Thu.Aug 15, 2019

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Sleep isn’t just a personal issue, it’s a business imperative

BetterUp

In 2018, organizations spent $366 billion. on employee development. The investment in human capital is warranted, but research suggests that—within this investment—businesses are. neglecting the most powerful, no-cost performance enhancer: Sleep. Sleep is critical to peak performance. In sports, experts suggest. that the most consistent peak performers tend to also be those who. consistently get enough high-quality sleep.

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Retain Employees With Strategic Benefits and Leave Policies

ADP

HR leaders will need to ensure that their leave policies for employees are attractive, modern and compliant to retain top talent. Here's how.

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Creating an Organization That No One Would Ever Want to Leave

Human Workplaces

I was talking to a small company in upstate New York yesterday about possible culture work, and in the course of the conversation, the prospect stated what I think sums up the fundamental desire of leaders who are now turning their attention to culture. They may not know what culture is, exactly, and they’re not sure how much things like perks, parties, or core values matter, but in the end, they are crystal clear on what they want.

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Mergers & Acquisitions: Blending for Success

Hospital Recruiting

Leo Wolfert/123RF.com. As mergers and acquisitions become more and more common, it is important to understand best practices to ensure success. Culture and communication are two critical gauges of success in any merger or acquisition. If either side is missing, there is a strong chance the merger or acquisition will ultimately fail. Human Resources should be a key player in the merger or acquisition from the very start.

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Want To Enhance Your Total Rewards To Achieve Organizational Success? Start Here.

Are you looking for ways to enhance your employee value proposition? Gallagher Better Works SM Insights has got you covered! Dive into the latest magazine issue and discover how flexibility, equity, recognition and strategically applied resources can improve your total rewards package. Download the PDF to learn more about: Building retirement benefits for a global and mobile workforce Promoting employee and organizational growth through succession planning Empowering women in leadership through

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19 Fascinating Stats on Layoff Anxiety—Infographic

Intoo USA

Nearly half of American employees experience layoff anxiety, despite record low unemployment rates. That’s according to the 2019 Intoo Layoff Anxiety Study, a survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Intoo. We surveyed 2,204 U.S. adults, of whom 1,061 were employed, on their thoughts and emotions about their employment status—and found that people are still strongly affected by their experiences during The Great Recession and are fearful of a pending recession.

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Using On-Demand Recruiting to Meet Hiring Needs

Engage2Excel

Finding the right candidate – especially when you need to fill a position fast – is like searching for a particular fish in the ocean. Sure, there might be plenty of fish out there, but they’re not all the same. You can’t afford to hire a great white shark when you work in a dolphin kind of culture (yes, we know dolphins aren’t actually fish. But you get the idea).

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19 Fascinating Stats on Layoff Anxiety—Infographic

Intoo USA

Nearly half of American employees experience layoff anxiety, despite record low unemployment rates. That’s according to the 2019 Intoo Layoff Anxiety Study, a survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Intoo. We surveyed 2,204 U.S. adults, of whom 1,061 were employed, on their thoughts and emotions about their employment status—and found that people are still strongly affected by their experiences during The Great Recession and are fearful of a pending recession.

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When New CEOs Onboard, CHROs Are Often Gone.

The HR Capitalist

One of the biggest reasons I wrote my new book ( The 9 Faces of HR ) was the sheer number of friends and colleagues I have in HR who have lost their positions, at least in part, to organizational change. A recent report puts a number to how at-risk HR is when C-level leadership changes out. From The 2018 CHRO Trends Report from The Talent Strategy Group : "There is a strong correlation between CEO and CHRO turnover.

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A Changing Workplace: Exploring the Intersection of AI and HR

Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud

By Robin Schooling , Chief People Officer at Strio Consulting. Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a workplace mainstay. A growing number of organizations are embracing these new technologies and it is predicted that one in five workers will have AI as an integrated assistant at work by 2022. One aspect of this is the implementation of AI-based tools to reshape the way companies worldwide manage the hiring process and monitor employee well-being.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Open Enrollment Essentials: A Few Fast Facts You Should Know

Justworks

Every year around a certain time, you might hear terms like “deductible,” “co-pay,” and “out-of-pocket” start floating around your office. Employee benefits guides are dug out of desks, serious sounding reminder emails are circulated, and suddenly you find yourself facing an intimidating screenful of health insurance plan charts–the meaning of which you must decipher before a fast-approaching deadline.

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14 Leadership Lessons To Learn From CEO Successes (And Failures)

Forbes Coaches Council

Even today's top CEOs have made a few mistakes along the way. Forbes Coaches Council experts discuss the valuable lessons you should take away from their stories.

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Paid Parental Leave: How Much Time is Right for Your Company?

Justworks

Having a paid parental leave policy in place shows that your company really values its employees through all stages of life. As a small business or growing company, it’s important that your compassion for your employees is established. Investing in your employee’s happiness in the early stages of your business shows that you are serious about your employees’ wellbeing as well as their careers.

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How Employee Wellness Impacts Employee Engagement

Quantum Workplace

Employee wellness goes hand in hand with employee engagement. When employees aren’t feeling well, it’s hard for them to stay engaged at work. If an employee is struggling with health or financial issues, they’re more likely to be distracted and unable to give their full attention at work.

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The Essential Performance Review Checklist

Performance reviews are a proactive way to engage with your employees, provide clear communication about expectations, and acknowledge them for their hard work. But getting the right framework and creating consistency across your organization can be tricky. We put together this checklist to help you evaluate your current performance review process and equip managers with the right tools to perform individual assessments.

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Why Employee Engagement is Essential for Marketing

6Q

Employee Engagement is creating the right conditions for all member of the organisation to make them give the best to the company, motivate them towards organisational goals, values, and success. During an Interview with Inc.com, Eric Schurenberg, CEO of Mansueto Ventures, asked Richard Branson, “Why Employees come First for Virgin Group and how it results in better customer service?”.

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how should I navigate social media connections during a job search?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I recently interviewed for a job at a local media organization. I’m still waiting to hear back from them, but in the past week or so, three people who were in on the interview have followed me on Twitter. I’m not concerned about that — I tweet both personal and professional stuff, but always keep my Twitter free from anything I would be embarrassed for a potential hiring manager to see.

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Employee testimonials are not stories: 8 tips for creating compelling recruitment marketing content

Stories Incorporated HR

Reading Time: 6 minutes. We love positive sentiments like “I like working here.” We are happy for that person! But, an employee testimonial is not a story. . We’re thrilled you have conducted interviews to learn about your employee experience and created content for candidates from your conversations. But, if you’re sharing empty or jargon-y statements that make your storyteller sound good but give zero insight for candidates… it’s not a story.

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Workplace productivity: enabling our brains to be more productive at work

HR Zone

Culture. Is your workplace brain-friendly?

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Bad is Stronger than Good in HR!

The Tim Sackett Project

I spoke at a conference recently and one of the things that came up during my presentation was a conversation around “Must Do Moves” Must do moves are those things in your organization that you grab a hold of, as an HR leader, and make sure they happen. I asked the group a question: Do you have anyone in your organization that you need to get rid of?

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Employee Burnout: Understanding and Tackling It

Vantage Circle

When a new employee joins in, you might have seen how enthusiastic and full of energy they are at first. But as time passes by, they become part of that unproductive plague, or a situation comes when your employees feel emotionally wasted and are not able to pull off their job? If you have faced such situations then you are not the only one. Being unproductive, lacking composure, lacking focus are a few symptoms that your employees might be facing which are a part of common epidemic spreading th

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Ep 34 – Politics at Work: Wayfair Employees Walk Out in Protest

Workology

Welcome to the new Workology Go Podcast. In just under five minutes, we get you the HR and workplace news you need before you start your day. Get ready, get set and go with the Workology Go Podcast. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Why Qualtrics – Immanuel von dem Bussche – Enterprise Sales – München, Germany

Qualtrics HR

At Qualtrics we want to connect our people to careers that feed their purpose; jobs that motivate & inspire them. This is Immanuel’s “Why Qualtrics” story. I’ve been in Sales all of my career: always listening and learning. Moving from hardware to software sales I understood that IT, as a topic, is changing from a “specialist topic” to an “everybody topic.

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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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Is Your Workforce Ready for Global Expansion?

Accu-time

You have to get a lot of ducks in a row when your organization decides to expand globally. Preparing your existing workforce ready for global expansion is one of those ducks. Many companies decide to open offices or factories abroad specifically because they want to benefit from having access to a larger talent pool. However, the success of opening up a global presence may hinge on how well-prepared your domestic workforce is to operate with their international counterparts.

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The Four Distinct Types of Organizational Culture and its Advantages

Vantage Circle

Organizational culture is defined as the underlying beliefs, assumptions, values and ways of interacting that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organization. Every human organization begins with a purpose, which shapes the organizational structure and keeps every member aligned to its goals and objectives. If you observe every small/big organization has a unique way of doing things.

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Spotlight on Service Delivery – Niamh Reilly

Immedis

Current payroll position? Global Payroll Client Manager at Immedis. The payroll job that launched my career? My career in payroll started in a construction company while in college – I was an accounts clerk there. My aunt got me in the door and into my first office job. Why I chose payroll… As I always say, I didn’t choose payroll – payroll chose me!

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coworker tells me to order more food “for the men,” my email will display a name I don’t go by, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My coworker tells me to order more food “for the men” In the past few months, my coworker “Jane” and I have been in charge of work events, and part of that job is to order the catering. Jane (who’s at my same level) helps by giving me the number of RSVPs, but when she does she always includes the gender ratio and when there’s more men than women she always says things like, “You better order a lot of food for the hungry

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The Ultimate LMS Buyer’s Guide: Everything You Need to Know When Purchasing an LMS

Whether you’re shopping for your very first learning management system (LMS) or looking to upgrade, the process can be overwhelming. With so many vendor options, each with its own multitude of features and pricing structures, even the most seasoned educators, trainers, and business leaders can feel lost in a sea of choices! Finding the LMS that’s best suited for your organization requires a planned, strategic approach.

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What’s the Intent of That Reward Element?

Compensation Cafe

Compensation professionals spend a lot of time figuring out and communicating values. We create formulas, composites, spreadsheets, calculation tools, matrices and charts that are filled with amounts. We discuss percentiles, grades, steps, adjustments, dilution, projections, and insane guesstimates to help people understand why their pay is worth their effort.

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Substance abuse & the ADA: What’s tripping up firms now

HR Morning

With so many employers focused on how the legalization of medical and/or recreational marijuana might affect them, it’s understandable that companies may be less adept at dealing with worker drug and alcohol use. But the truth is, mishandling these situations can get you in as much legal trouble as not complying with your state’s marijuana laws.

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Superheroes, Rescuers And Diminishers: How Not To Manage People

Forbes Coaches Council

The antidote for superhero syndrome and its diminishing effect on a team is to first shift from answering to asking.

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