Mon.Oct 28, 2019

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The How of Organizational Change & the Value of Time

Analytics in HR

In this article, I will explore how to make the business case for organizational change, and how the team can deliver it. Introduction. You’re a change agent – in HR or as an advisor. You know that change is needed, but the organization hesitates. Why? And what can you do about it? This article deals with two aspects – the rational case for change, and the practical methods of delivering change.

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Social Intelligence Gives Insights Into Employee Social Media

Workology

Learn more about our HR Technology and Product Reviews here at Workology. See our FTC disclosure at the end of this review. I love social media, and I’m not alone. There is a new social media. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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How to Create and Manage an Unlimited Vacation Policy

Pingboard

Not too long ago, the idea of offering employees unlimited vacation days might have been seen as excessive or the potential cause of lower productivity in the workplace. However, nowadays, a growing number of employers are considering unlimited vacation policies as a way of providing employees with greater flexibility and a better work-life balance.

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Social Impact Heroes: Dena Hammerstein of ‘Only Make Believe’ is showing that engaging a child’s imagination is a valuable part of the healing process

Thrive Global

Only Make Believe is dedicated to the principle that engaging a child’s imagination is a valuable part of the healing process. Therefore every child in our audience takes an active part in creating a world of fantasy and fun in order to transcend the boundaries of the hospital walls. We perform for children in hospitals, care facilities and special education programs throughout the New York and Washington DC metropolitan areas, free of charge.

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Improving Access To & Utilization Of Cancer Screening With Color

Discover how Color's comprehensive care solution is revolutionizing cancer screening adherence and knowledge. Through an in-depth case study, Color's unique approach to comprehensive cancer care has shown significant benefits in increasing screening rates and enhancing patient knowledge. Participants reported a 2-3x increase in adherence to screening guidelines over just 8 weeks, with 84% of participants increasing their familiarity with timing and frequency of cancer screening.

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How to Determine If You Need to Hire Full-Time, Part-Time, or Temp Employees

Effortless HR

It can be challenging to determine what type of employee is the best fit for the needs of your business, especially if you are an up-and-coming startup. Relocation, temporary offices, changing needs and a shifting budget can all affect your hiring needs. There are a lot of factors that can play into your decision. Here are some of the things that you should take into account when you’re trying to determine if you should hire a full-time, part-time or temporary employee.

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how to get better at using a coworker’s nonbinary pronouns

Ask a Manager

The question earlier this month about how to get better at using a coworker’s nonbinary pronouns (they/them) attracted hundreds of suggestions in the comments. I’ve compiled some of them here for easy reference (and to share with others if you’d like). While most of these suggestions are for nonbinary folks, some of them also apply to people switching from he/his/him to she/hers/her and vice versa.

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Recruiting in the Age of AI

TalentCulture

I’m really looking forward to this upcoming webinar on recruiting in the age of AI. Together with SmartSearch on Thursday, Nov. 7, I’ll be diving into one of the keys to empowering recruitment today: using the latest AI technology. We all know that to be successful, any organization has to place a high value on finding and retaining the best possible human capital to drive its growth.

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The top 4 business growth enablers for SMEs

Hppy

[link]. SME growth is essential to Great Britain. There were 5.7 million SMEs in the UK in 2018. They account for 99 per cent of the UK’s businesses. . Economic growth in the UK is in the hands of the many small and medium-sized enterprises. SMEs want to grow and overall many are doing well. Some are skyrocketing. But, largely as a result of Brexit uncertainty, some businesses are struggling or putting the brakes on growth. .

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Employee recognition programs deliver real-world ROI

HR Morning

The research is clear – employee recognition appears consistently near the top of things that motivate employees to do their best work. For many workers, it means more than even a financial reward. And research indicates that cash rewards can actually be counter-productive if they aren’t combined with other ways of recognizing hard work. A Wharton School study showed that relying solely on cash rewards encourages: resentment from hard-working staffers who wind up earning less workers who cut cor

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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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HR, Holidays and Inclusion in the Workplace

SHRM

Walk into a retail store, and you’ve already seen the evidence. Each year it seems to arrive faster, and the holiday season is upon us yet again. For employees, this has many implications both in and out of the workplace. For HR, we need to be strategic with our holiday workplace happenings. Here are simple, yet important things for HR professionals to remember for a positive employee experience during the holiday season.

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A New Mom’s Reflection on Transitioning Back to Work

Newmeasures

I recently returned to work after having my first little one (a healthy baby girl!). Transitioning came with a host of emotions. – excitement, anxiety, uncertainty, sadness, relief. I am still getting used to changes with my body, breast-feeding wins and struggles, and balancing life in our new normal. Yes, postpartum brought ups and downs, though I feel lucky I haven’t been impacted by postpartum depression as many women are.

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Must-have Features for a Time-off Management Software

SutiHR

Manually handling your employees’ time-off/leave using traditional processes like paper forms, excel spreadsheets, and emails is a complex challenge. Leave management processes are more than simply approving the time-off. It also involves various aspects such as verifying company’s leave policies and rules, as well as, the individual’s employee leave balances.

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Employee wellbeing: how does racism affect mental health?

HR Zone

People How does racism affect mental health?

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From Prevention to Survivorship: How HR Can Support Employees Facing Cancer Diagnoses

Explore the latest insights from the American Cancer Society's “Cancer Statistics 2024” report, which unveils multiple alarming trends in cancer data. Cancer is on the rise among young adults, and diagnoses for 6 of the 10 most common cancers are escalating. With over 2 million new cancer cases projected in the U.S. this year, employers face increased challenges when it comes to supporting employees.

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Connecting the Dots to Find the Right Talent

RChilli

Following the right approach is the ultimate secret to attract quality talent. Every job board wants to deliver the best candidates to employers. However, candidates switch over to some other website just because their job application process is either lengthy or complicated. Thus, it is essential to follow the right path to stay at the top of the competition.

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Four Questions Every Leader Should Ask Their Team

Forbes Coaches Council

The one thing that a leader can do to grow as a leader is to ask more and better questions of themselves and those they lead.

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Examples of Expertise a Career Coach Can Provide You

GetFive

You’ve probably heard about career coaches, but you’re unsure exactly what they do. Maybe you’re hesitant to admit a little guidance would do you good, or maybe you simply aren’t sure what they could bring to the table that isn’t already there. Being skeptical is a good thing, because not all career coaches are created equal.

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Cautionary Tales From The Front Lines Of Culture-Building

Forbes Coaches Council

Want to build a strong company culture? Pay attention to the gap between the culture you are aspiring to cultivate and the culture you have right now.

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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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The Key Aspects of Holistic Health

Thrive Global

Holistic health doesn’t solely look at the physical body. Holistic health combines five aspects of health, including physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual. When combined, these five areas enable a person to live their life to its happiest and fullest. If one area is compromised, there is a chance that another area will be affected.

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Why Remote Work Doesn't Have To Be Difficult

Forbes Coaches Council

While it's easy to dismiss remote work by referencing the traditional norms of brick-and-mortar employment, it isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

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my office set up fake layoffs, coworker thinks he’s a celebrity spokesperson, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My office set up fake layoffs so my coworker didn’t know he was the only one being let go. I think my last employer may have violated some kind of law with this one. We had a somewhat troubled employee, and instead of firing him the normal way, we got him and three other employees together in a room and pretended to lay off all of them, even though they knew that the rest of the employees were going to show up the next day.

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How To Define Your Leadership Legacy

Forbes Coaches Council

Now, more than ever, we need leaders who will make their organizations better places to work through their everyday actions and decisions.

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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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In the age of legal weed, new breath tests show promise for employers

HR Morning

Employers have never had accurate drug testing options to determine when an employee might have ingested marijuana and, therefore, if they are likely to still be impaired. So most employers have policies that impose a maximum penalty for any positive test for the drug. New “breathalyzer” tests slated for release in 2020 use advanced tech to measure whether an individual has recently smoked, vaped or eaten marijuana products.

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Kickstart 2020 Using Objectives And Key Results (OKRs)

Engagedly

Have you aligned your employee goals with your organizational goals yet? If not, 2020 is the right time to get started with the practice. Learn how to establish this practice at your workplace this new year! OKRs have […].

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Why Qualtrics – Mingxin Pang – Program Architect – Paris, France

Qualtrics HR

At Qualtrics we want to connect our people to careers that feed their purpose; jobs that motivate & inspire them. This is Mingxin’s “Why Qualtrics” story. First of all, I had a great recruiting experience! The best ever, not “one of.” That’s one of the elements which drove me to make the decision to join Qualtrics. Then, it’s a “lifestyle” choice After +10 years of experience in consulting firms in France, I wanted to live a different life by focusing on people around me and on m

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my new junior employee said he’s “disappointed” in his job

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’m a new-ish manager of a small team within a small company (16 total people). I currently have two direct reports. One of them has been with the company longer than I have, and she is professional and a joy to work with. The other is a recent hire (he’s been here two months) who is right out of college. I’ll call him Jake.

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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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Only 49% of Employers Are Effective at Offering Tailored Employee Benefits

Extensis

Voluntary benefits, flexible schedules, and on-demand healthcare options are just a few of the examples of how companies are expanding their benefits and perks packages.

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Create Your Future by Building a Learning Habit Today

Degreed

We all love our smartphones, robot vacuums, and connected thermostats. On the other hand, if you’re like me, you may be wondering how to remain employable in an uncertain future. Thoughts like, “Will a robot take my job?” creep into your brain as you nervously start wondering what you can do about it. You’ve read articles about how automation will disrupt the workforce and you’ve likely already seen the effects of digital transformation in your organization.

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Key Takeaways from Berkshire's Experience at the OFCCP Academic Institution Town Hall

Berkshire Associates

On Wednesday October 23, Berkshire had the opportunity to attend the OFCCP Academic Institution Town Hall held in Washington, DC. The format of the Town Hall was more of a focus group, with members from the higher ed community, to give their feedback on the recent Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) that was recently published by the OFCCP. The town hall also presented an opportunity for key players to voice where they believe the OFCCP should be heading in the future when it comes to academic inst

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