Thu.Sep 19, 2024

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An SMB Employer’s Guide to Streamlining Open Enrollment

Extensis

Quick look: Open enrollment is a critical period for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), when employees select their benefits for the upcoming year. For employers, it can be a complex and time-consuming process, fraught with paperwork, deadlines, and the need to ensure that all employees are well-informed and supported. In this guide, we’ll explore practical strategies to streamline open enrollment and how a PEO can help busy SMBs make the most of their benefit election cycle.

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Technically HR: Amazon’s Q for business is helping HR leaders improve employee productivity

HR Brew

Last fall, Amazon launched its Q AI assistant for businesses. The tool, unlike commercial, general audience products like ChatGPT, was designed to work within business applications for Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers to impact their workflow and improve productivity. HR leaders are among the many in the workplace enlisting Q to find new ways to leverage generative AI and make it easier for employees to meet business needs.

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3 ways AI is the key to unlocking the next level of recruiter productivity

Bullhorn Blog

In today’s recruitment environment, staying competitive means embracing AI to make your team more efficient, responsive, and productive. Recruiter productivity has never been more critical. The demands on recruiters and sales reps continue to grow, and so does the need for solutions that can help them manage their time better and focus on what really matters: building relationships, finding the right talent, and placing candidates in roles where they can thrive.

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World of HR: China is increasing its retirement age

HR Brew

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China’s legislative body, recently announced the retirement age will increase for the first time since the 1950s, the BBC reported. Where in the world? Starting in Jan. 2025, the retirement age in China will start “gradually” rising so that by 2040 it will have increased from 60 to 63 for men, 50 to 55 for women in blue-collar jobs, and 55 to 58 for women in white-collar jobs.

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Protect Your Business and Stay On Top of Compliance

To keep your business running smoothly (and legally), HR needs to get compliance right every time. Our HR Compliance Checklist is your go-to guide to cover the basics and start your auditing processes, helping you identify and address any gaps in your HR functions. Remember, compliance rules can differ based on industry and location—you’ll still need to keep up with changing regulations, but our checklist can help you get started.

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How a HR system can benefit the education sector

EmployeeConnect

Educational institutions face a wide range of challenges when it comes to managing their human resources. From recruitment to performance management , compliance with regulations, and ensuring employee satisfaction, schools and universities must juggle numerous responsibilities. For these institutions, investing in technology to manage HR functions has never been more essential.

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Galileo™ Selected As Workday Innovation Partner

Josh Bersin

This week at Workday Rising we’re announcing our new partnership with Workday. As one of the selected Workday Innovation Partners , we are developing a deep integration between Galileo and Workday. Galileo, as many of you know, is “ Your Essential AI Assistant for Everything HR.” Filled with 25+ years of research, benchmarks, case.

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What Oracle’s new AI and skills products say about the direction of HR tech

HRExecutive

The HR technology industry’s active fall season is underway, with the HR Technology Conference & Exposition , Sept. 24-26, fast approaching. Earlier this month, Oracle hosted CloudWorld, the tech company’s massive user conference and technology showcase, in Las Vegas. Oracle’s product and service offerings span a wide range of information technology solutions as well as a full suite of enterprise applications beyond HR; nonetheless, the HCM technology elements were readily apparent at

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Pay Transparency 101: Four Ways Your Company Will Benefit 

MP Wired For HR

Pay Transparency 101: Four Ways Your Company Will Benefit September 19th, 2024 Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn In today’s workplace, pay transparency is no longer a luxury; it’s a necessity. With a growing emphasis on fairness, equity, and employee satisfaction, more and more organizations are embracing open and transparent communication about compensation.

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3 ways AI is the key to unlocking the next level of recruiter productivity

Bullhorn Blog

In today’s recruitment environment, staying competitive means embracing AI to make your team more efficient, responsive, and productive. Recruiter productivity has never been more critical. The demands on recruiters and sales reps continue to grow, and so does the need for solutions that can help them manage their time better and focus on what really matters: building relationships, finding the right talent, and placing candidates in roles where they can thrive.

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Can Your Organization Spot a Conflict Before It’s a Crisis?

Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk

In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?

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What (Most) Decision-Support Tools Get Wrong

Flimp Communications

The number of benefits decision-support tools available to HR teams has multiplied considerably over the past few years. It shouldn’t be surprising. As benefits — particularly healthcare plans — become more complex, and employees have less and less time to consider their options, the market demands solutions that simplify and streamline the benefits enrollment process while guiding employees toward satisfying, cost-effective selections.

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How to Improve Conflict Management Skills at Work

AvilarHR

READ TIME: 5 minutes. How a company manages conflicts can directly impact its overall success. Do you know how to improve conflict management skills at your company? It’s no secret that there is a lot of conflict in our world. Social issues. Inflation and economic concerns. Labor disputes. Elections. Hybrid work environments. All these concerns are laden with emotion.

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Vision expenses piling up? Use your HSA or FSA

WEX Inc.

Visual health is a vital component of overall well-being, and unexpected eye-related expenses can put a strain on your finances. However, for participants of health savings accounts (HSAs) or medical flexible spending accounts (FSAs) , there are ways to alleviate the financial burden associated with vision-related costs. Let’s explore a few common vision-related questions as it relates to your HSA or medical FSA.

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HR tech strategies for navigating the Skills and Silver Tsunamis

HiBob

The working world is changing. That’s not news to you. As the saying goes, the only constant in life is change, and the working world is constantly evolving and switching things up. But in recent years, it feels as if this is especially true. On the heels of the COVID pandemic, global economic and political turmoil, a major shift in workforce expectations, and a surge in digital transformation spearheaded by AI advancements, we’re now facing what SHRM CEO Johnny C.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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Empower Your Legal Department with AI-powered Contract Analysis

SutiHR

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming business by automating operations that were earlier time-consuming and prone to. The post Empower Your Legal Department with AI-powered Contract Analysis appeared first on SutiSoft.

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The Importance of Emotional Intelligence for Managers and Leaders

Careerminds

Technical skills alone are not enough to ensure success at the managerial or executive level. The ability to understand and manage emotions—both one’s own and those of others—is becoming an increasingly critical tool for leaders. This skill set, known as emotional intelligence (EQ), has emerged as a key differentiator for effective leadership. But what exactly is emotional intelligence, and how can it be assessed and developed to benefit managers and executives?

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Transforming Employee Development: Onsego and the GED Program

Workology

In this post, we examine Onsego GED Prep, one of the most popular and affordable online GED prep courses. The course features many up-to-date video lessons covering one GED curriculum element at a time. Onsego’s program also includes numerous practice tests and highly useful courses that train students in confidence-building, test-taking strategies, and staying on […] The post Transforming Employee Development: Onsego and the GED Program appeared first on Workology.

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10 Best Productivity Tools in 2024 to Streamline Your Workflow

Peoplebox

In today’s fast-paced business environment, boosting productivity is essential for staying ahead. Whether you’re an HR professional, a project manager, or a business leader, productivity tools can help streamline workflows, foster collaboration, and ensure you meet your goals efficiently. Here’s a roundup of the 10 best productivity tools in 2024, including solutions tailored to businesses of all sizes and industries.

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The AI Productivity Shift: How 3,000 Pros And 140K Users Are Transforming Work

Hubstaff’s new report, The AI Productivity Shift, highlights how 3,000+ professionals and 140,000+ users are transforming the way they work with AI. Adoption is high—85% are using AI—and the potential is just beginning. Teams that integrate AI into daily workflows report 77% faster task completion, 70% improved focus, and stronger results across the board.

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The Performance Management Process: Explained and Illustrated

HR Cloud

A performance management software solution is a digital tool designed to help organizations monitor, evaluate, and improve employee performance by setting goals, tracking progress, providing feedback, and facilitating regular performance reviews. It streamlines the performance management process, especially if companies are still using outdated, manual approaches.

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Leadership Blind Spots: What They Are and How to Fix Them

Careerminds

Even the most seasoned leaders can have blind spots—areas where their perceptions or actions are misaligned with reality. These leadership blind spots can hinder personal growth, team dynamics, and overall organizational success. This article dives into the concept of leadership blind spots, explores how to identify and overcome them, and emphasizes the value of leadership blind spot testing as a tool for managerial growth.

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Rethinking Workforce Development Strategy in the Age of AI

Edcor

The year 2023 saw businesses across the globe getting on with the learning curve for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and implementing Generative AI (Gen AI) in more than one business function at the same time expressing reservations about the ethical implications and ROI. The year 2024 has shown increasing promise and the technology has delivered value across business functions as more and more employees adopt Gen AI to produce faster results.

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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): A Tool For Personal and Professional Growth

Careerminds

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is one of the most widely recognized and utilized personality assessments in the world. Originally developed by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers, the MBTI is rooted in Carl Jung’s theory of psychological types. It has become a popular tool in various settings, including career coaching, leadership development , and team management.

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Building Compliant Workplace Violence Prevention Across States: CA SB-553 | NY S. 8358B

Speaker: Speakers:

Workplace violence prevention laws are rapidly evolving, with California’s SB-553 and New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act (S-8358B) leading the way. Join WILL’s experts for a nationwide webinar covering compliance requirements, with a special focus on these key state mandates. We’ll guide you through developing and implementing effective prevention policies, building a compliant plan, and delivering the required annual interactive training.

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Performance Management in Telecom: Tackling Talent Challenges

WorkDove

Request Demo It’s hard to imagine a time without instant and worldwide communication through cell phones, satellites, and TVs. With its evolving capabilities, the telecom industry has adapted and shaped our world for over a century. In a $443 billion industry with a rapidly changing landscape, this sector has experienced immense growth in recent years and is not expected to slow down.

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Building Efficient HR Workflows: Best Practices for Scaling Your Business

Proliant

As your business grows, so do the complexities of managing your team. That's where efficient HR workflows come into play—they're like the backbone of your operations, helping everything run smoothly as you scale. But let's be honest, scaling can bring its fair share of challenges, from juggling a bigger workforce to keeping everything compliant and consistent.

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Is AI Making Hiring Impossible?

ApplicantPro

Have you noticed that the number of job seekers using generative AI to write their resumes and cover letters, and complete pre-hire assessments is rapidly increasing? According to the Financial Times, "about half of all job seekers are using artificial intelligence tools to apply for roles, inundating employers and recruiters with low-quality applications in an already squeezed labor market.

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A Secret to Changing Manager Behavior

Jason Lauritsen

What’s your go-to cure for the hiccups? Growing up, my family was convinced that the best cure was a good “scare.” I can still remember my parents (and grandparents) trying to startle me out of a case of hiccups. I don’t know if this actually works, but I think it was fun for the grownups so it persisted. My late friend, Marc, had what he believed was a foolproof approach to beating hiccups.

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Ready to Save Time With AI? Try 14 ChatGPT Prompts for HR

ChatGPT is a powerful tool that can help you quickly brainstorm, draft, and refine tasks on your to-do list. But it can take a bit of strategy and practice to get generative AI to give you the time-saving results you’re looking for. Try these 14 detailed prompts to unlock the power of ChatGPT. You'll discover ways to streamline tasks for hiring, employee engagement, and performance management.

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10 Characteristics of Gen X at Work

The Muse

What is Gen X workplace behavior? Read this list of Gen X characteristics and see how they quietly influence today's workplace dynamics.

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Winning at the Budget Game for Recruitment Marketing

Sparcstart

Why is Brand Marketing allocated huge budgets every year and Recruitment Marketing begs and scrapes for every dollar? Yes, brand marketing is tied to company sales, but without talented employees, that consumer demand never translates to revenue. One of the reasons for the inequity is Brand Marketing’s ability to show the return on investment associated with their spend.

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Hybrid team success: Mastering the key strategies

Business Management Daily

By Kevin Eikenberry Everyone has an opinion about hybrid teams, and they aren’t all the same. Some people love the approach while others prefer to be in the office every day. Then there are those who prefer to only come in for (very) special events. Yet regardless of how we feel—and whether we call hybrid work a compromise or an edict—we need this working arrangement to be successful.