Wed.Nov 13, 2019

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An Updated View on Career Development

Julie Winkle Giulioni

(Adapted from Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Organizations Need and Employees Want ). In the seven years since Beverly Kaye and I originally wrote Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go , career development has only become more important. In today’s business environment, talent continues to be the major differentiator. As artificial intelligence and other advances take hold, we’re comingto terms with the reality that there’s no substitute for what human beings are uniquely suite

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Create an internal communications plan in 7 steps

Jostle

I always find it perplexing when I learn that otherwise successful companies are neglecting their internal communications. They either undervalue it, or they’ve never spent time putting together an internal communications plan. And that’s a big misstep.

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Common errors in employee engagement programs (and how to fix them)

Poppulo

Good intentions don’t always equal good results. A key goal most internal communication departments aim for is improving employee engagement. Nearly two-thirds of IC professionals say they believe the department plays a key role in driving employee engagement. Yet Gallup’s 2017 State of the Global Workplace found that only 15% of employees feel invested or enthusiastic in their work.

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Can Comedy Help Develop Leaders?

GetFive

The newest trend in executive leadership coaching: stand-up comedy? Well, not exactly. But there was an interesting article in The Economist this month, “ What companies can learn from comedians ,” that profiled an interesting side gig for The Second City, the venerable comedy troupe in Chicago that has spawned comedy royalty Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, John Candy, Bill Murray, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Eugene Levy — the list goes on.

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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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3 Metrics Your Staffing Firm Should Be Tracking

PandoLogic

Staffing agencies have a lot of data to maintain, from candidate tracking systems to job ad sites. If you're like most agencies, the metrics that get the most attention often have to do with cost. But there are a lot of.

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What You Need to Know About New York State's New IVF Mandate

Justworks

About 9% of men and about 11% of women of reproductive age in the United States have experienced fertility problems. Infertility affects many people and is often a misunderstood condition. While there are a number of alternative methods of reproduction, these alternatives can be very costly. One of the most frequently used fertility treatments is in vitro fertilization (IVF).

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The Look-Back Measurement Method Can Help Prevent ACA Penalties

ACA Times

4 minute read: Determining the accurate full-time employee count during a calendar year is important for Affordable Care Act compliance. Classifying employees incorrectly can lead to inaccurate information being submitted to the IRS in annual information filings. This can result in receiving an ACA penalty notice from the IRS. When trying to determine whether employees are considered to be full-time under the ACA, employers must use one of two measurement methods mandated by the IRS: the Monthly

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Five Recruiting Trends for the New Decade

SHRM Resources

?Traditional job interviews leave something to be desired. Relying on hiring managers to handle them without injecting some level of personal bias is fraught with risk, and the fact that many busy managers would rather not spend time interviewing candidates in the first place only compounds the problem.Enter the Tengai HR robot. This 16-inch-tall robotic device gets right to the task without stopping to engage in small talk with each applicant.

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my coworker wants “pawternity” leave

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’m a middle-aged woman who works in an office with other women in the same age range as myself. Half of our office are parents, the other half are not. One of my coworkers is fairly open about being and remaining child-free. She’s spoken about donating to abortion access funds, and in her personal life has counseled younger women who are on the fence about children to delay or remain child-free.

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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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5 Employee Mental Health Initiatives For Your Organization

Engagedly

Managers work really hard to improve their workplace culture by addressing various issues like work-life balance, workplace bias, bullying etc., and establishing intact policies against these issues but mental health is one of the most underrated workplace issues […].

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Tips For Women In Leadership #TXConfWomen Exclusive

Workology

Tips For Women In Leadership #TXConfWomen Exclusive The Texas Conference for Women sparked a fire inside thousands of women that will continue to burn as we are paving the way in leadership. Names. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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How can Expense Reimbursement Policy Reduce Out-of-policy Spending?

SutiHR

It’s a known fact that running a business is expensive. Various costs go beyond operational expenses such as business travel, meals for clients, and transportation can add up at the end. A good expense reimbursement policy should be in place to track these costs. Necessary components of an expense reimbursement policy Knowing what to mention in an expense policy can be challenging, especially when considering different elements to ensure compliance.

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Want Better Work Teams? Hire More Women!

The Tim Sackett Project

There is a Harvard Business Review study by Professors Anita Woolley and Thomas Malone, in which the researchers studied how team/group diversification would impact overall team intelligence (you can view their explanation of the findings in Defend Your Research: What Makes A Team Smarter? More Women ). Big surprise to all us husbands, they found that teams with more women are smarter!

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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The Pragmatic Recruiting Framework: A lesson from marketing

Workable

I’m not a fan of the tired rhetoric of “Recruitment is just like X”. But let’s face facts: every discipline can learn something from others. So I’ve been thinking about what recruitment can learn from product marketing and this is what I came up with – the Pragmatic Recruiting Framework: This is as yet unfinished, because: You can customize as needed for your own purposes.

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How Recruiting Companies Help to Reduce Employee Turnover

Hppy

Hiring and on-boarding are time consuming. When companies have to go through these processes repeatedly due to frequent employee turnover, it can be costly. One way to minimize turnover is to nip it in the bud with effective screening aided by a recruiting firm. Recruiters can help companies find loyal employees who are a good fit for the company. While onboarding, effective communication, and employee benefits help to retain these employees, recruiting the right talent is a critical first step.

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7 Ways to Champion Health in the Workplace

Take It Personel-ly

The road to success is a collaborative journey, not a solo trek. You need your employees to work together if you’re going to reach your short- and long-term goals. Without their enthusiasm, and without your guidance, you’re moving in the wrong direction. That’s why it’s so important to monitor the health and well-being of your […].

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HHS Issues Guidelines for Oral Fluid Drug Testing

SHRM Resources

Federal agencies, contractors and industries regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT), including trucking, airline and railroad companies, will soon have an alternative to urine testing for the first time since federal drug-testing guidelines were published in 1988.

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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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Recruitment Compliance: What is It and How Software Helps

TalentLyft

Are you up to date with all the rules and obligations of recruitment compliance ? Compliance is a very important issue that must be taken into account at each stage of the hiring process! Learn everything you need to know to ensure the compliance of your whole hiring process. Read More.

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5 Critical HR Skills Every Manager Needs to Know

HR Morning

You did it! You landed a great job as a manager and have a team under you to direct and grow. But it’s crucial for you to keep gaining and developing the skills you need to create great employees. From navigating employee schedules to planning offsite meetings , a manager’s day is filled with a huge variety of tasks. You find yourself pulled in all directions, and prioritizing tasks is important.

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The L&D Disruption Playbook pt 2: Digital Learning Principles

Looop.co

Traditional L&D is often based around generic principles and processes that provide no real value to the learner. However — […]. The post The L&D Disruption Playbook pt 2: Digital Learning Principles appeared first on Looop.

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Sapling - How the Most Progressive Companies Craft their Employee Experience

Sapling

Employee experience is a hot topic right now. Learn how top companies are crafting an employee experience that produces sustainable results.

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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 Problems HR Tech Will (Hopefully) Solve in 2020

Evil HR Lady

Technology has made our lives better. The fact that we have clean water, electricity and I’m writing this while a robot vacuums my living room and torments my cats means that my life is more comfortable and safe than my ancestors’ lives. But, technology doesn’t make everything better, and there are limits, especially in the area of Human Resources.

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HR strategy in the 2020s: transitioning to a people-centric approach in the decade ahead

HR Zone

Strategy What will HR strategy look like in the 2020s?

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Problem-Solving: The Solution-Based Method

GetFive

If you’re like most people, you have no shortage of problems waiting to be solved. And as you try to solve them, you talk, talk, talk about it. There’s something very satisfying about understanding the problem, its causes, and what will fix it. The more we consider, discuss, and come up with ideas on how to solve it, the more we become experts on the problem.

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10 Executives Recommend Employee Retention Strategies

Remesh

For every company, talented employees are just like great perfume - everybody benefits from their presence, and you want that pleasant fragrance to last as long as possible. But just like perfume, great employees can dissipate into thin air. And with high turnover rates comes high turnover costs.

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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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6 Steps to Building a More Inclusive Workplace

Partners in Leadership

Inclusion makes employees feel comfortable and valued -- but did you know that it can make them more productive, too? Here's how creating a welcoming workplace sparks innovation and cultivates a culture of accountability. The post 6 Steps to Building a More Inclusive Workplace appeared first on Partners In Leadership.

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Lacking Team Trust? You’re Probably Not Listening

Newmeasures

What will it look like when your teams have high trust and strong psychological safety? Picture more risk-taking and creativity; people speak up freely, bring concerns to someone’s attention, and openly share ideas. Individuals feel like they belong and can be their true selves at work. All these great team dynamics and behaviors require psychological safety and trust (Rozovsky, 2015).

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6 Steps to Develop a Successful Soft Skills Strategy

Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud

Every year LinkedIn publishes a “Top Skills” list, which analyzes its huge professional social network to rank which skills are in top demand yet low supply. LinkedIn Learning editor Paul Petrone wrote in a blog post that 57 percent of senior leaders on the platform say soft skills are more critical to their businesses than hard skills. According to LinkedIn, the top five soft skills—for 2019, at least: creativity, persuasion, collaboration, adaptability, and time management.