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the tyrant and the coffeemaker, a clothes-obsessed coworker, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, the tyrant and the coffeemaker, a clothes-obsessed coworker, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. A tyrant and a coffeemaker. This situation happened years ago, when I was much newer to an office environment, and I wonder how it could have been handled better.

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Updating Your Performance and Development Evaluations

Cisive

Performance management has come a long way since the days of the annual review. But as companies have updated their processes, many HR teams have strayed away from traditional evaluations without replacing them with something better. New performance management models have been trending more towards personal conversations between managers and employees and away from documenting and rating past performance, says Jamie Resker , Founder and Practice Leader at Employee Performance Solutions.

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Pay Raises Alone Won't Work

exaqueo

Equitable pay: smart. Thinking pay will solve your talent problems right now? Not so much. Here's why pay raises alone won't solve your hiring problems.

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20 Best OKR Examples | Ready-To-Use

Darwinbox

OKRs or Objectives & Key Results is a framework used by organizations to define and track measurable goals and keep an eye on their outcomes. OKRs can be used for almost any aspect of your business you want to improve. It could be for productivity improvement, HR policies, or even employee engagement.

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Automate Your Onboarding Process In 7 Steps

Efficient employee onboarding is more than a warm welcome—it's a catalyst for business growth. Automated onboarding transforms new hires into productive team members faster, fostering long-term satisfaction and talent retention. For HR, automation means replacing inefficient manual processes with streamlined, cost-effective operations. Our eBook reveals how automating employee onboarding delivers these benefits, reducing HR challenges and elevating new employee readiness.

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Are you Prepared for the HR Digital Transformation?

SelectSoftware

Can digital technology cause an HR revolution? What does it mean for businesses?

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Business Tech Is The Secret To Growth

New to HR

Are you interested in growing your company? This should be a prime goal of every company that exists on the market today. However, it’s important. The post Business Tech Is The Secret To Growth appeared first on New To HR.

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6 Things You Should Look for in Your Cybersecurity software

Take It Personel-ly

As cybercriminals get bolder and cybercrime becomes a more common risk for businesses, it’s important for those businesses to continuously improve and strengthen their cybersecurity infrastructure. Here are six things you should look for in your cybersecurity software. 1. Foundational Security Features The first thing you need for a strong security infrastructure is tools that […].

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Potential Supreme Court Nominees Shine Light on the Importance of Mentors | Forbes

Workforce Software

Mentors have played an important role in the careers of President Joe Biden’s potential Supreme Court nominees. Mike Morini, CEO of WorkForce Software, shared recommendations with Forbes readers for motivating and mentoring the next generation of business leaders.

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The PART Strategy: How To Answer Behavioral Interview Questions

HR Digest

Behavioral interview questions are very popular in job interviews because they reveal the candidate’s ability to handle difficult situations. If you wonder how to answer behavioral interview questions , you should be prepared to tell a story that was behind the problem and how you resolved the problem successfully. . In this situation, it is best to use the PART strategy, which stands for Problem, Action, Result, and Takeaway.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Benefits of Self-Assessment in the Performance Appraisal Process

Synergita

Annual performance reviews seem to have lost all meaning as employees and managers alike dread the meeting. Employees feel that performance appraisals are indelibly tied to their compensation, and managers dread the conversation, especially if they have criticism to offer. Fortunately, a more modern performance evaluation approach has emerged and includes frequent self-evaluation and peer reviews.

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How to Answer “What Motivates You” Interview Question

HR Digest

One of the questions at a job interview might be “What motivates you?” To answer this question correctly , you should know the key factors that make this question unique. An interviewer wants to know your motives and interests in the company, and the answer might reveal a lot of things. . To answer the “What motivates you?” interview question, you should prepare yourself in advance.

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4 Tips for HR to Reduce the Risk of Cyber Attacks

HR C-Suite

Technological advancements make our lives better as living in a digitized world people benefit from processes automation and instant access to information and communication. Humanity is highly dependent on digital technologies, and today they become an integral element of almost any life aspect, from education to employment. That’s why this full reliance hides many risks, […].

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Understanding Taxable Benefits In A Quick and Easy Way

Vantage Circle

As an employer, you must have considered providing your employees with some extra benefits besides their regular wages. But have you ever wondered whether these benefits are taxable? What exactly is a taxable benefit, and are they legally required? If you are a leader or HR professional, you know how important benefits are to the modern workforce. It's no secret that employee benefits are an excellent employee retention strategy.

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The Essential Performance Review Checklist

Performance reviews are a proactive way to engage with your employees, provide clear communication about expectations, and acknowledge them for their hard work. But getting the right framework and creating consistency across your organization can be tricky. We put together this checklist to help you evaluate your current performance review process and equip managers with the right tools to perform individual assessments.

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Potential Supreme Court Nominees Shine Light On The Importance Of Mentors

Forbes Leadership Strategy

President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will nominate a Black woman to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is shining a spotlight on the role mentors played in the careers of at least two possible candidates—and a reminder of the importance of mentors in the business world.

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9 Field Service Operations Management Challenges (And How To Solve Them)

Skedulo

Array Field service operations management refers to the processes and tools that an organization leverages to make continuous improvements and provide value, both to stakeholders (e.g. employees, customers, contractors) and the overall business. It’s essential for boosting efficiency, eliminating workflow bottlenecks, and reducing operating costs. .

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How Spotify Is Responding To Their Unfolding Crisis

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Several days after Neil Young and Joni Mitchell removed their music from Spotify to protest the music platform continued support of controversial podcaster Joe Rogan, the company responded to their unfolding crisis.

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Only Empathetic AI Technology Can Become A Recruiter’s True Friend

TalentLyft

When Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will become Meta and will work on building a "metaverse," the whole world got more acquainted with the idea that we'll soon be living in a world of holograms, robots, and some different virtual reality. But, before we step into an episode of Black Mirror, we believe there are quite a few valuable things technology can do to assist us in our daily jobs.

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?

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5 Ways To Activate The Life You Love

Forbes Leadership Strategy

You are on earth at this point in history because you matter, and the world needs your gifts. Your birth is the only permission you need to go out and leave your footprints on the sands of time. The world is waiting on you. What are you waiting for? Check out the 5 Ways To Activate The Life You Love.

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Bipartisan Bill Aims to Improve Federal Hiring

SHRM Resources

A trio of lawmakers recently proposed new legislation building on a Trump-era executive order to reform the federal hiring process.

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Pennsylvania Should Look To MnDOT’s Success With I-35 Bridge Replacement As A Model

Forbes Leadership Strategy

PA officials should look at the textbook case of how the Minnesota Department of Transportation successfully handled the collapse of the I-35 Bridge, including the wildly successful process they used to work with contractors to replace the bridge under budget and in less than one year.

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State Dept. Continues To Fight Diversity Visa Immigrants In Court

Forbes Leadership Strategy

If the State Department appeal prevails, it would limit the tools to fight future presidential actions restricting immigration.

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AI & DEI: With Great Opportunities Comes Great HR Responsibility

Speaker: Jen Kirkwood - Partner, Responsible HR & AI at IBM and World Economic Forum Executive Fellow

The promise of AI for today’s organizations is real, yet in a frenzied state of experimentation, many stumble to get to a full-scale enterprise. As companies race to discover what generative AI can do, HR must lead conversations about how to balance cutting-edge innovations with integrity, trust, and diversity. Globally, organizations are at a critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and AI acceleration.

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How To Prepare For An Effective Meeting With Your Manager

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Are you ready to discuss that raise or promotion? Here are five ways to ensure you have an effective meeting with your boss.

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Is It Becoming Impossible To Fund Idea Stage Startups?

Forbes Leadership Strategy

The amount of money available to startups is growing, but it is also concentrated in fewer and fewer projects.

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As Leaders: What Can We Learn From The Great Resignation?

Forbes Leadership Strategy

This is how you will attract and retain great people, even in the midst of the Great Resignation.

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How To Get A 26% Return In The Stock Market

Forbes Leadership Strategy

One of the very best metrics to measure the success of your business—at least in your customers’ eyes—is the Net Promotor Score, also known as NPS.

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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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Pandemic Losers. The 10 Worst Performing US Companies

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Norwegian Cruise Line is at the bottom of a list of companies whose stock price declined the most since January 13 2020.

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4 Strategies To Embrace Remote Work In 2022

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Embracing the new trend of remote work is about much more than putting in the hours.

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Business Storytelling Through Uncertainty: Mergers And Acquisitions

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Storytelling is a sense-making act. During times of uncertainty, we need stories the most.