Wed.Sep 18, 2019

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Not Being There

General Information Services

There was a very cool film that came out in 1979 called “Being There.” Peter Sellers played Chauncey Gardiner, an unusually simple man who only knew – and could only understand – what he saw on television. For him, the real world and the one on TV. Visit the HireRight Blog to read the full article.

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Boosting Employee Engagement Through Career Conversations

15Five

Want to increase employee engagement? It’s time to look at the career conversations you’re having with your employees. Traditionally, career discussions have been tagged onto the annual performance review process, meaning they occur far too infrequently and with an already painful process. As more companies realize continuous growth and development conversations are a priority for employees, companies are shifting the way they handle reviews altogether.

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Best Practices for Scaling Up an Employee Experience Program

Workology

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At Some Point, You Have to Talk with the Executive Team

Compensation Cafe

This "war story" is the one about the Compensation Director who hired a firm to develop a new compensation program. Her idea was to address a number of problems that she believed were obvious obstacles to the compensation plan's effectiveness. After a few weeks working with a consultant, the preliminary design was completed and she presented it to the executive team.

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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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Office Dress Code Policies in Today’s Workplace

Best Money Moves

Office dress code policies in today’s workplace. Where should employers draw the line? Are ripped jeans, leggings, or open-toed shoes acceptable at work? What is an appropriate dress code policy for 2019? Randstad US surveyed employees to find out. “The nature of work — where, when and how it gets done — has changed dramatically over the past several years, and many of those changes (open offices, remote work) have ultimately contributed to a less formal workplace,” said Traci Fiatte

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5 Things You’ll Never Hear an HR Department of One Say…

UpstartHR

For those of you not in the know, an HR department of one is just what it sounds like: an HR department where one person covers all the bases from an HR, talent, and recruiting perspective. I have a special place in my heart for the HR department of one, because that’s where I came from. When I worked in the HR profession, I had the opportunity to wear all (and I mean ALL) the hats, and while it was challenging it was also a lot of fun.

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Organizational Change Management: How Does It Affect Employees?

Intoo USA

Recent corporate history is filled with cautionary tales of large organizations that ultimately failed because they failed to adapt. Blockbuster, Kodak, and Toys ‘R’ Us are among the most popular examples of corporations who ignored impending changes in their respective industries. What may be surprising in each of these cases, however, is that the failures of these companies weren’t simply due to lack of change and innovation.

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bobbers Know Best: On Getting Motivated and Making Moves

Bob

Motivation can make or break your day. It’s the difference between waking up at 6:00 am for that pre-paid yoga class or hitting the snooze button four times so you can get 7 minutes and 42 extra seconds of sleep. Motivation can be found at the bottom of a coffee cup, or it can be found in your pet’s paw that you gently stroke before leaving the house for work.

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Organizational Change Management: How Does It Affect Employees?

Intoo USA

Recent corporate history is filled with cautionary tales of large organizations that ultimately failed because they failed to adapt. Blockbuster, Kodak, and Toys ‘R’ Us are among the most popular examples of corporations who ignored impending changes in their respective industries. What may be surprising in each of these cases, however, is that the failures of these companies weren’t simply due to lack of change and innovation.

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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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Ep 197 – How to Lead Remote Workers

Workology

On today’s podcast, I’d like to talk about how we as HR leaders can set the standard for our companies on communication and workflow for remote employees. In its 2019 Future Workforce Report, Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution. On today’s podcast, I’d like to talk about how we as HR leaders can set the standard for our companies on communication and workflow for remote employees.

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Don’t Fall for this Indeed Identity Theft Scam

Evil HR Lady

Michelle was looking for a job, and Rock Island County, IL, was hiring. She was excited when she got an email, sent through recruiting site, Indeed , inviting her for an interview. But before she could schedule the interview, the recruiter needed just a few things. For the next step, please email me the following information directly to [redacted] 1 – The photos of your Identification Card or Driver’s License – Front and Backsides 2 – A picture of your face (Selfie) 3 

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Recapping Oracle OpenWorld 2019 Day 3: Energizing Customer Success

Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud

Day three of Oracle OpenWorld has concluded with even more customer sessions and engaging keynotes covering the Oracle innovations and successful customer implementations. CloudFest is also tonight and attendees will celebrate a successful conference of breakthroughs at the newly built Chase Center with seven-time Grammy winner John Mayer and Grammy-nominated hitmaker Flo Rida.

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Employee rewards: why bonus culture can be corrosive

HR Zone

People. Time to ditch bonuses?

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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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how to research the company you’re interviewing with

Ask a Manager

A reader asks: When I first started job searching, I tried to research the companies a lot. That was a waste of time. No hiring manager I ever talked to quizzed me about my company knowledge. They wanted to talk about the specifics of the job. Yet I always hear you should research the company before an interview. What am I missing? I answer this question over at Inc. today, where I’m revisiting letters that have been buried in the archives here from years ago (and sometimes updating/expanding my

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9 HR Concepts and Terms You Should Know

Digital HR Tech

Human Resource Management isn’t easy! In this article, we will discuss 9 common HR concepts and terms. We will start with some of the more basic ones before discussing the more expert level HR terms. These are the HR concepts every HR professional, whether starting or having decades of experience, should know. What’s in: Engagement Job demands-resources model Strategic Human Resource Management HR analytics Employee turnover Applicant tracking system HR report Employee experience 360-degre

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Kronos Receives Quadruple Praise as a Great Place to Work in Technology and for Women

Empower Software

Kronos Incorporated today announced that, in less than a month’s span, it was named to four separate best workplaces lists by Great Place to Work, as it was named a Best Workplace in Technology in Canada; a Best Workplace in Technology in Mexico; a Best Workplace in Technology in the U.K.; and a Best Workplace for Women in India.

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Importance of Expense Management Automation in Business

SutiHR

Automating expense management can aid you to claim reimbursements quickly, minimize expense processing costs, and the time assigned to expense reporting. The Present Situation of Automation The solution enhances employee satisfaction as well as minimizes the burden that comes with semi-automated or traditional processes. But, still today, many organizations claim that they do not want to switch over to completely automated expense management software.

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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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#Nextchat RECAP: Allies in the Workplace

SHRM

On September 18, @shrmnextchat chatted with attorney Heather Bussing @heatherbussing about Allies in the Workplace. If you missed this informative and important chat, you can read all the tweets here or below: .

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The DNA of Inclusive Leadership

DDI

Inclusive leadership is more than making sure the room isn't full of the same perspectives and backgrounds. It's giving marginalized people not just a seat at the table, but a voice that is listened to, understood, and respected.

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How supervisors can support employees with ADHD

Business Management Daily

When hearing the term “ADHD” (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), does the image of a pencil-tapping third-grader staring out the window while fellow students focus on a math lesson come to mind? While the condition does affect many children, plenty of adults (roughly 2.5%, according to the American Psychiatric Association) struggle too. And as Generation Z—the group roughly defined as born between 1995-2010 —enters the workforce, experts predict adult ADHD will become an even greater con

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From Super Fan To Super Frazzled: How To Deal With Angry Coaching Clients And Followers

Forbes Coaches Council

As you build your coaching business, take the steps necessary to make sure that you act accordingly to preserve your brand and your sanity.

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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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Keeping Your Business Files Organized And Accessible

Take It Personel-ly

We have all had to ask ourselves the question “where did that file go?” It is very frustrating to not know where your business files are when you need them that very minute. Then you have to waste time looking through different files and folders trying to find what you are looking for. This is […].

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Her resignation letter described a “great experience” at work. Then she sued for hostile-environment constructive discharge.

The Employer Handbook

Fred the Oyster [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons One of the first hits when you Google ‘resignation letter’ is this career advice from Monster. The job board offers some tips for crafting a letter of resignation , among them: a statement of intent that you will be leaving your job, the date of your last day on the job, and your contact info.

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my boss’s angry husband calls multiple times a day for her

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I work in a customer service type role where I routinely deal with people face-to-face and also answer queries on the telephone, and I am required to be considerate about taking calls if I have customers waiting in line to talk to me. The working environment can be very busy but it’s something I was enjoying … until now. My manager has come into our department from another part of the company.

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Sirenum Announces Autumn 2019 Events Schedule

Sirenum

London-based workforce management vendor to appear in multiple UK and Europe-based events during the upcoming Autumn trade show season London, UK–Sirenum, the leading UK-based provider of technology solutions for innovative temporary staffing agencies, is proud to announce its Autumn schedule of events. Headlined by a sponsorship of Staffing Industry Analysts’ Executive Forum Europe event, where [.].

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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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Payactiv Becomes Public Benefit Corporation

Payactiv

Adds Conscious Capitalism Co-Founder Raj Sisodia to the advisory board SAN JOSE, Calif., September 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today, PayActiv, Inc., the leader in employer-sponsored, holistic financial wellness service for employees, announced that it has become a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) by making a commitment to producing a public benefit and operate in a responsible and sustainable manner.

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Welcome Erin DeGroot to #teamexaqueo!

exaqueo

2019 is shaping up to be a big chapter in the exaqueo story. As our client work grows and extends even more globally, our business and team is (once again) growing. This month, we’re thrilled to welcome another new team member to #teamexaqueo ! Join us in welcoming Erin DeGroot, #teamexaqueo’s newest Employer Brand Strategist. In this role, Erin will join our team of Employer Brand Strategists in helping our clients build their employer brands and the talent strategies that drive them.

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my boss spends too much personal money on us

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I work at a nonprofit institution, and my coworkers and I are paid far below market value for our skills. My manager Sam knows this and has advocated for us, but our industry and salary bands being what they are, this is unlikely to change anytime soon. In light of these facts and to build up morale, Sam has started buying us lots of things out of pocket, including fancier office supplies than we could get approved, lunches out, snacks, etc.