (all names have been changed) wasn’t looking for a job when a headhunter contacted her about an unnamed position. She’d been at her job for over five years and was thinking about moving on, so she was interested to talk. To her surprise, a couple of hours later a second recruiter contacted her! When it rains, it pours. Taking this as a sign that it was time to move on Jane set up phone interviews with both.

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Stop Using Management As a Reward

Workology

“Come work for our company!! Great advancement potential! Be a manager in 2 years!!” Does this language sound familiar? Sure it does. It’s probably part of at least half of all job. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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DEIB Reimagined: Navigating Change and Shaping the Future

Speaker: Lachandra B. Baker, MBA, CTA, CDP - Founder/Principal Consultant at LBB Edutainment, Keynote Speaker, and Author

Join us for an insightful session where we delve into the evolving landscape of DEIB. Discover the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities that have emerged over the past year and explore what lies ahead. This webinar will equip you with actionable strategies, best practices, and reflection tools to effectively lead and inspire change in your organization.

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What are the consequences of too much tech?

Best Money Moves

What are the consequences of too much tech? Technology streamlines processes but often removes human interaction to do so and recent research points to an epidemic of loneliness in the workplace as a result. Employees spend half the workday on email and as a consequence, 40 percent of them often feel lonely, according to a global study by Future Workplace and Virgin Pulse.

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Do you have to pay overtime to a drug dealer?

The Employer Handbook

Image Credit: Pexels.com ([link]. I just finished binging the first season of Narcos: Mexico on Netflix, which was awesome! Set in the 1980s, the show explores the growth of the cartel drug trade in Mexico. During one of the episodes, some of the main drug dealers discuss how it is inevitable that marijuana will become legalized. And how right they were!

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Two Ways To Leverage Relationships For Your Business Goals

Forbes Coaches Council

Think about your goals and things you’d like to accomplish, and then identify people in your network who you can help you bring them to reality.

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