Tue.Feb 19, 2019

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The Better Way to Handle Headcount Reduction

Visier

There are a number of reasons that companies resort to layoffs , including cutting costs and unavoidable staff reduction. Navigating a reduction in workforce is a tricky and sensitive process. The use of people analytics in reducing headcount can provide HR managers with the data necessary to make the most informed and beneficial decision for the organization.

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Your Weekly Dose of HR Tech: Pocket Recruiter (@pkrecruiter)

The Tim Sackett Project

Today on The Weekly Dose I review the recruiting technology, Pocket Recruiter. Pocket Recruiter drastically reduces the time it takes to screen, source and evaluate candidates, helping recruiters achieve a higher interview to placement ratio. Pocket Recruiter is one of these new recruiting technologies built around the concepts of Machine Learning and A.I.

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Quebec: Changes to Labor Standards for Employees

Global People Strategist

Intended to take effect in January 2019, Québec’s National Assembly recently enacted Bill 176, entitled An Act to amend the Act respecting labor standards and other legislative provisions mainly to facilitate family-work balance (Bill). The Bill was approved on June 12, 2018 and is set to affect non-federal employees in Quebec, or about 90 percent of the workforce.

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update: we have twice-daily mandatory group therapy at work

Ask a Manager

Remember last week’s letter-writer whose office was requiring people to attend twice-daily group therapy ? Here’s the update. Hi! OP here! OMG it’s been a week. So when I wrote this, I called out the whole week because I couldn’t wrap my head around all of this, and I had luckily enough gotten a job interview somewhere else. I appreciate your comments and the support and advice and I’m going to give some back.

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Preventing Workplace Violence and Complying with California’s New Legal Requirements (SB-553)

Speaker: Speakers:

Every company everywhere should have a plan to combat workplace violence and properly respond to violent incidents. California has stepped to the plate and become the first state to mandate workplace violence prevention requirements for employees and employers. Even if you are in a different state or country, these workplace violence requirements are applicable to almost every employer anywhere.

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Want to Attract Top Talent? Provide the Best in Employee Benefits: Financial Wellness Plans

TalentCulture

The first quarter is widely known as the biggest hiring season of the year. As you post job listings, interview candidates and narrow down your top choices, you may wonder: In a job applicant’s market, how am I going to ensure that the best and brightest join my team? Over 300,000 jobs were added to the market in December, which means you have to work harder than ever before to win over top talent.

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How to Train Someone to Translate Business Problems into Analytics Questions

Analytics in HR

Analytics translators perform some of the most essential functions for integrating analytics capabilities in a company. They define business problems that analytics can help solve , guide technical teams in the creation of analytics-driven solutions to these problems, and embed solutions into business operations. It’s specialized work, calling for strong business acumen, some technical knowledge, and project management and delivery chops.

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Ep 169 – Inclusion and the Use of Gender-Neutral Pronouns in the Workplace

Workology

As a society, we have grown up with the use of certain pronouns to use that refer to a person based on a male/female and using a singular/plural framework. However, this is changing, and a growing. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution. As a society, we have grown up with the use of certain pronouns to use that refer to a person based on a male/female and using a singular/plural framework.

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Understanding Key Performance Indicators for Employee Training Programs

BizLibrary - HR

We'll help you understand KPI development for employee training programs (with some KPI examples to get you started) so you can prove how deep the value of learning goes in your organization. The post Understanding Key Performance Indicators for Employee Training Programs appeared first on BizLibrary.

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3 Trends That Will Shape Recruiting in 2019

SHRM Resources

In 2019, employers will entice applicants by hiring for soft skills and potential, offering more-flexible work options and being more open about pay.

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The Definitive Guide to Onboarding for 2024

Hiring a new employee is an expensive and time-consuming process. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it typically costs $4,425 to hire a new employee — not to mention the 36 days the average team spends trying to fill a position. Yet nearly 1 in 5 employees (16%) of employees quit in their first week — and 17% leave after the first month.

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14 Ways To Build A Company Culture That Embraces Change

Forbes Coaches Council

Change is inevitable in business, and helping their employees accept and adapt is an important role for business leaders. Members of Forbes Coaches Council members share 14 tips for building a culture of adaptation and flexibility.

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What Companies Need to Know to Retain New Moms

SHRM Resources

Re-entering the workforce after a significant time away for any reason can be difficult. New mothers returning to work after childbirth and women who have taken a career break to have children, however, experience a unique set of stressful challenges.

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5 Reasons Why You Can’t Get Enough Job Applicants

Criteria Corp

Companies are in a crunch to find the right candidates for their open positions, and one of the biggest reasons for this is that they simply aren’t getting enough applicants in the first place. When your goal is to hire the best person for the job, you don’t want to feel constrained by a tiny applicant pool.

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How Angry Leaders are Perceived and Why It Matters

IO At Work

Researchers study the types of inferences followers make about angry leaders in the workplace and provide recommendations for organizations.

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9 Leave Management Mistakes To Avoid This Year

The article talks about the 9 leave management mistakes that you should be avoiding with smarter technology in your organisation and save business costs.

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What Women Want: Empathy Mapping and the Candidate Experience

Allegis Global Solutions

We talk a lot about the concept of “ candidate experience ,” and rightfully so. It’s one of the most essential topics in resourcing today. The thing we so often forget, though, is that the experience of every candidate, even when the position and process are the exact same, will differ dramatically.

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Developing Leadership Influence In Your Industry And With Your Team

Forbes Coaches Council

What is the difference between being a leader in your industry and being a leader of a team? Do you have to choose between one or the other? Which should you work toward first? It all depends on your current roleand the type of leader you aspire to be.

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How Would Employees Describe Your Culture?

HR Management

Culture is the personality and character of your company. How would employees describe your culture? The culture is toxic. Leaders are the worst. Don’t worry about it, just do it. Culture, what culture? No one cares what I think. I don’t tell people where I work. Or…. Our leaders inspire me. We’re all about excellence. It’s the way we do things around here.

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13 Tips To Help Business Leaders Accept Not Always Having 'The Answer'

Forbes Coaches Council

Regardless of their years of experience, business leaders must be comfortable with the idea that they won’t have the solution to every problem. Forbes Coaches Council members offer advice for leaders who want to build a culture where all team members collaborate to solve problems.

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Your 2024 Annual Talent Acquisition Roadmap: Its Seasonal!

Recruiting is seasonal! Our popular Talent Acquisition Roadmap helps you master seasonal hiring like a boss. We break down key data on the ever-changing job market so you can take advantage of peak hiring times and ace recruiting even in slower seasons. Whether you need to scale up your team quickly or get creative in tighter times, this roadmap helps you understand the recruiting landscape.

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How Women In Tech Can Build Solidarity Together

Forbes YEC Women

While the obstacles to female career advancement are substantial, there’s also a lot of opportunity to lean on one another to get ahead.

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How to Ask a Great Question

HR Examiner

Can a giraffe touch its nose with its tongue? We have most of the knowledge of the Universe in our pocket, along with a whole lot of things we may never understand. Like reality shows, overexposed photos of ugly dresses, and tattoos of unicorns in compromising positions. (No. I’m not giving you a link. Google it.). We really don’t have to remember or know information.

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How Being a New Parent Changed My View on Change at Work

Root

I always thought I was good with change – I adapt easily and I’ve thrived in a job where every day looks different. Turns out, I’m terrible at change. The 40 weeks a woman spends being pregnant doesn’t prepare her for the actual change that happens when you go from being two adults in control of their lives to two adults at the beck and call of one tiny human.

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Sonic Boom: All fluff?

Sonic Boom

Oh come on – you’ve thought the same thing at one point or another, haven’t you? I mean really – we founded our oh-so-disruptive-at-the time company based on the tagline, “Wacky Wellness Works” – on the premise that making corporate wellness fun and social would drive more engagement, which would translate into sustainable health-habit improvement.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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The Success Secret Leaders Can Borrow From Michael Phelps

Forbes Coaches Council

What can you ask yourpotential client that nobody else is thinking of? What is an unexpected perk you can offer that your competition isn't doing?

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Accountants and The Gig Economy: A Match Made in Heaven

ADP

Accountants and the gig economy need each other, but can they overcome their trust issues and fickle natures and learn to embrace each others' strengths?

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how do I rebuild my career after destroying it in my 30s?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I was relatively successful in my twenties. I got a job right out of college and climbed the ladder, going from an assistant position to a director position, all at the same workplace. I even accomplished some pretty amazing things—many of which are still in place. My personal life exploded in my thirties as my marriage took a turn toward the abusive, and I became a worse and worse employee, eventually agreeing to resign under (appropriately) frosty terms.

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How Can Financial Wellness Be Improved?

Best Money Moves

How can financial wellness be improved? Overspending and credit card debt is pulling employees further away from building savings and financial security. Financial stress is getting worse, making financial wellness programs a critical benefit offering for employers. 74 million Americans have more credit card debt than emergency savings, according to a new survey by Bankrate.

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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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The Seven Critical Pillars Of Your Personal Brand

Forbes Coaches Council

Understanding your personal brand can set you apart as a business leader.

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Why You Should (Almost) Always Offer Severance Pay

Evil HR Lady

A severance package can seem somewhat silly. Why should you offer money to someone who will no longer be working for you? The reality is that any time you terminate someone, you should offer severance pay — or at least strongly consider it. Remember that before you initiate termination, you always want your employment attorney to double-check that you’re in compliance with all laws and that your documents are in order.

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Why we love John O’Leary 

Limeade

Life brings both challenges and joy, but it’s what you choose to do that defines your future. This is true in both work and life. Pursuing your own journey of transformation, to wake up to the fullness of your life, embrace each moment as a gift and celebrate the joy of life — according to John O’Leary , it’s your choice. And he shares his life lessons as an invitation for you to choose.