Mon.Sep 17, 2018

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4 Ways People Analytics Can Improve Engagement - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

What Mosquitos and Bees Can Teach Us About Employee Engagement and People Analytics. Sometimes, you have to take the time and count things to really understand what is happening. Counting is tedious and not much fun, but you can learn a lot when you count and categorize. In its most basic form, counting is the heart of data science and people analytics.

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Why Is Your Manager Changing Your Performance Rating Behind the Scenes?

Reflektive

Have you ever had a performance review that didn’t go as expected? Maybe you were blindsided by a less-than-stellar rating or your manager’s assessment didn’t align with your own perception of your work. Or maybe you felt you were evaluated unfairly by a biased manager. SEE ALSO: Ultimate Guide to Employee Check-Ins. If so, you’re in good company—about 7 in 10 employees feel similarly.

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5 Get-Started Steps for Your Small Business Succession Plan

EDSI

As a small business owner, you’re crazy busy with everyday tasks that support running a successful company … yet planning for the future is essential to ensure financial stability and growth. This is where Succession Planning comes into the picture.

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The Expert’s Guide to Engaging Independent Contractors

Atrium

According to Staffing Industry Analysts, independent contractors made up an estimated 15.5% of the total workforce in 2017. Companies are increasingly engaging ICs, therefore an understanding of best practices is in high demand. Atrium is excited to share with you our new blog series: The Expert’s Guide to Engaging Independent Contractors. Written by our Founder and CEO, Rebecca Cenni, the 3-part blog series serves as a resource to you as you navigate the complexities of finding, hiring an

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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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Sterling Talent Solutions Cleveland Office Honored for Second Year as One of the Best Workplaces in Northeastern Ohio

Sterling Check

Sterling Talent Solutions proudly announces that our Cleveland, Ohio office has been named one of Northeast Ohio’s 99 best places to work for the second year in a row! NorthCoast 99 recognizes great places to work for top performing people that drive results, provide competitive advantages and allow businesses to innovate and grow. This award is a true testament to the hard work put in by so many at our organization to develop the culture we have today.

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HR Passion Series #12: Featuring Ben Kummer, Director of Organizational Development at Direct Benefits, Inc.

Kazoo

Welcome to the HR Passion Series. This is the place where we get to interact with HR Professionals, hear their stories, advice, and recommendations. Find out where these HR Leaders came from and how they progressed throughout their careers. This week we’re delighted to feature Ben Kummer, Director of Organizational Development at Direct Benefits, Inc.

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Stay Compliant and Create a Better Workplace with Justworks x EverFi

Justworks

Your team is your company’s best asset. But they can only be the best if they’re taken care of and their safety is made a priority at work. By taking care of your team, you’ll take care of your business, getting one step closer to success, together. There’s no place for harassment and discrimination in the workplace. We want to ensure it never happens at yours.

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HR Passion Series #12: Featuring Ben Kummer, Director of Organizational Development at Direct Benefits, Inc.

Kazoo

Welcome to the HR Passion Series. This is the place where we get to interact with HR Professionals, hear their stories, advice, and recommendations. Find out where these HR Leaders came from and how they progressed throughout their careers. This week we’re delighted to feature Ben Kummer, Director of Organizational Development at Direct Benefits, Inc.

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IRS Penalties Increase in 2018 for ACA Non-Compliance

ACA Times

2 minute read: . The IRS has increased the penalties for employers that do not comply with the ACA for the 2018 tax year. Here’s a rundown of the changes: 4980H (a) Penalty. The Employer Shared Responsibility Payment for Failure to Offer Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC), will increase from $2,260 per employee in 2017 to $2,320 per employee in 2018. This penalty applies if (a) in any month in the tax year, Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) is not offered to at least 95% of a company’s full-time em

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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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6 Best Practices for Employee Reward Programs

Kazoo

Strategic employee reward programs require careful thought — when mismanaged, employee reward programs can leak money (e.g., managers rewarding individuals or teams ad hoc to show appreciation without documenting it) or lack participation (we’ve all seen the employee reward programs that are only used between a handful of friends in organizations).

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The Anatomy of a Perfect Career Site

TalentLyft

Learning the anatomy of a perfect career site is a must whether you want to create a brand new career site for your company or you’re just looking to improve your existing one. Read More.

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Change management: how to get your staff engaged with new ways of working

HR Zone

Employees. Developing a culture of change.

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Founder Tammy Cohen featured in Nonprofit Information Article “Trust: The New Reason Nonprofits Should Screen Volunteers”

InfoMart

Twenty-five years ago, a handshake was usually the gesture that conveyed trust between a nonprofit and their volunteer. The volunteer was trusted to be a good person with no ill will towards an organization’s cause or clients, and the nonprofit was there to fill a great need for individuals who were not able to assist or advocate on their own behalf.

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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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5 Steps to Improving Engagement in Meetings

TLNT: The Business of HR

The interview for that new job you’re hoping to get. The coffee date with your personal hero, and hopefully, future mentor. The make-or-break sales demo with that perfect-fit client. The last-ditch attempt to mend a broken partnership.

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What is Recruitment: Three Hiring Principles for Every Situation

Workology

On the most fundamental level, recruiting is a triad. All recruiting comes down to three basic decisions: 1) time, 2) cost, and 3) quality. These are the three recruiting pillars when it comes to effective recruiting and hiring. In most cases you cases, two of these may come easily – but the third one can be […] Source.

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Court Considering If Experience Limits in Job Postings Are Discriminatory

TLNT: The Business of HR

Employers should keep an eye on a case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (based in Chicago) holding that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act covers both current employees and job applicants.

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Five Ways to Identify Future Leaders in Entry-Level Candidates

HR Daily Advisor

People know a great leader when they see one. Yet, if you ask 10 people to describe the characteristics of a strong leader, you’ll probably get 10 different answers. True leadership is an evolutionary process in which successes and occasional failures have helped develop leadership abilities in equal measure. No two leaders have the exact same background and experiences, but, quite often, great leaders are made up of the same qualities. erhui1979 / DigitalVision Vectors / Getty.

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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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Here’s What U.S. Employers Need to Know About Sending Workers Abroad

TLNT: The Business of HR

In a survey conducted at the end of last year, 59 percent of employers expected their global immigration needs – that is, their need to send U.S. nationals to work abroad – to increase this year. And global immigration is increasingly an area a company’s HR team is expected to handle. But what happens if you’re tasked with overseeing global mobility but don’t have any experience doing so?

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how can I brace myself for my toxic new job?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: After searching for over three months, I finally received a job offer. I accepted and will start in a week. While I am happy to have the offer and will take the job, I am a little wary. Since accepting the offer and letting a few friends and family members know I got the position, I have received a number of warnings from people who either work there, have worked there, or know someone who works/worked there.

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What You Need to Know If You're Automating Benefits Enrollment for the First Time

Winston Benefits

When a major transportation company asked us for help improving its benefits processes to better support a growing employee base, we knew it would be a major undertaking. If you’re overhauling your benefits administration, keep reading to learn from how one company made the transition (and achieved huge success!).

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I accidentally embarrassed my friend’s boss — but I was right about what I said

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’m having trouble dealing with fallout from an awkward interaction that took place at work a few days ago. I work in a large organization on an open floor plan. One of my neighbors is Sam, a nice, chatty, younger guy in a different department. We spend a lot of time taking when we have the bandwidth for it, and his boss, Ariel, often cheerfully joins in.

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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 to Build Your Employer Brand and Attract the Top Talent

Empxtrack

A company is no stronger than the people who work for it. It’s as simple as that. As a result, to make sure your business succeeds, you need to do everything you can to both attract and retain the top talent. In today’s candidate-driven market, top talent is in high demand. Employers are competing for a relatively small group of top performers.

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The Top 10 Coaching Mistakes

HR Daily Advisor

Everyone makes mistakes, even leaders and coaches. I am uniquely qualified to write this article, as I have made every one of these mistakes, some, embarrassingly, more than once. Here are 10 coaching mistakes and how you can avoid repeating them: rudall30 / iStock / Getty Images Plus. Working too hard. Most leaders I know are smart, resourceful, talented, and very committed.

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7 Piping Hot Takes from HR Tech 2018

Quantum Workplace

We learned a lot in just a few days at this year’s HR Tech conference. There were plenty of big ideas, some of which fall into the hot take category. These hot takes represent a new line of thinking, but they aren't the controversial opinions you see on sports and politics banter shows. These are the constructive kind, the type of insights that can you, your team and your organization grow together.

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Thinking of Living Further from Work? You’re Not Alone

Commuter Benefit Solutions

You have the job of your dreams, but it’s far away from your home. Alternatively, you have the possibility of buying the house of your dreams, but it’s far away from the job that will pay for it. What do you do? That’s the question workers, employers, planners and others concerned with commuting times are asking themselves all across the country.

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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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mandatory flu shots at work, helping a coworker through an international flight, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Can our employer require us to get an in-office flu shot? In years past, my office has offered an in-office flu clinic for employees who were interested. As flu season is upon us, our office reached out about the flu clinic again, but this time they are saying participation is required from everyone, and if you don’t sign up for a time, one will be assigned to you for the clinic.

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Work Engagement: How to Overcome Resource Myopia and Feel Like a Million Bucks

David Zinger

The ability to marshall our resources for work has a huge impact on work engagement and managing stress. Yet many of us struggle to mobilize the wide variety of resources we have available to us. Buckets of Pearls. For twenty years, I was a practicing counselling psychologist. My clients taught me much about navigating through their challenges but one thing that stood out for me during those years was how many clients suffered from, what I called, resource myopia.

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the office that became a circus of barking dogs and other tales of dogs at work

Ask a Manager

Of all the perks some employers offer to entice employees to stay at the office longer – free food and drinks, foosball tables, nap rooms, even laundry service – there’s one that brings out stronger emotions than all the rest: dogs at work. At Slate today, I wrote about why some people love having dogs at work, and others hate it — and what happens when it goes really wrong.

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