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18 Top Brands Changing Their Name to Avoid Racial Bias

Ongig

Many companies have been accused of having racist brands for years. They include corporate names, product names, mascots, and logos. Those accused include corporate giants such as Nestle, Colgate and Quaker Oats. We found 18 top brands in total who are making a name or branding change due to racial bias (5 more are making other changes). Most of these changes come on the heels of the recent momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement.

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7 Secrets For Female Leaders to Boost Self-Confidence

Thrive Global

Women’s confidence has taken a blow because of years of oppression, discrimination, struggling for basic rights, safety issues, and other obstacles. A woman might hesitate to speak up in meetings, fearing that her contributions will be more closely scrutinized than those of her male counterparts, or she might even refrain from applying for promotions because of a lack of faith in her qualifications.

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How to Develop Better Reskilling Programs and Employee Career Paths

Visier

Established companies are reshaping workforces at an unprecedented scale. AT&T, for example, launched an initiative to retrain nearly half its workforce to the tune of $1 billion after discovering that nearly half of its people lacked the necessary skills needed to keep the company competitive. Over a four-year period, Accenture reskilled nearly 300,000 employees , investing approximately $1 billion annually in training.

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How Connection Drives Employee Engagement

DecisionWise

With the recent shift of many employees working remoting, connection seems to be universally craved now more than ever before. Connection is, in fact, a basic human need, residing on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs just above physical safety. And yet, research shows that 40% of employees feel isolated at work, leading to lower employee engagement. Connection in the workplace is the feeling of being part of a community engaged in something bigger than any one person.

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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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Awareness: The Key to Healthy Teams

Achievers

This covers the value of awareness and is the first of a four-part blog series on mental well-being. In the midst of a heated senior management meeting yesterday on budget cuts, I noticed I was becoming agitated and frustrated at the resistance to budget cuts being expressed in the meeting. As CEO of the organization, I have a response due to the board of directors.

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my coworker told me to stop flirting with a student employee

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I am part of the HR department at my workplace, and we hired “Andre” a few months ago as a part of our student group. He’s only 18, but he’s been a hard worker and always takes initiative around the office. I was part of Andre’s interview panel, so I’ve always been in contact with him and friendly with him since we brought him on board.

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Virtual Onboarding: The New Reality

Human Resources Today Submitted Articles

Virtual onboarding is a new reality for most companies. Now that working remotely is much more common, technology plays a more crucial role than ever.

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12 Inspiring Employee Recognition Award Ideas

Achievers

At the end of the fiscal year, it’s common for organizations to acknowledge staff members who’ve given 10, 15, or even 20 years to the company. Each employee usually receives the same plaque, handshake, and five-minute speech slot. Their years of service diminished to one anti-climatic moment. This scenario is a reality for many companies, as only 46 percent of employees rate their leaders and managers above average in providing recognition.

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How to use nudge theory within HR

HR Zone

People How to use 'nudges' for inclusion.

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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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1.3 Million Workers File for New Unemployment Benefits

SHRM Resources

?States reported that 1.3 million U.S. workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending July 11. First-time claims have fallen for 15 straight weeks since hitting a record 6.8 million in late March. The total number of workers continuing to claim unemployment benefits dropped to 17 million last week after peaking at nearly 25 million in early May.

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3 Ways Structural Racism Could Be Hurting You at Work—and How to Navigate Them

The Muse

As people of color, ending structural racism should not be our burden to bear. But we still need to recognize it and take action to survive professionally.

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Solutions and strategies to ease the return-to-workplace

HRExecutive

Many employees re-entering the workplace in this COVID-19 environment are encountering an onslaught of new and creative HR strategies and technologies that may make them feel safer at work than at home. The solutions run the gamut and address the many aspects of physical interaction that have been impacted by the virus. For instance, RightCrowd Software uses Bluetooth technology and digital ID badges to continuously monitor social distancing.

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The future of employee benefits: flexible, personalised, digital

HR Zone

Employees Employee benefits: a look into the future.

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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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15 Considerate Ways To Encourage Shy Employees To Share Their Input

Forbes Coaches Council

Some employees may feel uncomfortable sharing what's on their minds. It's up to managers to help employees feel comfortable enough to share their insight with the company, without making them feel pressured.

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The Importance of Using the “Write” Language

Robin Schooling

“I’m going to issue a write-up.”. “He should be written up.”. “Her manager is going to give her a write up.”. “HR must be present when a manager gives an employee a write-up.”. “Should I write-up this employee?”. “The employee refused to sign the write-up.”. “Write-ups don’t work; our employees are still doing the same thing.”. **. I can barely begin to tell you how I abhor this list.

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Ep 235 – Better Healthcare Benefit Communication 365 Days a Year

Workology

With so many changes in with HSA, ACA, and new telehealth and telemedicine options, plus FSA, HSA and EAP options, employees are overwhelmed by making upcoming benefits and health insurance selection. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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How to decide when to re-open your business

HR Zone

Change Step-by-step guide to re-opening your business.

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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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5 Tips on Improving Communication in the Workplace

6Q

Good communication is a vital ingredient to any successful team. Without it, ideas don’t get shared, arising conflicts remain unresolved, and workflow grinds to a near halt. In this article, we discuss five essential tips on improving communication in the workplace. In the workplace, communication plays a key role in any organisation’s productivity and efficiency – from nurturing genuine interpersonal relationships among employees to generating brilliant ideas on how to improve work processes to

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4 steps for digital success in the COVID-19 era

HRExecutive

Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic , the “future of work” is no longer a concept, says HR industry analyst Jason Averbook. Jason Averbook. “The future of work has smashed into this world of now,” Averbook, co-founder and CEO of Leapgen, said on an HR Technology Conference webinar this week. “We have to start thinking about ‘now’ in completely different ways than we have in the past.”.

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5 Strategies for Recruiting in a Post-Pandemic World

Vantage Circle

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the business world in every possible aspect. From the stock market crashing to unemployment rates reaching record lows, the past few months have proved to be incredibly challenging in every sense of the word. With so many companies forced to lay off employees and so many employees without work, looking ahead to the post-pandemic world is filled with uncertainty.

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How to maintain employee social wellbeing while working remotely

HR Zone

Culture Sustaining workplace friendships.

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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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Embrace the Suck

Jason Lauritsen

Embrace the suck. This is a familiar phrase for those who have served in the military. It’s a way to remind yourself or others that what you are doing is hard but important and that you need to keep going. The difficulty and discomfort of the experience are a necessary part of the mission or process, so there’s no point in wasting energy complaining.

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Fixing What People Buy because Clients are not Sold What They Need?

Babette Ten Haken - Human Capital & Industrial IoT

Today, let’s ideate together. Take a deep breath. Relax. Let’s innovate. What happens to your revenue stream when employees stop fixing what people buy? Because clients are not sold what they really need. When internal teams actively drive revenue? Instead of serving as order-takers buried in departments traditionally perceived as cost-centers.

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The Weekly Dose: An Updated @Workday Recruiting Roadmap!

The Tim Sackett Project

Today on the Weekly Dose I dive into largest and arguably fastest-growing recruiting technology on the planet, Workday Recruiting ! Workday Recruiting currently has over 2350 clients, all of which would be considered enterprise, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 are currently using Workday for recruiting. Let that sink in a bit. A decade ago, no one was using Workday to recruit talent, and now over 50% of the largest organizations on the planet are using it!

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Culture transformation: changing behaviours in the post-pandemic workplace

HR Zone

Culture How to make good culture habits stick.

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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 Top Three Leadership Skills Needed Post-Pandemic

Forbes Coaches Council

Calling all leaders — the world post-Covid-19 needs you! Here are three skills to help ensure success as businesses begin to re-open and the economy starts to move forward.

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As Employees Become More Productive Working from Home, they are Less Likely to Want to Return to the Physical Workplace After COVID-19

Perceptyx

During our May 7 th Insights Discussion , we shared that just 30% of employees wanted to return to the physical workplace after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Coronavirus resource spotlight: Virgin Pulse’s return to work service

HRExecutive

Here’s a look at the health company’s tool for employers, which combines live health coaching, screening, monitoring, analytics and more. What it is: Virgin Pulse’s VP Passport. The new app, which can be configured to reflect employer-specific cultures, structures and protocols, leverages components of Virgin Pulse’s wellbeing platform in an effort to help organizations safely reopen their workplaces amid COVID-19.