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3 Reasons To Consider A Job Share

New to HR

When you are looking for a new employee, your first thought will probably be that you need to hire someone on a full-time basis. However, The post 3 Reasons To Consider A Job Share appeared first on New To HR.

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Employee Exit – The Gracious Way to Do It

HR Digest

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s recent interview has managed to divide the whole world into two camps— those who believe and sympathize with them and others who say they might have their grouses but there are better ways of addressing the issue; you do not bite the hand that feeds you or has fed you for a long time. Aside from the family shenanigans that almost the whole world is vicariously participating in, this incident has thrown up a very vital HR issue— how to facilitate a gracious exit f

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4 Potential Disasters You Need to Protect Your Business From

Take It Personel-ly

As a business owner, you’ll likely have to face many situations that have the potential to significantly impact your business. Whether or not your business survives often comes down to whether or not you’re prepared for these situations. Although disaster preparedness isn’t the most exciting part of running a business, it’s certainly one of the […].

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Why Do We Sabotage Our Weight Loss Goals?

Thrive Global

We all do it. We set a new goal with passion and enthusiasm. We are fired up and all in. Our motivation is high and we want it really bad. I’m finally going to lose this weight! Maybe we’ve been told by our doctor we need to lose weight to lower blood pressure? Maybe we’ve realized our health is really our greatest asset. The pandemic has opened our eyes to a lot of things and we use covid-19 to scare ourselves into action.

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The Engagement Engine: Strategies for Building a High-Performance Culture

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover

Many companies strive for a positive culture with happy employees. But what if you could achieve more? High-performing cultures are the McLarens of the business world, leaving Camrys in the dust. They unlock exceptional results by fostering innovation, engagement, and continuous growth. In this webinar, we'll demystify the concept and provide practical steps to kickstart the journey toward a high-performing culture in your organization.

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What Are the Factors You Should Consider When Looking for a Potential Driver?

Take It Personel-ly

There is a saying that it is hard to find good help these days. If you want to find the best employees for your company, then you need to start at the very beginning. Make sure you hire the right person. There is a lot of demand for commercial driving jobs these days, and you […].

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What is the future of Africa

Thrive Global

Start Up Africa Women Entrepreneurship Conference, Nairobi Kenya. When I was a young girl, I dreamed of Africa … and when I was a young woman – I went… I lived in Julius Nyerere’s #Tanzania ; He was one of Africa’s boldest visionary #leaders. I witnessed his #dream of socio-economic justice for all … Truly a dream deferred for Africa — and her diaspora.

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SMART goals at a workplace with examples

Keka HR Blog

How many times have you heard the phrase ‘Work smart, not hard. ’ . We know you’ve heard it plenty of times. The key to working smart starts with setting SMARTer goals at work. There are several goal-setting frameworks out there like OKR, EFQM, etc. However, for individuals, SMART goals are the best for closed settings. They are an able ally to OKRs.

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John Putman of Nanotronics: “Food insecurity”

Thrive Global

I can only say that I imagine people to be heroes based on what we see publicly about them. The policeman who rushes into a burning automobile to pull a passenger to safety or a civil rights advocates that gives up their own freedom for the future freedom of others; healthcare workers who face the suffering and death of their patients without regard to their own health and safety?

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Trusting Relationships Advance Philanthropy During Times Of Crisis

Forbes Leadership Strategy

It’s becoming clearer every day how interdependent we are—for better and for worse. And in times of difficulty, relationships get tested, stress levels rise, and resources become taxed. But if you’ve spent the time being a solid and reliable philanthropic partner, you will be a leader people trust.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Jadell Lee: “Effective educators respond to the needs of their students through listening”

Thrive Global

Effective educators see their students potential and help to draw it out. I once had a mentor who had the ability to draw greatness out of individuals considered as the underdog. It is important for you to see people because it makes them feel like they matter. When people feel like they matter, they achieve more and they feel good about it. As a part of my interview series about “5 Things You Need To Know To Be A Highly Effective Educator”, I had the pleasure to interview Jadell Lee.

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Human Connection Is Essential To Engage Emerging Talent - And Why It Must Be Your Priority

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Emerging leaders are frustrated and exhausted in their pursuit to not only be patient with their senior leaders, but also in their efforts to manage-up and work as one - in their attempts to flatten the hierarchy. An IBM study explains why.

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Jared Paul of Amangani: “You are never done learning”

Thrive Global

You are never done learning. Continuing your studies and education throughout your career is essential to keep up with the changing times and information. I am now 20 years removed from my original studies in college and much has changed, been restudied, expanded upon, or updated with increased data and knowledge since then. If I weren’t continually reading and absorbing this new information, I wouldn’t be as successful a guide.

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Fallout And Lessons Continue From Meghan And Harry’s Interview With Oprah Winfrey

Forbes Leadership Strategy

The allegations of racism in the royal family that aired during Oprah Winfrey's interview created an obstacle for current British political relationships of all kinds and especially between the U.K. and countries dominated by people of color.

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Fortify I-9 Compliance With The All-in-one Team Training Handbook

USCIS estimates that 76% of paper I-9s have at least one fineable error —with high-volume hirers at the highest risk. But worry not. WorkBright’s Ultimate I-9 Compliance Guide is a comprehensive resource to instantly level up your team’s I-9 process and reduce your audit risk. What to expect: Written for HR teams: No cryptic legal jargon here. We’ve made it fast and easy to find concise answers to nearly fifty I-9 questions in simple terms.

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Chris DellaBianca and Audrey Gehlhausen of Billy Goat Hop Farm: “Go outside!”

Thrive Global

Go outside! If parents show their kids the beauty and power of the outdoors, they will organically respect their environment. From playing with a bug in your backyard, looking at a bird and going for a walk in the park to overnight backpacking and river trips, getting your kids to enjoy playing outside will get them to care about it. When you care about something, you’re much more likely to work to protect it.

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Companies Are Adopting AI For Supplier Negotiations, But Which Ones Should The Machines Handle?

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Enterprise AI is moving to new domains such as negotiating. There are some distinct advantages in machines being able to negotiate.

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Fiona Odeyomi of Shell Oil Company: “Respect everyone”

Thrive Global

Respect everyone. Regardless of their age, ethnicity, beliefs or sexual orientation, it is fundamental that everyone is shown the same amount of respect you would want to receive in return. As a part of my series about “Lessons From Inspirational Women in STEM and Tech”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Fiona Odeyomi. Fiona is a Senior Process Engineer at Shell Oil Company.

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Friend Or Foe: The Must-Have Feature Of Winning Collaborations

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Collaborations are critical to success, but what separates those that take your business to the next level from those that go south or come under legal scrutiny? It's all about whether and how the collaboration grows the pie.

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A Benefits Leaders Top Priority: Reducing Cancer at all Costs

U.S. employers are bracing for the largest increase in health insurance costs in a decade next year. And the largest healthcare expense to employers? Cancer.

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Dear me.

Thrive Global

Do you remember the last time you wrote your “younger self” advice? The last time that I did it, it was to my sixteen year old self, reminding myself to keep wearing sunscreen. As I look back and start to write a letter to my 41 year old self… she is saying goodbye to 2019, returning from an early January “girls trip” to Nashville, only to slip and fall on a street corner after a yoga class, and break her ankle, starting 2020 off on a bad note.

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3 Emotionally Intelligent Practices To Upgrade Your Leadership

Thrive Global

“How can I be a better leader and motivate my team during COVID? Is that something you do?” my client asked longingly. “My thinking’s never been as positive as I’d like, and I know I’ve paid a price. I also need something to fall back on when things get hard–can you help with that?” Without waiting for my reply, he went on to describe what others have called an all-too-familiar moodiness, which often results in one of two default stress reactions whenever he’s triggered—abruptly snapping a

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Building Trust And Loyalty At The Office

Thrive Global

“I’m terrified we’re going to get significantly more customers!” he blurted out at the team meeting, visibly relieved to get the words off his chest. Despite voicing the politically incorrect fear—what if we’re actually successful?—his colleagues rallied around him, offering support and seeking to understand, rather than calling him crazy. While proud of his team’s response, my client was also nervous.

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Shifting From Impulse To Greater Choice

Thrive Global

“Buddy, please don’t ever do that to me again.” Despite the drama of the moment, his quiet self-reflection created a pause, some space, to be able to shift from reflexivity to greater choice. Rather than act on his initial impulse, which was to reactively yell, “Get in the car! How can you be so irresponsible and disrespectful? You’re so grounded!” Consciously aware of his choices around how to respond to his teenage son who had missed his curfew by several hours, and still hadn’t been heard fro

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Bridging the Gap: The Intersection of DEI Initiatives and Employee Benefits

Speaker: Jaye Johnson, CBP

Unlock the secrets to transforming your organization’s employee benefits into a strategic tool for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). During this informative session, we will discuss common pitfalls in traditional benefits and then delve into the essence of DEI in employee-centric benefit offerings. This involves not only defining DEI in the workplace but also understanding the pivotal role that employee benefits play in fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.

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I’d dance alone in public and not give a damn

Thrive Global

If I had the opportunity to go back in time and give myself one piece of advice, pre-pandemic, I just couldn’t do it. I simply couldn’t choose between all the tidbits of wisdom that I’ve gained during this time. Each is monumental and will play a role in shaping my future. Never one to be confined, I won’t do so to my words or my desire to help others through them.

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“Be grateful for being a survivor of whatever challenges you have been through”, Danny Vann and Parveen Panwar, Mr. Activated

Thrive Global

Be grateful for being a survivor of whatever challenges you have been through. They are ALL growth opportunities. Don’t be negative or turn bitter. As a foster care survivor, I was supposed to wind up homeless, incarcerated and become a non-college-graduate failure. I overcame ALL of those challenges?—?in spite of being in the Foster Care system for over 5 years, emancipating out at 17, going through my own two divorces, a heart attack AND now the COVID-19 lock-down (I am severely compromised &#

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“Flexibility, Stress Tolerance, and Optimism”, Roberta Ann Moore of EQ-i Coach and Parveen Panwar, Mr. Activated

Thrive Global

The Stress Management composite subscales are: Flexibility, Stress Tolerance, and Optimism. A wonderful exercise to increase your Stress Tolerance is to figure out how to add meditation or journal-writing into your schedule. Stress Tolerance is the ability to take things in stride without being emotionally thrown off course when a crisis hits or things get rough.

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“No matter what happens, its your fault”, Jessica Stroud of ‘The Lady CEO Initiative’ and Parveen Panwar, Mr. Activated

Thrive Global

“No matter what happens, its your fault.” As a leader, you don’t get to make excuses. If something goes wrong inside of your company, ultimately the blame falls on you. When one of my team members or agents messes something up, I don’t get to play the blame game. I get to jump in and see how we can work together to fix it. Over the last 5 years, I have graciously received almost 3,500 referrals.

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The Ultimate LMS Buyer’s Guide: Everything You Need to Know When Purchasing an LMS

Whether you’re shopping for your very first learning management system (LMS) or looking to upgrade, the process can be overwhelming. With so many vendor options, each with its own multitude of features and pricing structures, even the most seasoned educators, trainers, and business leaders can feel lost in a sea of choices! Finding the LMS that’s best suited for your organization requires a planned, strategic approach.

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4 Ways To Attract Positive Energy To You

Thrive Global

Like attracts like, and we each attract and create our world. By focusing not on what was, only what can be, and eventually, what is, we can create the world we choose. Guess what? Whatever we direct our attention to will expand. The result of a focus on scarcity is a life of fear, stress, and anxiety. Make the decision to change our mindset, and walk the path of abundance, great things start happening.

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Dr. Melanie Hicks of InPursuit: “Encourage Failure”

Thrive Global

Encourage Failure?—? For more than two decades I have used experiential education as the foundation of my teaching philosophy. Perhaps it’s my own propensity to be more excited by things I can visualize or interact with hands on. Beyond just the interest level of students, project-based learning is considerably more demanding of students, engaging more critical thinking skills, greater organization and planning and more collaborative interpersonal skills.

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Dr. James Michael Burkett of Florida Technical College: “Being an educator is creating a living legacy”

Thrive Global

Being an educator is creating a living legacy. We may never build the Eiffel Tower or Great Pyramid, but the legacy of an educator goes on in every student they impact. That is powerful and gives meaning to our work. As a part of my interview series about “5 Things You Need To Know To Be A Highly Effective Educator”, I had the pleasure to interview Dr.