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Guardian’s 11th Annual Workplace Benefits Study: An Overview of PEO Trends

Extensis

Reports show the number of employers using PEOs has grown nearly 40% since 2008, and Guardian’s 11 th Annual Workplace Benefits Study shares insights into why. That’s because SMBs have the extra challenge of competing with larger organizations but without the same resources or budgets to help them advance.

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Pump Up Your Change Management Competencies

China Gorman

The report, based on data from their latest “Making Change Work Study” seems a very pertinent one for the times. In IBM’s study, they consider only the top 20 percent of organizations to be highly successful when it comes to change management. 60% of organizations in IBM’s study confirm a formal career path for project managers.

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Why Are Companies Turning to Older Workers? Should You?

AvilarHR

Bouts of unemployment, lingering effects of the 2008 recession, the housing crash, huge student debt and/or providing aid to family members can explain a financial desire (or need) to work beyond a traditional retirement age. What skills and competencies are required to do the job? Stick to skills and competencies. Should You?

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Make Agility and Resilience Your Keys to Self Preservation

Degreed

In order to compete and win, you can’t let your people lose out on new skill development. Following the 2008 financial crisis, KFC “bucked the recession with a £150 million investment scheme for up to 300 new outlets in the UK by 2014 (an announcement made during the height of the recession in 2009),” according to a Cegos Group report.

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How Organizations and Employees Can Start Focusing on Wellness

HR Bartender

employers offer wellness benefits (up from 58 percent in 2008). A RAND Corporation study found that every $1 invested in wellness yields a return on investment (ROI) of $1.50. The company found that employees love to track their progress and compete during the workday. Want to introduce a practical wellness solution?

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21 HR Books Every HR Professional Should Read in 2024

Analytics in HR

It is arguably one of the most-read study books when it comes to HR. HR from the Outside In: Six Competencies for the Future of Human Resources Dave Ulrich, Jon Younger, Wayne Brockbank, Mike Ulrich What are the competencies that you, as an HR professional, should have? That’s what this book is all about.

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6 Books Every Human Resources Professional Should Read

HR Digest

The list includes both study books as well as popular HR books. HR from the Outside In Six Competencies for the Future of Human Resources, By Dave Ulrich, Jon Younger, Wayne Brockbank, Mike Ulrich. In this HR professional book, Ulrich and co-writers give information on the critical competencies of the modern HR professional.