Sun.Jul 12, 2020

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Dr. Angela D. Reddix: “We are connected even when we are oceans apart”

Thrive Global

I am inspired when it appears that we are all working together and having empathy for strangers. That we are using our talents and resources to support our communities. I am disappointed that there is a false sense of COVID going away. It feels as if people have forgotten just how bad things can get and there is carelessness as states move to Phase II and Phase III.

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4 Features of Employee Feedback Software That Simplify managers’ lives

Engagedly

Is employee feedback important? Without any doubt, I’d answer that question with a yes. But is it easy for a manager to just walk into the room and drop feedback about their direct reports? No. It doesn’t work that way. . It is important to normalize the idea of giving and receiving feedback in an organization. With continuous feedback, employees get an opportunity to improve their skills and performance from time to time instead of waiting for performance reviews. .

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staff says safety rules “make them feel contagious,” owner pretends not to be in meetings, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My staff is upset that our safety precautions are “making them feel contagious” I manage an essential small business with 10 employees. We’ve had employees work in teams (and work from home for those who can) since the beginning to limit cross-exposure to each other. We’ve made some missteps, but we’ve mostly done a lot of things well during COVID that everyone seems to feel good about (based on ongoing feedback).

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Leading During a Crisis: Putting your people first and leading well

Thrive Global

As a leader during a crisis, you have many roles, but one of the most important roles is being there for your people and leading them well. If you don’t keep a clear perspective during a time of crisis, then your people will be disengaged, confused, and potentially fearful, causing even more disruption. “ Your perspective determines how you lead.” – John C.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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Untangle the Knots !!

Everyday People

I don’t know what the weather has been like where you are, but it’s been extremely hot and humid where I live. It’s the kind of humidity that feels like you’re constantly swimming through thick steam. Even though it’s so moist and sticky, life continues and chores need to be tended to around the house. I live in the suburbs and am fortunate to have an 1/2 acre lot with very mature trees.

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How to Plan the Ultimate Couples Getaway

Take It Personel-ly

There comes a time when a date night or a quiet night in just doesn’t cut it. A couple’s getaway could be exactly what you need to spice things up. Unfortunately, it can quickly turn into your worst nightmare if planned poorly. The following are some tips on how to plan makes sure everything goes […].

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Kronos Lauded for Exceptional Customer Experience by Its Users

Empower Software

Kronos Incorporated today announced a series of user-driven accolades for its commitment to providing an exceptional customer experience – a direct result of hundreds of positive customer reviews – driven by its focus on innovation, a culture of employee engagement and customer centricity, and dedication to collaborating with organizations to drive positive business outcomes.

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“The World Needs You.” With Penny Bauder & Constanza Roeder

Thrive Global

The world needs you. You have a unique gift and a unique perspective. Just like a choir needs each individual voice to create a beautiful sound, the world needs your voice. There is a unique place were your gifts and experience intersect with the world’s need. Don’t underestimate the power you have to change even one person’s world for the positive.

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5 Essential Tools for Remote Working In 2020

Skillate

Working from home, distance or distributed work are all synonyms used for remote work. It’s when your employees are working from beyond their office space. Your team's work can be working from any location, across different time zones and would connect through online communication tools. Remote Work - the new reality Remote work has become one of the fastest-growing trends in the last few years.

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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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Powerful words that will give you life motivation

Thrive Global

Powerful words that will give you life motivation: We don’t believe we can get out of all this, because we’ve grown to live in the same place. We feel guilty when we are upset because something terrible is happening to us. It’s a good thing to admit mistakes but it’s important to get out of it and continue with powerful energy.

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7 Resume Tips To Make You More Attractive To Employers

New to HR

Trying to find resume writing tips that will get you hired? Not sure how to write a good resume? If you’re embarking on a serious. The post 7 Resume Tips To Make You More Attractive To Employers appeared first on New To HR.

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Be Still.

Thrive Global

A life of happiness is understanding that this moment is all that you have. Trying to change the past or worrying about the future only distracts you from what is truly important… living now! To not be present in the moment is to lose that moment in time forever. During these past few months, the most rewarding thing has been being still. Being present in the moment.

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Candidate Rejection Email Templates (With Samples)

HR Digest

A corporate job regularly gets more than 250 applications out of which around 2-6% are called in for the interview round. And among that percent, only one grabs the offer! This means that the rest of the candidates gets rejected and the HR has to send a job rejection email to them. Job rejection emails are great tools to update the candidates on their application status and give them closure to the job search.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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The Good ‘Ole’ Days

Thrive Global

Every time I watch the finale of The Office (2013), actor Ed Helms characters line about the good old days, strikes such a chord in me. “I wish there was a way to know that you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.” – Andy Bernard (The Office). For most of us those trips down memory lane are the sanity we are holding onto, as we live through the insanity of our present times.

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How to deliver bad news to your employees

HR Digest

Every once in a while, a leader or a manager is tasked with the most dreaded task: deliver bad news to employees. Maybe your company is furloughing employees. Or it is considering mass layoffs. Or you have an employee who isn’t likely to be promoted anytime soon. Giving bad news to employees is one of the most crucial roles you play as a manager. For most managers, it’s also one of their least favorite tasks.

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Carol Glazer: “The disability community is our nation’s most diverse”

Thrive Global

We can all play a role in disability inclusion by asking three key questions: 1) Are our practices and policies, directly or inadvertently, creating obstacles for people with disabilities? For instance, if someone with visual impairment can’t access a job application they can’t pursue the role. This is no different from adding a ramp to the front of a building so someone in a wheelchair can enter. 2) What biases or expectations might be subtly influencing my decision-making?

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Visible Recognition Matters Now More Than Ever

HR C-Suite

“We’re living in unprecedented times.” This phrase has been used countless times over the last few months. It might sound cliché at this point, but here’s why it’s actually true in the workplace: Businesses have closed office spaces, the working-from-home population catapulted from 31% to 65%, and people all across the world were challenged to find […].

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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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4 Popular Myths About The Amish

Thrive Global

Myth #1: Amish teens have the freedom to choose whether to remain inside the Church; that’s what rumspringa is for. Rumspringa as portrayed in pop culture is a myth that does untold damage to those of us stuck inside who want a different future. We don’t get a choice to not leave the Church; and we’re not officially allowed to party or break the rules.

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Betsy DeVos And The School Reopening Directives That Could Kill America’s Teachers

Forbes Leadership Strategy

In a series of television appearances on Sunday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos contributed to the ongoing debate about school openings. Her comments also raised a troubling question: are the nation’s leaders willing to sacrifice local teachers lives to reopen schools?

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4 Popular Myths About The Amish (Part 2)

Thrive Global

Myth #3: Those who exit are “ex-Amish” or no longer Amish. The term “ex-Amish” is widely used to refer to those of us who have exited the Church, but there are many problems with that label. “Ex-Amish” implies that we’re no longer Amish, and that’s false. A change of clothes doesn’t erase our Amish identity. “Nonpracticing Amish” or “culturally Amish” are terms that accurately represent those of us who are outside the Church.

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How Storytelling Can Help Build An Innovation Culture

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Stories are powerful tools for creating an innovation culture. For innovation stories to work, we need relatable heroes. We need the listeners to make a connection with the story and see themselves as a potential protagonist. We need people to say; "If team can do it, we can do it too".

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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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You Get Things When You Get Things

Thrive Global

I turn 35 tomorrow. It is a very welcomed birthday; knowing a bit of my personal astrology, this is the year I’ve been waiting for. But before the unfolding of what’s next, I always like to take a little bit of time to reflect on the previous year, and boy-oh-boy, what a year 34 was for me. My Saturn return at age 28 was Skittles compared to the Starbursts that 34 brought.

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8 Things You Never Want To Do In A Job Interview

Forbes Leadership Strategy

These are difficult times—economically and in all other dimensions of our lives. When a job opportunity does come our way, we can maximize our chances of success by preparing to make meaningful, lasting connections with hiring managers.

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We Are Mosaics…Beautifully Broken

Thrive Global

I am a certified life coach, nutritionist, and personal trainer. I am an elementary school teacher. And I am a mosaic….put together in the most incredible way by merging broken pieces together. We all are. However, in today’s society and climate, it’s hard for us to view it that way. Many of my clients, and even myself at time, compare ourselves to other people constantly.

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Ninety-Six Percent Of Customers Will Leave You For Bad Customer Service

Forbes Leadership Strategy

We interviewed more than 1,000 consumers in our 2020 Achieving Customer Amazement Study and asked about their willingness to switch brands or companies for better customer service. The response was a resounding “yes” to switching, in that 96% of customers will leave you for bad service.

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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 Happens When The Anesthesia Wears Off ?

Thrive Global

Where is cool relief ? Where is the cool relief ? So far, I have been blessed with having a minimum of surgical procedures. Two come to mind: getting my tonsils out at age six, as an inpatient and then at age 12 having a deformed toe nail removed as an outpatient procedure. Both experiences I could have done without. However, the first surgical experience was better.

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For Facebook, One Month Does Not Seem To Be Enough

Forbes Leadership Strategy

With the July advertising boycott that supposedly has so far cost Facebook $70 billion in lost revenue, the big question is what will happen when the month ends.

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Christine Achre: “Work hard, don’t take the easy way out”

Thrive Global

Practice Active Listening. A large part of effectively supporting our community is by practicing active listening. We practice active listening every day with our families and learn a lot more about their needs, concerns, and general feelings about their situation. We have to lend an ear before we can lend a hand in many cases, especially during a crisis when people are at their most vulnerable.