January, 2020

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What to Do With Employee Engagement Survey Results

Great Place to Work

The key to deciding what to do with employee engagement survey results is that how you act on the feedback is as important as what you learn. The best companies create a plan, communicate transparently throughout the process and follow several other critical steps that help ensure successful outcomes.

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HR Transformation In The Experience Age

Josh Bersin

HR Transformation is a big topic. The human resources function starts small, and as the organization grows, the HR team becomes complex. We need recruiters, business partners, specialists, designers, technologists, and a variety of other specialists in diversity, culture, learning, and more. It’s a perfect market for consultants. Most HR departments grow organically (and through.

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5 Ways to Address the Healthcare Industry’s Turnover Crisis

Fond

The healthcare job market is booming. In fact, the US unemployment rate decreased 0.2 percentage points to 3.5% in September 2019 , the lowest it’s been since December 1969. In 2018, the healthcare industry alone added 346,000 new jobs , outpacing every other sector for job growth. . Simultaneously, hospital turnover increased by 0.9% and set a new record for the decade.

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Podcast: How Managers Can Better Recognize Employees

DecisionWise

In this podcast episode, DecisionWise Principal Consultant, Dan Hoopes, discusses the topic of how managers can better recognize employees in the workplace. Everybody likes to be acknowledged (in one form or another) for a job well done. We all like to feel validated and yet, many managers are reluctant to give recognition. Why is this? “One of the biggest travesties to happen with organizations if for a manager to say, ‘Well, it’s just their job.’ Well, of course it̵

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Preventing Workplace Violence and Complying with California’s New Legal Requirements (SB-553)

Speaker: Speakers:

Every company everywhere should have a plan to combat workplace violence and properly respond to violent incidents. California has stepped to the plate and become the first state to mandate workplace violence prevention requirements for employees and employers. Even if you are in a different state or country, these workplace violence requirements are applicable to almost every employer anywhere.

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Why Big Tech is Losing Gen Z Hires

TalentCulture

Remember when we were all trying to reach the hiring bar set by Amazon, Google, Facebook and other giants? No more. Toxic work cultures, questionable leadership and recent ethics scandals are tarnishing these once golden employers. The New York Times just reported that Gen Z are staying away. The techlash is real: by some estimates, Facebook’s down at least 40% in acceptance rates for full-time engineering job offers.

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The business of leadership requires love

Chief Learning Officer - Talent Management

How do you start writing an article about leadership and love? In the view of many, they are almost antithetical. And yet here I sit attempting to explain that if you don’t love your people, you probably shouldn’t be in the business of leadership. Many will scoff at the notion. And I probably would’ve scoffed at it once upon a time. I would’ve said something like, “Leadership isn’t about love.

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2020 Predictions: Reinventing Work, Reinventing HR, Reinventing Ourselves

Josh Bersin

2020 will be a year of reinvention. As we enter the thirteenth year since the global economic meltdown, businesses are seeing slowing but continued growth, uncertainty about politics and global migration, and tremendous stresses in the workforce. Not only is unemployment historically low, the birth rate has declined, creating a world where companies need to.

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Recruiting 101: 5 Tips for Better Communication with Hiring Managers

SHRM Resources

More from This Series. Part 15 Tips for Better Communication with Hiring Managers Part 25 Tips for Better Interviews Part 35 Tips for Closing the DealLeading an efficient and productive meeting with the hiring manager to figure out what he or she really wants when recruiting for a role is one of the most critical steps in the recruitment process. "In order to create the most optimal recruiting environment, it is essential that the hiring manager and recruiter talk.

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New Research: The ROI of Customer Experience

Qualtrics HR

The XM Institute recently published a new report, The ROI of Customer Experience, 2019. It examines the connection between customer experience and loyalty across 20 U.S. consumer industries: Airlines, auto dealers, banks, car rentals, computers, credit cards, fast food, groceries, health insurance, hotels, insurance, investments, Internet/TV service, parcel services, retailers, software, streaming media, TVs & appliances, utilities, and wireless.

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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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The Key to Engaging New Hires: Psychological Safety

TalentCulture

For those of us who are students of engagement and team-building, we know how key trust, communication and leadership are. But when Google ran two-year study into what makes teams successful, it unlocked a surprising key to high performance and fertile collaboration. Dubbed Project Aristotle, the presented five key factors of great teams: psychological safety, dependability, structure and clarity, meaning, and impact.

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Wellbeing at work: why we need a more human-centred workplace

HR Zone

Employees Wellbeing and human-centred workplaces.

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Performance and rewards in the future of work

HRExecutive

Today’s organizations are very interconnected. People work in a more agile fashion (though not necessarily in the agile methodology), they lend a hand to other projects and teams, and their managers are less involved in their day-to- day activities. Edgar Schein , former professor for the MIT Sloan School of Management, once told me that the most valuable cultural asset for any company is the desire of employees to help each other.

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Kindness, Grace.and Work?

NoExcusesHR

"It's not personal, it's business." I've said this a thousand times.and I'm quite sure I'll say it a thousand times more before I call it a career and delete my email accounts forever. Faith and Leadership in the Workplace I've been writing about faith for many years here. Faith is the horsepower behind the two words that I'm focusing on in 2020: kindness and grace.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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OnBoarding The Newest Member of the Team

Robin Schooling

Eddy von Schooling. We’re dog people in the Schooling household. Oh sure, we’ve had cats over the years (RIP Liza, Cleo and Sasha) but as far as we’re concerned there’s nothing like the unconditional love that emanates from a canine companion. At one stage we had four dogs at once (found, rescued, inherited…so how could we say “no?”) but sadly in 2018 we lost Libby (sweet girl) and Marley (good boy) and thus down-sized to just two.

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3 Things You MUST Communicate to New Employees on Day 1

Workology

3 Things You MUST Communicate to New Employees on Day 1 You only get one shot at a first impression – make it a good one. Picture this: Your newest employee has just wrapped up Day 1 on the. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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#WorkTrends: The Human Impact of Data Literacy

TalentCulture

Jordan Morrow joined Meghan M. Biro for the January 24, 2020 #WorkTrends podcast sponsored by Qlik. The topic: data literacy. It may sound simple enough, but it’s far from it. Meghan notes that 60% to 73% of all enterprise data is never analyzed. “Data remains a value that’s trapped by our own lack of understanding,” she said as she introduced Jordan.

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Soft Skills Are 2020's Hard Skills -- Here's How to Master Them

Forbes Coaches Council

Companies are finding that those said soft skills are essential to specific jobs, and that they are measurable and correlate with success and innovation.

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Fortify I-9 Compliance With The All-in-one Team Training Handbook

USCIS estimates that 76% of paper I-9s have at least one fineable error —with high-volume hirers at the highest risk. But worry not. WorkBright’s Ultimate I-9 Compliance Guide is a comprehensive resource to instantly level up your team’s I-9 process and reduce your audit risk. What to expect: Written for HR teams: No cryptic legal jargon here. We’ve made it fast and easy to find concise answers to nearly fifty I-9 questions in simple terms.

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Why ignoring social responsibility will put your company at risk of irrelevancy

HR Zone

Future Don't ignore the business risk of irrelevancy.

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Corporate Culture Trends for 2020

Vantage Circle

The year came to an end with all the hustle and bustle of the business world. In the midst of all these there we could see a huge emphasis on building an efficient organizational culture. A culture that will not only make them stand out from others but will also likely give them a competitive edge. Every organization has its own corporate culture, which defines how things are done within the company.

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How we helped employees fight burnout and stress

HR Morning

Our employees are under a great deal of pressure. They work long hours, they’re constantly on their feet and they deal with a stressful environment as they help sick children and their families. Stress is one of our top risk factors. We help our patients focus on behavioral and mental issues, but we needed that for our employees, too. We wanted to make sure they knew they aren’t alone.

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What is Employee Engagement? [Definition]

Quantum Workplace

As an HR leader, you’re served a ton of information about how you can improve your engagement initiatives. And you’ve probably heard several different employee engagement definitions. Employee engagement is being discussed during strategic meetings, performance conversations, and in company-wide surveys.

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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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#WorkTrends: Why Employee Engagement is a Joke

TalentCulture

Mark Babbitt joined Meghan M. Biro for the January 10, 2020 #WorkTrends podcast to talk about employee engagement. Meghan brought up the fact that only half of all employees feel like they have a career, and Mark concurred. We’ve turned engagement from a good idea into a joke, he noted, and pointed out that engagement levels are the same as they were in the 1980s: “If there’s eight million blog posts and hundreds of experts […].

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Fond of Work: Terese Lam, Chief People Officer at Wind River

Fond

This time for Fond of Work, we spoke with Terese Lam, Chief People Officer at Wind River , a global leader in delivering software for the Internet of Things. Terese has 20 years of international experience in Australia, Singapore, France, the UK, and now the US. Terese is an agile and a strategic change leader with a reputation for thoroughness, quality, and achieving results in the HR space.

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Wellbeing: how to boost your energy from within

HR Zone

People How to energise your employees.

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It’s Time for American Businesses to Step to the Plate on Hiring Workers with Disabilities

SHRM

Chances are, in your workplace today, there are empty seats you wish were filled with qualified and motivated employees. You are not alone. Today in America there are more than seven million unfilled jobs. And there are also more than ten million Americans with disabilities who are ready, willing, and able to fill those jobs. It is not only the right time to tap into this talent pool, it is also a golden opportunity.

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The Ultimate LMS Buyer’s Guide: Everything You Need to Know When Purchasing an LMS

Whether you’re shopping for your very first learning management system (LMS) or looking to upgrade, the process can be overwhelming. With so many vendor options, each with its own multitude of features and pricing structures, even the most seasoned educators, trainers, and business leaders can feel lost in a sea of choices! Finding the LMS that’s best suited for your organization requires a planned, strategic approach.

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Top 6 Advantages and Disadvantages of E-Learning for Your Training

Gyrus

Learning in a classroom is a much preferable option for many students and professionals, but getting enrolled in an online course eLearning has also its own benefits.

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States with Salary History Bans

Paycor

Requesting job applicants’ salary histories has been a pretty common practice for employers over the years. Recruiters and hiring managers often use this knowledge to exclude people from the candidate pool, either because the applicant is “too expensive” or their previous salary is so low, hiring managers think the person is poorly qualified or inexperienced.

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5 Ways to Amp up Employee Engagement

Engagedly

Employee engagement is not just an approach, it’s a mindset. To understand it better, we need to start right from the beginning. Before we go on to the ‘How’, let us understand the ‘Why’. Why is it so […].