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Infographic: The ROI of Employee Engagement in 2021

DecisionWise

View the PDF of this Infographic. Employee engagement drives individual performance in an organization, but do companies with more engaged employees outperform those with a less-engaged workforce? Can the company show a stronger financial performance and operational efficiency with engaged employees? Scholars, consultants, non-profits, and companies have been researching the ROI of employee engagement for quite some time.

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Viewpoint: 17 Creative Recruitment Strategies to Attract More Job Applicants

SHRM Resources

Employers say they are struggling to fill open positions, even as pandemic restriction are lifting. Their usual tactics to attract job applicants just aren't working. Here are some new ideas from RecTech Media's Chris Russell to get more candidates in your door.

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What Do Leaders Fear More Than Anything Else?

SHRM

Leaders don’t fear failure. Failure is part of the job description when you accept any position in leadership. You are put in a position of making decisions and to date, no leader is one hundred percent on making good decisions! So, no, leaders don’t fear failure. Losing? I mean, the best leaders I know hate losing. They hate losing almost more than anything else in life.

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Stashing My Phone Helped to Improve My Productivity and Wellness

Thrive Global

Sometimes, taking a phone break may be all it takes to get re-energized and back in the mood for work. I couldn’t understand what was wrong with me. I used to be so focused and productive. I would write a to-do list and smash almost all the items on my list. Those were the glorious days when it felt like I was not just a dreamer but a doer. As time went on, FOMO got me glued to my phone screen almost every hour of the day.

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Want To Enhance Your Total Rewards To Achieve Organizational Success? Start Here.

Are you looking for ways to enhance your employee value proposition? Gallagher Better Works SM Insights has got you covered! Dive into the latest magazine issue and discover how flexibility, equity, recognition and strategically applied resources can improve your total rewards package. Download the PDF to learn more about: Building retirement benefits for a global and mobile workforce Promoting employee and organizational growth through succession planning Empowering women in leadership through

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Adapting Your Workplace Strategy to Accommodate Disabled Employees

6Q

Over ten million people in the UK are registered as disabled. These disabilities are wide-ranging and varied, including physical, mental, and sensory impairments. This article explains ways to accommodate them. The Equality Act 2010 dictates that employers should make reasonable provisions for disabled employees. However, we think we can do better than just ‘reasonable’.

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The Independent Worker: What Is The Gig Economy?

New to HR

More than one of every ten workers relies on the gig economy for their primary income. Flexibility, good pay, and exciting challenges are attracting many Americans to. The post The Independent Worker: What Is The Gig Economy? appeared first on New To HR.

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A Better Way

Everyday People

This past weekend my wife and I traveled to see our daughter and help her through a monumental life event. She is preparing to buy her first car on her own. I don’t know about you, but fewer things bring me dread than the car buying process. She had done her research, knew the types of cars she wanted to test drive, and the locations of the dealerships near her.

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Junior Staff Of Professional Service Firms Are Resigning In Great Numbers

HR C-Suite

Employee burnout has never been worse. As I have highlighted in the many Podcasts I have led this year, both the Covid-19 Pandemic and increased workloads have triggered a significant rise in mental health problems for all employees, especially with the shift to solitary remote working. But the rise in mental health problems has been the […].

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Don’t let anxiety and depression define you

Thrive Global

The pandemic has brought into the mainstream the impact of mental health issues on our wellbeing, anxiety and depression being at the forefront. . Individuals diagnosed with anxiety and depression struggle one day to another in their efforts to meet their needs and those of their loved ones. Psychoeducation or working knowledge of your adversaries will enable you to seek help and take preventive measures.

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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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Useful Excel Templates for Project Management and Tracking

Take It Personel-ly

It’s a wonderful time to be a project manager nowadays. No, the tasks have not gotten any easier. Managing projects and tracking them is still as challenging as ever. What makes things better is project managers now have access to several tools designed to make their tasks (and lives!) easier. Among the fantastic tools project […].

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Bring your recruitment process to the next level

Ascender

Recruitment , as we know of, has changed, especially in the past year. As the workplace evolved in the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the way we bring in new talent into our organisations need to change, too. . Regardless of these changes, however, the candidate’s experience is still the top consideration in any talent acquisition strategy.

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Words are very powerful, change two and boost your recovery!

Thrive Global

Coming out of an Emotionally Abusive Relationship is very confusing as well as painful. Healing from Emotional Abuse. Words are very powerful and by changing just one word you could help your recovery. There is a Duty of Care by law, a social contract, and responsibility towards others. You could call it having a conscience – or be consciously aware.

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5 Books To Inspire and Shape Your Thinking #WorldBookDay

exaqueo

In honor of the bookworms on our team, the new employer brand pros, and the World Book Day holiday, here is our 2021 list of book recommendations.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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One Day at a Time

Thrive Global

Words flow along with seas of invisible tears whirring with tornadoes of emotions trying to cover past, present and future but I learn to let loose only one day at a time. Sometimes everything seems so overwhelming like all sand slipped from hands already like the storm will last forever but I learn to hold moments one day at a time. I get the games and plays around moving along with universe’s intricate sound I decipher unsuccessfully the plot with plethora of question but I learn to play

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The State Department Can Act To Reduce Visa Delays

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Past efforts and flexibility in the law illustrate the steps the State Department can take to address significant delays for visas.

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7 Ways to Optimize Your Most Precious Business Asset

Thrive Global

Your time is a non-renewable resource. Once it’s spent, it’s gone. You love the work you do, that’s one of the reasons you started your business. So you probably enjoy spending time on it. And you have a life that doesn’t include working. That also requires time. You may have heard about Bronnie Ware and her work around the top five regrets of the dying.

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Leaders Share 10 Ways To Manage A Remote Workforce

Forbes Leadership Strategy

While most of us focus on the front-line employees, we should expand our focus to include supervisors and managers. They experience just as much, if not more, pressure than others. They are disconnected from their employees that they typically see face-to-face.

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Bridging the Gap: The Intersection of DEI Initiatives and Employee Benefits

Speaker: Jaye Johnson, CBP

Unlock the secrets to transforming your organization’s employee benefits into a strategic tool for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). During this informative session, we will discuss common pitfalls in traditional benefits and then delve into the essence of DEI in employee-centric benefit offerings. This involves not only defining DEI in the workplace but also understanding the pivotal role that employee benefits play in fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.

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Fresh Start

Thrive Global

The Cherokee people have a saying , “Pay attention to the whispers so you won’t have to hear the screams.” Culturally, monetary success and professional prestige is highly valued, and people find a sense of fulfilment when they have ‘achieved ….’ The ever-moving “when” gets renegotiated the moment it is about to be reached, creating a mirage of a never ending vicious.

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Burnout Boom: 9 Ways To Protect Your High-Potentials

Forbes Leadership Strategy

In their 2021 Global Leadership Forecast of 15,787 leaders, Development Dimensions International (DDI) found that 86% of high-potential employees are at risk of burnout.

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Following v. Leading Ourselves

Thrive Global

Curious observations, probing remarks and clever quotes often give me reason to pause. They challenge me to revisit certain perspectives and search for deeper wisdom to navigate through life with an eye toward better outcomes. The quote above from Robert F. Mager, late American psychologist and author whose prolific books on learning were translated into 17 languages prior to his passing at age 97, provides me with one such opportunity to reflect.

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5 Career Change Myths Debunked

Forbes Leadership Strategy

If you have contemplated a professional pivot, but you find yourself stuck, you’re not alone. Here are the biggest career change myths that may be getting in your way.

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Are There Gaps in Your HR Policies?

Putting the right HR policies in place can help your organization grow smoothly and help your company culture thrive. Use this essential HR checklist to cover the basics and make sure there aren’t any gaps in your HR functions.

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Do women really support each other as they preach on social media?

Thrive Global

My experience is HECK no they don’t! I want to keep things real here as I am not sure if I am being negative or realistic here in my recent personal experiences. A few months ago I made a very brave move and launched a new company that provides a service that was born out of a need. EVERYONE that has taken the time to take a look at it is blown away by the simplicity and value that it provides them and immediately sees a need for it in their lives.

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Why Are We Still Using Coal?

Forbes Leadership Strategy

The scientific community agrees that the world urgently needs to stop burning coal: we have cheaper energy sources that are also compatible with more productive uses of land. Coal is simply an outdated and harmful technology long overdue for retirement. What are we waiting for?

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Tips For Managing Mental Health While Working With Social Media

Thrive Global

Looking after your mental and physical health is very crucial, but these 14 months, we’ve all faced abnormal, unprecedented times And for folks that work in social media, there is often little escape. When your work for social media, it may sense impossible to “unplug” and take a take from the online global. Whether you’re a social media manager, influencer, or solo business proprietor, here are some tips which can be helpful for your mental health.

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Your Team Might Like You More After Reading This

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Master the art of making other people feel brilliant, respected, and important.

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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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How Music Can Help Emotional Health

Thrive Global

We live in a society where we are increasingly faced with challenges that often lead us to the physical and mental limit. For this reason, we end up damaging our emotional health and seeing ourselves in the face of several pathologies such as stress, depression, anxiety, among others. At these times, many people resort to medication, isolate themselves from family and friends, tend to remain more withdrawn and closed.

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Why Ecosystem Firms Are The Future Of Management

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Why Traditional Firms Can't Compete With Ecosystems.

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Is Having Hope Good Or Bad?

Thrive Global

“ Hoping Against Hope” – Anonymous. One of my favorite movies is the 1994 film Shawshank Redemption. There is a scene in the movie when Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is talking about a world outside of the prison, the guards can’t take away hope. To which Red (Morgan Freeman) responds, “Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing.