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5 Must-read Leadership Books for Women Leaders

HR Digest

We bring you a list of books that women entrepreneurs must read to find the right balance between leadership and ownership of self. The books draw on self experiences, tackle stereotypes, fly in the face of patriarchy, give sensitive and empathetic advice, and an ability to see the lighter side of their struggles. Gender equality is a good concept to bandy about in politically correct forums, but in the real world, women have to fight that bit harder to get any privileges that their male counter

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To Engage and Retain Employees Provide a “Mini” Job Rotation During Employee Orientation

Workplace Psychology

Have you noticed that, in many companies, employees often have no clue what many of the other employees in other functions do to support the overall organization? When you look at how companies typically onboard new employees and the lack of follow-up employee development training, it’s not at all surprising that so many employees struggle with not fully understanding what their colleagues do and how their companies operate.

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How Remote Technology is Helping Workplaces Transition to a New Normal

6Q

At a time in which we are making significant changes to the way we work, remote technology can help us not only ease into a new normal of working from home but thrive in a post-COVID-19 world. It’s safe to say that COVID-19 has had a turbulent effect upon our lives, both at work and at home. While many have been hoping for the world to return to the same state as it was before lockdown, the reality is many of the changes are likely to be permanent.

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5 Tips for Picking Perfect Family Photographer for your Aesthetic

Take It Personel-ly

Family photos are the best treasure that you can have. Indeed, they are priceless treasures. However, taking professional photos for your family comes with a cost. True, everyone can take a photo. You know, most people have smartphones with digital cameras, which allows them to take pictures every time they want. How can you be […].

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Mid-Year Performance Review Checklist for HR and People Leaders

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.

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Live Fluid.

Thrive Global

We are certainly living in a liminal space in time with no shortage of hardship and change. It’s during these times that we realize how fluid our lives really are, and that nothing is fixed. Our lives will flow continuously even if we are stagnant. Life is fluid and ever changing with moments of great joy and of great sorrow. Each time we confront change in our lives, we are at a potentially pivotal intersection, and each faced with the same opportunity to choose our mindset.

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Can Self-Care Empower Me

Thrive Global

Are you constantly trying to find new ways that could improve your self-image and give you the confidence you need to go for what you really want? Then maybe a little bit of self-care is what you need! Read on below to find out how self-care empowers you, even in small ways. Is Self-Care Empowering. When one hears the words ‘self care’, one instinctively thinks of fancy facials, expensive manicures, and a body massage with some sweet-smelling essential oils.

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How To Protect Your Business From Cybercrime

New to HR

If your business handles confidential data, you should be worried about cybercrime. With increasing eCommerce options for companies providing pretty much any product or service, The post How To Protect Your Business From Cybercrime appeared first on New To HR.

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How to Start the Conversation about Tech Addiction with your children

Thrive Global

Start by asking the right questions. My twelve-year-old son was actually talking on the phone. For longer than one minute, and not to ask a gaming- or pc-related question to one of his uncles. Instead, he was having a relaxed and lightly giddy conversation with one of my closest and best friends. I took this shot with my son’s own phone, I thought it was an interesting moment.

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Dress to Impress for your Interview

Turning the Corner

By Carrie S Ahmad, SPHR, SHRM-SCP. You’ve landed the on-site interview, now the big question…what to wear? In today’s casual work environments, it can be tough to know how you should dress for the interview. Too often I hear from clients that candidates show up for an interview in the proverbial “what not to wear” attire; and from the start the candidate has made a bad impression from which it is tough to recover.

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Protect Your Business and Stay On Top of Compliance

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.

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Organizational Resilience and Leadership

Thrive Global

Organizations are living, breathing organisms and need to be treated as such. Just because an organization was built on a certain set of values, doesn’t mean the organization lives those values as well. We hear leaders talk about how their organization has diversity in its DNA or was built on a foundation of ‘doing the right thing’…all of that unfortunately means very little, unless those values are deliberately nurtured.

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How Long Can The U.S. Spending Spree Last?

FingerCheck

Americans are on a stimulus check spending spree! This comes from data by The Bureau of Economic Analysis, which reported on Friday that personal spending rose 5.6% in June. This followed a surge of 8.5% in May. According to data from the Census Bureau people have predominantly been buying clothing and footwear. So essentially, this means we’re buying lots of stuff!

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Recovery from Job Burnout during Pandemic

Thrive Global

During this current pandemic, corporates are strongly encouraged to allow their employees to work from home for their safety and to further reduce the widespread of this virus. There are even major companies that have announced that their employees can work remotely long term and some even indefinitely. Getting straight to work in pajamas right after breakfast, attending virtual meetings via conference calls and zoom meetings and hanging out with colleagues virtually have become the “new normal

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Leave Requirements Are Rapidly Changing — Here’s How Your Organization Should Respond

HR C-Suite

The novel coronavirus may no longer be new, but it's clear that many implications of the pandemic are here to stay. This is especially true for our relationship to our workplaces. While much attention is rightly given to the radical and rapid transition to remote work, there is a different reality for employees who need […].

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Can Your Organization Spot a Conflict Before It’s a Crisis?

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?

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Who moved my goalpost?

Thrive Global

I recently took up skiing and was exhilarated when I finally managed to ski down a small slope, get back on the lift and then ski down again. After a series of falls in ways that seemed to completely overpower me, this was my epitome of success for the day. This would suffice for me. Then, I watched the experts gracefully slide down the diamonds and the black diamond slopes and wondered what they thought of people like me who were happy with the bunny slopes.

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The New Normal Is The Distributed Company

Forbes Leadership Strategy

More and more of the most innovative companies in the world are making it clear that the distributed work environments are the future. This is the end of being at the office to be seen or to keep a seat warm, or not going home before the boss.

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The Self Love Experience – On Learning to Love Yourself

Thrive Global

In a moment of clarity, your life can completely change. You find answers that work for you, you search out ways to heal, and when you reach that peak you want to share it with the world. That’s what happened with Denitra Michelle. The intent to build a business was within her, but she never followed through. It took two years to finally tackle the project that had been on her mind.

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5 Strategies To Find Meaningful Work

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Are you ready to make a positive impact on the world? Here are five essential steps.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

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.

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A Random Moment, For the Gaming Of Time! #AUCNext100

Thrive Global

The world of games is a Universal display of artistry and wonder. Games, in whatever way they are created, from whatever culture they derive, are a display of the Universal world, at play. All of the interactions and movements happening, when engaging in the world of games, are more than Earthly demonstrations of fun. In fact, they are on a higher realm.

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Why Big Tech Should Regulate Itself

Forbes Leadership Strategy

The only question is whether the big four will regulate themselves or have regulation imposed on them.

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Entrepreneur Hernan Vazquez Gives His Take On Overcoming Stress And Achieving Success As An Entrepreneur

Thrive Global

Hernan Vazquez is a young entrepreneur who’s helped dozens of individuals achieve overall success. Recently, I had the chance to interview Hernan and we discussed topics such as overcoming stress and achieving success as an entrepreneur. Let’s have a look at what he had to say: Overcoming Stress. Stress and burnout are aspects of life that affect millions around the world daily.

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Should Dr. Birx Step Down? As Cases Surge, Trust In Top Coronavirus Aide Plummets

Forbes Leadership Strategy

During an interview on a Sunday morning talk show, Dr. Deborah Birx addressed numerous questions about the state of the coronavirus pandemic. But it is the state of the nation’s trust in Birx that may be the biggest question of all.

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The AI Productivity Shift: How 3,000 Pros And 140K Users Are Transforming Work

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.

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Let go…Surrender…Relax.

Thrive Global

March 17 th was the last day I went into my law office. From that day everything began imploding. First, I faced the challenge head-on and I decided that I would host my ladies’ tea party online. That was a lovely experience. Weeks turned into months and I continued to go through all the various stages, at one point I was addicted the news and all the charts and updates, then I started despising the people who kept forwarding all the depressing updates to me.

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How To Get Customers To Pay More

Forbes Leadership Strategy

As a matter of fact, more than half of the customers we surveyed in the 2020 Achieving Customer Amazement report—62%—are willing to pay more for a good customer service experience.

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Grow into your soul, grow into your mind

Thrive Global

You take care of everyone. You buy stuff. Shoes, toilet paper and canned beans make you feel safe. Do you ever invest in yourselves? For the past five Covid-esque months I indulge myself in one such investment. I am on a quest to find my One Thing, my purpose, The Thing that fires me up, that makes me angry, passionate, eager to talk about it to others.

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Is The Employee Survey Dead? Nope. It’s Becoming Smarter By The Minute.

Josh Bersin

I recently read an article in the WSJ (a magazine I am trusting less every day) that claims employee surveys are dead. Well, I really have to disagree, so let me explain what’s going on. First, in today’s Pandemic and wildly changing work environment, it is essential to understand what employees think. Employees today are. Read more» The post Is The Employee Survey Dead?

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Building Compliant Workplace Violence Prevention Across States: CA SB-553 | NY S. 8358B

Speaker: Speakers:

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.

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“Focus on what you can control.” With Jason Hartman & Rhian Horgan

Thrive Global

It’s tempting right now to become preoccupied with the markets, but there is little we as individual investors can do. What we can have more control over, however, are decisions we make in the run up to retirement, which will have a significant impact on our retirement security. These decisions include when to elect social security, what fees we pay on our investments, working part time in retirement and being tax efficient in how we withdraw funds in retirement.

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Is The Employee Survey Dead? Nope. It’s Becoming Smarter By The Minute.

Josh Bersin

I recently read an article in the WSJ (a magazine I am trusting less every day) that claims employee surveys are dead. Well, I really have to disagree, so let me explain what’s going on. First, in today’s Pandemic and wildly changing work environment, it is essential to understand what employees think. Employees today are. Read more» The post Is The Employee Survey Dead?

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Losing Most of My Business Because of the Pandemic Changed My Life — For the Better!

Thrive Global

A few weeks after we reported the first coronavirus case, the trajectory of my life changed. I recall that time because things started to spiral downwards. If anyone told me the events of that day earlier, I would have said that they did not know what they were saying. I did the usual routine, and I kept working as usual. The retrenchment came as a shock to me.