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Enter The Skills Matrix

Cognisess

There is an ongoing debate about the relative importance of Soft Skills and Hard Skills that implies one is more important than the other. Play Video. Step back 20 years and everything was about Hard Skills – the knowledge, qualifications, and technical skills you must have to do the job. Soft skills were seen as the weaker partner. Hence the name “Soft”.

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5 Challenges Human Resources Is Facing in 2022 — and How to Overcome Them

Zenefits

The human resources sector is going through severe disruption. The persistent pandemic, skyrocketing inflation, and the Great Resignation are just some of the issues HR professionals have juggled in recent years. Unfortunately, these disruptions are set to continue throughout 2022. For instance, according to Joblist’s United States Job Market Report , 68% of all employed workers plan to quit their jobs this year.

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How To Be a Leader in The Workplace & Leadership Skills You Need to Have

Professional Alternatives

Whether you are a leader by climbing the corporate ladder or have leadership and a team of people thrust upon you by a boss, there are plenty of options to be a leader in the workplace. If you want to grow as a leadership figure in your work, there are several leadership skills you need to have. . Don’t worry, most of these are soft skills that you can easily practice, so that whenever leadership opportunities arise you will have the skills you need to be the best!

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How companies can proactively improve their people’s mental health

Bob

According to Mental Health America (MHA) , 19.86 percent of adults in the United States–around 50 million people–experienced a mental illness prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over half of them aren’t being treated. May is National Mental Health Awareness Month and is dedicated to raising awareness about the physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing of our community members.

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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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a parent called me to ask about their adult kid’s work travel

Ask a Manager

This post, a parent called me to ask about their adult kid’s work travel , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I just had a very strange phone call. An employee’s father emailed me, asking me to call him. Since the employee (who I’ll call George) is currently out of the country on business, I was worried that something had happened to him, so I called back right away.

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is my melodramatic, credit-hogging boss a deal-breaker?

Ask a Manager

This post, is my melodramatic, credit-hogging boss a deal-breaker? , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: How do I handle a melodramatic boss? I’m aware I have a low tolerance for melodrama, but I’m starting to think this is a bad fit. It’s a small company of ten people, no HR, we work directly under the business owner, “Paige.” I’ve been here about five months, everyone else has been with Paige and her business for years.

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New HR Processes to Meet Workforce Expectations

TalentCulture

The Great Resignation was a very real and present concern for HR professionals in 2021. In December alone, 4.3 million workers left their jobs. As the labor pool shrunk and companies […]. The post New HR Processes to Meet Workforce Expectations appeared first on TalentCulture.

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15 questions you need to ask to assess employee wellbeing and happiness

HR Zone

Employees 15 essential employee wellbeing questions.

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Advancing the Future of Work in Financial Services

Cisive

The COVID-19 pandemic injected uncertainty into the future of work. Now, as restrictions begin to lift two years later, there is still no cohesive vision of how the world is going to look from industry to industry. These three trends influence how the financial services industry does business today and how it will continue to do so in the future. Hybrid and Remote Work.

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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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How do we emerge successfully from the Great Resignation? We Build Resilient Teams.

SHRM

The Great Resignation isn’t slowing down. In fact, evidence suggests that every departure spurs remaining employees to increasingly consider a change. How do we respond to this trend? How do we build teams that absorb stress, recover critical functionality, and thrive in new circumstances? Most organizations have offered more compensation as the solution: 85% gave pay increases in 2021, and 92% plan to give pay increases in 2022.

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PreCheck Celebrates National Nurses Week 2022 With Judy Pham

Precheck

PreCheck Celebrates National Nurses Week 2022 With Judy Pham May. 10, 2022. Jenni Gray Copywriter. This week is National Nurses Week , an annual event held May 6-12. In 1954, the first National Nurses Week was celebrated to mark the 100th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s time in Crimea. Nightingale is widely recognized as the founder of modern nursing, after managing and training nurses during the Crimean War, This year’s National Nurses Week theme, “ Rooted in Strength ,” recognizes the re

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5 tips to build better leaders in your organization

Zoho People

The importance of developing leadership skills among your employees, especially among senior and mid-level employees, cannot be overstated. When it comes to managers, leadership skills play a huge role in how effectively they can support employees, make key decisions, delegate tasks, and leverage their team's strengths to improve organizational growth.

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Celebrating National Nurses Week 2022 With Judy Pham

Precheck

Celebrating National Nurses Week 2022 With Judy Pham May. 10, 2022. Jenni Gray Copywriter. This week is National Nurses Week , an annual event held May 6-12. In 1954, the first National Nurses Week was celebrated to mark the 100th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s time in Crimea. Nightingale is widely recognized as the founder of modern nursing, after managing and training nurses during the Crimean War, This year’s National Nurses Week theme, “ Rooted in Strength ,” recognizes the resilience

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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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5 Components of Successful Delegation

KCC Business Psychology

5 Successful Components of Delegation. Delegation is one of the most critical skills you can learn as a leader. Not only does it effectively train your team and give them ownership of the work you’re doing together, but it’s like adding extra hours to your day. Delegation allows you to get multiple tasks on your to-do list completed at the same time.

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“Post-Pandemic Stress Disorder” and Coping with a New Normal

First Stop Health

The term “return to normal” is cause for mixed emotion. Some are excited and have been anxiously waiting to attend events, travel, see family and more. But others are experiencing elevated levels of stress and fear about the changing policies and post-COVID social expectations. Some doctors have coined this experience “post-pandemic stress disorder. ”.

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12 Ways Senior Leaders Can Ensure Business Runs Smoothly When They’re Away

Forbes Coaches Council

With the right planning and help from an engaged team, a business can keep firing on all cylinders even when one or more members of the leadership team are away.

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The Four Turnings: Why HR’s time to lead is written in the cycles of change

HR Zone

Change HR and the Four Turnings.

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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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Why Champion Culture Is Needed More Than Ever

Forbes Coaches Council

How you show up as a leader sets the tone for everyone else to follow. But if your organization is going to have a culture in any case, I recommend you do your utmost to develop a champion culture.

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Guidance Released on Updated COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)

HRWatchdog

As previously reported , on April 21, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) approved a third readoption of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) to replace the current version, which was set to expire on May 6, 2022. Just prior to the ETS’ expiration, the Office of Administrative Law approved the third ETS readoption and filed it with the California Secretary of State.

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5 Things You Don’t Want to Miss When Planning the Return to Office

Precheck

5 Things You Don’t Want to Miss When Planning the Return to Office May. 17, 2022. Shannon Shoemaker Vice President of Marketing & Partnerships. Two years into a global pandemic, with several stops and starts, many employers are planning a return to an in-person or hybrid work model (in-person blended with remote work). Companies that postponed returning to office due to COVID-19 variants are now beginning to develop a model of what work will look like, at least for the next couple of years.

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The New Talent Code Podcast: Alexandra Levit on the 5 Pillars of Career Durability

Eightfold

The New Talent Code with Eightfold’s Ligia Zamora & Jason Cerrato is a podcast with practical insights for empowering change agents in HR. We’re bringing you the best thought leaders and practitioners to share stories about how they are designing the workforce of the future, transforming processes, rethinking old constructs, and leveraging cutting-edge technology to solve today’s pressing talent issues.

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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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Voice of the Employee: All You Need to Know

Analytics in HR

A Voice of the Employee program gives employees opportunities to share their opinions with their organization. The company can then act on the (employee) feedback, creating a better workplace for their employees with business goals in mind. How can you benefit from a VoE program at your organization? Let’s find out. Contents What is the Voice of the Employee?

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The Experience Economy And How To Make It Work For Your Business

Forbes Coaches Council

Using a framework of a branded customer experience helps give leaders a way to guide employees when creating important experiential moments.

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Mental Health: Is Your Company Doing Enough?

Stratus

With the alarmingly high rates of stress, depression, anxiety, and other similar challenges in the U.S., you may not be surprised to learn that mental health is the leading source of workplace absenteeism. From fatigue and low energy to poor morale and decreased productivity, employees’ psychological health is likely a bigger deal than many employers recognize.

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14 Tips For Effectively Wrapping Up A Workplace Conversation

Forbes Coaches Council

Developing a standard “closing” practice for conversations is essential for ensuring effective workplace communication.

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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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Why It's Time to Onboard Your Entire Team

45 Things

As workers return to the workplace in dribs and drabs, some feel a bit disoriented. Gone are the days of working at the kitchen table or taking the dog for a walk in between Zoom calls. Gone are the days of wearing slippers all day or doing the laundry while working. In addition, many workers claim they've lost that "human" connection, despite working via Zoom or other online channels.

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Six Critical Behaviors Restricting High Performance In Your Team

Forbes Coaches Council

It takes an honest self-assessment to reveal that the person you see in the mirror could be the biggest challenge on your team.

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3 Ways Leaders Can Build a Better Company Culture

Thrive Global

Many companies talk a good game when it comes to advertising their culture. They have splashing videos on their career pages and publish trendy TikToks. Yet the culture they’re trying to promote frequently loses momentum from the start. This isn’t a pandemic-related phenomenon, either. A United Minds report from 2019 showed that only 28% of employees saw alignment between their employers’ values and actions.

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