Thu.Oct 03, 2019

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The Cost Of Pessimism In The Workplace

Forbes Coaches Council

Having an optimistic organizational culture is not only the better way to go because of its potential positive impact on the bottom line, but it can also be equally impactful in many other aspects of the business.

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Take Employee Onboarding To The Next Level With The Best-Self Kickoff

15Five

Believe it or not, professional experiences hold a powerful weight with the impact they have on our lives. If people aren’t engaged in their roles , have an opportunity to collaborate with others, or don’t feel excited to come to work, this can diminish the potential for an overall positive experience. When employees are spending 40+ hours a week in a place they feel trapped, they aren’t showing up each day as the best version of themselves (and before long, they may not show up at all).

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The digital transformation of the company requires the HR transformation

Talentia

Digitalisation, which was introduced through marketing to optimise customer relations, has gradually spread to all levels of the company: from manufacturing to purchasing, production and logistics. In the digital age, customers who have become kings expect exclusive offers at increasingly competitive prices. In the same way in companies, the HR function must be a major […].

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The 20 benefits of peer-to-peer recognition

Workstars

The advent of online tools and software in the world of employee recognition has helped many businesses create thriving cultures where staff.

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Correct & Prevent I-9 Errors: Your 2024 Audit Toolkit

Simplify your I-9 compliance process and minimize the risk of costly fines with WorkBright’s comprehensive audit toolkit. Created in collaboration with employment law experts, this essential two-part guide will help you conduct a thorough internal audit in 2024. The first section outlines a three-step process for ensuring error-free and compliant I-9s, followed by two printable checklists to streamline your audit process.

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Webinar: October Web Summit - How to Give your Candidates an Out-of-this-World Experience

Paycor

Recruiting and hiring is a top concern for every business leader. But to attract and retain quality talent, you MUST have a recruitment process that provides an excellent candidate experience. During this session, you'll learn strategies to help you develop your candidate experience. Speakers: Melissa Dern and Melinda Canino Melissa is a dynamic HR Generalist with over 17 years of experience, most recently serving as the HR Service Solutions Lead with Strategic HR Inc.

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There's Only Picture.the Big One

NoExcusesHR

Here are some quick thoughts on the incredibly important, yet often completely missed, big picture. 1. Do not confuse busy and getting lots of things done with seeing the big picture. All too often tactical items become the work, when in fact, savvy leaders are not bothered with noise; and instead "see" what is happening on a much broader scale. 2. Remove self-interest as your primary focus.

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I’m doing two jobs, my boss thinks I’m dating a coworker but I’m not, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions, plus a bonus letter with an AAM love story! Here we go…. 1. I’m doing my coworker’s job plus my own while applying for his role. I am going though a situation at work where we had a coworker depart the organization and I inherited his responsibilities. I am interested in his position and I am happy that I was given to opportunity to handle his workload in the interim.

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How to Successfully Tackle Difficult Conversations: 6 Dos and Don’ts 

SHRM

Difficult conversations are part of life. That makes tackling tough issues with tact and respect an important workplace skill. By cultivating a culture of trust and openness and fostering strong communication practices, you can successfully navigate tricky topics and help your team thrive. But while that’s easy to say, it’s not always so easy to do.

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?Unemployment Falls to 3.5 Percent in September

SHRM Resources

The nation's unemployment rate dropped to 3.5 percent in September, the lowest in over 50 years and the 19th consecutive month at or below 4 percent. The number of unemployed decreased by 275,000 to 5.8 million and U.S. employers added 136,000 jobs last month, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report. With unemployment reaching a 50-year low and prime-age employment rising again this month, the economy continues to draw workers off the sidelines despite recession.

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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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15 Essential Tips For College Students Preparing For Their Future Careers

Forbes Coaches Council

College teaches a lot of the theoretical knowledge that a graduate may need, but it doesn't arm you with everything you need to know about the working world. Undergrads should do these important things to prepare for their future careers.

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Micromanagement- Meaning, Effects, Examples, Does it work?

Vantage Circle

One of the clear statements about micromanagement is that micromanagers control outcomes and not people. It might be valid to some extent, but we believe in looking at things from different perspectives. The common belief is that the word has a negative connotation. And why not? It is frustrating and demotivating. As if dealing with a tough job wasn't enough, you now have to deal with a nagging boss.

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Reasons How HR Software can Drive ROI in SMEs

SutiHR

Every organization wants to recruit the best people, and a great team can lead SMEs to heights while a mediocre one cannot help achieve the results. Recruiting a great team can prove challenging, and every recruiter might have recruited the wrong person at least a few times. The ideal way to hire the right people is by using the HR software. The following are a few ways SMEs are benefited by using HR software: Streamlining Recruitment Process HR professionals know their job is challenging, and e

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The Importance of Giving Back

HR Without Ego

The mentors in my career have provided invaluable support, feedback, and a gut check or reality check, when needed. As we grow in our careers as leaders, it is our honor and privilege to also give back. Suggestions and advice that seem like no-brainers to us because we have been in the workplace for as long as we have, are sometimes just the Epiphany someone else needs.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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HR Tech 2019: Averbook: ‘IT doesn’t own digital strategy. HR does’

HRExecutive

It’s time for employers to stop doing digital transitions and start thinking digital transformation. And HR needs to lead it. That’s the message from Jason Averbook , industry analyst and CEO and cofounder of LeapGen, who says that a true digital transformation is more than simply buying an abundance of new HR technologies. “We can keep buying all the stuff … but it has to be tied into a vision,” he said Thursday at the HR Technology Conference & Exposition in Las Vegas.

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Why Job Interviews Don’t Work (and What You Can Do About It)

6Q

The job market is in crisis, and it’s not just because of wages or job creation. It has to do with your hiring process. Specifically, it has to do with one simple truth: behavioural job interviews and the old hiring techniques don’t work. Here’s why job interviews aren’t giving you the candidates you need, and what you can do to eliminate the problem.

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25 Statistics You Need To Know About Healthcare & Telemedicine

First Stop Health

Healthcare costs are increasing, burdening both employers and employees. At the same time, accessing care has also become more difficult for a variety of reasons. Statistics demonstrate the scale of these problems, and how telemedicine can address them.

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‘Just text me’: New way to interview

HR Morning

Having trouble hiring ? Who isn’t, with the tight job market, being ghosted by candidates and just the complete overhaul in the hiring process the last several years? And now there’s a new hiring practice : Job interviews by texting. If you adhere to certain guidelines, interviews by texting can be a really useful, and convenient, tool to add to the mix.

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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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HR Tech 2019: Marcus Buckingham on 9 lies HR needs to stop believing

HRExecutive

At Thursday morning’s opening keynote at HR Tech, talent expert and author Marcus Buckingham encouraged attendees to take everything they thought they knew about HR and throw it out the window. With the tight labor market and demand for enhancing the employee experience at all-time highs, HR leaders need to stop relying on tried and true methods to drive engagement, strategies that, he said, are all too often fueled by faulty research.

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Transitioning to a continuous performance process: 3 keys to success

HR Morning

As the HR profession evolves, it continues finding innovative ways of tackling traditional problems. Unfortunately in some areas, such as Performance Management , we open our toolkit and pull out the same old solutions. For many years HR has been trapped stuck on a hamster wheel of annual reviews supported by one-to-one check-ins and coaching sessions that rarely actually happen.

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Standing Ovation: Recognizing Exceptional Employees | Kevin Mikusch

WEX Inc.

Employee Recognition Program. benefitexpress is proud to be a company that honors exceptional performance. That's why we created the Standing Ovation Award - an award given to several employees each quarter to honor and recognize their efforts of going above and beyond to fulfill our Community Pillars. Nominations are submitted by fellow peers, and are tallied, read and carefully considered before being awarded at our company-wide 'Town Hall' meetings each quarter.

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Execs say hiring takes too long as competition for talent intensifies

HR Morning

According to a recent study, 97% of executives expect to see increased competition for talent over the next 12 months. That’s the view shared by thousands of business executives who responded to business consultant Mercer’s 2019 Global Talent Trends Study. And, the study found, more than half of executives from high-growth companies – 52% – see the length of time it takes to find and hire new talent as their biggest people-related challenge. ‘Human capital risks’ That’s why mor

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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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How HR can champion diversity and inclusion within a small business

HR Zone

Culture. How to champion diversity in small businesses.

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Marijuana Accommodations In The Workplace: Your Employees Are Smoking Pot. Now What?

General Information Services

Not long ago, a workplace drug screening that turned up marijuana use was a fireable offense. These days, employers face a confusing patchwork of federal, state, and local laws regarding the drug and the consequences of a positive test aren’t. Visit the HireRight Blog to read the full article.

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HR Tech 2019: Wellness program helping fight burnout

HRExecutive

Employees of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are under a great deal of pressure: They work long hours, they’re constantly on their feet and they deal with a stressful environment as they help sick children. That’s why the hospital turned to a comprehensive wellness program to help its 16,000 employees deal with stress and fight burnout. “Stress is one of our top risk factors,” Lauren Chestnut, the hospital’s wellness and work life program manager, said Thursday during the HR Technology C

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How to Push Through the Pain and Overcome the Toughest Life Challenges

Take It Personel-ly

There are times in any person’s life where they just don’t know if they can keep up what they are doing. This may be working hard at a new job, balancing a busy lifestyle, or even facing a difficult new challenge. Learning how to push through is demanding, but it creates a stronger person. How can […].

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A Seat At The Table: HR's Vital Role In Modern Businesses

HR leaders play a pivotal role in shaping the success of modern businesses. But to truly become a vital, thriving part of the business, the most successful HR departments adopt the strategic mindset and approach of “future-ready” companies. This guide will explore four strategic tactics for your people strategy to help secure HR’s place as a critical part of the business.

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Creating a Desirable Employee Value Proposition (EVP)

HR Digest

As the U.S. economy grows, more people are returning to work and moving to better jobs. The labor market remains tight for all industries and across all skill levels indicating that companies are having difficulty finding the right talent across a wide range of occupations. A survey from the National Federation of Independent Businesses found that 52 percent of businesses were unable to fill jobs.

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Payroll Accountant job description

Workable

Use this payroll accountant job description sample to advertise your vacancies and find the best candidates. Feel free to modify responsibilities and requirements based on your needs. What is a payroll accountant? Payroll accountants are in charge of payroll operations in organizations. They usually report to the Director of Finance. What does a payroll accountant do?

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my coworker won’t stop doing my job, despite our manager’s direct orders

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I work very closely with my coworker, “Linda.” She and I do not have the same job, but we often have duties that go hand in hand so we feed off of each other in our respective roles. Linda’s job involves her sitting at a desk with a lot of client interaction, whereas my job involves me moving around a lot and being mostly out of sight.