Mon.Oct 19, 2020

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How to Virtually Network When Job Searching Like a Pro on LinkedIn

Celarity

Did you know that some of the best job opportunities are obtained through networking? Sometimes before jobs are even posted online, they can be filled either internally or through a referral from trusted employees. Now, more than ever, you need to stay connected with your own network, especially if you’re job searching during these uncertain times. .

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Lessons Learned from the Last Recession: Don’t Cut Management Training (For Long)

Achievers

Twelve years ago, when the Great Recession hit and money got tight, businesses had to make cuts. And what was one of the first things to go ? Management training and development. The COVID-19 economic crisis is going to tempt business leaders to do the same thing, and I’m here to warn you: don’t repeat the mistake. . How do I know it was a mistake? Because for the last 7 years, my entire business has focused on helping companies pick up the pieces from slashing training budgets long ago.

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a tale of two companies

Ask a Manager

I want to highlight two very different approaches by employers that were described in the comments on one of last week’s letters. The first : My friend just texted me and her office is doing “pants and shoes checks” before Zoom meetings to make sure people are complying with the dress code 100% even if you only see 50% of the outfit. Another was just told that her staff need to have workspaces that have dedicated offices and if they don’t have them in their current residences they are supp

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Top Workforce Planning Courses

TalenX

Strategic workforce planning can improve the quality of your workforce. In turn, it can help you increase your workplace productivity, efficiency, and earning potential. Strategic workforce planning, however, will be effective only when you know how to run the process the right way. This is where training courses help. Here, we explore the top ten strategic workforce planning training courses you and your firm can take to enhance your knowledge about workforce planning: 1.

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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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Webinar: Gratitude Webinar Series: Creating a Culture of Gratitude in the Workplace - 11/17 @2pm ET

Paycor

Join us to learn how to create a positive work environment and gratitude in the workplace. In this webinar we are going to cover: • What is Gratitude? • Building a positive team culture. • Ways to be positive! • Incentive Programs for employees. • Employee reward and Recognition ideas Speaker: Melissa Dern Melissa is a HR Service Solutions Lead with Strategic HR Inc.

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Reflektive Customer Series: Flipp Achieves 100% Adoption of Feedback, Reviews, and Goals with Improved Performance Processes

Reflektive

Since 2007 Flipp has helped retailers create and distribute digital content that inspires discovery. The company has built its reputation on creating an amazing user experience — and Flipp is now applying the same user-centricity to their employee performance programs too. In 2017, Flipp partnered with Reflektive to drive ongoing feedback through high-quality conversations.

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How being ‘agile in fragile times’ can make 2020 HR’s most rewarding year

HRExecutive

While the challenges of 2020 have been unprecedented— a global health crisis, economic turmoil, increased focus on social injustice —viewing them as opportunities instead of challenges can set the future direction of HR. For instance, more empathetic leadership, digital acceleration and an appreciation for continuous learning are all being realized by HR leaders around the world, says Jason Averbook, CEO and co-founder of Leapgen.

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Are Ageist Microaggressions a Thing?

The HR Capitalist

2020 has been a hell of a ride. Pandemic, recession, re-invention of the workplace and an intense focus on racism. Without question, we'll make it through to 2021. Things will be better on all fronts. Let's assume the events of 2020 will put us in a better place related to racism, although that topic is a journey, not a destination. What classes of people aren't getting a lot of attention that are routinely discriminated against?

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Workplace Positive Drug Tests Reach New High

Cisive

Positivity rates for employment drug testing reached a 16-year high in 2019, according to recent data collected and reported by Quest Diagnostics [1]. The overall positivity rate in the combined U.S. workforce increased to 4.5% percent, the highest level recorded since 2003, and is 28% percent higher than the thirty-year low of 3.5% percent (2010-2012).

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9 Leave Management Mistakes To Avoid This Year

The article talks about the 9 leave management mistakes that you should be avoiding with smarter technology in your organisation and save business costs.

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HR Went Remote in 2020 with Array of Virtual Tools

SHRM Resources

HR transitioned its traditional functions to virtual formats as companies pivoted to remote operations due to COVID-19, using technologies expected to endure after the health crisis has passed.

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The Real Reasons You Can’t Force Your Employees to Buy Donuts

Evil HR Lady

I want to be clear that I love donuts. This post has nothing against donuts. I believe that every office that I visit should have donuts available. I think this is a good idea. However, I ran across a Reddit post about an office tradition involving $100 worth of donuts. The tl;dr summary: The Original Poster (OP) works for a company where once a month an employee buys $100 worth of donuts for everyone to share.

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How to develop a culture of positive mental wellbeing at the workplace

HR Zone

People Boosting mental wellbeing in the workplace.

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12 Straightforward Ways To Stay Engaged When Working Remotely

Forbes Coaches Council

Staying engaged and productive when working exclusively from home can present challenges for even the most driven, high-performing professionals. We asked Forbes Coaches Council members for practical ways remote workers can remain engaged when surrounded by all of the distractions of home.

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Breaking the Burnout Cycle: Empowering Managers for Excellence

Speaker: Adri Glover - Head of People, and Mollie Hinz - Sr. People Partner

In the fast-paced world of work, burnout has emerged as a critical issue. Alarming statistics reveal two in five U.S. workers experience feeling burned out. However, the situation is even more dire among managers, with nearly half reporting burnout, often hidden behind their responsibilities and the desire to uplift their teams. Recognizing the severity of this problem is crucial.

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Should You Tell An Employee You Consider Them High-Potential? #HiPo

The Tim Sackett Project

The Wall Street Journal had an article saying that only 28% of companies tell their employees what they are ranked in terms of future potential (i.e., High Potential, Low, etc.). From the article: According to a report released Monday by consulting firm Towers Watson, just 68% of companies formally identify high-potential employees, and only 28% actually tell the employees they’ve been labeled as such.

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5 Steps to Take if You’re Unhappy in Your Job Right Now, According to a Career Coach for High Achievers

The Muse

What if you feel lucky to have a job during the coronavirus pandemic, but you’re unhappy in it? Try these steps.

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Ask us anything: Got questions about engaging employees in a remote work environment? We have answers.

Davis & Company

You are here Home RSS feed. Ask us anything: Got questions about engaging employees in a remote work environment? We have answers. Thursday, November 12, 2020 | 11:00am. Join our community and access our resources. Sign up. $99.00. Order Now. We heard you: You’ve got challenges keeping your workforce engaged when everyone’s spread across multiple locations.

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Five Ways To Improve Your Poker Game For Advanced Players

Take It Personel-ly

Advanced Strategies For Poker Pros There are numerous tips and tutorials for beginners on how to win poker, but what about poker players who want to know how to get ahead of other great players? After all, they already know how to win, what else is there to know? Well, here are five tips for […].

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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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How conversation can create inclusion, belonging, and engagement at work

Jostle

Our words are powerful boosters or blockers of inclusion, belonging, and engagement at work. Many of the words we use are so ingrained that we don't even stop to think about the impact they have on ourselves and others.

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2021 Guide to the Best Travel Necessities

Take It Personel-ly

Are you already dreaming about your 2021 travel adventures? While you might not be able to travel today, you can freely start preparing for your future trips and plan how to best pack your luggage. If you love to be comfortable and safe on your travels, here are some 2021 necessities you must put in […].

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4 Different Types of Job Evaluation Methods

Workology

Job evaluation is a systematic and objective process used by companies to compare jobs within their organization to assess the relative value or worth of each job. This is unrelated to performance. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Your Guide to Moving for a New Job During COVID-19

Take It Personel-ly

Beginning a new job in a new place can be extremely stressful during normal times, but is made even more nerve-wracking during a pandemic. With COVID-19 bringing such a large amount of brand-new rules and regulations to the globe, it can be hard to keep track of moving and residency services. Between social distancing, mask-wearing […].

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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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The Best Way to Help Employees Feel More Positive

45 Things

Telling employees not to worry these days or to "be happy and look on the bright side" isn't very helpful when it comes to motivation. The times right now are too uncertain, too tough, to think that such platitudes will work. Still, it's also not good for business that employees mope around -- either on site or while working remotely -- and there needs to be some way to put some positivity into their lives if they're going to be effective.

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OFCCP Inquiry into Microsoft’s Diversity Goals

Berkshire Associates

Microsoft’s recent initiative to increase diversity has caused some concerns with Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) that race is being unfairly considered in selection decisions. In June 2020, Microsoft pledged to double the number of Black and African American managers and executives by 2025.

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What is an Inbound Marketing Funnel and is a Marketing Flywheel Really That Much More Effective?

Imaginasium

It’s time to update our marketing vocabulary. Stash that crusty old funnel verbiage away at the back of a cabinet and mount a flywheel to the middle of your workbench. There’s been a notable shift in how we think about lead generation. For sales and marketing, the funnel has long been the cornerstone model. You capture a lot of customer prospects at the top of the funnel and then channel them down through the process from consideration to sale.

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How to Give Best Constructive Feedback to Your Employees [+Examples]

Semos Cloud

Category. All, Best Practices. How to Give Best Constructive Feedback to Your Employees [+Examples] . Get the best constructive feedback practices and examples to facilitate your employees’ engagement, productivity and development. October 19, 2020. By Sara Ana Cemazar. We all know that constructive feedback is the best sort of feedback. Its purpose is to improve the object of feedback itself.

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Just landed: Ultimate Guide to I-9 Compliance

If you’re seeking guidance in the complicated world of I-9, you’re in the right place! As a pioneer in virtual onboarding tech, WorkBright has been simplifying the I-9 process since 2014 when they launched Smart I-9, a digital form built for speed, accuracy, and compliance. Ten years later, they’ve heard just about every I-9 question imaginable, so their team of experts has developed this comprehensive FAQ to distill years of experience into a practical and accessible guide to all things I-9.

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Remote worker classification tips and tricks

Business Management Daily

How to classify remote workers probably wasn’t on your mind when governors began shutting down in the spring. If you were a so-called non-essential business, you had no choice but to send workers home. But now remote worker classification should be on your immediate agenda. Otherwise, you risk a potential wage and hour disaster – perhaps even a class action lawsuit costing you millions.

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Is Your Internal Communication Plan Ready For A Crisis?

Ving!

You need a robust internal communications plan to weather the storms your company faces. 2020 is a year for the record books. Your company, more than likely, has never looked like it did this year. Some companies had to close their doors, some were booming more than they were ready for, some are now trying to manage an entirely remote team. These changes all happened fast.

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5 Ways to Make Your Portfolio Website Stand Out and Attract Top Clients

Take It Personel-ly

No matter the industry and niche you’re in, if you’re working as a freelancer or a leader of your personal business, you need to have a personal website where you’re going to show off your work and market your brand. This is called a portfolio website, and it serves to show the world how you […].