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Managing Teams During COVID-19: Leading in the Grey

Justworks

As COVID-19 continues to impact companies everywhere, many owners are wondering,

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8 Basic Workplace Etiquette Rules You Must Follow

Vantage Circle

Work etiquette is a standard that controls social behavior expectations in the workplace. It covers a wide range of aspects among employees. Some of these include body language, behavior, technology use, and communication. Basically, it is about how you conduct yourself around coworkers, potential business partners, and customers. It boils down to treating others with respect, to be aware of everyone present and to be polite overall.

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coworker says I don’t respond to his emails, a bizarre company survey, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My coworker says I don’t respond to his emails — which I never received. My department has been working from home due to the current situation, so we have been having a lot of Zoom meetings. I was unable to attend one yesterday but was told by two coworkers that someone, we will call him Greg, was saying that I have not been responding to him or answering his emails.

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My Rescue Dog Rescued Me

Thrive Global

Out of nowhere came a small breeze, barely perceptible. A nothing sort of breeze I would normally ignore. Today I noticed. Today I noticed because these days I notice everything about my dog Brutus. My sweet side-kick who spends these days, weeks, and now months of social distancing not feeling so distant at all. He spends his days next to me, curled up tightly next to me, on the couch on our front porch.

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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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How To Make Your Business More Environmentally Friendly

New to HR

During the lockdown, we have seen the earth heal itself and thrive. The air has been cleaner, smog has disappeared, water has cleared, and wildlife has flourished. And the public is getting fed up, they are hungry for change, and. The post How To Make Your Business More Environmentally Friendly appeared first on New To HR.

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Our 6 Secrets for Work-from-Home Success

Fuel50

The post Our 6 Secrets for Work-from-Home Success appeared first on Fuel50.

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5 Steps for writing a kick-ass affirmation!

Thrive Global

From Louise Hay’s affirmations for healing your life to Abraham Hicks’ affirmations for use in Law of Attraction, affirmations are widely used in the self-help community and with good reason, as they can be an incredibly powerful tool to help you overcome your blocks and re-programme your subconscious to make positive changes in your life, whether it’s for your health, personal life or career.

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5 Great Ways to Improve Employee Productivity

HR Management

You can improve employee productivity. You just need to know the tried and true methods to make this happen. In fact, there are five tips you should know about today. 1. Assess and Plan. You will not see improved productivity from your team without an accurate assessment of your company’s situation. Make sure you have a good take on what’s going on by getting feedback from everyone.

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Thinking hacks for reframing your outlook

Thrive Global

We’ve heard it said often enough that these are strange times and although this may have become something of a cliche, it doesn’t make it any less true. And at times when the path ahead is bumpy and difficult to navigate, we could all use a handrail to steady ourselves and guide the way forward. These thinking hacks can act as a mental handrail to bring some balance to our thoughts, help moderate intense feelings and win back some capacity for constructive thought and action.

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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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Reasons Why PPP Isn’t The Support That Small Businesses Need

HR C-Suite

By now, you must have a clear idea about the extent of devastation caused by the Coronavirus outbreak. You probably know that the small and medium businesses are the worst affected by this situation. Now, the US government has introduced a slew of financial aids and schemes for different sectors, and small businesses are one […].

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How to Engage People with Intention

Thrive Global

As of late, a variation of the following message has dominated my LinkedIn feed, “If you’ve recently been laid off and we’ve worked together in the past, please feel free to get in touch and let me know how I can help you.”. Perhaps you have seen it? From Facebook to Twitter, online communities are opening up their networks to help one of the nearly 40 million unemployed in the U.S.

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What Is Innovation Theater?

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Just because a company has an innovation lab does not mean that they are engaged in innovation theater. It only becomes innovation theater when that innovation lab fails to create value for the company or society.

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Create an Enriched Life with This Investment Principle

Thrive Global

When asked what are some cliche things coaches say, someone answered: “Invest in Yourself” It’s true that coaches say that often. Most of the time that’s interpreted as a sense of spending money on one of their coaching packages. Which is indeed a way to invest in yourself. The term “invest in yourself” goes deeper.

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Employer Insights Report 2024: The State of Cancer

96% of benefits leaders agree: detecting cancer early is the best way to get ahead of rising costs and improve employee health outcomes. So why is it that 82% of employers currently spend significantly more on post-diagnosis care and disease management rather than upstream care? A new survey of 250 benefits leaders who oversee 500 to 50,000 covered lives highlights their perspective on cancer and its burden.

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The psychological impact of COVID-19

Ascender

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Amy Rollo: “Highly sensitive people notice everything”

Thrive Global

More empathy from everyone is needed. We know that almost 20 percent of the population is highly sensitive. This means, that society needs to do a better job understanding their peers. Instead of telling someone they shouldn’t feel a certain way, try responding with curiosity. For instance, ask, “help me understand why this matters so much to you.” True curiosity is almost always healing.

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Four Ways To Build Trust Through Social Proof

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Trust manifests itself in many ways. It’s more important than ever and vital to the survival of any business. With social media and online reviews being read by millions of consumers, evaluating the trust that companies elicit is practically an American pastime.

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The Challenge of Free Will: Compassion

Thrive Global

I send this out today with the intention that each one of us remembers to feel, experience and interact with our external world of ‘others’ with non-judgment, acceptance, compassion and peaceful co-existence. At times like our present reality, isolation, seclusion and threats to our healthy survival, we see that nations, individuals and groups bound by common purpose are exhibiting extraordinary compassion, solidarity and courage to work together to alleviate human condition.

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

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

Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.

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America’s Air Is Getting Worse: Here’s Why

Forbes Leadership Strategy

For the past half-century, the Clean Air Act has helped us breathe easier. Now, new policies are worsening air pollution and increasing our greenhouse gas emissions. Not only are these environmental rollbacks bad for our health and the planet, but they are bad for America's economy too.

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Linn Tagesson: “Starting a company is not glamorous”

Thrive Global

Starting a company is not glamorous. Be sure you know what you are getting yourself into. This is the truth that everyone needs to understand: starting your own business means fixing toilets, working 15 hours a day for 7 days a week, and making the wrong decisions many many times. In the end, the upsides outweigh the downsides but don’t think you can start your own company without 110% commitment.

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New Study Shows How White Lies Can Hurt Women At Work

Forbes Leadership Strategy

New research suggests how white lies might actually be one reason that women get stuck in the management promotion pipeline and so are underrepresented in leadership.

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Neha Kesarwani: “It’s okay to not know everything”

Thrive Global

When you are an executive in a successful company, people normally consider you a successful person. For me, personal success cannot be measured only by the success of the company but truly by how happy and joyful your employees and customers are with what you offer to them and to the world. As a part of our series about powerful women, I had the pleasure of interviewing Neha Kesarwani.

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Managing Your Recruitment Agency Spend in 2024

Feeling overwhelmed by a juggling act of internal recruiting, agency relationships, and direct hire spend? You’re not alone. In today’s competitive talent landscape, building a dream team requires strategic orchestration. Recruiting agencies and search firms provide invaluable services, but managing them effectively alongside your internal team can pose unique challenges.

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Small Business In Crisis: Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness In Chicago

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Many small businesses face an existential crisis in America AND we need everyone to remain safe. Covid-19 throws America's rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness into stark relief. A visit with the owner of Simon's Tavern, a Chicago landmark since 1934.

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Dr. Carla Marie Manly: “Why can’t you just stop being so sensitive?”

Thrive Global

To thrive as a Highly Sensitive Person, I teach people that their sensitivity is much like having very fair skin. Those with very pale skin need a great deal of sunblock when they go out into the sun; it’s not good or bad, it’s just a fact of life. Those with darker skin often don’t need any sunblock when they are in the sun. In relationships, insensitivity is like HOT midday sun for the Highly Sensitive Person.

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Russia’s Putin Faces His Toughest Times: Here’s Why He Will Survive

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Falling popularity ratings, and the postponement of a crucial vote on constitutional change, are among the challenges facing President Vladimir Putin of Russia. Times are tough. It is too soon to start writing his political obituary.

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How To Ensure That Your Team Is Happy With Remote Work?

Thrive Global

A month ago saying that running a company through the crisis caused by this pandemic has been hard would be an understatement. I’m sure this has been unchartered territory for most of us. I mean, most workplaces don’t even have work from home policies that they had to design from scratch. But after following steps like gathering resources, assigning priorities, organizing tasks, setting priorities, figuring out communication channels, it is becoming easier to deal.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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Re-Opening Your Business? Look To Lessons From SMEs In Post-Lockdown China

Forbes Leadership Strategy

China flattened its curve in February and many of the country’s SMEs were re-opening as early as March – with little government support. Studying the path of SMEs in China may not only keep American and European business owners out of bankruptcy, but even lead to competitive advantage.

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Mo Vaughn: “Patience. We are looking for that “home run” but success doesn’t always happen that quickly”

Thrive Global

I learned that discipline and teamwork can translate into the business world. The will to compete and win has always come naturally to me and I have always been able to apply it in business. My “ah ha” moment was when we had our first MVP fashion runway show in Huntsville, Alabama when I knew we had an opportunity to become successful. As a part of our series about entrepreneurs who transformed something they did for fun into a full-time career, I had the pleasure of interviewing Mo Vaughn.

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The Immigrant Hero Who Died Saving Fellow Americans

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Immigrant Leslie Sabo Jr. died saving fellow American soldiers in Cambodia, and 42 years passed before was he awarded the Medal of Honor.