Mon.Jan 06, 2020

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2020 Is The Year of HR Playing Offense.

The HR Capitalist

Welcome to 2020. New year, new decade, new YOU. I don't have resolutions as much as I have needs. And my biggest need in 2020 is to not be a victim. Of course, I'm not really a victim in the clinical sense. I have 1st world problems, I'm not currently impacted by health issues, depression, crime, etc. But, when I think about the things that are causing me stress, I can almost always track it back to my own accountability in getting in front of issues and trying to resolve them.

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Ask an HR Expert: Company Culture

BambooHR

Culture might be the single biggest challenge facing organizations today. As the director of HR at BambooHR, I’ve been lucky enough to help build and.

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How HR’s Digital Transformation Will Elevate the Candidate, Employee Experience in 2020

Sterling Check

Human resource and recruiting leaders have experienced unprecedented change in recent years. An array of workplace trends and innovations have combined to reshape how HR delivers value to its business line partners, how recruiters use next-generation technology to perform their jobs, and how the HR function is perceived in the C-suite. In this new year, many of these trends will accelerate, and new ones will also emerge.

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Partnership with finance: the holy grail for HR?

HR Zone

Business Should HR be partnering with finance?

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Catalysts For Care: Transforming Talent, Performance and Retention

Based on real-world HR experience, Catalysts for Care: Transforming Talent, Performance & Retention equips leaders in healthcare, IDD, and beyond to build resilient, purpose-driven teams. Discover practical tools and heartfelt insights to lead with compassion, elevate performance, and inspire cultures where people thrive—even in the most demanding environments.

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Time & Attendance for Engineering Environments

nettime solutions

In many engineering and IT environments, the main focus points back to security. That’s because the success of many firms relies heavily on protecting their intellectual property. Along with security, engineering firms must also focus on managing their workforce in order to maximize ROI on every project. This starts with tracking how much time your engineers and other professionals dedicate to every phase of a project or product initiative.

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The Key to Engaging New Hires: Psychological Safety

TalentCulture

For those of us who are students of engagement and team-building, we know how key trust, communication and leadership are. But when Google ran two-year study into what makes teams successful, it unlocked a surprising key to high performance and fertile collaboration. Dubbed Project Aristotle, the presented five key factors of great teams: psychological safety, dependability, structure and clarity, meaning, and impact.

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6 Types of AI or Intelligent Tools in HR Tech

HR Examiner

It’s important to understand the broad categories of intelligent software and AI that are available to you in today’s HR Tech marketplace. Let’s round them all up. Keep in mind that the narrower the problem, the better the tool is likely work. This can mean that larger system implications are overlooked in the pursuit of a problem small enough to be successful. 6 Types of AI or Intelligent Tools in HR Tech.

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Tackling mental health issues at work in 2020

HR Morning

We are at a critical juncture in how we choose to address and tackle mental health issues at work, and in our larger society. There is no debate that the conversation is shifting. Awareness about mental health issues is becoming mainstream with actors, musicians, sports celebrities, and even the British royal family raising their voices, sharing their stories, and making it “okay to not be okay.”.

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3 Must-Read Digital HR and HR Tech Articles of 2019 (and 1 Bonus Article)

Digital HR Tech

It’s time to kick off the year with an overview of not-to-be-missed Digital HR and HR tech articles of 2019. We’ve selected some of last year’s best pieces and listed them in a single post for you. So sit back, relax, and enjoy these must-reads. #3. What is an HRIS? An HR Practitioner’s Guide. Granted, this first article on our must-read list isn’t the most exciting one.

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Smart Tools & Strong Teams: A People-First Approach to AI in Sales

Speaker: Matt Sunshine, CEO at The Center for Sales Strategy

AI isn’t replacing salespeople—it’s empowering them. The most forward-thinking sales organizations are using AI to enhance human performance rather than eliminate it. From coaching and messaging to prospecting and pipeline accountability, artificial intelligence is giving managers and SDRs the new tools they need to work smarter, sell better, and close more.

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HSA vs. FSA: What’s the Difference?

Patriot Software

Offering employees attractive benefits is a great way to improve engagement and retention. FSAs and HSAs are healthcare plans that cover medically-related expenses not included under a traditional health plan. Do you know the difference between HSA vs. FSA? Both employers and employees should understand the difference between HSA and FSA. Read on to learn […].

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How to Succeed at Employee Recognition

MTM Recognition

Increasing your employee engagement, offering the best employee experience, and decreasing turnover & burnout are all influenced by one thing – an excellent employee recognition program. And since over 80% of organizations offer some form of company-wide recognition, succeeding at employee recognition can offer big rewards. With more workplace research being published every day, MTM Recognition gathered up the top five tips to make the most out of your program, ensuring you succeed at employ

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Ready To Go

NoExcusesHR

I'm ready to go. It's Not About the New Year Identifying goals, resolutions, or whatever you prefer to call the "beginning of the year lists" can be fun, inspiring, and confusing all at once. Are we supposed to have lists? Yes we are! Is there something special about the year flipping that should move us forward differently than the rest of the year?

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15 Clear Signs Your Employee Deserves A Promotion

Forbes Coaches Council

Forbes Coaches Council experts identify the ways you can tell if your star employee is ready for their next challenge.

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Why Equity-Driven Talent Strategies Are The Competitive Advantage You Need

Speaker: Anise Wiley-Little

In today’s rapidly shifting workplace landscape, this presentation explores how Human Resources professionals can lead the transformation toward inclusive, equity-centered practices that don’t just align with organizational values but drive innovation, retention, and long-term profitability. Framed through the concept of the economics of belonging, we’ll examine how inclusive design across hiring, development, and leadership pipelines creates measurable value for both for-profit and nonprofit or

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HSA vs. FSA: What’s the Difference?

Patriot Software

Offering employees attractive benefits is a great way to improve engagement and retention. FSAs and HSAs are healthcare plans that cover medically-related expenses not included under a traditional health plan. Do you know the difference between HSA vs. FSA? Both employers and employees should understand the difference between HSA and FSA. Read on to learn […].

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Promoted To Management? 15 Ways To Navigate Workplace Relationship Changes

Forbes Coaches Council

Unsure how to interact with your current and former peers after a promotion? Forbes Coaches Council experts recommend the best course of action.

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10 Tips on Writing Emails That Will Land Interviews and Meetings

GetFive

By Rob Hellmann, GetFive Certified Coach. It’s a cold fact that you don’t know if many of the cold emails and cover letters you send to people are even read by the recipient. Perhaps the email subject line doesn’t resonate, or the content is too dense, boring, or seemingly pointless to engage the reader. Whatever the case, many have found that following these 10 rules has dramatically improved their email response rates. 1.

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Not-So-Quiet Leadership

Forbes Coaches Council

Our leadership may have lifelong effects, and those we lead may come to be just like us.

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AI in HR: 20+ Prompts to Use Now

AI is reshaping the business landscape, including HR. This guide is designed to help you understand and implement AI effectively for tangible benefits and a more strategic approach. Learn how to: Automate routine tasks Boost data insights Enhance employee experiences Drive HR’s strategic value Download the guide today!

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Nine Strategies For Building An Effective Business Team

Forbes YEC Women

Building a great team requires knowing what you need—or a willingness to hire those with potential.

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Practicing Self-Care: Work, Yourself And Everything In Between

Forbes Coaches Council

Self-care is about taking positive actions to address or remove everyday stressors in life.

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we got quizzed on our new boss’s horses, family, and vineyard

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’m a contractor at a big company that has some ongoing labor disputes. While I’m in a different division than the several others that have strikes planned, it has bled over into some of my team in that we’ve been asked to add coverage to some areas during planned strikes. A few months ago, we had a reorg and have a new grandboss, “Alex.” Alex is new to the company and has done a lot of work to try to get to know the business and the people involved.

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How To Start A New Career With What You Already Have

Forbes Coaches Council

Focusing on that next step starts with the first step you can take from right where you are. Here is what I call the four C’s approach to starting that new career, using what you already have in your proverbial toolbox.

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Predict Retention with Confidence: What to Look for Before You Hire

Speaker: Speakers:

Turnover isn’t random. It’s a pattern rooted in hiring misalignment. In this practical, fast-paced session, you’ll learn how HR, Talent Acquisition, and Operations leaders are improving retention before day one using personalized assessments. You’ll walk away knowing how to: Identify early signs of alignment Focus on traits that truly matter Predict shift reliability with confidence Reduce risk in high-turnover roles Whether you’re dealing with summer churn or ongoing attrition, this session wil

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the new overtime law is here — if you earn less than $35,568, read this

Ask a Manager

Now that you’re back at work for the new year, you might be seeing some major changes to your pay. The new federal overtime law went into effect last week on January 1. Here’s what it means for you: If you earn less than $35,568, you now must be paid overtime (time and a half) when you work more than 40 hours in a week. Some background: T he federal government divides all workers into two categories: exempt workers, who are not required to receive overtime pay, and non-exempt worker

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The Unwritten Rules of Giving Peer Feedback

Engagedly

A lot of us are aware of feedback in the context of the manager-employee relationship. There’s also the occasional flip of the format, with employees being able to give feedback to their own managers. However, what most of […].

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The Top 5 Small Business Health Insurance Options in 2020

PeopleKeep

The rising costs of health care aren’t just a problem for individuals—they’ve also impacted businesses that make health benefits a priority for their employees. Small businesses have been particularly vulnerable. Over the last 15 years, the cost to cover one employee under group health insurance rose nearly 200 percent—from $2,196 to $6,435. These unsustainable costs, coupled with the hassle and one-size-fits-all nature of traditional group benefits, have caused many small businesses to drop hea

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my manager over-uses “like,” is lunch included in an eight-hour day, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My manager over-uses “like” My manager frequently uses the verbal filler “like” during meetings with clients. I’m strongly against policing people’s use of language, but I’m afraid he could be making my team look unprofessional. We’re government contractors, so while our team generally skews young and is used to being casual with one another, our clients are typically more reserved and expect a higher

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HR in 2026: Insights & Best Practices

Get Paycor’s guide, based on a survey of 3,000+ professionals, and learn why successful companies are: Almost 80% more likely to identify top talent through formal systems 40% more likely to protect managers’ time spent on coaching 83% more likely to plan to upskill their teams and more!

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Where Did Trust Go? Five Keys To Gain It Back In Your Team

Forbes Coaches Council

Leaders do their best to lead well. Yet, in the midst of it all, trust can erode, catching leaders off guard. What happened?

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Is Micromobility the Future of Commuting?

Commuter Benefit Solutions

As transportation continues to evolve, the growth of micromobility creates many different possibilities for the future.

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should you call in sick for a cold?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’ve always read that you should call in sick if a) you’re too sick to be productive or b) you’re contagious. Does this mean you should call in sick for a cold? That seems extreme to me, but a cold is certainly contagious-especially the first few days, which I usually spend at work waiting to see if I get worse before pulling the trigger on calling in sick.