Tue.Oct 04, 2022

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Game Theory in HR: Applications and 3 Case Study Examples

Analytics in HR

As an HR community, we’re obsessed with metrics. We depend on metrics to meet HR regulatory standards and monitor the process variation month-on-month. But do metrics displayed on our dashboards give us a robust roadmap for how to improve them? Or do they provide information about the hidden root causes when we observe improving or declining data? Most HR practitioners will probably say no.

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5 Ways To Engage Employees on World Mental Health Day

Great Place to Work

With more companies investing in well-being, leaders should use this day to commit to a year of effort. After the pandemic, mental health has become a huge focus for employers. In 2020, employees and employers spent almost $77 billion on mental health. At the beginning of 2022, 90% of employers said they were investing more in mental health programs.

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How Did Main Street Restaurants Fare in September?

Homebase

Macroeconomic forces and geopolitics combine to create a negative backdrop for small and medium sized businesses. Despite these significant headwinds, there are some reasons to be comparatively more optimistic for the restaurant industry. Large bellwether companies continue to experience and forecast significant macroeconomic challenges. FedEx ’s CEO, for example, now expects a global recession.

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OKR vs KPI, Which One is the Right Fit for Your Company?

EmployeeConnect

Companies have performance metrics to describe and evaluate different projects and processes. OKR vs KPI defines goals and factors to achieve success in an organisation. They are performance measures used to define actions, which can make them appear identical at first. When you look closer, you’ll see that they are quite different. In this write-up, we analyse the differences between key performance indicators (KPIs) and objectives and key outcomes (OKRs).

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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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Kevin Turned His Life Around By Turning His Morning Around

Thrive Global

COVID was a stressful time. Because I work in a distribution center, we were short-staffed and were just trying to power through the days together as a team. We were working overtime on the regular with a six-man team. I was so drained on my one day off that I would just end up napping on the couch until it was time to go back to work. One of the overnight associates, Joseph, told me that he and his wife had done the Thrive Challenge.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Reaches $8.5 Million Pay Gap Settlement

Trusaic

Computer information technology company, Hewlett Packard Enterprise reached a settlement regarding allegations of pay discrimination late last week. 1,735 female employees who worked at the company’s California offices from 2015 onward will be awarded compensation ranging from $500 to $17,000 each. The amount itself will come down to each individual’s tenure with the company and how much they assert they were underpaid.

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Suicide Warning Signs in the Workplace

Pathways

Reviewed by Patti van Eys, Ph.D. After the pandemic, we, as a nation, began to talk about mental health openly, honestly and with compassion. We are getting better at destigmatizing mental illness, discussing that our brain, like any other organ, is susceptible to illness, and that an illness such as depression isn’t just “feeling sad” or a “passing phase,” rather, it is a disease that can profoundly change how people act and react, process information and express emotions, connect with others,

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How to Spot Signs of a Toxic Culture in the Job Description

The Muse

I escaped a toxic environment and I don’t want to find myself in another one. These are the red flags I’m looking out for in job descriptions.

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How to Recruit Millennial and Gen-Z Drivers

Cisive

There has long been a driver shortage in the United States. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) estimates the current shortage around 80,000, a historic high for the industry. And it gets worse – the shortage may grow as high as 160,000 by 2030 if transportation companies don’t get creative and find ways to adapt to younger generations’ expectations and preferences in the workforce.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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I called my boss a nasty name, my coworker is charging people for coffee, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, I called my boss a nasty name, my coworker is charging people for coffee, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. I’m off today for family stuff. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them buried in the archives. 1. I called my boss a nasty name. I just recently started a new job.

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What is Transgenerational Trauma, and How Does it Affect Our Families?

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is transgenerational trauma? Who is affected by transgenerational trauma? How are intergenerational and historical trauma different? What causes transgenerational trauma? Examples of transgenerational trauma. Symptoms of transgenerational trauma. Ending the cycle of transgenerational trauma. Treatment for transgenerational trauma.

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my manager’s partner speaks up in our private meetings

Ask a Manager

This post, my manager’s partner speaks up in our private meetings , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: My manager of 1+ year takes our one-on-one meetings out loud in the same room as her partner, who occasionally pipes up in response to something I or my manager have said. He doesn’t do it all that much, but I can frequently hear him coughing or rustling around, making it pretty obvious he’s right there.

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Fostering Friendships In the New Remote Workplace

TalentCulture

Friendships are an essential aspect of work life. But friendships among remote employees aren’t the same as relationships among people who spend time together in an office. In office environments, extroverts usually do the heavy lifting needed to encourage social bonding. But now, team members often work from different locations. Getting remote team members to […].

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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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Six Ways To Recession Proof Your Career

SHRM

As companies try to decipher the economy’s mixed signals, the hiring picture has remained surprisingly buoyant. However, we are starting to see cracks in the armor with recent reports of a slowdown in August hiring. If we know anything, it's that change happens quickly. So how do you thrive in your role if unexpected surprises happen, and the labor market heads into a downturn?

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Helping Employees Prepare for Retirement

Extensis

Quick look: It’s October, meaning it’s both “spooky season” and National Retirement Security Month. In this post, review the current state of retirement, including changing benefits expectations, how surging inflation affects retirement planning, opportunities to foster a more welcoming culture to employees of all ages—and how a PEO can help SMBs conquer it all.

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OIG Warns of Telemedicine Fraud Schemes

Precheck

OIG Warns of Telemedicine Fraud Schemes Oct. 4, 2022. Jenni Gray Copywriter. With the growing prevalence of telemedicine comes a growing risk of fraud. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) released only its fifth Special Fraud Alert since 2003 this year to address concerns surrounding telemedicine schemes. The explosion of crucial telemedicine services since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic has created more opportunities for patients and providers

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What is an Employee Benefits Package and What Should it Include?

Helpside

Typically, an employee benefits package includes insurance like health, dental and vision, supplemental options like life insurance and 401(k), as well as other perks like time off and flexible scheduling. Offering benefits in your workplace isn’t required in most cases, but it is something you should consider to find and keep the best employees. Many employees look for benefits packages when finding a job or may leave their current job for one with better benefits.

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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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How to Optimize Your Recruitment Process [Guide]

SaaS BPM HR

In a competitive job market, it is critical to optimize your recruitment process in order to find and retain top talent. In fact, nine out […]. The post How to Optimize Your Recruitment Process [Guide] appeared first on SaaS BPM.

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The Brilliance Series: Social

Emergenetics International

The Brilliance Series invites you to take a closer look at each of the seven Emergenetics® Attributes. Whether you are craving more information about your own Profile or interested in better understanding the preferences of others, these blogs will offer insights to shine a light on the gifts of each Attribute.

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For Employers, Remote and Hybrid Work Now All About Setting Expectations

SHRM Resources

Now that employees are finding their way back to the office, companies and their HR teams must stay on point about their return-to-work policies, hybrid work details and overall expectations. Experts urged companies to stay flexible but set clear expectations for employees, regardless of where they are working.

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The ultimate guide to employee experience platforms

Betterworks

Employee experience is the sum of an employee’s encounters with your company from the application process to their last day. An employee experience platform helps HR leaders and managers oversee all aspects of the employee workplace journey, including daily performance, feedback, and long-term goals in a comprehensive, cohesive way. A 2021 Forrester research study commissioned by […].

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Delivering DEI Training That Drives Real Change

Speaker: Jeffrey Hall, Chief Creative Office of WILL Interactive

Great DEI training improves engagement, retention, and teamwork. Poor training does little. What content areas are right for our organization? How can you construct training around empathy-building, relatable stories for a positive disposition to hard topics? We’ll cover the latest research on how to make training that actually delivers attitudinal and behavioral shifts.

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Listening Skills You Should Know About

BetterUp

Jump to section. Signs you’re a bad listener. Develop your active listening skills. How to improve listening skills. Reading between the lines.

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how do I get less emotionally invested in my work?

Ask a Manager

This post, how do I get less emotionally invested in my work? , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. I’m off today. This was originally published in 2017. A reader writes: I’m a programmer who is in my eighth month at my current job. I’m a woman in my late 20s and have never held a job for a full year before–while most of the jobs I’ve had have been internships or temp/contract jobs, I’ve quit one that made me miserable and been laid off from a

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Law Alert: California Expands Pay Transparency Requirements

Namely

Beginning January 1, 2023, employers in California will be subject to several new requirements aimed at promoting pay equity, as follows:

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Can Employees Be Paid Quarterly?

Patriot Software

When you’re trying to decide how often to pay employees, you’ll realize there are several options. Common pay frequencies include weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly. But, you might be wondering if your employees can be paid quarterly. Is a quarterly payment schedule legal? Federal laws do not mandate how frequently you must pay employees. However, […] READ MORE.

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The Employer’s Guide to Early Cancer Detection

A comprehensive early detection strategy for cancer is no longer a nice-to-have for employers; it’s a must. The reality is 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, and the physical, emotional, and financial impact on both employees and employers is great. To help improve your employees’ health outcomes and reduce cancer-related costs, download The Employer’s Guide to Early Detection.

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What We Can Learn From Five Famous Leaders Who Had A Coach

Forbes Coaches Council

Even some of the most talented leaders have a coach because they recognize that everyone, including themselves, can get better.

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How to Handle Pay and Employment Issues When You Hire Remote Workers

Patriot Software

Remote work is becoming more common. If you hire remote workers who work in a different state than where your business is located, you need to know how to handle pay and employment issues. Pay and employment issues when you hire remote workers When you hire out-of-state employees, you must follow the laws of the […] READ MORE.

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Make Work Better: A Call to Action for HR and Business Leaders to Rethink Performance Management

Betterworks

I have never seen a moment quite like this. In the 25 years I’ve been helping companies with organizational development, cultural transformation, and engagement strategies, I’ve not seen a confluence of disruption, challenge, and mindset shift of the magnitude we have today. All of it presents an opportunity for businesses to evolve into a higher […].