Sun.Oct 01, 2017

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HR Needs to Design Work For the Technology Age

HR Bartender

A few weeks ago, I published an article about the four different strategies organizations can use when hiring talent – buy, build, borrow, and bots. I’ve been thinking about the article and the implications for HR go beyond just hiring. We have to learn how to design jobs differently. I believe that human resources is the architect of work. They help the organization design good jobs.

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3 Challenges Facing L&D Experts—And How to Overcome Them

Cornerstone On Demand

You've probably heard the (unfortunate) stat: The average employee only spends 1 percent of their work week on training and development, and it's rare for existing solutions to meet learning needs during that short timeframe. It's clear that a change is needed—traditional learning methodologies tend to be burdened by information overload, content that doesn't quite meet context and the idea that one size can fit all.

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Natural High. Build resilience with regular doses of nature.

CONCERN: EAP

From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience Library These days, many of us either live in cities or commute to them for work. City life offers many positives like convenience, variety, and community. At the same time, it comes with some unfortunate byproducts like crowding, light and noise pollution and sometimes a sense of overload. Not so long ago, most of humanity (a.k.a. our ancestors) dwelled in natural environments.

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Deuter ACT Trail 28 SL Backpack is simply the best!

Take It Personel-ly

I was searching for a backpack to hit the trails with. One that would fit all my gear and be comfortable to carry around for hours on end, as the hikes that I go on can vary from a couple of hours to five to six hours in length at a time. Little did I […].

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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Natural High. Build resilience with regular doses of nature.

CONCERN: EAP

From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience Library These days, many of us either live in cities or commute to them for work. City life offers many positives like convenience, variety, and community. At the same time, it comes with some unfortunate byproducts like crowding, light and noise pollution and sometimes a sense of overload. Not so long ago, most of humanity (a.k.a. our ancestors) dwelled in natural environments.

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Natural High. Build resilience with regular doses of nature.

CONCERN: EAP

From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience Library These days, many of us either live in cities or commute to them for work. City life offers many positives like convenience, variety, and community. At the same time, it comes with some unfortunate byproducts like crowding, light and noise pollution and sometimes a sense of overload. Not so long ago, most of humanity (a.k.a. our ancestors) dwelled in natural environments.

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How HR Influences a Healthy Company Culture

HR C-Suite

Every company develops a culture over time. In some organizations that’s allowed to happen naturally, without any attempts to influence it. While this may work out well in some cases, it’s not a risk worth taking. Instead, it is incumbent upon company leadership to take the lead, define the culture they want, and make sure […].

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Natural High. Build resilience with regular doses of nature.

CONCERN: EAP

From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience Library These days, many of us either live in cities or commute to them for work. City life offers many positives like convenience, variety, and community. At the same time, it comes with some unfortunate byproducts like crowding, light and noise pollution and sometimes a sense of overload. Not so long ago, most of humanity (a.k.a. our ancestors) dwelled in natural environments.

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Overcome Fear of Forgetting

Avid At Work

Imagine it's your wedding day. You’re putting the final touches on your outfit and straightening your hair. Then a flash of realization: you forgot to make an appointment at the registrar's office. What do you do?! This happened to a groom in 2013. His response? Stage a hoax bomb threat hoping the registrar's office would close so he could "reschedule" his big day.

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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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How HR Can Cultivate Good Management Skills

ADP

Good management skills make all the difference for organizations. Here's a closer look at how HR leaders can cultivate these skills.

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How to use employee motivation to create an atmosphere of success

Reward Gateway

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The Weekly Independent: October 2, 2017

MBO Partners

News and notes for independent professionals and their clients. This is the October 2, 2017 edition.

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haircut drama, avoiding video chats with clients, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Haircut drama is disrupting my office. I’m a manager in an Human Resources department for a large company. Back in December a new employee started in our office. “Nina” wears her hair in a pixie cut. Another employee, “Mika,” got obessed with Nina’s hair. She talked about how great it was all the time.

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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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6 Questions you should ask yourself before building a feature

Typelane

Most of us have a long list of features we want to add to our product. We see these features, as the one’s that will take us a step closer to product market fit, differentiate us from competitors or even take us closer to our product goal. But with a long list of features that all seem urgent, how does one prioritize in a good way? When my team and I discuss new features, we always come back to a few simple questions that help us prioritize and navigate our long feature list.