Jason Lauritsen

MARCH 27, 2019

I’m just back from spending four epic days in Nashville at my favorite conference event of the year, Workhuman. As is always the case after this event, I’ve got a lot of ideas swirling in my head from the great content and conversations. Sidenote: I know I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again. If you believe that we need to make work a more human experience, you need to get to this event next year.

Compliance Training

Root

MARCH 27, 2019

The following is an excerpt from Erica Kewsin’s Bring Your Human to Work: Ten Sure-Fire Ways to Design a Workplace That is Good for People, Great for Business, and Just Might Change the World. The book translates key practices of the most human companies into applicable advice that any business leader can use to a “human workplace.” In addition to her role as author, Erica is the Founder of the Spaghetti Project, a platform devoted to sharing the science and stories of human connections with glo

Hiring Software

DISC Assessments

MARCH 27, 2019

Every company, big or small, has a starting point. That starting point represents the beginning of your company’s story. Scott McKain explains how to use your company’s story to help connect with customers, inspire loyalty, and keep them coming back! If you are able to communicate your own company narrative in a way that is interesting and intriguing, you increase your potential for lasting success and customer loyalty.

Company

Reflektive

MARCH 27, 2019

Increases in technology and employee management strategies have driven home an important point: employee engagement is important to business success, and yet woefully ignored. Gallup reports only 15 percent of employees worldwide are engaged in their jobs. American workers are twice as likely to be engaged, but even so, that leaves 70 percent of employees who are disengaged at work.

Employee Engagement

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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.

HR Software

Hppy

MARCH 27, 2019

Coaching and developing employees is always important. The first step in order to improve their performance, in any case, is counseling or coaching. When an employee reports to a supervisor, counseling or coaching is an essential part of their interaction. This is important even if the employee reports to other than the supervisor be it HR professional or line manager.

Coaching

Hppy

MARCH 27, 2019

Employees are an integral part of any organization. A lot depends on the happiness of your employees. They have the power to make or break your company’s reputation. It is well known how organizations have lost millions due to unhappy employees. When the world is on the brink of the great depression, it is one of those things which should be in the to-do lists of companies to garner happy employees.

Planning Tools

Symantec

MARCH 27, 2019

Although heavily focused on the Middle East, Elfin (aka APT33) has also targeted a range of organizations in the U.S. including a number of major corporations.

Groups

Jostle

MARCH 27, 2019

As people’s skill sets get increasingly specialized, collaboration as a practice becomes more important than ever. But what does that mean exactly? What is collaboration?

HRExecutive

MARCH 27, 2019

HRE recently conducted a pulse survey of nearly 200 respondents on the topic of HR technology, which found almost one-third (31 percent) of respondents say their HR tech spend will increase in 2019. We asked a trio of HR tech experts—Christa Manning, director of human capital management innovation at Ultimate Software; Stacia Garr, co-founder and principal analyst at RedThread Research; and Kyle Lagunas, research director for emerging trends, talent acquisition and engagement at IDC—to interpret

HR Software

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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.

Compliance

IO At Work

MARCH 27, 2019

Gender stereotypes play a role in how costly or beneficial humor is at work, including potential implications on perceived leadership and performance.

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Engagedly

MARCH 27, 2019

Employee experience is everything that an employee experiences at work from their on-boarding, interactions with their boss and other teams to the process of their work and their exit interview. It is about offering the best working experience […].

ATS

Forbes Coaches Council

MARCH 27, 2019

There's a reason why quick solutions aren't always the best.

Ask a Manager

MARCH 27, 2019

A reader writes: I wanted to run a scenario by you that happened to a friend of mine the other day. He told me that one of his direct reports had asked him for a reference for a part-time weekend gig to make some extra money. He said that this staff member was a high performer – in fact, he views him as being one of the best – and so therefore he didn’t have any qualms about giving him a reference.

Hiring Software

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?

Policies

The Tim Sackett Project

MARCH 27, 2019

It was exam season of my 2nd year at UC Berkeley, the “#1 Public University in the World”. Per the typical college student in the midst winter, I thought, “What am I going to do this summer?”. Little did I know, this single thought would change my life forever…. To paint this picture a little better, I am currently writing this blog from my desk at work in Detroit, MI.

Time and Attendance

Symantec

MARCH 27, 2019

Symantec’s ISTR reveals that 49% of cloud hacks and exploits come from email, file sharing, and instant messaging

Data

SHRM Resources

MARCH 27, 2019

Written job descriptions are strong evidence of what constitute essential job functions. Employers are afforded deference here. Taking the time to have accurate job descriptions that specify what functions are essential can literally carry the day for employers in court.

Talent Acquisition

Forbes Coaches Council

MARCH 27, 2019

Oftentimes, people aren't really listening to each other. They're coming up with their own version of what was said and how things happened.

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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.

How To

Advanced Learning Institute

MARCH 27, 2019

Creating inspiring and impactful internal communication that connects with your audience does not happen by accident or chance. Careful thought and strategy need to go into the creation of compelling communication that yields business results and desired outcomes. Surely that is stating the obvious. But is that what really happens in most organizations?

Strategy

Forbes Coaches Council

MARCH 27, 2019

Success stories are the heart of your resume and job search.

Ask a Manager

MARCH 27, 2019

A reader writes: I frequently field “status update?” requests for my projects. But I’m not sure if I’m doing myself any favors in my approach to these emails. Some of the issue here is that I work for a micromanager (Cersei) who picks apart emails, frequently changes standards, and doesn’t communicate “behind the scenes” executive decision-making to her staff.

Meeting

Forbes Coaches Council

MARCH 27, 2019

Members of Forbes Coaches Council offer strategies for coaches to effectively lead a peer-to-peer group.

Coaching

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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.

Productivity

Wellable

MARCH 27, 2019

Human resources managers and mid-level leaders hear it all the time: employees want wellness benefits. Whether those are in the form of more flexible work schedules, exercise programs, mental health resources , or financial benefits, employees want support in balancing their increasingly busy lives.

Wellness

The Tim Sackett Project

MARCH 27, 2019

Everyone’s goal is to be successful. There are little changes that you can make each day that can have a big impact on your success. Three things that are not taught in a college lecture hall, but that will make you stand out among your coworkers and be successful are: 1. Being on Time. Being on time is so important no matter what it’s for. Punctuality is great for work, attending a sporting event, or meeting friends for dinner.

Time and Attendance

Business Management Daily

MARCH 27, 2019

Theories that automation in the workplace could eliminate millions of jobs in the U.S.are starting to get debunked. The post Worried automation in the workplace kills jobs? Think again. appeared first on Business Management Daily.

Forbes Coaches Council

MARCH 27, 2019

You can empower yourself to change your own situation.

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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.

Policies

Rallyware for Human Resources

MARCH 27, 2019

According to the WFDSA, the global direct selling community involves more than 116 million distributors. In the US, this number totals 18.6 million people. However, these figures seem not so big if we take into account that between 70% and 80% of new distributors never take any further steps after they join a company. So why is there such a high level of inactive distributors?

Recruiting Software

Criteria Corp

MARCH 27, 2019

Curious about pre-employment testing? 82% of companies are already using some form of pre-employment tests to evaluate their candidates in the hiring process.

Hiring

Forbes Coaches Council

MARCH 27, 2019

As leaders, we can chooseto operate from a higher inclusive perspective or to only focus on short-term, quarter-to-quarter profits.