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the thief and the hero, the crockpot discrimination, and other stories of potlucks at work

Ask a Manager

This post, the thief and the hero, the crockpot discrimination, and other stories of potlucks at work , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Here are 12 more of my favorite stories you shared about potlucks and other food gatherings at work earlier this month. ( Part one was yesterday.). 1. The cook-off. “We had a chili cook-off and the winner admitted she didn’t make the chili.

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Workday Podcast: The Keys to Successful Retail Transformation

Workday

Audio also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. The retail industry has been through a massive amount of disruption in the last few years. As it looks to adapt and thrive both today and in the future, how can retailers make sure that transformation is more than just a buzzword to put on the first slide of a presentation? Sam Ganga, partner and national consulting leader at KPMG, sat down with us to talk about the cornerstones of retail transformation and why data, analytics, and insights are

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Workhuman Taps Salesforce Veteran Zoe Peterson-Ward as Chief Customer Officer to Drive Company Growth

WorkHuman

New Workhuman Consulting Practice to address HR challenges and maximize ROI for customers through strategic counsel Framingham, Mass., and Dublin – November 22, 2022 – Workhuman®, the company revolutionizing the way employees celebrate, connect with, and appreciate each other in the workplace, has announced that it has welcomed Zoe Peterson-Ward, veteran customer success leader, as […].

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How Are Tech-Savvy Millennials Shaping The Workplace

Hppy

Businesses can greatly benefit from employing millennials because of their adaptability. Millennials are the most tech-savvy in the workplace today because of their experience. . People born between 1981 and 1997 grew up with technology. Technology plays a massive role in their daily lives, and they expect the same in the workplace. As a result of these expectations and the overall influence of millennials, workplaces have changed in many ways.

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Unlocking Employee Potential with the Power of Continuous Feedback

Speaker: Erin Daruszka and Nakisha Dixon

Recent studies show that only 21% of employees feel their performance and growth are within their control. What if the answer to employee development and high performance lies elsewhere? Enter continuous feedback. Imagine a work environment where feedback isn't a dreaded annual event, but a constant source of growth. Join us to discover how ongoing, actionable feedback empowers your team to take ownership of their performance, boosting engagement and development.

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Lawsuit Prompts LinkedIn To Sign California Equal Pay Pledge

Trusaic

LinkedIn, the website dedicated to helping professionals network, has signed California’s Equal Pay Pledge, signifying a public and dedicated commitment to fostering equitable pay practices. . What is California’s Equal Pay Pledge? Initiated in 2019 by California’s Office of the First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the Equal Pay Pledge requires organizations to “conduct an annual company-wide gender pay analysis, reviewing hiring and promotion processes to reduce unconscious bias and structural

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What Exactly You Should Do When Blindsided By Negative Feedback

Engagedly

Have you ever received feedback from a respected mentor or manager that was so harsh that it blindsided you? Harsh or negative feedback is not usually intended to be malicious or spiteful in nature. And yet, the way it is delivered to us can be nothing short of soul-crushing. Criticism that is framed as feedback and is spiteful or mean in nature is not feedback.

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the holiday perfume, the ancient fruitcake, and other stories of holidays at work

Ask a Manager

This post, the holiday perfume, the ancient fruitcake, and other stories of holidays at work , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. All this week I’m sharing holiday stories from years past. Here are 10 more. 1. The perfume. “My father’s story from a good 25 years ago. One time he’s telling us about what gifts they bought for all the staff.

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How to Be Happier at Work, According to a Resilience Coach

The Muse

Work is messy and chaotic. Here are five strategies for cultivating resilience that can make us happier at work.

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I don’t want to go to our holiday party, I think my coworker is working two jobs at once, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, I don’t want to go to our holiday party, I think my coworker is working two jobs at once, and more , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go…. 1. I don’t want to go to our holiday party. At out last meeting, we were discussing what to do for our holiday party and were asked to vote.

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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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Jobless Claims Jump Amid Tech Sector Layoffs

SHRM Resources

States reported that 240,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Nov. 19, an increase of 17,000 from the previous week's revised level, but still not far from the prepandemic average of 218,000. The number of workers continuing to claim unemployment benefits—1.5 million—is still below the prepandemic average of 1.7 million but has been steadily rising throughout the year.

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The Top 3 Ways To Retain and Support Working Parents

Great Place to Work

Parental leave, work-life balance, and meaningful work engage working parents and drive high retention rates. There’s a lot of joy when you become a parent, but the stress of taking time off weighs on many new moms and dads. Many don’t have access to paid leave. Some U.S. employees are eligible to receive up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave through the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), but the U.S. is the only wealthy country in the world that doesn’t mandate paid parental leave , according to the

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Pay Transparency: Experts Weigh in on What HR Can Do

Analytics in HR

Pay transparency has been a hot topic for several years, primarily because it is a tool that drives transparent remuneration practices resulting in equal pay for equal work. In fact, pay transparency is not only becoming increasingly regulated and formalized through legislation but expected by employees. . So, should HR professionals pay more attention to how pay transparency works, the pros and cons of a pay transparency strategy, and how to implement a pay transparency policy?

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The Pros and Cons of Using Social Media as a Recruiting Tool

Extensis

Quick look: Over 100 job applications are submitted on LinkedIn every second. Social media is the place to be for any organization looking to hire top talent, but with its perks come potential challenges. Here’s what to know about using social media as a recruiting tool and the advantages a PEO partnership can provide. The use of social media has exploded over the past decade.

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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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OSHA: Workplace Seasonal Flu Guidance

HR Workplace Services

Click here for the Occupational Health & Safety Administration’s guidance on workplace safety and the seasonal flu … The post OSHA: Workplace Seasonal Flu Guidance appeared first on HRWS.

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5 Easy Ways to Start a Daily Gratitude Practice 

KCC Business Psychology

5 Easy Ways to Start a Daily Gratitude Practice. In the push from Halloween to Christmas, sometimes we lose sight of one of the most important traditions in holiday celebration: pausing to be thankful. In her research on joy, Daring Greatly author Brené Brown noticed a connection she didn’t expect. People who were living joyful lives also followed a daily gratitude practice.

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Top 18 One-on-One Meeting Questions for Managers & Employees 

Bonusly

Many managers and employees look at one-on-one meetings with a little (or a lot) of anxiety—and so too often they avoid them altogether. But that means they’re missing the opportunity to give and receive regular feedback, which hurts employee engagement. Research from Gallup shows that when employees strongly agree they received "meaningful feedback" in the past week, they are almost four times more likely than other employees to be engaged.

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How to Support the LGBTQIA+ Community in the Wake of the Colorado Shooting? 

Great Place to Work

As a queer person, the shooting on Saturday night at Club Q, a Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub, is a frightening reminder to me of how tenuous the safety of LGBTQIA+ community members is when we are out and ourselves. And that’s exactly what it was meant to do.??. The shooting fell on the eve of Trans Day of Remembrance , which honors the memory of lives who’ve been lost in anti-transgender violence.

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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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Making a modern-day Christmas story more inclusive

HR Zone

Employees Focus on inclusion this Christmas.

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Internal Candidate Mobility Adds More Risk to Candidate Experience

Survale HR

Promoting internal candidate mobility is now a big focus for many hiring organizations. And while prioritizing hiring from within makes sense strategically , it introduces a bigger downside to not getting the candidate experience right. An absolute scarcity of candidates, along with the understanding that bad candidate experience comes with a cost, has resulted in unprecedented efforts in recent years to ensure candidates are treated with respect and come away from the talent acquisition proces

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8 must-have leadership traits for current and future leaders

Insperity

Many leadership traits —for example, ambition, initiative, attention to detail, business acumen , creative problem solving and critical thinking skills —will always be desirable in business leaders regardless of internal or external conditions of the moment. No matter what, the people who possess these characteristics will be valuable to their organizations and the teams they lead.

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Applicant’s Criminal History Off Limits Until After Making Job Offer

HRWatchdog

We want to protect our company and staff from criminals. Can we ask applicants if they have a felony conviction in our application or during their interview? It can be very tempting to ask about felony convictions during the application process as a way to filter candidates. If you have five or more employees, however, you cannot include a question on your application asking whether the applicant has any prior felony convictions.

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From Awareness to Action: An HR Guide to Making Accessibility Accessible

Speaker: Danielle Johnson - Director of HR, Compliance & DEI in AI tech at Impact Observatory

Making accessibility accessible for organizations of all sizes may seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. Prepare to broaden your understanding of Disability, Cultural Competency, and Inclusion with this insightful webinar. We’ll explore disability as a vibrant culture, understand the nuances of reasonable accommodations under the ADA, and navigate the complexities of undue hardship while challenging the status quo of accessibility practices.

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9 Ways HR Leaders Can Lead Workforce Transformation

Betterworks

In the Mission Impossible movies, protagonist Ethan Hunt always receives his next mission with this opening line: “Your mission, should you choose to accept it….” It’s clear from our recent Make Work Better Summit that HR leaders have a mission, and one that is as critical as those accomplished by the fictional protagonist: to be […].

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Employees Don’t Need A Performance Review, They Need A Success Plan

Forbes Coaches Council

Leaders should be concentrating on how they can help employees be successful in the coming year, not evaluating what went wrong the year before.

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This Career Changer Taught Himself to Code. Now, He’s Helping Solve Supply Chain Problems.

The Muse

Artsiom “Artsy” Biba taught himself programming through online courses and coding personal projects. Now he’s a developer at Kinaxis.

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Six Success Essentials Of High-Impact Coaching

Forbes Coaches Council

When these success essentials are in place, coupled with a willing participant, the coaching realizes significant and sustainable development.

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Trending Payroll Statistics

Staying up-to-date on the latest decisions and payroll statistics ensures businesses can remain compliant and efficient. B2B Reviews research compiled the latest data to help businesses stay on top of payroll in 2024 and prepare for the future.

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How Can Learning & Development Improve Employee Wellness?

Emergenetics International

The signs of burnout are often small to start. It could look like an employee or a team is simply having an off day.

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how can I take time off when my team needs it more?

Ask a Manager

This post, how can I take time off when my team needs it more? , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I like to take vacation during the popular times that everyone likes to — spring break, 4th of July, and Christmas. The problem is that the small team I manage also likes to take that time off. We have a specialized skill set.

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3 Ways to “Manage Up” at Work

Thrive Global

We’ve all heard the golden rule at least once in our lives: Treat others the way you want to be treated. When it comes to friends and family, this might be intuitive. But in the workplace, sometimes hierarchies and protocols (and, frankly, competition) get in the way of kindness. But the golden rule can play an important role in creating strong teams and enhancing engagement.

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