August, 2021

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1-to-1 Business Introductions: There Are Rules, You Animals

The HR Capitalist

Most people don't worry about having to do business introductions. I'd say that for 90% of the world, introducing someone to a person inside your network for the express purpose of mutual gain isn't a thing. For 10% of us (myself included), the requests come on a weekly basis. It's a thing and it's full of peril, as the tweet below (email subscribers, click through if you don't see the tweet) from Valley investor Chris Sacca outlines: If you ask for an introduction, once it’s been made, it is on

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Performance Management: 5 Drivers for Success

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. Regardless of your opinions about the traditional annual performance appraisal, organizations still need to have a process for managing performance successfully. The process of performance management is a way to provide feedback, accountability, and documentation for performance outcomes. Even organizations that are “ditching” the annual review aren’t abandoning accountability, feedback, and documentation.

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How 3 Organizations Solve the Skills Challenge with People Data

Visier

At our Outsmart panel , Solving the Skills Challenge with Data, Ian Cook , Visier’s VP of People Analytics, spoke with three experts about the challenges of skills development in today’s workforce. Sergey Bukharov , CPO at Skyhive , Roel Duess , Head of Global Solutions Consulting at Fuel50 , and Mark Hanson , Product Owner of Skills at Emsi , each discussed their business’ unique use case for addressing the skills challenge with people data.

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Rethinking Your Benefits Program To Foster Peak Performance

15Five

Company cultures can be transformational. Work can be more than a job; work can be a life changing experience that gives people tools, resources, and perspectives that they take with them the rest of their lives and that benefit them in every other domain that they walk. So when we design our employee benefits programs we’re starting with these questions: .

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Protect Your Business and Stay On Top of Compliance

To keep your business running smoothly (and legally), HR needs to get compliance right every time. Our HR Compliance Checklist is your go-to guide to cover the basics and start your auditing processes, helping you identify and address any gaps in your HR functions. Remember, compliance rules can differ based on industry and location—you’ll still need to keep up with changing regulations, but our checklist can help you get started.

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HR Tech Conference 2021: What are the HR tech jobs of the future?

HRExecutive

One of my favorite HR and “future of work” articles in recent memory is titled 21 HR Jobs of the Future. It was written by Jeanne Meister and Robert Brown and published last year by the Harvard Business Review. The article presented the results of nearly a year of research and consultation with about 100 CHROs, Chief Learning Officers and Talent VPs to create a vision of how HR’s role could evolve and transform over the next decade.

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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 reading AAM for years, and put all your advice into practice when it came to improving my resume/cover letter and preparing for the interview (behavioral questions!). And, most of all, for the first time I truly understood both how an interview can be a two-way street, and what you mean when you talk about writing thoughtful “follow-up” no

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10 Ways to Recruit More Effectively Against the Competition

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. A recent article from CNBC indicated that there are 1 million more job openings than people looking for work. We all know there are various reasons that people are searching (or not searching) for new opportunities. The bottom line is that organizations need to focus on their recruiting strategy in a highly competitive labor market. l’ve always had to recruit in highly competitive business environments.

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5 Ways to Develop the Right Employee Skills Plan

Visier

Skills are the core of how we approach work, collaboration, and building effective teams — but collecting data about skills, and generating value from it is a complex task. At our recent Outsmart panel, “ Solving the Skills Challenge with Data ,” Ian Cook , Visier’s VP of People Analytics, spoke with Sergey Bukharov , CPO at Skyhive , Roel Duess , Head of Global Solutions Consulting at Fuel50 , and Mark Hanson , Product Owner of Skills at Emsi , about the challenges of skills development in toda

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Want Great Ideas from a Team? Flip the Script

The People Equation

When you lead a team, great ideas are the lifeblood of innovation and productivity. Let’s say you have an idea that you’d like to toss out to your team. How can you get the folks to speak up and help you discern the idea’s viability? Nobody wants to waste time on a stinker of an idea. Here’s a process from business executive Bob Richards , who has been a long time client of the People Equation.

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Can Your Organization Spot a Conflict Before It’s a Crisis?

Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk

In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?

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Bersin: Why you need to treat your service pros like software engineers

HRExecutive

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , more than 4 million people left their jobs in April 2021. The leisure and hospitality sector had one of the biggest defections–780,000 people quit that month. Advertisement Advertisements for service professionals are everywhere. Employers are scrambling to hire nurses, drivers, food service staff and customer support representatives.

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The Top Recruiters Never Get Surprised! #Recruiting101

The Tim Sackett Project

If there is one thing I could give a new Recruiting Pro it would be this simple advice. No matter how prepared you think you are, you really only need to prepare yourself, for one thing, being surprised. You don’t really get judged on your daily stuff. Let’s face it, 99.9% of the time that goes off without a hitch. You get judged on how you handle surprises.

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12 Ways to Use 360 Feedback to Improve Your Organization

DecisionWise

By Christian Nielson- Chief Strategy Officer at DecisionWise. 360 degree feedback has been around for a long time. Performance appraisal through capturing and combining the perceptions of others to help an individual build self-awareness is a time-tested approach, and one that many HR professionals and business leaders have experienced for themselves.

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Leaders Make Recognition Happen

Engage2Excel

Our hope is that your organization has the leadership and engagement of senior leaders, managers and staff to drive recognition practices and programs. But the reality is not every organization is fortunate to have a strong team that helps initiatives or programs move forward and progress in innovative ways. It’s important to note that when I refer to leadership, it’s not about a title.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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The C Sheet | August 13th, 2021

Visier

1. The 24-hour Work Day. Thanks to technology and the pandemic, the line between home and work has never been more unclear. Research shows that employees are working at all hours of the day, which also means teammates are rarely online at the same time. But is this a bad thing? It depends. The Endless Digital Workday (Harvard Business Review). 2. Burned Out Nurses.

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Managing Grief and Loss At Work: A Guide for Employees & Managers

Pathways

Grief is universal and one of the most painful things we’ll experience in our lifetime. The loss of a loved one impacts each aspect of our lives. Yet, we rarely address grief in the workplace. Most organizations don’t account for how grieving at work impacts employee engagement and wellness.

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Statewide Workforce Innovation Efforts Expand With Support of National Governors Association

EDSI

Exciting progress is happening in the world of workforce development. The National Governors Association Workforce Innovation Network is positioned to help states achieve a higher level of innovation and longer-term strategizing to prepare their workforces for a post-COVID-19 recovery for American workers. EDSI, as a Michigan-based workforce service provider and consulting firm, plays a key role in providing technical assistance to the NGA as one of 20 advisory members and philanthropic partners

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A glossary of key benefits terms

PeopleStrategy

It can sometimes be difficult to keep track of the terms and jargon surrounding benefits administration. Don't worry - we've got you covered. . The post A glossary of key benefits terms appeared first on PeopleStrategy.

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The AI Productivity Shift: How 3,000 Pros And 140K Users Are Transforming Work

Hubstaff’s new report, The AI Productivity Shift, highlights how 3,000+ professionals and 140,000+ users are transforming the way they work with AI. Adoption is high—85% are using AI—and the potential is just beginning. Teams that integrate AI into daily workflows report 77% faster task completion, 70% improved focus, and stronger results across the board.

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IRS Releases Further Guidance on COBRA Continuation Coverage

ACA Times

The IRS recently issued a notice that further clarifies the usage of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) coverage as amended via the American Rescue Plan (ARP). IRS Notice 2021-46 expands on 2021-31 and identifies several parameters around COBRA continuation coverage in a question and answers format. Before diving into the specifics, it’s important to note how the ARP created changes to COBRA coverage for select individuals.

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Exponential Impact of Turnover from the Pandemic

Engage2Excel

We have all heard about, experienced, or participated in "The Great Resignation of 2021." The numbers are staggering. According to the recent Microsoft Work Trend Index 2021, 41% of the workforce is considering moving employers. In our recent Job Seekers Mindset report, 58% of survey respondents say they are highly likely or likely to work for a new employer within the next 6 months.

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Winning Back Unhappy Service Industry Workers Takes Pay & Appreciation

Visier

Service industry workers were laid off en masse in 2020, but many who have come back are now voluntarily walking out the door again citing low pay and a lack of appreciation shown by employers. Could COVID be the catalyst needed to get companies to change the way they value hourly workers? The profound cultural reckonings of late—#MeToo and the Black Lives Matter movements—have created a groundswell of collective discontent that forced the country to confront toxic and unchecked misogyny and rac

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Navigating Conflict in the Workplace: Ongoing Challenges in 2021

Pathways

Workplace conflict is inevitable—and it’s certainly nothing new. Employees with different personalities and communication styles working toward a common goal are bound to encounter conflict in any organization. U.S. employees spend an average of 2.8 hours a week involved in some level of conflict, amounting to $359 billion annually. As a result, human resources teams have long focused on minimizing conflict to ensure positive employee relations and reduce associated costs.

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Building Compliant Workplace Violence Prevention Across States: CA SB-553 | NY S. 8358B

Speaker: Speakers:

Workplace violence prevention laws are rapidly evolving, with California’s SB-553 and New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act (S-8358B) leading the way. Join WILL’s experts for a nationwide webinar covering compliance requirements, with a special focus on these key state mandates. We’ll guide you through developing and implementing effective prevention policies, building a compliant plan, and delivering the required annual interactive training.

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How Do I Post a Job Ad for Free? And Should I Pay?

ExactHire

The talent shortage of 2021 has many companies expanding the rate at which they post jobs online for free. If you’re looking to post a job for free on Indeed or any of the other online job boards available, you may feel overwhelmed. There are plenty of choices for free job advertising and even more choices for paid job postings. When deciding where to advertise a job for free or when to pay to post jobs online, strategy is key.

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5 major benefits of HCM software

PeopleStrategy

Need a few more proof points on how HR/HCM software can help your business? Here you go: The post 5 major benefits of HCM software appeared first on PeopleStrategy.

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Health Carriers Are Benefiting From The ACA

ACA Times

Several health carriers are experiencing growth because of the recent Affordable Care Act advancements. Most notably is CVS Health Corp. and its affiliated health insurance business, Aetna. Last week the health carrier stated that it will be entering the ACA individual coverage marketplace in eight states, including Texas, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, and Virginia.

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Podcast: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Developing a Clear Roadmap

DecisionWise

Engaging People Podcast · Ep. 142: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Developing a Clear Roadmap. During this podcast, Kristin Chapman, Managing Director of People & Culture at AAA National; and Charles Rogel, VP of Consulting at DecisionWise, share the latest DecisionWise employee survey research as well as tested best practices and stories from AAA National on how to map a clear DE&I strategy.

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How to Create Sales Email Sequences That Convert

Modern go-to-market teams know it takes more than one email to break through the noise. Multiple touchpoints means more ways to get your pitch right — and, potentially, more ways to be wrong. The good news? Once you know how to write compelling, one-off emails to entice prospective customers, you can easily do the same across a short sequence of emails.

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The C Sheet | August 6th, 2021

Visier

1. Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Tuesday was Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, representing the number of days it would take for Black women to make what their white male counterparts made by the end of the previous year. (For those who are bad at math, that’s 579 days compared to 365). Career coaches share how companies can work to fix this. The pay gap persists for Black women.

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How Innovative Leaders are Preventing Burnout at Work

Pathways

Burnout has become a common occupational phenomenon in 2021. Even before the pandemic began, addressing burnout was considered a top priority for companies, and now leaders cannot ignore it. Nine out of ten employees showed some concern with burnout over the past year, and over 40% of employees are very concerned about their burnout levels.

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Is it time to update your Employee Value Proposition?

Engage2Excel

The pandemic has caused many companies across all industries to stop and readjust. Everything from their business model to updating their customer value propositions. But what about the employees who are on the front lines of creating value for these customers? Properly aligning your employee value proposition (EVP) with what current and future workers want and need most is vital for attracting, motivating and retaining employees.

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