Tue.Nov 26, 2019

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Should You Close the Office on Black Friday?

Jason Lauritsen

It’s Thanksgiving week. That means that we will all be asked at some point this week, “Are you working on Friday?” And the answers will be mixed. Black Friday is one of those dates that seemingly presents a dilemma for organizations and HR departments everywhere. Should the office be open on Friday or should it be closed? There’s a simple answer.

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How to deal with our disillusioned younger colleagues at work

Workplace Diva

The growing sense of disillusionment is right there, plain as day on the Gen Z colleague's face. She is discovering that work is.work. Ugh. It's the same thing, day after day. There are random bursts of exhilaration intermingled with many more moments of mind-numbing monotony. The working world wasn't supposed to be this dull and uninspiring. Where is the excitement promised in movies and online business articles?

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Organizational structure – how to create or rebuild one

Insperity

All businesses, whether you realize it or not, have an organizational structure. Yours might have formed and evolved organically, but it’s important to be deliberate and thoughtful about your organizational structure – particularly as headcounts increase and the company grows increasingly complex. What is an organizational structure, and why is it important?

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True or False: Corporate Recruiters Fear Agency Recruiters?

The Tim Sackett Project

True or False? It’s a common belief, in most Talent and HR circles, that most corporate recruiters fear agency recruiters. Go ahead and argue if you would like, but it seems a little silly. The reality is, true recruiting professionals don’t fear amateurs. It’s like a really great professional Photographer. They charge money because they offer something someone is willing to pay for.

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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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Employees have been reclassified. Now it’s time to train.

Business Management Daily

You’ve done your due diligence in response to the final Fair Labor Standards Act regulations that raise the weekly salary employees must earn to $684 a week (up from $455) to be considered exempt from overtime pay. That means some formerly exempt employees may now be reclassified as nonexempt if they earn between $455 and $684 per week. Now comes the hard part: training managers in the FLSA ’s finer points.

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HR Carnival: 2020 HR Trends

Workology

Workology is proud to host the November edition of the Carnival of HR. Our topic is 2020 HR Trends. Find posts on how 2020 HR trends are impacting the workplace, be it in recruiting and hiring, Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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The A to Z of Remote Hiring

TalentLyft

Remote work is the future - if you let it be that. The number of people working remotely is on the rise. If you’re thinking about hiring remote employees, this guide is for you! Read More.

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What Is Employee Relations and How Does It Help?

6Q

It has become fashionable these days to state that employees are every organisation’s greatest asset so you’d imagine that companies are paying enough attention to employee relations. Unfortunately many organisations still don’t give it the consideration it strongly deserves. Employee relations refers to the measures taken by a company to manage the relationships between managers and employees.

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Thank you to our wonderful customers for a great 2019!

Fond

The holiday season is the perfect time to let your employees know how much you appreciate them, but we also want our customers to know just how valued and appreciated they are for their partnerships with Fond. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, our management team had a few messages of gratitude for our customers: “Our customers are what make our product great.

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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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The future of EX: 20 predictions for 2020

Qualtrics HR

Our team of EX Scientists have donned their soothsayer hats to see what’s coming around the corner in 2020. From AI to climate change, here are the opportunities and challenges that will define the next 12 months… 1. Companies will seek out the bad (not just the good). Angry Glassdoor commenters may currently be unwelcome for many business leaders, but forward-thinking EX professionals will actively seek them out.

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Spotlight on Service Delivery- Yovo Kanev

Immedis

#PeopleBehindPayroll. Current position? I’m a Global Tax Manager here in Immedis. The job that launched my career in tax? Initially I went to university where I discovered that I found personal tax advisory really interesting. It all happened from there. Why I chose to work in tax? It is a challenging job which I very much enjoy. Many of my colleagues think the same way – if you are the type of person who loves facing a challenge, it can be really thrilling!

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How Often Do Virtual Teams Need to Meet Face-to-Face?

Conversation Matters

In a previous post , I wrote about how successful virtual teams benefit by functioning as #Hybrid teams. I defined Hybrid teams as teams that 1) meet face to face periodically, 2) meet in pairs when appropriate, and 3) are intentional about engaging in interpersonal as well as transactional interactions during online meetings. This post answers the question, what should the frequency of face-to-face meetings be?

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‘Tis the Season of Giving Back

Sterling Check

10 Ways Your Organization Can Help the Community During the Holidays. This is the time of year when many are thinking about how they can give to their loved ones as they celebrate the holidays. It’s also a great time for your organization and employees to be thinking about ways to give back to the communities where they live and work. By helping people in need and giving back to the community, your company can boost the morale of your current employees and attract potential hires.

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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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It’s a Trap! Culture Change Lessons from Star Wars

BambooHR

Over time, your company culture will change. It is unavoidable. It is your destiny. As it does, it’s natural for employees to worry. Is your.

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Cultivating Employee Engagement With Emotional Connection

Forbes Coaches Council

When it comes to responsible business practices, investment in moral accountability repays itself every day.

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Crush Your Goals With These 3 Mindset Reframes

Thrive Global

If there’s one mindset you want to capitalize on in the decade ahead, it’s the power of positive thinking. Always looking for the upside of things might feel laborious — especially since our brains are hardwired to see the negative , Alison Ledgerwood, Ph.D., an associate professor at the University of California, Davis, says in her TED talk. But it’s entirely within your control to reframe stressful moments into positive ones — and it’s a skill that you’d be wise to practice: Studies show that

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How to Negotiate Your Salary and the Job – Definitive Guide

GetFive

Salary is one of the most important factors on both sides of the hiring equation. How much you’ll be getting paid for your efforts is paramount in your mind when you’re interviewing for a new job, and it’s paramount in your prospective employer’s mind, too. Negotiating salary is a delicate dance. You want as much as you can get, but you don’t want to price yourself right out of the running.

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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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8 Examples of Constructive Feedback With Sample Scenarios

Vantage Circle

Being a manager in the 21st century is not at all a child's play. The work culture now demands the managers to lead the workforce by adopting multiple roles as a motivator, a mentor and a leader all at the same time. And one of the most important aspects of these roles is the ability and the will to deliver constructive feedback to the employees. Feedbacks are an integral part of ensuring an efficient work culture.

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If You Want to Get Better at Something, Ask For Advice Instead of Feedback

Thrive Global

It’s contrary to conventional wisdom, but according to results from Harvard researchers, feedback often has no impact on our performance, even though many people prioritise feedback over advice. Asking others for feedback often leads to vague, less useful input, argue the researchers from Harvard Business School. The authors explain, “Our latest research suggests a better approach.

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3 New Manager Training Topics to Empower Your Managers

Quantum Workplace

People managers should understand how to grow and develop their employees. Their ability to engage, coach, and develop their direct reports is an essential skill, but these skills don’t always come naturally.

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Four Questions To Ask Yourself As You Develop A Strategic Plan

Forbes Coaches Council

For many executives, the idea of formulating and implementing a strategic plan is intimidating, but if you carve out the time to ask these tough questions and answer them truthfully, I think you will find that strategic planning is well worth it.

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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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The ultimate guide to acing an interview

cipHR

Put your best foot forward at your next big job interview with CIPHR’s essential guide to acing that interview. Interviewing for a new role or internal promotion is, understandably, a nerve-wracking process for many. CIPHR’s ultimate guide to acing an interview is here to support you every step of the way, from pre-interview preparation to what to do on the big day, and how best to follow up with the recruiter and hiring manager after your meeting. .

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14 Ways To Effectively Set Expectations With Your Employees

Forbes Coaches Council

When you set expectations, you set you and your team up to win. Find out how with this advice from Forbes Coaches Council experts.

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How 2020 will reshape HR’s role: 5 trends to watch for

HR Morning

With 2019 winding down, HR pros are all wondering what new workplace trends 2020 will bring. Well, look no further! The experts at Glassdoor have answers for you in their Jobs & Hiring Trends for 2020 report. Here’s what Glassdoor says you can expect to see in the new year. 1. AI will play a bigger role in the workplace. Between apps to schedule meetings, chatbots for customer service and software to sift through candidates, experts are predicting the use of artificial intelligence to

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How to Negotiate Your Salary and the Job – Definitive Guide

GetFive

Salary is one of the most important factors on both sides of the hiring equation. How much you’ll be getting paid for your efforts is paramount in your mind when you’re interviewing for a new job, and it’s paramount in your prospective employer’s mind, too. Negotiating salary is a delicate dance. You want as much as you can get, but you don’t want to price yourself right out of the running.

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.

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How To Practice Mindfulness in Difficult Situations

Thrive Global

Mindfulness is a way of living in the present moment that is based on ancient Buddhist teachings that Jon Kabat-Zinn helped introduce to Western culture in the 1990s. Nowadays, millions of people use mindfulness as a way of life to decrease stress, improve health, and boost happiness. Meditation is one way that people can practice mindfulness—the act of sitting quietly and clearing your thoughts can pave the way to living in the present and opening your heart and mind to what’s around you, inste

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OFCCP Will Not Use EEO-1 Component 2 Data

Berkshire Associates

A notice will appear in the Federal Register this week informing the public that OFCCP does not intend to request, accept, or use EEO-1 Component 2 data. The OFCCP stated their reason is: “it does not expect to find significant utility in the data given limited resources and its aggregated nature.”.

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Dolly Parton Will Completely Transform Your Confidence In This 52-Second Video

Thrive Global

If you’re ever experiencing a bout of self-doubt , or feeling a little challenged in the self-love department, there might not be a faster fix that a dose of Dolly Parton. As referenced in the New York Times , one fan summed up her appreciation like this: “I’ll tell you why I love her… Dolly is everything I never dared to be. Sure, she’s outrageous looking.