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The 5 Questions You Need To Ask Your Employees Every Week

15Five

What makes a great coach? . This age-old question has generated many different theories over the years; even researchers have joined the conversation and taken their shot at solving it. Although there isn’t one single trait that makes an effective manager, one common skill shared among them is mastery in the art of asking questions. At 15Five, we’ve found that when you get into a regular cadence of asking your people the right questions, it allows you to proactively uncover issues before they ma

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Leading Remotely – 6 Ways to Increase Connection and Engagement

DecisionWise

“ Will half of people be working remotely by 2020?” That was the title of a prescient article written in 2014. Another report stated that between 2005 and 2018 remote work increased 173%. Still, no one could have predicted what the business world is experiencing right now. When it comes to the current work from home (WFH) reality, many are enjoying the change.

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How to Increase Productivity in Your Home Office

Take It Personel-ly

Working from home is becoming increasingly common There was a time when going to work was the only option available. But the dawn of the internet era brought with it a new way of doing things and a more flexible approach to working which meant that offices and workspaces weren’t so…well, necessary. Why spend a […].

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Integrity is by far the most important asset of a leader.

Thrive Global

A few years ago, I missed out on a huge promotion because I didn’t comply with an action from a CEO of my then establishment. He instructed me to hold back a delinquent customer’s payment, so their mortgage would be transferred to the non-accrual status, so that his colleague could supposedly submit an offer to purchase this prime property. Reality check: doing the right things may not bring on the welcoming committee rather you may be beaten for it.

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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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So, You’re Leading a Remote Team During a Crisis. Ask Yourself These Four Questions

Select International

Leading a team is never easy , and becoming a leader under sudden remote circumstances is its own beast. You likely did not have time to receive training, learn best practices, or take any time at all to reflect on how your approach should be adapted for a virtual workplace. If that’s the case, and you’re not sure how to get a pulse on your team during thes e crazy times, we have four questions that you should ask yourself.

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Innovative approaches to talent management

HRExecutive

With skyrocketing unemployment growth in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers today face serious decisions on how to keep people paid and/or employed. On the flip side, depending on the market sector, some employers need new workers in the fold to meet pandemic-driven demand for products and services. One innovative solution, an employee-sharing strategy, is taking off to meet that challenge.

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Bill Would Allow Businesses to Provide Some Benefits to Gig Workers

SHRM Resources

Congress is considering legislation that would allow businesses to provide health- and safety-related benefits to gig-economy workers during the coronavirus pandemic without creating an employer-employee relationship.

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How to Optimize Employee Development Working From Home

Professional Alternatives

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, businesses are focused on safety, rather than employee development, and have had to postpone or even cancel travel plans and send workers home so they can work remotely. Even though businesses will still regain some semblance of normalcy, it could take some time for that to happen. By taking up virtual learning in this period, companies can invest in employee development, which will lay the foundation for increased retention and better operations overtime. 

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The True Value of Bringing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Into Your Workplace

15Five

In today’s business world, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are often treated as buzzwords that often amount to little more than a mandatory annual training. But the reality is, when you make DEI a priority, every facet of your organization benefits, including the bottom line. While there isn’t a one-size-fits-all rule book for rolling out a successful DEI program to your company, you can begin your journey by learning what DEI truly is and understanding the value it can bring to you

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The Engagement Engine: Strategies for Building a High-Performance Culture

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover

Many companies strive for a positive culture with happy employees. But what if you could achieve more? High-performing cultures are the McLarens of the business world, leaving Camrys in the dust. They unlock exceptional results by fostering innovation, engagement, and continuous growth. In this webinar, we'll demystify the concept and provide practical steps to kickstart the journey toward a high-performing culture in your organization.

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Podcast: Navigating Employee Burnout in a COVID-19 World

DecisionWise

Has living in a COVID-19 world left you or your team with emotional exhaustion, a reduced sense of personal accomplishment, feelings of cynicism and detachment from the job, or a sense of ineffectiveness? On this episode of the Engaging People Podcast , we’re joined by DecisionWise President, Matt Wride, and Senior Consultants, Charles Rogel and Spencer Taylor.

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How to Celebrate Global Wellness Day at Work

Achievers

Ever considered making wellness a pillar of your company culture ? You should, given 75 percent of professionals believe it’s the employers responsibility to provide health and well-being benefits. Focusing on employee wellness is a win-win for both employees and employers. For starters, employees that participate in workplace wellness programs are more satisfied in their jobs ( 70 percent ) than those who don’t participate in their companies’ programs.

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Tips on Improving Employee Morale as an HR Manager

Hppy

The HR team and HR manager seem to have mixed levels of authority from one company to the next. In some companies they are the black hand, the iron fist, and the final resting place of meek and low profile employees. HR has become synonymous with notions of people getting fired for fat-shaming a dog and committee meetings on how one should address the metro-sexual woman in the room.

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Tips for Working Remotely During a Telecommuting Takeover | TTL

Human Resources Today Submitted Articles

As businesses announce their plans to remain remote for the foreseeable future, adjusting to working remotely is a necessity. Get the summary of our Trends Report.

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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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Managing Teams During COVID-19: Leading in the Grey

Justworks

As COVID-19 continues to impact companies everywhere, many owners are wondering,

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Famous People with Autism [150+ Athletes, Actors, Musicians & More!]

Ongig

There are many famous people with autism. They include athletes, actors, inventors, business leaders, authors and artists. There are about 150 famous autistic people I found as part of our research on Ongig’s series on neurodiversity. I felt inspired to list all these amazing people in one place! The number of people “on the autism spectrum” may be greater than you think.

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Work-from-home tips to stay focused, inspired and productive

HR Zone

Business Staying focused, inspired and productive at home.

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Share Your WFH Hacks

NoExcusesHR

Long before all the current WFH craze hit the world, my company was 100% virtual. Our transition to all of the suddenly trendy advice around workspaces, clutter removal, shower (or not) before work, etc, seemed a bit dated for us. I'm not bragging here, just commenting that we had already gone through that phase years ago. Turns out, you actually figure out what works best for you, regardless of all the "expert" advice floating around the web.

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The Definitive Guide to Onboarding for 2024

Hiring a new employee is an expensive and time-consuming process. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it typically costs $4,425 to hire a new employee — not to mention the 36 days the average team spends trying to fill a position. Yet nearly 1 in 5 employees (16%) of employees quit in their first week — and 17% leave after the first month.

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Who You Are to Me

Everyday People

Recently, I’ve noticed an unfortunate malaise when it comes to being active on social media. It seems that you can’t post anything without someone making a comment to the contrary. It doesn’t matter what the subject matter is or the opinion that was shared. If you shared that you were, “having a great day with your family and enjoying the beautiful weather and the blue skies”, inevitabily someone would say something like, “well it’s raining here.”

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How one innovator took a ?step up? in employee recognition

HRExecutive

Over the past six years, Andrew Saidy has been able to touch a range of HR processes and policies at Schneider Electric—a global energy management and industrial automation organization that supports roughly 135,000 employees in more than 100 countries, including 25,000 in the U.S.—as he has moved upwards through six leadership positions. Initially hired as an HR business partner for the company’s secure power and supply chain, Saidy is now vice president of talent digitization and vice presiden

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The remote revolution: how working from home is changing company culture

HR Zone

Culture Shaping culture for the remote revolution.

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Importance Of Teamwork At Work: 6 Solid Benefits

Vantage Circle

Effective teamwork is what runs a business. When people are able to successfully collaborate together, the results are often far superior to that of a person working alone. This is why we highly advocate the importance of teamwork in the workplace. So, exactly what is teamwork? In simple terms, teamwork is when a group of people work together as a team to achieve a common goal.

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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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Nearly 75 Percent of Remote Workers Eager to Return to the Office

SHRM Resources

A majority of homebound workers are keen to get back to their workplace. That’s according to employer review site Glassdoor, which found that 72 percent of over 1,100 employed U.S. adults said they are ready to return to their company’s office.

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How to Navigate the New Normal

SHRM

A virus brought the world to its knees and as we begin to move forward, many people are curious to know what the New Normal will look like. I am curious too, and what I am most curious to know, is what are we learning? The New Normal is knocking at the door and the door is already open. This may be a good time to pay attention because the guest at the door, although not invited, plans to stay a while.

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Building a flexible culture in the new personalised age

HR Zone

Culture Welcome to the personalised age.

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Professional Burnout acknowledges Your Signal to Noise Ratio

Babette Ten Haken - Human Capital & Industrial IoT

Consider that you just may be wrestling with professional burnout, at this point. By now, you realize your “temporary” hiatus from the workplace does not represent anything close to a 14-day quarantine exercise. And your adrenaline-driven rush during March only represents the front end of the pandemic bell curve. Not the entire cycle. And, Memorial Day comes and goes.

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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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Vaping in the Workplace: A Bigger Issue Than You Think

EX Program

As the nation begins getting back into the office, protecting employees’ health is a top concern. However, one factor influencing this likely isn’t on the radar for many HR leaders yet, and it should be: vaping in the workplace. New proprietary Truth Initiative research shows that vaping in the workplace is a bigger issue than many [.]. Read More.

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Six strategic priorities HR teams need to focus on right now

cipHR

An ongoing challenge for any HR professional is knowing where to spend their time and energy to have the most positive impact on their organisation. Here are six strategic priorities we believe should be top of HR’s agenda at the moment. . 1. Supporting and ensuring workers’ wellbeing. Employee health and wellbeing has been rising up the corporate agenda for many years, but the coronavirus pandemic has brought its importance to the fore – not only in terms of keeping workers safe from the virus

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11 Ways To Stay Future-Focused Amid COVID-19

Quantum Workplace

Fear. Failure. Uncertainty. Many of these words you’ve likely heard, seen, and felt from the news to Zoom conversations with friends and family. The events of the COVID-19 pandemic have caused a ripple effect on communities, businesses, employees, and their families. Unlike anything we’ve seen this century, coronavirus has forced organizations to look inward and consider the safety, well-being, and economic and financial viability of their workplaces and workforces.