Tue.Apr 21, 2020

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How to manage personalities during times of change

Insperity

Have you thought about which personality types are represented within your team? And have you ever considered how you would manage these personalities during hard times or rapid changes? Here’s why it’s important. Managing various personalities – those conflicting perspectives and working styles – can be challenging even during the smoothest of times.

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Managing Risk and Compliance tasks when the Team is Working From Home

360 factors

The sudden shift to working from home has challenged management throughout many industries, including banking and financial services. A primary concern is that employees used to collaborating face-to-face throughout the workday can experience less productivity and effectiveness when in-person collaboration is not possible. This challenge is exacerbated in industries which require a quick response from the employees.

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3 Steps for Taking Back Your Power During a Crisis

Thrive Global

This article was co-authored by Sarah Samuel. The recent outbreak of COVID-19 has created a lot of uncertainty in every area of our lives as our finances, personal health, and immediate futures are subject to so much that is out of our control. Many are forced to work from home, cancel events and meetings, and even close shop or let go of employees.

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Helping Managers Understand and Address Stress

DecisionWise

About a year ago I received one my favorite perk s. It was peak season for us – my workload was heavy , and support was limited. This meant late nights in the office with the stress that so commonly follow s. . As my supervisor and I were talking about what could be done to address my stress, I brought up exercise. I hadn’t been going to the gym regularly for the past few months.

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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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I feel terrible about having to lay off my staff

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I am the manager of a department in a nonprofit that is shut down for the foreseeable future, which means no reliable revenue stream apart from the generosity of donors right now. Every week, I’m getting asked to make more and more cuts to staffing and to pare down to the “essentials” so we will continue to have enough money to make payroll.

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5 No-Fail Tips for Managing Remote Employees

Rise

With the novel coronavirus COVID-19 having a significant global impact on organizations —and people— everywhere, managing remote employees has become the new normal. . As people continue to practice social distancing, or in some cases self-isolation, managers now need to focus on the “health” of their remote team by providing open lines of communication and offering collaboration tools that make it easy for employees to remain connected with the work and with each other. .

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Signs That You’re Ready for a Job Promotion

Professional Alternatives

Are you feeling stuck in a rut at work? If you have held the same title and job description for a long time, you might feel like you are stagnating or being left behind. But, just because the status quo hasn’t changed on the surface, it doesn’t mean that you aren’t aging like a fine wine.You may well have upped the ante in terms of your knowledge and skills, and if your boss hasn’t taken notice, it may be a worthwhile endeavor to find out why.

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How Employee Recognition Systems Improve Productivity

Achievers

Attracting and retaining talent is critical no matter what industry you’re in. Competition to recruit the best people can get fierce, and once you do attract top talent, how can you motivate them to be as productive as possible? The answer is to go beyond compensation and benefits. Amy Whillans , Harvard Business School researcher, once said: “Cash matters in people’s lives, but it’s not all that matters.

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How to Work Productively During COVID-19

TalentCulture

Working from home is a necessity for many of us right now. It’s a critical way to help flatten the curve, for one. It can also have its appeal even during this unprecedented, harrowing crisis that faces us all. But being productive at home even under the best of circumstances — without remote schooling, sick loved ones, relentlessly bad news, and economic turmoil — can be a challenge.

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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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5 Do’s and Don’ts of Video Interviews

SHRM Resources

The coronavirus pandemic has made remote working and social distancing the norm, pushing recruiters and hiring managers to rely on videoconferencing platforms to interview candidates.

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if the job that laid me off wants to bring me back, can I decline and still collect unemployment?

Ask a Manager

I’ve gotten a lot of questions lately like this one: I’ve been laid off for the past three weeks, and now my employer has asked me to return. Legally, do I have to accept? And if I don’t accept, will that give me a problem filling for unemployment? I want to move on from them as I don’t see it being a fit for me anymore. I left a job of eight years to go work for them and I believe I made a mistake in doing so.

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Josh Bersin: 4 ways to build organizational resilience

HRExecutive

This pandemic has demonstrated just how brittle our society is. A tiny virus has drastically upset our lives, our economies and our societies. In a time like this, resilience —the ability to adapt and bounce back—will be one of the most important characteristics that will help us recover. But how do we design our organizations for resilience ? Here are four things to consider: . 1.

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26 Incredible Quotes on Work and Life: COVID-19 Edition

Vantage Circle

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a sudden shift in the dynamics of workforce behavior. More and more companies are bound to rush towards work-from-home arrangements in an extremely short period. Although many companies already had a WFH policy managing a large scale of remote employees and that too in such urgency can be overwhelming.

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

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

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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COVID Lockdown Netflix Recommendation - "American Factory"

The HR Capitalist

I know, you're burned out on streaming. You've worked through a bunch of things during the COVID lockdown - you whipped through Joe Exotic, Ozark and Bosh - and you found yourself working through a 3rd tier series like Last Chance U. I see you America. That's why I'm here with a Netflix Recommendation that only a professional manager or HR person could get excited about.

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WFH Self-Care Guide: Easy Ways to Improve Your Wellbeing

marenated HR

I’ll be blunt: coronavirus absolutely sucks. No matter who or where you are, it has affected us each in one way or another. Many people are now forced to work from home. Some employees are used to working from home, and many companies already have a clear WFH policy. I’ll be blunt again: we’re the lucky ones. Of course, working from home indefinitely is an adjustment, but some people are out of a job right now, and some people’s careers are paused due to furlough.

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4 Ways to Promote Employee Efficiency as a Manager

Hppy

Despite us having access to so many technological advances that help us save time, employees in 2020 are spending longer than ever before at the office. The increased hours don’t necessarily translate to increased efficiency, however. As a manager, it’s important to provide your employees with a good work-life balance but doing so doesn’t have to mean sacrificing the business.

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CHROs Plan for an Abundant Talent Market Post-COVID

SHRM Resources

The employment situation has shifted dramatically in the last few weeks since the coronavirus outbreak shut down large portions of the economy. HR leaders have had to quickly pivot from recruiting amidst the lowest unemployment on record to managing a sea change in the way people work while planning for a very different post-COVID future.

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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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Yesterday’s DOL update on the FFCRA may be the most important one for employers. And here’s why…

The Employer Handbook

By Archimëa – Own work , CC BY-SA 4.0 , Link. On Friday, the Department of Labor ended its temporary non-enforcement of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. But, yesterday, it left employers with a little parting gift. Before I unwrap the present for you, let’s start with a little lesson on the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.

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Virtual Onboarding (in the Era of COVID-19)

Workology

I recently got to experience virtual onboarding due to the Coronavirus pandemic and wanted to share my experience as well as best practices since many companies are onboarding virtually right now. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Now Is the Time to Integrate Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Into Your People Programs

WorkHuman

Workhuman’s VP of Brand Marketing Dr. Patti Fletcher outlines four steps for how HR can leverage D&I as an accelerator to go from surviving to thriving. Click to read more on Entrepreneur.com. .

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What’s the Difference Between Degreed and ? See for Yourself

Degreed

We get asked all the time: “Hey, what’s the difference between Degreed and…” It’s not an easy question to answer with a few simple words. Some things you just have to see. For starters, you have to see beyond the features. Airplanes have engines, wheels, and steering controls. Those are features. But that doesn’t mean you’d take your kids to school in one.

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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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Employee Check-Ins Are More Important For Remote Employees

Engagedly

Remote working has become a norm in today’s world. Given the current scenario, its necessary that you have an effective employee check-in strategy in place. Essentially, employee performance check-ins are one-on-one conversations between managers and employees about their […].

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Supporting your employees who lead without a title

HR Morning

Who is a valuable employee at your organization? Any good list will include informal leaders, because even though these colleagues lead without a title, they are more vital than ever before. In our data-hungry workplaces, managers have to get more done with less. They are asked to be agile, respond to global movements and increase productivity. But we also know managers can be roadblocks to moving forward due to their workload and clunky corporate management.

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The hidden risk of coronavirus: spotting the signs of employees suffering domestic violence

HR Zone

People Domestic violence during lockdown.

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WorldatWork’s COVID-19 Planning and Response Resources

WorkHuman

Thank You Healthcare , pioneered by Workhuman, is included among WorldatWork’s COVID-19 external resources. See the full list on WorldatWork. .

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Trending Payroll Statistics

Staying up-to-date on the latest decisions and payroll statistics ensures businesses can remain compliant and efficient. B2B Reviews research compiled the latest data to help businesses stay on top of payroll in 2024 and prepare for the future.

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Should Every Day Be Casual Dress Day? 

6Q

About 20 years ago there was a clear distinction: white collar or blue collar work. Your employment was quite literally defined by your dress. But then casual dress day appeared, lines became blurred, smart or casual, dress up or dress down, what’s the right dress code for your business? In the movie Office Space – the cult satire on modern working life – there’s a scene in which the incompetent and unlikeable manager Bill Lumberg announces Hawaiian Shirt Day.

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Majority of Employees Embrace Remote Work

SHRM Resources

?Surveys show that most employees feel confident about their ability to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they also have significant concerns, such as higher anxiety and stress, difficulty concentrating, and lack of social interaction.A Glassdoor survey of nearly 1,000 U.S. workers found that 67 percent said they support their employers' decision to mandate remote work indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak.Sixty percent of respondents said that they are confident they can e

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Tips to Make Your Job Descriptions and Career Site Mobile-Friendly

Hireology

Whether you’re actively hiring or have placed hiring on hold in light of the COVID-19 outbreak , there’s always room for improvement when it comes to how you attract top talent. And one way to do so is by adapting to the demands of today’s job seekers. The job search process has rapidly evolved in recent years to meet the demands of today’s tech-savvy job applicants.