February, 2021

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4 things to avoid if you want to diversify your talent pool

HRExecutive

The value of building a more diverse candidate pool is nothing new to most recruiters. Research has long shown that diversity among applicants ultimately leads to lower turnover, higher productivity and even better profitability. And it’s a goal of most recruiters, according to recent research that found that enhancing diversity hiring is among their top priorities for 2021.

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Pharmacies Are Staffed Up for COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

SHRM Resources

Retail pharmacies will play a vital role in administering COVID-19 vaccines this year, and CVS Health—the largest pharmacy chain in the U.S., with nearly 10,000 locations—has already done the hiring necessary to put shots in arms.

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Leveraging Data for Healthcare HR Success

Precheck

Leveraging Data for Healthcare HR Success Feb. 15, 2021. Bryan Barajas Marketing Director. Healthcare organizations are ramping up their use of data technology. In fact, 92% of healthcare executives agree that predictive analytics is critical to future growth. In a field where competition for qualified talent is fierce, HR data can provide a vital glimpse into how your people processes impact employee experience and engagement.

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How to approach pay differences for employees doing remote work

Business Management Daily

Increased opportunities for remote work are likely to stay, opening up hiring opportunities across the country. However, questions of pay differences also come into play. Do you pay a remote sales rep in Boston the same as someone based in Boise? If an employee wishes to move now that remote work is available, do you change their pay to match the location?

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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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15 Ideas for an Unforgettable Employee Appreciation Day

Achievers

Are you ready for employee appreciation day? It takes place on the first Friday of March every year, and it’s a great opportunity to show your employees how much you value them. When employees feel appreciated, they perform at their best and are less likely to leave. In fact, organizations that rate their culture of recognition highly are 3 times more likely to see increased employee retention and 2.5 times more likely to see increased employee engagement, among other benefits.

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6 ways to boost staff morale during the pandemic

Hppy

Remote working has meant that staff rapport and team morale has significantly decreased. According to a recent survey carried out on 2,000 UK adult workers, a third of employees have stated that lockdown has brought them closer to burnout. With 51% of respondents saying they are working, an extra 59 hours outside of their normal working hours, and 27% claiming that the lack of social interaction with co-workers was making the time even more difficult.

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What is mindful leadership?

Workable

Mindfulness is the human ability to stay intentionally in the present moment with full awareness and engagement, without yielding to distractions. As every other skill, you can nurture it with dedicated practice by following certain mindfulness techniques , such as meditation. In turn, mindful leadership is a mindfulness-based management approach that enables someone to focus their full attention on each project at a given time.

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How to Overcome Unconscious Bias in Healthcare

Precheck

How to Overcome Unconscious Bias in Healthcare Feb. 2, 2021. Bryan Barajas Marketing Director. Health disparities in the United States have contributed to increased death rates from COVID-19 among minority populations. Black Americans with the disease died at a rate 3.6 times higher than white Americans. The new administration, recognizing the severity of the issue, has appointed a task force to address and combat pandemic-related health disparities.

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Living Paycheck to Paycheck? 7 Tips for Avoiding Extra Fees

Take It Personel-ly

Source Living paycheck to paycheck is exhausting. As soon as your paycheck comes in, you have to spend it all on necessities like rent, utilities, insurance, and paying off debt. There’s usually little, if anything, left for savings or recreational activities. Then, something even worse happens: you’re hit with a fee. You might have missed […].

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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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8 Actionable Employee Engagement Strategies

Achievers

Engaged employees value more than their paychecks. They’re enthusiastic about their jobs and have a genuine desire to help your organization thrive. It’s no surprise that companies with high employee engagement bring in 21% more profits , while disengaged employees cost organizations in the U.S. up to $550 billion annually. As that last statistic shows, employee engagement doesn’t just happen on its own.

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HR Automation: Understanding the Limits of Artificial Intelligence

TalentCulture

Artificial intelligence has been infiltrating the business world for the past several years and has also played a major role in HR automation. Today, companies across all industries are using […]. The post HR Automation: Understanding the Limits of Artificial Intelligence appeared first on TalentCulture.

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How to avoid the common pitfalls for an exceptional onboarding experience

Hppy

Who is responsible for onboarding? Is it the human resources department or team leaders? It is common for team leaders and managers to see onboarding as someone else’s job. Socialization is a big component of joining a new team and establishing a good fit, so if no one is reaching out, then it comes as no surprise that some employees will never feel fully engaged and choose to depart early.

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HR leaders report soaring amounts of stress

HRExecutive

What’s keeping HR up at night? In a year defined by a pandemic, social and political unrest and a contentious election , well, a lot. A whopping 90% of human resources professionals say their stress has increased in the last year—47% of whom say their stress levels have increased “dramatically,” according to Human Resource Executive ’s annual survey of.

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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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Upskilling Your People: Getting Started with Skill Data

Degreed

No matter how or why you’re upskilling your people, there’s a reliable way to make learning click: make it relevant. And one of the key ingredients to relevant learning is skill data. Familiarizing yourself with the concepts behind skill data doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Understanding what it is, where it comes from, and how to get it can open up a world of new information to your organization.

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What's Your Advice to a Young Leader?

NoExcusesHR

I've had many opportunities over the years to work with a growing number of young leaders (both in years and experience.) I think that means I'm quite a bit older than I care to admit. Our conversations invariably come around to "my story" or "how did I get where I am" in my career. The answer is always a mix of education, hard work, big risks, effective mentors (both good and bad, but effective in their own way), and a little luck thrown in.

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How to Make Your Voice Heard in the Workplace (Especially as a Woman or Minority)

The Muse

Everyone—but women and minorities in particular—can struggle to speak up or be listened to at work. Here are some tips to make sure your voice is heard in common workplace situations.

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Remote Human Resources Strategies for 2021 (And Beyond)

TalentCulture

2020 was a year of job losses and significant changes for human resources and hiring teams. While the pandemic will eventually come to an end, many of the changes we’ve […]. The post Remote Human Resources Strategies for 2021 (And Beyond) appeared first on TalentCulture.

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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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Post-pandemic Company Culture: 5 Things To Start Implementing This Year

Hppy

The COVID-19 pandemic brought a series of abrupt changes into our lives. From the way we shop for groceries to the way we work, everything changes almost overnight, which is why many individuals and companies still struggle. . However, in 2021, the pandemic is still a reality and we must be prepared to face similar threats in the future. Therefore, the only way to move past it and continue our lives is to adapt and integrate the change. .

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Why HR leaders of the future need ‘the ability to inspire’

HRExecutive

Business design and transformation—topics that are driving discussions in today’s rapidly changing world of HR —have been at the heart of Mimi Brooks’ career. The former AT&T executive founded management consultancy Logical Design Solutions more than 30 years ago to support technology-driven business and people innovation. The firm has become a partner to many Fortune 500 companies and helped organizations stay on the leading edge of the many talent and tech transformations over the last thr

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Why companies must change expectations in the face of employee burnout

HR Zone

Culture Burn out: why companies must change expectations.

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7 Dos and Don’ts of Inclusion by Design

SHRM

The idea of inclusive organizational design (see “Defeat Diversity Derailers: Inclusion by Design” for the introduction) was born out of trying to explain a startling paradox: an 85 percent unemployment rate among a subset of professionals with college degrees, high levels of self-motivation and often exceptionally analytical, systematic, and innovative thinking.

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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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5 tips to help employees burn bright instead of burning out

Chief Learning Officer - Talent Management

Envision a campfire. The light illuminates the darkness, heat emanates from the flames. The fire will endure and thrive when tended with care, the added fuel and available oxygen combining to recharge the flame. This metaphor speaks directly to how we can sustain ourselves and our employees during these particularly trying times — creating the conditions for us to burn bright instead of burning out.

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HR Competencies for 2025 – A Future Standard

Digital HR Tech

Today’s HR professionals are facing a growing skills gap. A recent survey found that 60% of employees believe that their current skill set will become outdated in the next three to five years. This poses a challenge for HR. Not only will their existing skills become obsolete, but they will also need to develop new HR competencies to perform well. Stephane Kasriel, CEO of Upwork and member of the World Economic Forum puts the half-life of skills around five years, highlighting the urgency of cont

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How To Get The Best Out Of A Demotivated Team

Hppy

The coronavirus pandemic has brought with it a lot of problems and trends for businesses to ponder. Not only has there been the transition towards remote working, but also the overwhelming atmosphere of uncertainty surrounding the furlough scheme, staff turnover and client losses. This, in turn, has left many business owners and managers scratching their heads as to how to keep their staff working most productively while trying to keep their business afloat at the same time. .

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Sumser: Don’t miss these speakers at Spring HR Tech

HRExecutive

Next month’s Spring HR Tech is the result of the hard work and vision of Jeanne Achille, who—for those who don’t know—is one of the great behind-the-scenes people of our industry. Some time back, she founded and began organizing the Women in HR Tech summit at the annual fall HR Technology conference. Over the years, she delivered finesse and substance to the content.

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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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Covid-19 vaccine passports: a workforce planning issue in waiting?

HR Zone

Future Covid-19 vaccine passports and the return to work.

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4 Long Term Advantages Of Learning A Trade

New to HR

Are you looking to break into a new career? More and more people are discovering that their college degrees aren’t as applicable in the modern. The post 4 Long Term Advantages Of Learning A Trade appeared first on New To HR.

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5 Tips to Successfully Work at Home

Celarity

Working from home has become the new normal since the start of the pandemic. As companies consider how and when to return staff to the office, many discuss permanent work-from-home options or hybrid schedules. Since working from doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon, here are a few tips to keep you on-task as you continue to utilize your home as your office space. 1.

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