Wed.Mar 06, 2019

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How to create a learning and development mindset in the workplace

Jostle

Is your workplace geared towards education and development? If not, it should be.

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A Bright Future

The SHRM Blog

“How old are you? Seriously, what’s your age?” Pretty straightforward isn’t it? If that’s how I introduced myself, how would you react? I bet you’d be “offended” or put off because you would wonder why that had any bearing whatsoever on our meeting. The next thought in your head would be wondering why in the world I would start a conversation in such a rude way.

Meeting 40
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Career Confessions of Gen Z – Quit Catfishing

The Tim Sackett Project

When I graduated from college, I remember being so excited to start my job search. I was convinced that I was not going to settle for a job and that I was going to search until I found the right fit for me. Though I was determined, finding the right fit took a lot longer than I expected. Granted, I was not in any big rush. I had put my two weeks into my current job and was going to enjoy a break without working for the first time since I was fifteen.

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We’re Only Human 52: The Top 3 HR Tech Implementation Mistakes

UpstartHR

Okay, you’ve selected your HR tech solution. You’ve signed the paperwork. Now it’s time for implementation–are you ready? . Technology implementations, regardless of whether you’re using Oracle, SAP, Workday, or someone else, are challenging. That’s because the average HR leader only gets a chance to do this maybe once or twice in their career.

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Automate Your Onboarding Process In 7 Steps

Efficient employee onboarding is more than a warm welcome—it's a catalyst for business growth. Automated onboarding transforms new hires into productive team members faster, fostering long-term satisfaction and talent retention. For HR, automation means replacing inefficient manual processes with streamlined, cost-effective operations. Our eBook reveals how automating employee onboarding delivers these benefits, reducing HR challenges and elevating new employee readiness.

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How to Use Video to Engage Applicants and Employees

ExactHire

There’s no denying the appeal of video. When I’m doing research for a home project, planning a purchase or trying to teach myself how to play a new board game, I prefer to watch an engaging video rather than read through text or scan images. Not surprisingly, many job seekers have the same preference as they research and engage with potential employers to determine which will suit their career aspirations.

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Everyone Has a Responsibility to Better the Balance and Better the World

Symantec

For International Women's Day, Francesca G. shares her story of how active encouragement and allyship made a positive difference in her life when her personal interests conflicted with traditional gender roles and expectations.

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How Gender Equality in the Workplace Boosts Company Profits

Bob

According to the World Economic Forum, it’ll take 108 years to close the gender pay gap. The Global Gender Gap Report also found that the second largest area of gender disparity is in economic participation and opportunity, at 42%. This and other recent studies confirm that the pervasiveness of gender inequality not only hinders women’s ability to advance, it’s also costing the entire global economy.

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Leaders Need to Use Their Words More Effectively

DDI

Words matter. Research shows that more than 50 percent of frontline leaders don’t use theirs effectively.

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Whitefly: Espionage Group has Singapore in Its Sights

Symantec

Group behind the SingHealth breach is also responsible for a string of other attacks in the region.

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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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7 effective ways to combat work stress

CultureAmp

In a recent conversation with friends, the topic of work stress came up. We asked the table: have work-related emotions ever affected your health?

Company 90
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Payroll and Daylight Saving Time

Namely

The weekend feels short enough as it is. If you can believe it, this upcoming one will seem even shorter for most of us. This weekend marks the return of daylight saving time. With it, we will enjoy nearly eight months of additional daylight—meaning you'll soon end your workday with some sun to spare. Like every spring, you'll set your clock ahead one hour this Sunday.

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The Need for Innovation in Human Resources is Real (and How to Get Started)

Digital HR Tech

The need for innovation in Human Resources is real. By Human Resources, I don’t just mean the HR department, but everything that has to do with the interaction between organizations and their people. When we think of innovation, we immediately assume this is about bringing in technology, certainly in this age of digital, Artificial Intelligence and robots.

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How can HR create change for women at work in the Post-#MeToo era?

HR Zone

Change. How can HR create real change for women 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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Stopping Office 365 Account Takeover Attacks in Their Tracks

Symantec

Cloud applications like Office 365 raise the bar on productivity, but they also open the door to greater security risks.

Meeting 94
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I can't make you love me: the truth about employee engagement

Human Workplaces

There are a lot of definitions of employee engagement out there, and they’re all missing the mark. It’s not that they are inaccurate—it’s that the way we define engagement is making it harder, ironically, for us to solve the problem of disengagement. Here’s what’s happening: Engagement is most commonly defined as the level of “emotional commitment or connection” an employee has to the organization and its goals.

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How Collaboration Engages Employees and Drive Productivity

SumTotal

As a child, I dreaded the ubiquitous school class group project. Invariably someone in our group took charge, someone else did nothing, and perhaps one or two others and I did all the work for little or no recognition. Fast forward to today, and I now view group work in an entirely new light. It’s not easy to ensure everyone has a voice and can contribute to truly collaborative group work, but when it happens, the effort pays off in impressive ways.

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How to Create a Sourcing Function That Makes a Lasting Impact

SHRM Resources

Talent acquisition experts preach that true hiring success comes not from reactive recruiting practices like scanning resumes and applications, but from proactively finding and engaging potential candidates. But creating a sourcing function—which identifies, attracts and nurtures passive talent—from scratch can be a complex and difficult endeavor. How do you get started?

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?

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If You Want More Diversity in Your Office, Test Yourself with This

Evil HR Lady

Can you see two sides to every issue ? Not everyone can. A lot of people see things as either my way or the wrong way. And studies are showing that we’re getting a lot more divided in our thinking. The Atlantic and Predictwise took a look at the political divide by county–but instead of saying “this county is red, this county is blue” they looked at “partisan prejudice.” They found that.

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Michigan Employers Can Refuse to Hire Medical Marijuana Users

SHRM Resources

Michigan’s medical marijuana law did not give a job applicant cause to sue a prospective employer when a conditional job offer was rescinded after he tested positive for marijuana, a state appellate court ruled.

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CalChamber Launches The Workplace Podcast: First Episode Discusses Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

HRWatchdog

Today the California Chamber of Commerce launched The Workplace , a podcast that provides expert and entertaining commentary on issues critical to California employers and employees. Episodes will be released each Wednesday and include discussions about California employment laws, legislative proposals, and national and state politics. Episode 1 deals with sexual harassment in the workplace and features Erika Frank , CalChamber executive vice president, legal affairs and general counsel, and Lau

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7 Ways to Build a Strong Company Culture

Vantage Circle

Every small/big organization has a vision, an idea that seeds its inception. This eventually branches out and gives a proper structure to an organization. It's just like starting a family you always wanted to have. Some fail and some happen to live with happiness and prosperity. Company culture is the amalgamation of vision, values, work environment , and internal behavior.

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AI & DEI: With Great Opportunities Comes Great HR Responsibility

Speaker: Jen Kirkwood - Partner, Responsible HR & AI at IBM and World Economic Forum Executive Fellow

The promise of AI for today’s organizations is real, yet in a frenzied state of experimentation, many stumble to get to a full-scale enterprise. As companies race to discover what generative AI can do, HR must lead conversations about how to balance cutting-edge innovations with integrity, trust, and diversity. Globally, organizations are at a critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and AI acceleration.

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Chatbots and the Conversational Marketing Experience

Aberdeen HCM Essentials

When a user lands on your webpage, you typically have fifteen seconds to spark their interest before they click on something that has more successfully caught their eye. Marketers have always faced the challenge of not only making their landing pages interesting enough to keep end-users on their site, but equally as informative to leave their users doubtless as to what they’re consuming.

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Leaders: It's Possible To Live A Life Of Healthy Habits (And Keep Up With Other Demands Too)

Forbes Coaches Council

Living a life of healthy habits is not a wishlist to get to "just as soon as things slow down." The stakes are too high for you and those around you.

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Identifying Gaps In Your Channel Incentive Program

Workstride

According to the World Trade Organization , 75% of all business transactions and purchases occur through indirect channels, which means that you likely have a partner program in place. You probably have a channel incentive program as a part of the broader partner initiative (including the marketing materials, MDFs, co-op fund availability, access to a PRM, and other activities or benefits).

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Visit Us at Ultimate Software CONNECTIONS 2019

HRsoft

As one of the foremost conferences bringing together human resources professionals from across the nation, Ultimate Software CONNECTIONS 2019 has an exciting, full agenda this year and promises to be a rewarding experience for all those in attendance. The event will take place at the Wynn/Encore Las Vegas on April 2-5. As a proud Silver Sponsor, HRsoft looks forward to the show, where we’ll be exhibiting at the Ultimate Experience.

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.

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What Did You Learn From Your Worst Boss Ever?

Government Executive

There are definitely “worst boss” behaviors that come up again and again that serve as a reference point for anyone who wants to be the best boss.

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Employee Privacy When Your Employee Needs Help

Evil HR Lady

Human resources is all about employee privacy. We keep information on salaries, performance appraisals, health insurance applications and disciplinary actions. We don’t gossip, and we only share when it’s necessary. We tell employees repeatedly that we’re not counselors, priests or lawyers, so please don’t tell us about your marriage, your sins or your legal issues.

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how do I say “no thanks” to a GoFundMe organized on my behalf?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I know you’ve answered lots of questions about declining requests to donate money in the workplace, but I’m in a slightly different predicament. One of my coworkers graciously started a fundraising campaign on my behalf, and I don’t want the money. About 10 days ago, my two-year-old dog got extremely sick out of the blue and required two emergency surgeries that cost $5,000.