November, 2023

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6 key realities for HR leaders in 2024

HRExecutive

According to a recent Accenture report , “89% of CEOs say the CHRO should play a central role in driving long-term profitable growth.” I couldn’t agree more. The role of the HR leader has changed radically—we’ve earned a seat at the table where the most important decisions are made. - Advertisement - With that opportunity comes more responsibility. To seize this moment, HR leaders must reimagine the HR function and focus on the skills that will unlock success.

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Army Veteran Talks Transition to Civilian Life, Offers ‘Challenge’ to HR

SHRM Resources

Ahead of Veterans Day, a program manager who spent 20 years in the U.S. Army talks about the role HR can play in helping better prepare for life after the military, find a meaningful career and thrive as a civilian employee.

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How to Create an Inclusive Culture for Veterans at Work

TalentCulture

As the uniform comes off and the battlefield recedes into memory, our nation’s veterans embark on a new mission — transitioning into civilian life. This transition is often filled with promise and opportunities, as well as unique challenges. It’s a journey that demands understanding, empathy, and specialized, proactive support from employers.

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What’s driving 90% of employers to plan for 2024 layoffs?

HRExecutive

Amid ongoing economic uncertainty, layoffs spread across industries in 2023, and a new report finds that the downsizing trend is expected to continue well into 2024. - Advertisement - According to Randstad RiseSmart’s Global Severance report, nine in 10 employers surveyed expect to reduce their workforce size in the upcoming year, based on a survey of 400 HR and procurement professionals from around the globe, including in the U.S.

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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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California Minimum Wage: What Small Businesses Need To Know

Homebase

In 2016, California approved a statute to increase the minimum wage yearly starting in 2017. This Senate Bill (SB) planned for the hourly rate to reach $15 in 2023, with inflation adjustments up to a maximum of 3.5%. This period has now passed and the California minimum wage rate is at $15.50. However, the cost of living has also increased, and a $15.50 hourly rate doesn’t allow people to cover all of their expenses.

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Native Women’s Equal Pay Day 2023: A Closer Look at Wage Disparities

Trusaic

The year 2023 is almost behind us, and sadly Native American and Alaska Native women are only now approaching the point where their pay has caught up to non-Hispanic white men. That date falls on November 30 this year. It serves as a striking reminder of the disparities in wages and economic opportunities that Native women face and the pay gaps they still face.

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HRZone’s 15 most popular articles of 2023

HR Zone

It’s my favourite time of the year…when we get to review all the articles we published across 2023 and see what captured the attention of our readers.

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Executive dismissal at OpenAI: many lessons for businesses

Workable

Firing a CEO is a big decision and should not be taken lightly – especially when the company is in the limelight like OpenAI is. Since the board of OpenAI fired CEO Sam Altman last week – and even with his reinstatement as top boss – it’s been one news story after another. First, the standard, “CEO fired articles,” and now we saw information like this: Good Morning Everyone!

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10 Tips to Level Up Your Professional Network

TalentCulture

People often hate the idea of networking, either because they’re introverts by nature, they’re afraid of rejection, or they don’t want to seem pushy, self-absorbed, and disingenuous. Still, networking remains one of the most effective strategies for managing a successful career. In fact, 70% of Americans say they found their current job through their professional […] The post 10 Tips to Level Up Your Professional Network appeared first on TalentCulture.

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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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19 Best Career Coaches to Watch on YouTube in 2023

The Muse

Career coaches can be a huge asset as you grow your career, and YouTube is a great place to find them. These top career coaches on YouTube range from self-taught software engineers to former HR executives—and their tried-and-true advice will help boost the next phase of your professional journey.

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How To Create A Coaching Culture With ‘Self-Made’ Leaders

Forbes Coaches Council

When executives see themselves as being “self-made” and haven’t experienced coaching, building a coaching culture can pose unique challenges—but not insurmountable ones.

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11 numbers to know in 2024 — starting with FSAs, 401(k)s

HRExecutive

According to recent figures released by the Internal Revenue Service , limits on out-of-pocket expenses and contributions to flexible spending accounts , 401(k)s, health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans will increase in 2024. - Advertisement - These increases come as the inflation rate remains stubbornly high at 3.2% in October. And economists say this rate is not likely to fall to the Fed’s long-term target of 2% in 2024.

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Hybrid working: Is two days in the office the magic number?

HR Zone

Hybrid working is one of the most significant shifts in organisational practice in recent years, and the implications for organisational culture are

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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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Recruiters Say Experience Top Factor in Applicant Evaluation

SHRM Resources

Recruiters typically aren’t deciding between two perfect candidates for an open role. Instead, they are weighing which partially qualified person may be the best choice. According to recent SHRM research, relevant experience is the factor recruiters weigh most heavily when initially evaluating applicants.

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Want to Succeed at Upskilling? Lead With Hands-On Learning

TalentCulture

Corporate learning and development (L&D) is at a crossroads. Today’s workforce desperately needs a skills update to prepare for the future of work, and old-school strategies aren’t rising to the challenge. Instead, organizations are rapidly turning to hands-on learning. Here’s why… Skills development was once reserved only for high-potential employees.

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How to Practice Workday Self-care When the News Feels Overwhelming

The Muse

We asked mental health experts what self-care can look like on workdays when our news and social feeds are filled with atrocious and graphic updates on war, terrorism, and gun violence. Plus, how to ask for and make the most of a mental health day when you really just need to unplug.

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18 Ways For New Leaders To Balance Visionary And Operational Thinking

Forbes Coaches Council

New leaders often face the daunting challenge of overseeing the broader strategic direction of the organization while tending to the demands of day-to-day operations.

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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 new hires are jilting employers—and what to do about it

HRExecutive

A candidate’s signature on a job offer letter is no guarantee they’ll walk through the door on day one. In fact, after accepting an offer, 51% of new hires either later decline the offer or completely ghost the employer, according to a recent Gartner study of 3,500 candidates who were on the job hunt in the past 12 months. - Advertisement - That figure has been rising for the past several years, says Jamie Kohn, a senior director of research in Gartner’s HR practice.

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Interview: Wizdom Powell, Chief Purpose Officer, Headspace explores men’s mental health

HR Zone

As the Chief Purpose Officer at Headspace, Wizdom Powell’s role spans across the organisation’s diversity and inclusion, wellbeing and ESG domains.

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Santas and Elves Wanted: Holiday Hiring Trends and Tips for 2023

SHRM Resources

Most U.S. retailers are planning to hire at least some workers for this year's holiday shopping season. How can employers hire qualified Santas, elves, gift wrappers and light installers, not to mention seasonal sales associates and cashiers? Here's advice from the experts.

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Want a Successful Career? Dig In, But Give it Time to Develop

TalentCulture

A career, by definition, is something that develops over an extended period of time. In other words, a successful career is not born — it is made. Whatever you hope your career will become doesn’t just spring into existence on day one of your first job. Nor will it be baked by the time you […] The post Want a Successful Career? Dig In, But Give it Time to Develop 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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When you should decline the perfect candidate

HRNasty

Advocating for your perfect candidate against your boss’s advice is a Career Limiting Move When hiring the perfect candidate is career suicide I have heard the words, “perfect candidate” several times in the past few weeks. Colleagues (outside of the company I work with) feel they have found the perfect candidate. The post When you should decline the perfect candidate appeared first on HRNasty.

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17 Traits Of Ineffective Leadership (And Ways Leaders Can Improve)

Forbes Coaches Council

To turn things around, leaders who are struggling in their roles must first learn how to identify their own ineffective leadership styles, habits and behaviors.

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2 keys to internal talent marketplace ‘magic,’ according to Gartner

HRExecutive

Analysts say that internal talent marketplaces are an important part of the HR technology mix, but CHROs are still seeking guidance on how to turn these tools into a business win. - Advertisement - Earlier this year, analyst Josh Bersin told HRE that the landscape of internal talent marketplaces has added as much value to the industry as any other category in his career. “In some senses, it’s eating talent management from the inside out,” he said.

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Four questions you must answer to achieve an unbeatable culture

HR Zone

Culture [1] is the DNA of your organisation: it’s the way you work, what you see, do, feel and hear.

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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 Develop an Effective HR Strategy [2024 Edition]

Analytics in HR

It takes a capable workforce to meet the demands of an organization’s ambitions. When HR practices link employees to business goals, outcomes improve. An HR strategy centers HR efforts where they need to be to help the company thrive. In this article, we will explain how an HR strategy impacts daily HR practices, look at some examples, and provide tips on how to develop an HR strategy.

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Keys to a Positive Employee Experience in the New World of Work

TalentCulture

Sponsored by Cleary Leaders, I have two critical questions for you: 1) Does your organization truly provide a positive employee experience? 2) Would your employees agree? If you’re not sure, I get it. These days, most organizations are struggling to close a serious gap between leaders’ perceptions and workforce realities. For instance: 74% of executives […] The post Keys to a Positive Employee Experience in the New World of Work appeared first on TalentCulture.

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360-Degree Feedback Programs To Help Your Company Grow

HR Digest

The term 360-degree feedback has gained global popularity with reports from Forbes indicating that more than 85 percent of Fortune 500 companies use 360 feedback to review their employees regularly. A 360-degree appraisal system provides an elaborate set of criteria to evaluate an employee. The evaluation report is a compilation of feedback from managers, peers, and juniors.