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Introverts and Employee Engagement: A Manager's Guide

Quantum Workplace

Examining everything from politics to college applications makes it very clear that the Western world values extroversion. We assume people who are quiet don’t have anything valuable to say. We assume that people who don’t participate dislike the group. We value action over thought, doers over thinkers, risk-takers over those who prepare. This societal valuation, however, will alienate your employees and cripple your business.

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Cafe Classic: Thanks, But No Thanks - I'll Stay an Employee

Compensation Cafe

Editor's Note: Equity and ownership less appealing to today's workers? Stephanie Thomas examines this Classic question. Ownership path? Not impressed. My, how times have changed. When I was a kid just starting my career, being offered partnership in the firm was a coveted opportunity, an important milestone indicating that all of the hard work you put in to developing your craft was really starting to pay off in big ways.

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6 New Ways of Inspiring Creativity in the Workplace

Rise

In the workplace, creativity is key is establishing a work culture that your workforce engages in. Prioritizing the value of challenging the way things have traditionally been done through the introduction of new ideas and the creation of new methods of doing things will encourage your employees to stretch their talents. By enabling your people to explore their potential by tapping into the creative process, your company will unlock new opportunities for business innovation and growth.

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals and Trending #HotInHR News

Advos

Our weekly recap of fundings, mergers & acquisition, partnership and other interesting news from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace. FUNDING. *This week’s fundings: $145M+. Planday Announces Series $40 Million US Dollars for its Shift-based Work Collaboration Platform. Paladina Health Receives $165M Investment from NEA and New Investors.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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ICYMI: The Role of Candidate Reputation in Modern Recruiting

Cornerstone On Demand

Editor's Note: In today's fast-paced news cycle, we know it's difficult to keep up with the latest and greatest HR trends and stories. To make sure you're updated, we're recapping our most popular articles every month in our " In Case You Missed It " series. Keep reading for August's top stories! The Role of Candidate Reputation in Modern Recruiting Today, a candidate's past performance, experiences, learning pursuits and current network all come together to build a virtual reputation that pro

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Try Strengthening Team Engagement with Psychological Safety

Achievers

Several years ago, I worked for an HR director (I’ll call her Susan) who loved to talk as much as she loved her job. Susan was passionate about solving problems and building interdepartmental relationships. She had a sense of humor and could connect with just about anyone. Here’s the “but”: When Susan met with managers and employees during monthly team meetings, she did most of the talking.

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How To Get The Best Marketing And Sales Culture

Hppy

In every organization there is a degree of conflict between marketing and sales. Marketing complains that sales don’t move products or services effectively; sales claims they don’t get the support from marketing they need to do the job. Marketing says that certain sales activity is off strategy; sales responds by criticizing that marketing doesn’t provide clear enough direction.

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How To Start A Business On Your Own With No Experience

New to HR

At some point in your life, you may find that you want to run your own business. This doesn’t even have to be something that you’ve always dreamt of doing. You may never have thought about being an entrepreneur before. The post How To Start A Business On Your Own With No Experience appeared first on New To HR.

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4 Ways to Rewrite Your Recruitment Playbook for More Diverse Candidates

TalentCulture

If you’ve been following the news lately, you might have noticed a growing conversation in the tech and business worlds about a lack of diversity at major corporations. And when you look at the numbers, it isn’t pretty: Only 24 of Fortune 500 CEOs are female, while only three are African-American. Worse yet, only 3 percent of those companies are fully transparent about their diversity numbers.

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Automate Your Onboarding Process In 7 Steps

Efficient employee onboarding is more than a warm welcome—it's a catalyst for business growth. Automated onboarding transforms new hires into productive team members faster, fostering long-term satisfaction and talent retention. For HR, automation means replacing inefficient manual processes with streamlined, cost-effective operations. Our eBook reveals how automating employee onboarding delivers these benefits, reducing HR challenges and elevating new employee readiness.

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Why Diversity and Inclusion Programs Really Fail.

Allegis Global Solutions

In the continued craze over corporate culture , employers have broadcast diversity and inclusion measures in an effort to win the war for talent and innovation. Diversity initiatives are claimed to be moving beyond compliance and towards more proactive approach to inclusion and diversity.

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Changing Culture Starts With Changing Behavior

TLNT: The Business of HR

A man and his wife entered a deli together late one afternoon. They were the only customers in the place. “May I help you?” asks the server behind the counter. Before either can reply, the other person behind the deli counter, standing off to the side, uttered a fairly loud “uh-hum.” A discussion then took place between the two employees. .

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I don’t want to hire my former employee

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: Our office employed a person in the same role for about a decade. Last year, he moved to a less demanding and technical job in the company. This was at a busy time for us and left us in a crunch, but we managed. Now, the person we got to replace him (who was excellent, and really expanded upon the work previously done by this position) has been promoted, leaving the position vacant again, and the position’s original occupant wants to return.

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Employee wellbeing: what do you do when an employee raises a grievance?

HR Zone

Business. How to handle employee grievances.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Three secrets to selecting and implementing HR systems

cipHR

Choosing any HRIS is a big decision. Make sure you get the rollout right with our top three secrets to a smooth launch process. HR technology is time-consuming to choose and implement, requires a significant financial investment, too. Getting the choice wrong – and launching it badly – is therefore an expensive mistake to make. Make sure your next HRIS projects goes smoothly with CIPHR ’s top three secrets to successfully selecting and implement an HR system. 1.

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How HR Can Earn That Seat at the Table

Workology

HR earning their “seat at the table” has been a hot topic for a while now. How will HR ever get to participate in business decisions and be seen as a valuable member of the leadership. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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8 actions make an exceptional listener

Business Management Daily

Here are eight ways to immediately stop talking and start listening, from Stacey Hanke, founder and communication expert of Stacey Hanke Inc. and the author of Influence Redefined: Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be. The post 8 actions make an exceptional listener appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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Office conflicts: when to address the passive aggressive post its

HR Zone

Employees. How to deal with office conflict.

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The Essential Performance Review Checklist

Performance reviews are a proactive way to engage with your employees, provide clear communication about expectations, and acknowledge them for their hard work. But getting the right framework and creating consistency across your organization can be tricky. We put together this checklist to help you evaluate your current performance review process and equip managers with the right tools to perform individual assessments.

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12 success tips inspired by Grandpa Charlie

Business Management Daily

Many people, including those in leadership positions, tend to overthink things. My grandfather, fortunately was not one of them. I’ve codified the wisdom Grandpa Charlie passed down to me, and a glimpse of this knowledge is here. It’s a set of strategies leaders should remind themselves of from time to time. The post 12 success tips inspired by Grandpa Charlie appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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our group member has a fragrance sensitivity – and we’re supposed to be hugged to check for any scents

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I belong to a local chapter of a fee-for-service interest/hobby-based group for over 100 women. It is a private business, but very community oriented. When I first joined, I was advised it is a scent-free group and environment due to the extreme sensitivity of one member. I, and I expect all the other members, make an effort to be scent-free at the times we meet.

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Meet Namely: Emmett Swan

Namely

At Namely, our coworkers are one of the top reasons we love what we do. The Meet Namely series spotlights real Namely employees across the company. Read on to learn how our employees are helping us build better workplaces. With over 20 years of payroll experience, it’s no wonder that Emmett Swan is Namely’s go-to compliance guru. Emmett joined Namely in 2016 as a Product Manager but his role quickly evolved to incorporate more of his payroll expertise, ultimately earning him the title of Senior

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How CEOs Can Quickly Make Changes to Corporate Culture

WorkHuman

The post How CEOs Can Quickly Make Changes to Corporate Culture appeared first on Workhuman.

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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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What Is ‘Volunteer Time Off?’

Namely

With unemployment at record lows, companies are looking for innovative ways to attract top talent and stand out from the competition. While paid time off (PTO), family leave, and even sabbatical have all been touted as game-changing perks , there’s one workplace benefit that both helps employees disconnect and serves a greater purpose. In addition to traditional vacation days, many companies are now offering volunteer time off (VTO).

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5 labor law compliance challenges in changing times

Insperity

Labor law compliance is a big deal for businesses of all sizes. When it comes to labor and employment laws, change is the only constant business leaders can expect. These ever-changing laws and regulations have always represented a potential quagmire for companies, and now is no different. From paid family leave and hiring to safety and sick leave – and all the many points in between – federal, state and local governments are forever changing what constitutes a company’s responsibility to its wo

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7 Things You Need to do Now That Summer’s Over

Take It Personel-ly

It’s the end of August, which means that we’re 2/3 of the way through the year. It also means that children are returning to school, the summer holidays are coming to an end, and workloads are going to start increasing soon. Here are 7 things you can do to stay on top of things and […].

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10 Tips I Learned in My First Year in the Coaching Business

Chris Heinz

Launching my coaching business was one of the most exciting and frustrating times of my life. If you have recently launched your coaching business, or are considering it, this post is for you. Here are 10 tips I learned in the first year in the coaching business.

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AI & DEI: With Great Opportunities Comes Great HR Responsibility

Speaker: Jen Kirkwood - Partner, Responsible HR & AI at IBM and World Economic Forum Executive Fellow

The promise of AI for today’s organizations is real, yet in a frenzied state of experimentation, many stumble to get to a full-scale enterprise. As companies race to discover what generative AI can do, HR must lead conversations about how to balance cutting-edge innovations with integrity, trust, and diversity. Globally, organizations are at a critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and AI acceleration.

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ask the readers: how do you balance your job demands with kids, marriage, and other commitments?

Ask a Manager

A while back (er, apparently a year ago — apparently I sat on this for a long time), a commenter on a post about how to balance kids, marriage, and a job wrote, “I wonder if there wouldn’t be some value in a How To Baby open thread for people to discuss various experiences and strategies for managing childcare, job demands and/or marriage stuff all at the same time.” Let’s do it.

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Performance Appraisal Frequency, Shedding Myths & Traditions

AssessTEAM Performance Management

Employees are the lifeblood of any organization; they play a vital role in making sure that it succeeds now, and in the future. It’s only realistic, then, for companies to have systems in place that will streamline the performance review and appraisal processes – this will allow them to engage every individual and get the most of the existing potential.

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10 Most Effective Ways to Deliver Corporate Training

Kitaboo - Employee Training

With the introduction and evolution of newer technologies, jobs are getting more complicated and skill oriented resulting in tasks that are difficult to manage. This is where functions like corporate training come in. Technology-enhanced corporate training is preferred by organizations since all records and training material can be digitized and stored at a central location preferably on cloud-based storage systems.