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pushed into a work event because I don’t have kids, tickling as team-building, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, pushed into a work event because I don’t have kids, tickling as team-building, and more , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. I’m being pushed into being a team event captain because I don’t have kids. – 2018. I’m on vacation. – 2016.

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WorkHuman 2018: A team that plays together, stays together

WorkHuman

This year, we’re challenging you— Globoforce is offering a special group rate for WorkHuman 2018 attendees to bring their entire team to recharge and connect at the HR thought-leadership conference of the year in Austin, Texas, from April 2 to 5. Interested in taking your team to new levels at WorkHuman 2018?

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10 HR Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Intoo USA

Try to focus more on the new hire as an individual and not just as another body filling up an orientation meeting room. Retire name tags and really allow for new team members to mingle with each other, and foster introductions with more seasoned employees. Host meet ups in and outside of the office for all levels.

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10 HR Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Intoo USA

Try to focus more on the new hire as an individual and not just as another body filling up an orientation meeting room. Retire name tags and really allow for new team members to mingle with each other, and foster introductions with more seasoned employees. Host meet ups in and outside of the office for all levels.

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People Analytics and HR-Tech Reading List

Littal Shemer

First published: May 14th, 2018. “Effectively and ethically leveraging people data to deliver real business value is what sets the best HR leaders and teams apart. Truxillo (2018). Artificial Intelligence for HR: Use AI to Support and Develop a Successful Workforce Ben Eubanks (2018). Caughlin , and Donald M.

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Book Summary & Review — Anxiety at Work: 8 Strategies to Help Teams Build Resilience, Handle Uncertainty, and Get Stuff Done by Adrian Gostick & Chester Elton

Workplace Psychology

. * Uncertainty is exacerbated when managers don’t communicate enough about challenges facing their organizations and how those issues may affect their people and their teams. * 2) Is there anyone else on the team who could help so you could meet the deadline? (3) and Do I have a future here? For example, in Ch.

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6 Easy Ways to Improve Employee Retention

Cisive

workers voluntarily left their jobs in 2018. If your company has a culture of transparency and trust, meetings with key employees and their managers (or train the managers on how to do them without HR) can be extremely effective in improving engagement, as you’re asking “what can we do better?” – not “why are you leaving?”.