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How HR is Becoming a Science

HRExecutive

HR is becoming a proper science. Between the newfound ability to connect HR initiatives to business outcomes and the explosion of intelligent tools, technology is making it increasingly possible to understand and predict the organization and its behavior. We’re still in the early stages, yet it’s easy to imagine an evolution in which HR can help business leaders anticipate the results of their people-related decisions and guide them through complex decision-making.

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Dealing with difficult employees: A 5-step plan

Insperity

As a business owner, manager or HR leader, you need to be an expert at dealing with difficult employees. A difficult employee is not just a problem between one employee and another. If one person makes life difficult for the company, discontent can fester and become a major distraction. The air of dissent affects everyone and can cause a dramatic decrease in productivity and the departure of other employees.

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Shannon Arvizu, Ph.D: The Science of Building Psychologically Safe Professional Relationships

15Five

Welcome back to Talk Nerdy To Me, 15Five’s academic blog series where we get nerdy, talk to the world’s best thinkers, and break down the latest academic research that you can apply to your workplace. This time around, I spoke with Dr. Shannon Arvizu on the topic of professional relationships. Shannon is a tech sociologist and founder of Epic Teams where she applies her unique background in behavioral science, positive psychology and team performance to help Fortune 500 companies and startups de

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How to Hire Your First HR Staff Member (and who NOT to hire)

UpstartHR

Last week I had a great conversation with a $10M startup company about how to make their first HR hire, and I thought those ideas would be worth sharing here. Many of you are already HR leaders at your own firms, but you probably haven’t given much thought to this idea of starting up an HR function from scratch, and it’s a good discussion to have.

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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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Stop Spying on Social Media

HRExecutive

According to a 2011 court case, NLRB v. Pier Sixty, LLC, Hernan Perez, a server at New York-based event venue Pier Sixty, vented his frustrations with his manager in an expletive-laden Facebook post he published during a scheduled break. Ten of his colleagues saw this post, and it eventually made its way to his manager, Robert McSweeney, the target of the vehemence.

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How to Work From Home: Tips to Increase Productivity Outside the Office

Justworks

For many of today’s workers, being physically located in a specific place is no longer a requirement. With the abundance of laptops and wifi, working remotely is an option for more and more of us. At Justworks, for example, managers are free to create flexible work schedules for their teams that allow for enhanced productivity. Remote work offers plenty of positive benefits for both employers and employees, whether it happens daily or only occasionally.

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Flexible Workers Need Skills Development, Too

Allegis Global Solutions

Learning and development is a perennial challenge for companies as workers’ skills can grow stale with each passing year. In fact, one study found that the average “half-life” of a skill today is only five years. In other words, the effectiveness and impact of a skill begin to erode immediately. The challenge is not lost on employers. For decades, companies have provided opportunities for employees to advance their capabilities, whether through training, coaching, mentorship, or a myriad of lear

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Top 55 Global Job Boards

TalentLyft

We compiled a list of the 55 best global job boards out there. Check it out to find the most relevant job boards and job posting sites that best suit your needs. Advertise your open job positions on the best job boards in the USA, UK, Canada, Australia and European countries ! Read More.

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Buckeye: Espionage Outfit Used Equation Group Tools Prior to Shadow Brokers Leak

Symantec

Windows zero day was exploited by Buckeye alongside Equation Group tools during 2016 attacks. Exploit and tools continued to be used after Buckeye's apparent disappearance in 2017.

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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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#WorkTrends:How to Make 2020 a Transformational Year

TalentCulture

We talk often about the future of work here at #WorkTrends — and this week’s guest says the future will be arriving pretty soon. Brent Colescott is the senior director of business strategy and transformation for SumTotal, and he says 2020 is going to be a transformational year for the workplace. When a man whose job is literally transformation tells you that transformation is on the way, you tend to listen.

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Creative and Compliant Ways to Check References

SHRM Resources

Reference checking is a necessary evil of the hiring process, but it’s fraught with challenges. There are ways, however, that reference checkers can creatively and compliantly gather meaningful information to help employers make informed hiring decisions.

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Why I Choose Freelancing Instead of a Traditional Career Path

Workology

The term freelancer often comes with a stigma. It’s painted to be a picture of gig work or someone who wants flexibility and craves the work-life balance, but this isn’t the only reason people choose. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Boost employee engagement with these key people skills

HR Morning

With all the talk about “employee engagement,” it’s only fair to ask, “Can I really get all the people in my organization to give their best – every day?”. The short answer is probably not “all.” But with the right amount of effort you can get “most” of them to give their best … most of the time. And that’s a lot better than where most companies are right now.

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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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What Recruiters Can Learn From College Sports

TalentCulture

Several years ago, I was a coach for the Loyola University Maryland women’s basketball team. We were underdogs in the NCAA Tournament, playing an acclaimed Virginia team. There were just a few seconds left in the game. We had the ball and the opportunity to advance to the next round. We huddled together as a team and drew up what was sure to be a game-winning play.

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Creating a green workplace

Take It Personel-ly

Many people want their business to be green, sustainable, and align with their values. The challenge is that many business owners are unsure of how to do that, or where to start. Fortunately there are many green initiatives that you can adopt in the office that will make a difference. To help jump-start your sustainability […].

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Collaboration vs cooperation: what's the difference?

Jostle

Collaboration and cooperation are two words which are often used interchangeably, especially in the workplace. Both terms are so overused that their distinct meanings have blended into one. They’ve effectively become buzzwords. But contrary to popular belief, they don’t in fact mean the same thing.

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4 Reasons Why Performance Reviews Are Useful

Engagedly

Reviewing employee performance is a huge responsibility. It’s not something you can accomplish in the span of a day or a week (you might be able to if you have an exceptionally small organization). Good performance management takes […].

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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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What Happens When Your SHRM or HRCI Certification Expires

Workology

Recertifying soon? Check out our HR recertification tip sheet with resources to maintain your certification for SHRM and HRCI certifications. What Happens When You Forget to Recertify with SHRM or. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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An Antidote For Stress? Create A Morning Ritual

Forbes Coaches Council

Giving yourself white-space time through a morning ritual where you have no formal agenda, no deadline and nothing specific to get done can help you renew your resources before your day gets underway.

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Are you measuring the Intelligence of your candidates? You should be!

The Tim Sackett Project

Hire for Smarts. Train for Skill. It doesn’t sound right, does it? The old adage is “Hire for attitude, train for skill” The reality is, we probably have done this wrong for a long time. We hire for attitude, thinking we can train the person to do what we need if they just have the right attitude. Then Timmy turns out to be dumb and we can’t train him to do anything!

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Are You Accidentally Ruining Employee Engagement At Your Office?

Engagedly

Employee engagement is one of the most important aspects of current HR. Though most managers understand the importance of keeping their employees engaged and satisfied with their work, sometimes they tend to unintentionally destroy employee engagement. Do you […].

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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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12 Amazing Time Management Tricks That Will Help You Have More Free Time

Take It Personel-ly

Time management never seems easy. So, you create a to-do list, you work hard and yet you never seem to have time to have some fun. Well, this just means that you need better time management skills that can help you have more free time and work smarter. Here are some of those tricks and […].

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Keep it “real simple”

Davis & Company

You are here Home RSS feed. Keep it “real simple”. 6 quick tips to help you get through to employees. Kimberly. Cuffe. Senior Marketing Manager. LinkedIn Twitter kimberly.cuffe@davisandco.com Related work & content. One of my favorite publications is Real Simple , which provides easy solutions for everyday life. From advice on organizing a closet to tips on how to save money, the magazine contains useful, easy-to-understand advice.

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10 Great Examples of Workplace Wellness Programs

Rise

Developing a fitness or health habit can take considerable effort, with estimates ranging from 21 to 66 days of daily repetition. Considering the improvements made to the health and well-being of a workplace, and the amount of time we spend at our workplaces, it makes sense to foster workplace wellness programs. Not only does it affect the productivity output of team members, but it makes them feel good in all areas of life—including work.

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Rewarding Managers On Employee Performance Reviews

Engagedly

A very common complaint about performance reviews by employees is that they find the feedback they receive to be insufficient. Nobody wants an entire day’s worth of detailed feedback. Only 6% of organizations believe their current performance review […].

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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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The Ultimate Guide for Conducting Structured Job Interviews

TalentLyft

Structured interviews are up to twice as effective at predicting job performance than unstructured ones! In this step-by-step guide, you’ll learn everything you need to know to develop and conduct an effective structured job interview. Read More.

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The Benefits Of A Dog-Friendly Workplace

Take It Personel-ly

It’s estimated that around one in five companies in the United States allow pets in the workplace, with big companies like Google and Amazon leading the way as they seek the benefits of it. Many employers are still skeptical about the idea of dogs running around their office, but research is consistently showing that it improves the overall […].

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Don’t Rule Out Remote Workers—Get the Most from Your Remote Staff

BambooHR

It’s easy to assume remote workers aren’t as dedicated to the job as their on-site peers. For some bosses, working hard is synonymous with being.

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