June, 2021

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Leadership in the Hybrid Workplace

The People Equation

Is the hybrid workplace here to stay? A behavioral scientist named Jon Levy wrote an article in the Boston Globe (gated access) that essentially said, “Nah, I don’t think so.” And the internet blew up. (As it does.) Whether he’s correctly called it or not remains to be seen. For now, leadership in the hybrid workplace definitely is a thing and here are my hot takes for your consideration.

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Ruling Threatens Independent Trucker Business Model in California

SHRM Resources

Motor carriers that use independent truck drivers to haul freight in California may need to adopt a new operating model and reclassify drivers as employees if a recent 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision stands.

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The Difference Between a Talent Marketplace and Opportunity Marketplace

Degreed

A car isn’t much help when you need to move 30 people. Likewise, a big bus isn’t designed to carry just one person to an exact destination. Every vehicle is optimized for a specific purpose. The same applies to the technology powering your workforce mobility strategy. Take this into consideration and the road ahead is smooth. Without proper assessment, you might end up taking some wrong turns. .

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Workforce and Hiring Trends for Employers in a Post-COVID World

Cisive

Employers are beginning to open back up and are considering what their business and hiring will look like this summer and moving forward. We want to share trends in hiring temporary, contract, freelance and gig workers as a way to supplement and scale your staff. As part of their business recovery plans in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and related market uncertainty, many employers are using or evaluating flexible staffing options, such as gig workers, contractors and staffing agencies.

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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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Are you doing enough to leverage tech for employee relations?

HRExecutive

It may not be surprising that during 2020, social and political conflict —along with ongoing challenges due to COVID-19—helped position the employee relations (ER) function as a vital factor in shaping positive employee experiences. Advertisement Yet, without a strong focus on analytics, reaching those ER objectives will be an even tougher challenge, according to HR Acuity’s fifth annual Employee Relations Benchmark Study.

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Overcoming Top Healthcare Talent Acquisition Challenges

Precheck

Overcoming Top Healthcare Talent Acquisition Challenges Jun. 8, 2021. Bryan Barajas Marketing Director. Although the healthcare talent shortage has been looming for years now, it hit home last year during the height of the pandemic. In November, more than 1,000 U.S. hospitals acknowledged experiencing a severe worker shortage. . Vaccine distribution offers hope that the worst of the pandemic is behind us, but shortages in healthcare talent still present gaps to hospitals and healthcare systems

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DOL Plans Minimum-Wage Hike for Contractors, Help for Tipped Workers

SHRM Resources

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its spring regulatory agenda, highlighting the government’s intent to increase the minimum wage for federal contractors.

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Why You Need to Invest in HR Tech and Analytics Now | ClearCompany

ClearCompany HRM

ClearCompany believes in the importance of using insightful HR data and modern technologies to assist with decision-making and talent management. We’ve compiled statistics and trends that showcase the necessity of data and people analytics for continued organizational success in a post-pandemic workplace. Please properly credit the source of the statistic (linked) when using it in your own work.

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Great Pieces of Advice We’ve Gotten From the Fathers In Our Lives

Thrive Global

With Father’s Day approaching this Sunday, we’re reflecting on the meaningful nuggets of wisdom we’ve learned from our dads and father figures in our lives. Especially after the challenging year we’ve had, we’re grateful for their sage advice that’s helped us stay resilient and optimistic. We asked our Thrive community to share with us one piece of advice from their dads that has stuck with them and helped shape them into who they are today.

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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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HR Tech Number of the Day: employee views on automation

HRExecutive

4 hours, 59 minutes: Amount of time American employees say they waste each week on tasks that could be automated The role of automation in making HR more productive is well-documented, and new research shows that employees also see value in automation—and are clamoring for more efficient work tech. Advertisement A survey of 2,000 office workers by robotic process automation software company UiPath found that respondents reported wasting 4 hours, 59 minutes every week on activities they say could

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What Is Embedded Analytics?

Visier

Today, the ability to create and explore dashboards that deliver insights is no longer a luxury for your customers—it’s a necessity. As digital transformation continues to accelerate, product leaders at technology platforms have to identify the quickest, easiest, and smartest way to deliver on the need for analytics. Many of your customers and prospects are already looking for an analytics solution to make smarter business decisions with their data.

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10 Employee Wellness Program Ideas to Build a Healthy Workforce

Achievers

Employee wellness is more important in our new normal than ever before. In a changing world, disconnection and stress are significant risks your organization needs to address — because when employee wellness suffers, so does your company’s bottom line. Unexpected absences cost organization’s between $2,600 to $3,600 per year for the average employee.

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Guess Who Just Joined The Skills Cloud Market? Oracle. And They’re Serious.

Josh Bersin

Last year I wrote about The War Of The Skills Clouds , and pointed out that there was a war for “ SkillsTech ” heating up. Well, it’s now red hot and Oracle has jumped into the pool. And they’re going to make a splash. Skills Taxonomy software is now a huge market, and it’s. Read more» The post Guess Who Just Joined The Skills Cloud Market?

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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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Here’s How to Recognize Employee Burnout (And What to Do About It)

Hppy

COVID-19 created a new reality for all of us. And with it comes countless issues beyond sickness, death, and heightened unemployment. Recent studies confirm that while burnout was slowly rising, the pandemic fuelled the fire, with a marked increase in workplace stress from 2020 through 2021. According to one such survey of 1500 individuals, 52% of workers will experience burnout in 2021, up by 9% from the previous year.

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Limited Labor Supply Shapes Workforce Trends in North America

Allegis Global Solutions

Just over one year has passed since the devastating impacts of COVID-19 jobs losses hit the US, and many companies find themselves in a very different situation than they had anticipated. A high-demand talent environment spurred by a post-lockdown recovery shows that companies face historical challenges in retaining and securing workers. In most places, the pressures of emerging workforce trends have created conditions of significant talent scarcity.

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my new office has a no-humor policy

Ask a Manager

This post, my new office has a no-humor policy , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’m an analyst at a small (25 employee) firm. I applied here mostly because of the great reputation this place has for putting out good work in my industry, and started this job about three weeks ago. It’s my second job after grad school, so I have a little experience under my belt but am still pretty junior.

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Mental Health at work: Fostering an authentic workplace culture

Workable

?. These days, the line between work life and home life is increasingly blurred by the shift to remote work and an intense social and political environment worldwide, impacting engagement and productivity. According to a study by Harvard Business Review, 75% of Gen Z and half of the Millennial employees have left work for mental health reasons according to one study – and turnover is expensive.

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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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AI will make traditional HR extinct; How to prepare for what’s next

HRExecutive

As HR leaders, we face a radically different landscape than we did 12 months ago. A hybrid workforce , virtual recruitment and a heightened focus on diversity and inclusion have introduced new dynamics and intensified existing ones. Increasingly, we need new platforms and technologies to stay ahead—and artificial intelligence is at the forefront. Author Sonia Mathai.

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Emotional and Diversity Intelligence are Inseparable

SHRM

How are Emotional Intelligence and Diversity intertwined with each other as we work to create healthier, more equitable, and diverse workplaces? Most of us are now aware that Emotional Intelligence matters A LOT in the workplace. People who don’t ‘play well’ with others and worse, are unaware of their impact, fail at alarming rates. This makes our hiring, retention, and firing jobs much more difficult and our workplaces much more toxic and unwelcoming.

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How to Create a Training Plan for Ongoing Employee Development

Hppy

Employee development plans help staff to acquire new skills for their current job while also developing their abilities for other roles that might arise within your company, such as more senior positions. It can also boost employee retention, something many companies face issues with. . With the cost to replace employees anywhere from six to nine months’ salary, in addition to the costs to advertise for new staff, it’s important for businesses to invest in ongoing employee development.

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6 Ways to Help Employees Feel Valued

TalentCulture

Nurturing employees’ sense of value is important for running a successful business, especially in 2021. With the ongoing shift to remote work, professional responsibilities are just a click away. The […]. The post 6 Ways to Help Employees Feel Valued appeared first on TalentCulture.

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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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remember the manager who wouldn’t let her best employee attend her own graduation?

Ask a Manager

This post, remember the manager who wouldn’t let her best employee attend her own graduation? , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. Remember the letter-writer whose best employee quit on the spot because she wouldn’t let her go to her college graduation ? The employee — who had grown up in foster care and worked full-time while taking night classes to earn her degree — had worked late/come in early/worked overtime for years to cover for other coworkers, b

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Employee Engagement: One Size Can’t Fit All

Julie Winkle Giulioni

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash. Employee engagement is consistently one of the most discussed and written-about leadership topics. And it will likely continue to be in the years to come — with good cause. Engagement has been positively correlated with employee retention, customer service/satisfaction, productivity, and profitability. But, have you ever wondered about all of the information that exists on the subject?

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Bersin: Don’t overlook these 8 factors in creating your new hybrid plan

HRExecutive

In recent months, hybrid work has been one of the big topics of the Josh Bersin Academy’s ongoing Big Reset executive working groups. In fact, we’ll soon be publishing an entire report on the topic, with case studies from companies such as Autodesk, Sutter Health, Ferrero and RELX along with checklists and detailed considerations. Advertisement What we are seeing is that developing an effective, safe and productive approach to hybrid work takes planning and work across the enterprise.

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50+ Companies Celebrating Pride Month [w/ tweets, events, hashtags & more]

Ongig

In the spirit of being LGBTQIA+ inclusive, I found 50+ companies celebrating pride month. These co.s are getting creative with pride hashtags, pride month products, pride month events, employee spotlights & more. Here are 50+ examples of companies celebrating pride month in different ways (not just creating pride month logos): Companies celebrating Pride Month with videos.

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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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How to Improve Your Problem-Solving Skills (and Show Them Off in Your Job Hunt)

The Muse

What problem-solving skills are, why they’re important, what steps you can take to solve any problem, how to improve your skills, and how to show them off in a job search.

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Lessons in Leadership Style: Empathy Works [Podcast]

TalentCulture

While in a position of power in an organization, it can be difficult to gauge how effective a person’s leadership style may be. Oftentimes employees are nervous to address issues […]. The post Lessons in Leadership Style: Empathy Works [Podcast] appeared first on TalentCulture.

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updates: the hidden breast milk, the wedding chaos, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, updates: the hidden breast milk, the wedding chaos, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager, when I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. My coworker asked me to hide my breast milk because she doesn’t like seeing it in the office fridge.

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