Mon.Feb 18, 2019

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What is EQ and How Do You Improve It?

Reflektive

Emotional intelligence (EQ) is increasingly seen as an important trait in the workforce that matters as much, if not more, as IQ. People with strong emotional intelligence tend to be happier and more successful in life, and are better able to manage stress and interpersonal challenges. So what is emotional intelligence, anyway? SEE ALSO: Managing a Multigenerational Workforce in the Age of The Millennial.

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a client hit my parked car, is it gross to floss in the office bathroom, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. A client hit my parked car. I am an intern in a law office. The office has a parking lot, but interns are not allowed to park there because it is very small and the higher-ups want to leave the space for clients. I was picking up supplies for the office, so I parked in the lot so that I could unload my car.

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Is It Time to Add Flexible and Remote Work Options?

nettime solutions

Remote and flexible work options sound great in theory. After all, who doesn’t want to at least have the option to work from home, or somewhere other than the workplace? Also, with so much technology at our fingertips, working remotely can be easier than ever. However, if you’re setting up remote work options for the first time, there’s plenty to consider before you send out a company-wide email.

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#DisruptHR HSV 2.0 is Coming April 2019

UpstartHR

TL;DR version: DisruptHR HSV is coming back to Huntsville! See links below for details. Early bird tickets available through March 31st. ————-. It all started with an event. A real, no-kidding live event. Back in 2009 I had just started blogging, and a friend and I set up a mini conference as a way to get people together, expand relationships, and learn together.

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Mid-Year Performance Review Checklist for HR and People Leaders

Ensure your mid-year performance reviews are focused, productive, and growth-oriented with this practical checklist from Mitratech Trakstar. Designed for HR professionals, people managers, and team leads, this guide walks you through the full review process—from pre-meeting prep and feedback collection to action planning and follow-up. It also includes tips for creating a comfortable and effective review experience, plus ways to leverage tools like self-evaluations, PIPs, and development plans.

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The Wider Angle of the Employee Experience

Digital HR Tech

Employee experience is not only a top priority for organizations today. As d igital thinking is transforming our consumer habits and experiences in respect to every interaction we have with a person, product, place, service or company, the employee experience – which is defined by various moments – is gradually becoming an expectation from the workforce.

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managers need to stop sugarcoating their feedback

Ask a Manager

I hear from a lot of managers who are frustrated with an employee’s work or behavior, feel they’ve addressed the issue, and wonder why it’s still continuing. Over the years, I’ve learned to always ask these frustrated managers, “Exactly what have you said to the person about this?” … because more often than not, it turns out that the manager has only hinted at the problem, rather than being direct about it.

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Tell Me About a Time…Bringing Your Interviewing Game to the Next Level

The SHRM Blog

The resumes are in, the interviews scheduled, and you print up the same set of behavioral interview questions you’ve been asking for the last 5 years. But know, your candidates are prepared, they’ve researched, prepped, Googled responses to every interview question imaginable. You need to put in the same amount of preparation, your goal is to hire the BEST people, so your interview game needs to be next level.

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Tell Me About a Time…Bringing Your Interviewing Game to the Next Level

SHRM

The resumes are in, the interviews scheduled, and you print up the same set of behavioral interview questions you’ve been asking for the last 5 years. But know, your candidates are prepared, they’ve researched, prepped, Googled responses to every interview question imaginable. You need to put in the same amount of preparation, your goal is to hire the BEST people, so your interview game needs to be next level.

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Human Resources KPIs: An In-depth Explanation with Metrics & Examples

AIHR

“Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion”, is arguably Edward Deming’s best-known quote. It is impossible to improve at managing people if you do not measure the results of your work. If you do not define what ‘good performance’ looks like and how you can measure it, how will you find out if you’re doing well? So in business, if you don’t measure your progress towards your HR goals, how will you know how successful you are?

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Protect Your Business and Stay On Top of Compliance

To keep your business running smoothly (and legally), HR needs to get compliance right every time. Our HR Compliance Checklist is your go-to guide to cover the basics and start your auditing processes, helping you identify and address any gaps in your HR functions. Remember, compliance rules can differ based on industry and location—you’ll still need to keep up with changing regulations, but our checklist can help you get started.

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9 Questions to Ask Candidates' References

Entrepreneur

Job seekers aim to present themselves in the best light. But the very people they offer to validate their claims might point to other useful information.

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Just Say NO to Dangerous Winter Travel

Workology

The winter is upon most of us across the nation. For those in the northern half, we have had an extremely cold and blustery start to the new year. For many, getting to and from work has been a. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Mark These 2019 Dates for 2018 ACA Reporting [UPDATE]

ACA Times

5 minute read: Every year, the IRS requires employers to submit important ACA information to the agency and their employees. Here are some important dates to keep in mind for successful ACA compliance and submitting ACA information for the 2018 tax year to the IRS to avoid being assessed penalties. Below are a list of 2019 deadlines for providing ACA information to the IRS for the 2018 tax year: February 28, 2019: Deadline to file 1094-C / 1095-C schedules for 2018 if paper filing.

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Podcast: Meet the Consultants – Christian Nielson, MBA

DecisionWise

In this episode, we sit down with DecisionWise VP of Consulting, Christian Nielson, MBA. We discuss his career and his approach towards engagement, consulting, and leadership. As a Principal Consultant at DecisionWise, Christian leads a consulting team focused on leadership and organizational development. He and his team partner with organizations to identify unique improvement opportunities and bring about meaningful change.

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Can Your Organization Spot a Conflict Before It’s a Crisis?

Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk

In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?

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6 key features your employee training program needs – and how LMS can help

HR Morning

Hiring the right employees is important, but keeping them around and happy is just as essential. One way to do that is to provide opportunities for professional development and training as a way to encourage workers to improve their skills and engage further with their jobs. While you likely have a solid training program for new employees to get them accustomed to your organization, the training options for ongoing employees are often more limited.

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my employee is being rude to others — but I think it’s from the stress of cancer

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I am a manager for a department of 11 people inside a large organization. One of my long time employees, Zed, has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. When Zed was first diagnosed about three months ago, I asked if he might consider taking FMLA leave (our organization and state have very generous medical leave policies). Zed refused. I think it’s because being his job is a big part of his identity, so he wants to work as much as possible while he is going through chemotherapy.

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Technologies You Can Employ to Increase Office Productivity

Take It Personel-ly

There is no secret as to how you can increase collaborativeness, efficiency, and productivity at work. In fact, it’s becoming harder to increase overall team performance these days because of distractions such as social media sites. This is why more and more companies are investing in productivity software in hopes that this will solve these […].

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Black Innovators Who Made a Huge Impact on Technology

Symantec

SyBER Lead Le Var S. Shares 6 Important African Americans You Should Know.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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Escaping the Paycheck to Paycheck Cycle

Payactiv

Blog › What Employers Can Do Escaping the Paycheck to Paycheck Cycle By Insights Team on Feb 18, 2019 When you have a bill due, where do you look to pay? If you don’t have savings, you might find yourself with a tough decision. Do you go to credit cards to make ends meet or look somewhere else?… The post Escaping the Paycheck to Paycheck Cycle appeared first on PayActiv.

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The People Refrain: Caught in the Chorus of Talent

HR Examiner

“Deloitte’s 2018 Human Capital Trends Report found over 70% of respondents citing AI, robots, and automation as important. Yet, 52 percent of candidates are not even hearing back from employers 2-3+ months after they’ve applied, according to The Talent Board.” – Susan LaMotte. “We’re a people-driven business.”. “Talent is our most important imperative.”.

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How Healthcare HR Teams Can PROPEL Their Organizations to Improve

Precheck

How Healthcare HR Teams Can PROPEL Their Organizations to Improve Feb. 19, 2019. Bryan Barajas Marketing Director. Healthcare is rapidly changing. Amid the industry’s ongoing turbulence, physician and staff engagement are suffering. Burnout and turnover rates can be especially high, and can have particularly high costs, with dissatisfaction contributing to poor performance and preventable medical errors.

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Focus on productivity, not wellbeing (really!)

Human Workplaces

Just came across this great article about a company that has implemented a 4 day workweek (which is what we would call a “play” in your Culture Playbook). The crux of success for them? “ Focus on productivity, not wellbeing.” “Barnes says there are a few simple steps to follow to achieve a successful transition, and the cardinal rule is this: Focus on productivity, not wellbeing, when explaining the policy.

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The AI Productivity Shift: How 3,000 Pros And 140K Users Are Transforming Work

Hubstaff’s new report, The AI Productivity Shift, highlights how 3,000+ professionals and 140,000+ users are transforming the way they work with AI. Adoption is high—85% are using AI—and the potential is just beginning. Teams that integrate AI into daily workflows report 77% faster task completion, 70% improved focus, and stronger results across the board.

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The Viral Tweet that Explains the High Cost of Expertise

Evil HR Lady

Davy Greenberg summed up the feelings of a lot of us out there who make our living offering services directly : If I do a job in 30 minutes it’s because I spent 10 years learning how to do that in 30 minutes. You owe me for the years, not the minutes.– davy. (@davygreenberg) February 15, 2019. The tweet went viral (with 36,000 retweets and 123,000 likes at this writing) and evoked a lot of emotion.

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A Potent Human Capital Strategy needs a Potent Client Retention Strategy

Babette Ten Haken - Human Capital & Industrial IoT

A potent client retention strategy is driven by an equally potent human capital strategy. Otherwise, stakeholder churn rates negatively impact your organization’s and association’s ability to hold on to the customers you work so hard to win. Yet far too many business models and hiring practices continue to segment and marginalize internal stakeholders into revenue generators or order-takers.

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5 Reasons to Go Gray

ADP

Why should you consider hiring mature workers? Despite pervasive biases against baby boomers, they can bring incredible value to your business.

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STEAM Jobs List: 10 Careers that Combine Art and Math

EverFi - HR

While it is easy to separate interests and careers into purely left brain or right brain, STEAM programs have shown that art is an integral part of science and technology learning. Whether your students have shown interest in advanced math, engineering, or even just love video games, there is a career path out there for them. Here is a list of 10 careers combining art and math skills to spark your students’ interests in more ways than one: 3D Modeler.

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Building Compliant Workplace Violence Prevention Across States: CA SB-553 | NY S. 8358B

Speaker: Speakers:

Workplace violence prevention laws are rapidly evolving, with California’s SB-553 and New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act (S-8358B) leading the way. Join WILL’s experts for a nationwide webinar covering compliance requirements, with a special focus on these key state mandates. We’ll guide you through developing and implementing effective prevention policies, building a compliant plan, and delivering the required annual interactive training.

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Executive Communications Tip: Start with the Bottom Line

Inpower Coaching

Every single one of my coaching clients face challenges with executive communications in one form or another. The most common contexts in which these issues come up include these two dimensions of personal branding and executive presence: Communicating in an executive fashion to be seen as a potential executive (i.e., ready for a promotion) Communicating […].

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Ignore your culture and it’s likely to go away

PI Worldwide

Lin Grensing-Pophal , MA, SHRM-SCP is owner/CEO of Strategic Communications , LLC, and a marketing and communication strategist. Pophal is an accredited member of SHRM, IABC, and the American Marketing Association. She writes about topics like leadership, strategic HR skills, and strengths-based coaching for sites including Forbes and ADP. Corporate culture is a big deal these days, and it’s likely to stay that way for the foreseeable future.

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How To Develop an Employer Brand With Soul

HR Soul

Today’s talent market is more demanding than it’s ever been. According to Deloitte’s 2016 Millennial Survey, 66% of millennials plan to leave their organizations by 2020. There are 1.4 unemployed workers for every open position, and the average job opening remains unfilled for about 28 days. CEOs are concerned about the availability of crucial skills.