Sat.Jan 26, 2019 - Fri.Feb 01, 2019

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3 Key HR Lessons from the Government Shutdown

HRExecutive

Before we get into this column, let me start with the disclaimer that this is not a piece about politics or governing styles or anything at all to do with what people seem to like to argue about. I don’t care about any of that. What I do care about, besides my beloved New York Knicks, is the world of work. I enjoy reading the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ JOLTS report.

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The “Great Culture” Fallacy

Women of HR

Organizational Culture. No doubt, it’s a hot topic among HR professionals and business leaders alike. In a time when the competition for great talent continues to heat up, most seem to agree that having a great company culture is certainly a competitive advantage. All other things being equal, it stands to reason that the best of the best will choose the company with a great culture over one with a “just okay” culture….and no one will choose the one with a toxic culture.

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How to Handle Toxic Stars

HR C-Suite

When it comes to high-impact recruiting, attracting and keeping industry superstars is hard enough. But that’s nothing compared with drawing the line with them if they start turning toxic on you. It may be one of the most painful things managers will have to do. But it’s essential, especially if you have built a company […].

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Employees Become Successful When They Know What Success Looks Like

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Kronos , a leading provider of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions. Kronos was honored for the second consecutive year with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award as one of the Best Places to Work in 2019. Congrats to them and enjoy the article!). I know the title of today’s post might seem obvious but achieving it can be harder than it looks.

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Mid-Year Performance Review Checklist for HR and People Leaders

Ensure your mid-year performance reviews are focused, productive, and growth-oriented with this practical checklist from Mitratech Trakstar. Designed for HR professionals, people managers, and team leads, this guide walks you through the full review process—from pre-meeting prep and feedback collection to action planning and follow-up. It also includes tips for creating a comfortable and effective review experience, plus ways to leverage tools like self-evaluations, PIPs, and development plans.

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What Can Leaders Do To Drive Employee Career Development?

15Five

When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? That was the question a friend posted on her Facebook page several weeks ago. I wanted to be a paramedic, because I loved the television show Emergency! (redundant exclamation mark included in the title). Back then I was more concerned with my crush on one of the actors than on the concept of career development.

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Breaking the Talent Bottleneck: 3 Ways to Force a Nimble Workforce

Allegis Global Solutions

Whether a company needs to build a website, develop an application, move to a new facility, or deliver a communications campaign, there are many ways to get the job done.

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Automation Is Not a Replacement for Interaction – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

I recently participated in a Twitter chat hosted by the Workforce Institute at Kronos on the topic of predictions. You can check out the chat recap on the Workforce Institute blog. One of the questions that we talked about was automation and machine learning. The idea being that machines can help us automate some aspects of work such as scheduling. That’s why I couldn’t help but smile at this Time Well Spent cartoon from our friends at Kronos.

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Are leaders really committed to talent development?

HR Zone

Development. Talent development: are leaders committed to it?

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Culture Amp Acquires Zugata: Employee Feedback Market Gets Hotter

Josh Bersin

Today Culture Amp, one of the leading providers of employee engagement tools, announced the acquisition of Zugata , an innovative AI-based peer-to-peer development platform. What does this really mean? Well as I’ve written about in my latest research , there is a fast-growing reinvention of the HR software market taking place, largely driven by innovative.

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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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8 Tips For Building Culture Across Remote Teams

Reflektive

With 3.4 million Americans now working remotely for at least half the work week, managing remote teams has become commonplace. Remote team communication has become easier with the development of online tools and workspaces, which also offer opportunities to assess remote work performance. SEE ALSO: Ultimate Guide to Employee Check-Ins. While many of the practical challenges of working with remote teams have been overcome, companies still struggle to build culture with out-of-office employees.

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George Clooney: Actor, Humanitarian, Entrepreneur, and WorkHuman Speaker

WorkHuman

By Sarah Payne —. An actor who is recognized as much for his global humanitarian efforts as he is for his iconic roles in TV and film, George Clooney is the newest keynote speaker to be announced for WorkHuman 2019 in Nashville, Tenn. The WorkHuman conference is becoming a bit of a family affair in the Clooney household. George’s wife Amal was a keynote speaker at WorkHuman 2018, where she discussed her work as an international human rights lawyer, giving a voice to those who are neglected a

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HR technology: are we facing a digital employee experience divide?

HR Zone

Employees. The widening digital employee experience divide.

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my coworker doesn’t want me to have a communal candy dish because of temptation

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I keep a candy dish on my desk – have done so for years. It’s communal. I often fill it. Others contribute. It sits alongside some Aleeve and Tums that are also communal. Lots of people express happiness that it is there. Many people say they enjoy the candy. It can go long stretches being empty. The last few weeks it’s been filled with chocolate kisses.

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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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How are front-line managers dealing with today’s hiring and retention challenges?

Engage2Excel

The hottest job market in decades has presented significant challenges for hiring managers. After more than eight years of U.S. job growth, hiring managers have had to adjust to conditions where candidate experiences and employee expectations matter more than ever. To gain a first-hand perspective on what’s working and what isn’t, we interviewed hiring managers from different sectors.

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How to Make Salary Decisions without Performance Review Ratings [Video]

UpstartHR

In the last few years more and more companies have made the decision to move away from the big, annual performance review to more frequent, informal conversations about performance on the job. But the biggest question I’m hearing is “what happens to our compensation decisions?” After all, most of the time those two activities are deeply intertwined, so what’s the deal?

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Reward and recognition: the changing expectations of employees

HR Zone

Employees. Reward and recognition: time for a new approach?

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New Year, New Role? Tips for New Managers

Kazoo

For many companies, position changes often take effect in the first quarter of the year after the end-of-year review process. Unfortunately, the transition from individual contributor to people manager can sometimes be a difficult one for many new managers. Employees are often thrust into these roles – congratulations, now go be a manager! – without formal training or a playbook to guide their behavior.

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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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my new job doesn’t give raises — ever

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I recently accepted my dream job. I’ve since learned that the company does not give out raises. They offer a small, variable, annual bonus depending on company performance instead of cost of living adjustments or merit raises. I am getting by on my current salary in Expensive City for now and hadn’t planned to ask for a raise for at least a year.

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How Payroll Contributes to Company Culture

Achievers

Company culture should not be overlooked. If retaining employees and having a reputable image is important to a brand, then maintaining a great company culture is critical. A great company culture breeds satisfied and engaged employees. However, it requires many elements to make it work, including company vision, values, communication, work environment and management style to name a few.

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Company culture: why employee experience can't exist in a vacuum

HR Zone

Employees. Why employee experience can't exist in a vacuum.

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The HRBP as People Analytics Evangelists – Are They Ready – No! Can They Be – Yes!

AIHR

In early January 2019, a headline on the McKinsey Leadership and Organization blog caught my eye – “The critical importance of the HR business partner.” A key point made in the piece is that HR continues to struggle to deliver effective talent strategy. The disconnect centers on the lack of capability of HR business partners (HRBP) , those who counsel managers on talent issues.

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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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my boyfriend thinks only bad candidates prepare for interviews

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I (24F) graduated from college two years ago and was lucky enough to fairly quickly find a job in my field. I’m currently still working there, while also attending graduate school part-time. My boyfriend (26M) is currently in his last year of college and has started looking for his first post-college job in his field (tech). Last week he was invited to several interviews at different companies in his field in our area.

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Employees Should Be Managed as Valued Assets

Government Executive

It’s time to stop treating human capital spending as an administrative expense. It’s an investment in future performance.

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Why every employer should banish the term 'National Sickie Day'

HR Zone

Employees. How 'National Sickie Day' trivialises wellbeing.

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15 Key Human Resources Roles

Digital HR Tech

What are the key roles of human resources? In this article, we will list the 15 key Human Resources roles. In addition, we will go over these roles and explain how doing them right will create benefits for both the people and the organization. Background of Human Resource Roles. For a long time, Human Resources Management (HRM) has been viewed as a cost to be minimized.

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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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I work from home and my coworker wants me available 24/7

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I work at a small company with about 10 employees. Because it is such a small team, and most people have been there for a long time (10+ years for most), it is a very relaxed environment — and unfortunately, this has bred some bad habits and toxicity into the culture. Nothing especially groundbreaking, and for the most part it was being ignored since most of the negativity was coming from one source — our main admin, Karen.

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E-Verify Is Back Up, Expect Processing Delays

SHRM Resources

Employers that participate in E-Verify, the government’s electronic employment eligibility verification program, have until Feb. 11 to create and enter cases into the system for all hires made during the 35-day partial government shutdown.

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Rise to the top: how to nurture successful teams

HR Zone

Culture. Rise to the top: how to nurture success.