Fri.May 20, 2022

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4 Ways Leaders Can Promote Inclusion In Teams

Vantage Circle

If your organization is investing significant resources into diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), then you're on the right track, but unless your top-level executives are prioritizing the success of these initiatives , the sad truth is that you're unlikely to see much impact. Indeed, the entire leadership team needs to actively promote a culture of inclusiveness if it takes hold.

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Internship Programs: What HR Needs to Know | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

Many professionals may have fond memories of their internships—learning the industry and building their network at a time in their career when those experiences are most formative. But bad experiences have also turned many aspirants away from a particular field. After all, internships are investments, not quick fixes. For employers, an internship program can be a successful long-term hiring strategy , but it could backfire as a short-term staffing solution.

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Five ways to avoid employee crisis management fatigue

HR Zone

Employees Comfortably numb: Avoid crisis management fatigue.

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What to Do on a Mental Health Day: 12 Ideas

BetterUp

Jump to section. 12 ways to use a mental health day. 10 signs that you should take a mental health day. 5 tips to get the most out of your mental health day. Enjoy your mental health day.

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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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Importance of Checking Plagiarism for HR Managers

Hppy

Hiring managers are responsible for adhering to, assessing, and facilitating the hiring process for an organization. The primary element that connects hiring managers with applicants is the resume. . Moreover, they have to deal with cover letters and reference letters that support applicants’ abilities and skills. In this case, authenticity and originality become a concerning issue.

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Top 12 Employee Training Software for Best Training

HR Shelf

As the workforce training environment is constantly changing, the organisations need to ensure that the employee training and development is at par with the latest trends and company requirements. The best way to achieve this is using the employee training software that provides you with the most efficient way of training your employees. According to research from Middlesex University, more than 21 percent of the employee turnover happens within the first two months.

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Payactiv Named Best Innovative or Emerging Tech Solution at 2022 HR Tech Awards

Payactiv

We are thrilled to announce that the Payactiv Livelihood Platform has been recognized as the award winner for Best Innovative or Emerging Tech Solution in the Total Rewards and Employee Wellbeing category of the 2022 HR Tech Awards by the Lighthouse Research & Advisory. . Since inventing Earned Wage Access back in 2012 , Payactiv has been on a mission to use the power of financial technology to change the way people get paid and level the playing field for millions of workers struggling to a

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International HR Day 2022: 5 reasons why you should appreciate your HR teams all

Zoho People

In the last two years, the role of HR professionals has evolved greatly. From introducing entirely new ways of working to quickly realigning their existing management practices, HR teams have done everything in their power to build a culture of compassion. These teams have been busy introducing strategies to keep employees engaged and improve overall well-being.

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Bangladesh’s Labaid Ltd. (Diagnostics) and Labaid Cancer Hospital & Super Specialty Center Partners With Darwinbox to Supercharge Their HR Operations and Workforce Management

Darwinbox

In an effort to achieve total digital transformation by 2026, Labaid Ltd. (Diagnostics) and Labaid Cancer Hospital & Super Specialty Center, a part of Bangladesh’s Labaid Group, have partnered with us to supercharge HR operations and workforce management for their 2000+ employees.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Employee Empowerment: How Can You Set Employees Up For Success?

Terryberry

Employee empowerment is the ultimate sign of trust in an organization. Leaders trust employees to make decisions that are in the best interests of the company, and employees trust that they have the freedom and flexibility to execute their job requirements effectively. Let’s talk about what employee empowerment is and what it looks like in the workplace.

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Safely Navigating the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Employment

Berkshire Associates

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic decision making is becoming more prevalent in almost every area of life, and employment practices are no exception. AI can be used to help make data-driven decisions in hiring or measuring performance at an organization. In many cases, these technologies are a welcome upgrade to fields that have frequently been overrun with subjectivity in the past.

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weekend open thread – May 21-22, 2022

Ask a Manager

This post, weekend open thread – May 21-22, 2022 , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend posts. Book recommendation of the week: Sea of Tranquility , by Emily St. John Mandel.

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7 Best Workplace Wellness Programs

Best Of HR

What Is One Workplace Wellness Program That Has Worked Well At Your Company? . To help you know which wellness programs to introduce at your workplace, we asked CEOs and HR managers this question for their best insights. From exercise challenges to weekly yoga classes, there are several tried wellness programs that may work well in supporting the health of your employees and improving productivity in your organization.

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9 Leave Management Mistakes To Avoid This Year

The article talks about the 9 leave management mistakes that you should be avoiding with smarter technology in your organisation and save business costs.

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Employees Want Voluntary Benefits–So Why Aren’t They Using Them?

BerniePortal

Voluntary benefits have recently become one of the more sought-after employee benefits offerings. The pandemic caused employees to re-evaluate their healthcare options, opening the door for employers to build more robust plans. Now voluntary benefits are being more widely offered, but many employees who still claim to want them aren't signing up. Read on to learn why employees are underutilizing their voluntary benefits and how you can build a successful plan within your organization.

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it’s your Friday good news

Ask a Manager

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news! 1. “I’ve been a reader for half a year, but I’ve never actually written in. (I did type up a longwinded question and leave it in the drafts once, though!) I certainly didn’t think that I’d be writing a letter for Friday Good News, but here we are.

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16 Tips To Help Leaders Facilitate Virtual Conflict Resolution

Forbes Coaches Council

While facilitating conflict resolution in a virtual space follows many of the same principles as it would if people were face to face, the methods may need to be tweaked to function well in a virtual format.

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Optimising Learning Technology to Support Hybrid Working

Training Orchestra

Fiona Leteney Senior Analyst Fosway Group. Optimising Learning Technology to Support Hybrid Working. By guest author and senior industry analyst, Fiona Leteney of Fosway Group. Most organisations have adopted hybrid ways of working which in turn are driving new learning strategies. From online to face-to-face and synchronous to asynchronous delivery, learning technologies need to be able to support a wide range of learning modalities at the same time, and at scale.

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Employer Insights Report 2024: The State of Cancer

96% of benefits leaders agree: detecting cancer early is the best way to get ahead of rising costs and improve employee health outcomes. So why is it that 82% of employers currently spend significantly more on post-diagnosis care and disease management rather than upstream care? A new survey of 250 benefits leaders who oversee 500 to 50,000 covered lives highlights their perspective on cancer and its burden.

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22 Lessons From Stacey Abrams on Fear, Ambition, and Getting It Done

The Muse

The lawyer, entrepreneur, writer, organizer, and politician—on the cusp of a second run to become Georgia’s governor—shares her best lessons and wisdom.

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The COVID-19 Regulation’s Final Re-Adoption — What Does it Mean Going Forward?

HRWatchdog

It has been almost a month since the third (and final) re-adoption of the COVID-19 Workplace Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) was adopted at the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA’s) April meeting. Now that the third re-adoption is done, there are three big picture things to keep in mind as we look to the future of COVID-19 workplace safety. (1) We won’t be seeing more amendments every few months to the ETS.

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2022 Retail Industry Trends in Employee Listening

Perceptyx

Retailers face a growing number of challenges that will last beyond the pandemic: ongoing health and safety concerns, supply chain shortages, surging inflation, and the largest labor shortage in 20 years. Employee listening represents another significant challenge – Perceptyx’s recent State of Employee Listening special report found that retail companies in the study listened less frequently, across fewer channels, and were slower to address employee feedback than companies in other industries.

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16 Perceived ‘Vulnerabilities’ That Can Be Reframed As Strengths

Forbes Coaches Council

Today’s best leaders are relatable, get to know their people and show their vulnerabilities, thereby turning their perceived “weaknesses” into real strengths.

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Delivering DEI Training That Drives Real Change

Speaker: Jeffrey Hall, Chief Creative Office of WILL Interactive

Great DEI training improves engagement, retention, and teamwork. Poor training does little. What content areas are right for our organization? How can you construct training around empathy-building, relatable stories for a positive disposition to hard topics? We’ll cover the latest research on how to make training that actually delivers attitudinal and behavioral shifts.

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Most interesting HR stories of the week

TLNT: The Business of HR

US workers making 20% fewer trips to the office. The number of trips Americans are making to their workplace has dropped significantly when compared to pre-pandemic figures, according to a new report. A new study by Work From Home Research finds the average American employee is now working 1.5 days per week from home. The same research also found US employees are ‘digging in’ and are starting to refuse to work a full week at the office – with 15% of those polled saying they would likely look for

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How To Tap Into Your Energy To Fuel Resilience

Forbes Coaches Council

Resilient leaders take charge of the narrative around their own stress, so they’re running the show instead of allowing their emotions to run wild.

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How to Increase Employee Engagement and Retention

Betterworks

Do you have a plan for increasing employee engagement and retention at your company? The Great Resignation is on every employer’s mind. In this tight labor market, employees have the upper hand — and they are expressing dissatisfaction with their jobs by leaving them in droves. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that, in February 2022 […].

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Feelings and Emotions: How to Tell the Difference

BetterUp

Jump to section. Feelings vs. emotions: what’s the difference? Feelings, emotions, and your mental health. 4 tips for managing your feelings and emotions. The bottom line.

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The Employer’s Guide to Early Cancer Detection

A comprehensive early detection strategy for cancer is no longer a nice-to-have for employers; it’s a must. The reality is 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, and the physical, emotional, and financial impact on both employees and employers is great. To help improve your employees’ health outcomes and reduce cancer-related costs, download The Employer’s Guide to Early Detection.

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Be Deliberate, Time Management Skills Don’t Improve by Accident?

Thrive Global

At the time of this writing, it’s spring. So, I’ve been spending as much time as I can outside. A few ways to spend a great time outside are by tinkering with a vegetable garden, playing with your kids, riding your bike, or getting in shape. Now, unless you’re oblivious, fruits and veggies don’t just magically grow. You need to work the soil, plant the seeds in a well lite area, and water your plants if you want a bountiful harvest.

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Spotting Potential in Job Candidates

Zenefits

Finding an exact fit for an open position in any company is difficult. When market conditions are tight, it may be nearly impossible. Businesses that are hiring are facing unprecedented imbalances in talent acquisition. It’s estimated there are more than 4 ½ million more jobs available in the U.S. than candidates looking to fill them. If you’re able to find a perfect fit for any job, you know it’s critical you hire them immediately — before someone else does.

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3 Ways to Transform Your Toxic Workplace into a Healthy and Heart Centered Organization

Thrive Global

The great resignation is teaching us that toxic workplaces will no longer be tolerated. As companies struggle to manage and retain talent, a greater microscope is needed towards creating healthier and more meaningful workplace cultures while ensuring behaviors are aligned to more wholesome ways of working. Dr. George Simon , a world-renowned psychologist with expertise in personality and character development, rightfully claims that “behavior doesn’t change until hearts change.