Wed.Aug 28, 2019

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Burnout is a real workplace phenomenon, says the WHO. Well, duh, says the working world

GetFive

Last week, the World Health Organization made headlines by classifying burnout as an “occupational phenomenon that undermines how well people perform at work.” Well, duh, said everyone who has ever had a job. The bigger story is WHO listed burnout in its latest International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), defining it as a “syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.” It went on to explain how burnout man

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Hello? Half of employees lie about Wi-Fi access on vacation to avoid work

Workplace Diva

Have you ever lied to coworkers about the quality of your Wi-FI connection when you were on vacation? So sorry I couldn't respond to your "urgent" message sooner, the Wi-Fi at this resort is terrible! You are not alone, because a new survey from Allianz Global Assistance Travel Insurance finds almost half (49%) of American workers have used the "crappy Wi-Fi" excuse to avoid answering work-related messages on vacation.

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A Clean and Simple Formula for Giving Feedback Using Your Strengths

Life and Work Blog

Most of us don’t enjoy giving feedback to people. That’s because there are three challenges to overcome. First, you may not have developed basic feedback skills. Second, you see the world a certain way. Third, the other person sees the world their way. That’s three big challenges that can create a mess. But you can overcome these challenges through a simple and clean feedback formula that makes use of your strengths.

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How Giving a Thumbs-Up at Work Can Drive Up Productivity

TemboStatus

Most of us have gotten so used to clicking the little blue “thumbs-up” in Facebook or the little heart in Twitter that we don’t give it a second thought. It’s only when we start seeing repeated ads for oat milk or cricket bats that we realize something else is going on behind the scenes. Social media platforms have found a way to match the things we “like” with the things that advertisers are selling - even when the relationship isn’t completely obvious.

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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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how patient do I need to be with a coworker with mental health issues who lashes out at me?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: My coworker, “Minerva,” is okay most of the time. But she has unpredictable mood swings and has caused friction with virtually everyone in the team in the past three years. Last week she called me at 10 pm to scream at me for a “mistake” I made which occurred because she didn’t give me the information required to do the calculation correctly.

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A great interview doesn’t make a good hire: Here’s what does

HR Morning

For decades now, the hiring process has been the same: candidates apply, employers interview them, and the best one gets the job. But in recent years it’s become apparent that interviews are starting to lose their effectiveness. Someone who interviews well isn’t necessarily going to be a great employee. One in two hires fail. A lot of research points to problems with the interview.

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BUILDING CULTURE THROUGH RECRUITING #2: The Impact of Values, Potential Factors and Competencies.

The HR Capitalist

Capitalist Note : This post is part of a series on Building/Reinforcing Company Culture Through Great Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Practices. . Let's face it people, "company culture" is a loaded phrase. Some of it is real, some of it is aspirational, but one thing on my mind recently is that as we try to build the culture we want at our companies, we forget about the messages we send in our recruiting process.

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Job Growth Has Been Much Less Impressive Than Reported

SHRM Resources

The U.S. jobs market is still expanding, but not as much as previously thought. New figures show that employers added a half million fewer jobs than previously reported in the year between March 2018 and March 2019.

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Ep 195 – How to Use Net Promoter Scores in Recruiting

Workology

On today’s podcast, I’d like to talk about how NPS surveys in recruiting as well as sentiment scoring in recruitment marketing. Net Promoter or Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a tool that can be used to. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution. On today’s podcast, I’d like to talk about how NPS surveys in recruiting as well as sentiment scoring in recruitment marketing.

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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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What is collaborative leadership?

Jostle

The way we work is rapidly changing: remote work has led to more distributed teams; increased access to information has changed how we consume data; and cross-functional collaboration is breaking down traditional divides between departments, teams, and even skill sets. In short, workplaces are increasingly more dynamic, connected, and collaborative.

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ADP Women in STEM Profile: Kanyatta Walker

ADP

Kanyatta Walker's unapologetically fearless outlook began when she was only three years old. A boy cast as Santa in her preschool Christmas play did not.

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6 Ways to Manage a Distributed Team Effectively

Namely

Off site—but not out of mind. There are major benefits to operating distributed teams, most notably the ability to recruit and work with talented individuals from all over the world. However, a remote workforce can also pose potential risks. It can be challenging to maintain consistent productivity and accountability, as well as build a team of long-term workers.

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5 Podcast Episodes to Change How You Think About Work

Jason Lauritsen

I am a podcast junkie. I struggle to find as much time to read as I’d like. But podcasts have helped me feed (or distract) my brain in times when I can’t read but I can listen (walking the dog, running, doing yard work, etc.). I love them. That said, I don’t only listen to brain-nourishing podcasts about work and success, etc. I also love great true crime podcasts, but that isn’t what I’m here to write about today.

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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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Can HR data save your organization millions?

HRExecutive

HR leaders often cite the potential for productivity gains as a reason for investing in new technology. These gains can be difficult to substantiate, however. Wes Wu , a long-time HR consultant who’s now vice president of advisory services at Visier, believes HR leaders should be seeking to improve the business instead—if they’re successful in that, the savings will follow.

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Top 5 Reasons Why More Women Want to Join the Entrepreneurship Wagon

Take It Personel-ly

According to the 2018 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, the number of businesses owned by women has increased with about 3,000% since 1972. Even more, women-owned businesses cover a diverse background from healthcare to scientific and technical services. So, the data is clearly showing that more and more women are interested in starting a life […].

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NLRB: Social media policy can’t require employees to use real names online

HR Morning

Time to double-check your social media policies. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has released a 2018 advice memo from its Office of General Counsel regarding “whether various Employer [CVS Health] social media rules are unlawfully overbroad“ under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The memo delivers mixed news for employers — the NLRB found that two of CVS’ social media policies did violate workers’ rights under the NLRA.

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The Basics Of Intraoffice Conflict Management For Effective Executives And Managers

Forbes Coaches Council

Conflict is natural, and differences between people don’t have to be destructive or a source of negativity. In fact, they can represent an opportunity.

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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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How Can Corporate Cards Eradicate Business Fraud?

SutiHR

Most of the employees are frustrated by the expense reporting process; they spend money out-of-pocket and claiming back involves stapling a receipt to spreadsheet, getting authorization from manager and posting it off to head office. Certainly, this process involves paperwork and would lead to potential errors and expense fraud. Expense fraud is one of the common ways of cheating employers.

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Kronos Achieves Yet Another Best-ever Top Place to Work Global Ranking

Empower Software

Kronos Incorporated has received its highest-ever ranking as a Best Place to Work in Australia from Great Place to Work®, continuing to climb the country’s list for the fourth-consecutive year.

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How To Show Your Vulnerability As A Leader

Forbes Coaches Council

A leader's goal of never showing their vulnerability can actually backfire and set them up as just another executive who doesn't understand their team.

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The emerging role for tech in D&I

HRExecutive

Managing diversity in the workplace is more about the human side of HR than the technology side. But that does not mean today’s HR leaders can’t lean on innovative technology-based solutions to help their organizations achieve critical diversity and inclusion objectives in a meaningful way. With that in mind, the 2019 HR Technology Conference & Expo is offering attendees a chance to explore that emerging trend in a session titled New Technologies to Manage Workplace Diversity , part o

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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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Performance management: time to ditch the annual appraisal

HR Zone

Development. Time to ditch the annual appraisal.

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I saw a document in our printer saying we’re all being laid off

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: Last week I was making a copy in our copy room (open to all employees to use as needed) and with my copy I picked up a print-out listing every employee in my company, their projected end date (it varied from two weeks from now to two months from now), their start date, their salary, and the amount of severance they would be owed. Shocking.

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Changing Cultural Perception Through Developing Curiosity And Empathy

Forbes Coaches Council

As they say, “Perception is reality.” If we all live in different realities, it can be challenging for leaders to get everyone together to work toward a common goal.

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3 Training Sessions Every Leader Must Attend

Acacia HR Solutions

Clearly I am a bit proponent of training and development. Particularly when it comes to leadership development. I fully believe the more leaders are given development opportunities, the better the organization overall. I will fight anyone to the death who feels differently. Many times businesses, especially smaller organizations, feel they don’t have the time or.

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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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It’s Time to Build an Employee Value Proposition for People Analytics

Analytics in HR

I’m one of those people who believes that most individuals want to do good in the world. People generally want to treat others properly, they want to contribute to society in some meaningful way, and they want to improve the lives of their friends and families around them. Having a sense of meaning or purpose is an essential element of personal well-being.

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men apologize for swearing around me, coworker likes to quiz me in front of others, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Male coworkers apologize for swearing around me. I’m a 28 year-old woman working in finance. I work with a lot of sales leads and directors, most of whom are older and male. Something has come up now three separate times, twice with the same VP, and I’m not sure what to make of it. Basically, my coworker and I (my coworker is male, but closer to my age) will be in a meeting with these higher-ups and one of them will throw in a swear word.

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2 Reasons Your Shallow Why Story does not convince Anyone

Babette Ten Haken - Human Capital & Industrial IoT

Telling a shallow Why story falls short of hitting the mark. First, in convincing clients to initially do business with you. Then, in assuring clients about the value of continuing to do business with you. Finally, in attracting employees, with solid and deep professional stories, to work for you. Telling shallow stories does not fool anybody. Over time, shallow storytelling negatively impacts professional credibility, workforce and client continuity.

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