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Employee Empowerment that Actually Works.

Structural

Employee Empowerment from the Perspective of the Employee and their Leadership. The theory goes, the employee given greater responsibility and autonomy over her organizational tasks will feel a greater sense of professional agency, be more productive and feel more fulfilled by her work. That sounds all well and good but exactly how can leaders and their employees build the mutual trust necessary for employee empowerment to flourish?

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The Best HR Leaders are Data Driven, People Oriented

UpstartHR

One of the phrases I’ve found myself repeating more and more often of late is this: data driven, people oriented. . When I’m speaking to audiences, I share the story about how I *accidentally* insulted my wife during childbirth to illustrate this concept. Yes, really. It makes a great point that we can’t just be data driven or we lose sight of the people behind every metric and number.

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Top 7 Ways To Help Employees Avoid Feeling Overwhelmed At Work

15Five

This time of year, it’s common to feel overwhelmed at work. Whether it’s the push to complete work projects by year-end or the desire to meet the unrealistic expectations that surround the holidays, stressors from personal and professional life can intersect, impacting employees’ productivity, motivation, and health. Employees: burned out and stressed.

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Are You an Employee Engagement Dinosaur?

Jason Lauritsen

This week, I somehow found myself in a conversation with a colleague about breaking the habit of putting two spaces behind a period when I type. Since he is roughly my age, he understood this challenge completely. For some of you reading this, the idea of putting two periods beyond a sentence when you type sounds completely ridiculous (who would ever think that’s a good idea?).

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Investing in HR Software: How to Get Internal Buy-in

Buying HR software is a major decision. That’s why finding the right provider based on your needs and ensuring key decision makers are on board is vital. Download Paycor’s guide for tips to address common concerns across your buying committee.

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Your roadmap for hiring highly skilled workers

Insperity

Do you have an open position with super-specific criteria that you’ve had a difficult time filling? If you’ve been trying to pinpoint the right candidate awhile without any luck, one reason could be because you’re hiring highly skilled workers. So, who is this, exactly? A highly skilled worker is anyone with qualifications that are rare to find and difficult to obtain – and, at this moment, very much in demand.

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Recruitment Operations Statistics and Trends: A 2020 Benchmark Report

Yello

Recruitment operations is an emerging human resources function, meant to streamline hiring processes, cut costs and drive greater efficiency overall. It’s no surprise that measuring recruitment operations success comes down to data. Metrics tell the story of how your business acquires talent, the speed in which you’re able to do so, and the costs and resources involved in the process.

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What’s Lurking In Their Background?

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

What Would You Do? You drove through rush-hour traffic, grabbed your first cup of coffee and sat down at your desk at Acme Staffing, only to have your door darkened a few minutes later by the boss. “I think we’ve got a problem, maybe. We’ve been getting some complaints.” Her face reflects the doom-and-gloom in her voice. She closes your door and sits down.

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Toward Gender Diversity: Men and Women are Equal, but not the Same

Cornerstone On Demand

The gender diversity discussion continues. It also appears that everyone, men and women, want to solve the inequality problem. I sincerely believe that we do; however, before we can solve this problem, we must first must define the problem. You see, I believe we have a fundamental, semantic problem that needs exposure before proceeding. Men and women are equal, but not the same.

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Recruiters: Hiring Veterans Made Easy

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). With over 300,000 HR and business executive members, SHRM creates better workplaces where employers and employees thrive together. Don’t miss the SHRM Annual Conference & Expo on June 28 – July 1, 2020 in San Diego. Enjoy the article!).

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Secrets to the Switch: Choosing the Best HR Software in 2023

Speaker: Patrick Sayers - President, Newcastle Research

Does your organization need more productivity (and less pain) from your HR software? With the increase of technology-dependent remote work and highly sophisticated cyber threats on the rise, it's critical to successfully implement an HR platform that can help your organization see actionable information in real-time to hit all your key workforce KPIs.

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WOH 67: Filling Critical Skills Gaps for Today’s College Graduates

UpstartHR

Thousands of students are graduating every day with a lack of understanding of the basics of how to interact professionally at work. Everything from etiquette to basic resume preparation is missing from the educational curriculum, so how can we solve this problem? In this episode Ben speaks with John Nykolaiszyn, the Director of the Office of Business Career Management for Florida International University.

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5 Biggest Challenges for HR Leadership Teams

Achievers

Human Resources (HR) is a complex profession (but that’s what you like about it, right?) and the challenges you face come from many directions. Some of those challenges, like tight labor markets and economic volatility, are beyond your control. Others may arise perennially but can be affected by how you approach them. As a seasoned HR professional and the Chief People and Culture Officer at Achievers, I understand the challenges that come with being an HR leader.

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Take It From a Futurist: Break Down HR’s Biggest Misconceptions to Keep Your Business Thriving

Cornerstone On Demand

Charlene Li helps organizations and their leaders understand how to make sense of business complexity, leverage emerging technologies and prepare for potential challenges. Then, she helps them to figure out which first step to take toward success. Li, based in San Francisco, is the founder and a senior analyst at the disruptive industry analyst firm Altimeter, a Prophet company.

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5 Steps Your Company Can Take to Combat Veteran Underemployment

Linkedin Talent Blog

When service members leave the military, they may refer to it as “separating” or, in the case of the British Royal Navy, “going outside.” Neither of the phrases makes clear the challenges of soldiers, sailors, aviators, and marines of all ranks becoming civilian employees of all stripes. It’s hard work. And as today is Veterans Day in the United States, Armistice Day in France and Belgium, and Remembrance Day in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, it’s the perfect time to check on how tha

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2023 HR Technology Trends: What's New and What's Next

Speaker: Ben Eubanks - Chief Research Officer, Lighthouse Research & Advisory

The world of HR has changed so much in recent years, and so have the technologies and tools that support HR and talent leaders. But frankly, keeping up with the ever-changing HR tech landscape can feel like another full-time job. That's why we're sharing with you this webinar session with Ben Eubanks, Chief Research Officer for Lighthouse Research & Advisory.

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What You Need to Know About New York State's New IVF Mandate

Justworks

About 9% of men and about 11% of women of reproductive age in the United States have experienced fertility problems. Infertility affects many people and is often a misunderstood condition. While there are a number of alternative methods of reproduction, these alternatives can be very costly. One of the most frequently used fertility treatments is in vitro fertilization (IVF).

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A-Z HR Professionals of Q3 2019: Latin American Human Resource’s Gurus in the Spotlight

CakeHR

Every quarter, we release our A-Z list of HR professionals to bring some of the leaders in the Human Resource industry to the spotlight. Last quarter (Q2:2019) , we highlighted HR leaders around the world — some of them working for well-known companies like Uber and Facebook. It seems clear that, more and more, the strategic adjustments of companies are founded on support from Human Resources.

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Key Accounts Payable Automation Myths to Avoid

SutiHR

Did you ever wonder why innovative and forward-thinking companies would not select robust accounts payable solution? It seems that there are a few serious misapprehensions around the notion of automation. Such inappropriate and unfortunate AP automation myths have a negative impact on the management, and they avoid automation solutions and their immediate advantages.

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CX Optimization is important : An Interview with 1to1 Media’s Judith Aquino

SurveySparrow

Smartphones give consumers a louder voice and bigger presence. As our readers know, SurveySparrow is always hard at work, building next-generation digital tools designed to help you enhance your Customer Experience (CX) initiatives (see our online survey tools , our offline survey tools , or our chatbot tools for example). However, from time to time, we do take a break to reach out to thought leaders who’ve influenced the niches we serve.

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The HR Leader’s Guide to Recruiting & Hiring

62% of Paycor survey respondents say we’re in a permanent talent shortage. By 2030, we’ll see more jobs than workers (BCG).

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5 Benefits of Gratitude in the Workplace (and how to show it!)

WEX Inc.

National Gratitude Month is here - and we're taking the opportunity to shift our focus from the negative to appreciating what is positive. While 'gratitude' may not be the most-used word in your vocabulary at work, it definitely should not be forgotten. From enhanced mood, improved productivity, stronger relationships and a happier workforce, gratitude plays an important role in organizational success.

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#WorkTrends: Taking Stock of the Global State of Work

TalentCulture

Our guest on #WorkTrends today is Mr. Hung Lee, the co-founder, and CEO of the recruiting firm Workshape.io. He’s also the founder of the mega-newsletter, Recruiting BrainFood. We discussed the global state of recruiting and the workplace, how the upheaval of Brexit will affect European and British tech firms and workers, and my new favorite subject — the passion economy.

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How can Expense Reimbursement Policy Reduce Out-of-policy Spending?

SutiHR

It’s a known fact that running a business is expensive. Various costs go beyond operational expenses such as business travel, meals for clients, and transportation can add up at the end. A good expense reimbursement policy should be in place to track these costs. Necessary components of an expense reimbursement policy Knowing what to mention in an expense policy can be challenging, especially when considering different elements to ensure compliance.

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Compliance check from legal experts: Policy changes you need to make before 2020

HR Morning

The new year is rapidly approaching, which means it’s the perfect time to review your policies and make the necessary adjustments. There were a lot of new employment trends in 2019, and 2020 will bring even more compliance changes. Whether it’s legally mandated changes or just suggested ones, experts at the law firm Cozen O’Connor have a few areas they recommend employers pay attention to. 1.

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Upskilling HR: Future-Proof Your HR Career

Speaker: Jeanne Achille - CEO, The Devon Group

Is your HR department running around barefoot like the shoemaker's children? If so, you're on a collision course with the ever-changing realities of the workplace, which necessitate strong HR tech skills. In this webinar, we'll look at why HR should invest in learning to ensure organizational resiliency and employee retention. Consider it self-care as we discuss how to future-proof your own career through the opportunities provided by upskilling.

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8 Tips for Employees to Improve Email Writing Skills and Online Professionalism

BizLibrary - HR

Developing effective email communication, mastering email writing skills, and establishing good email writing habits will instantly improve your employees’ online professionalism, which translates to a better reputation offline, too! The post 8 Tips for Employees to Improve Email Writing Skills and Online Professionalism appeared first on BizLibrary.

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How to Utilize AR and VR Apps to Boost Productivity and Employee Engagement?

Take It Personel-ly

If you still think both augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies are mainly for the game apps, you have no idea about how they have become part of serious undertakings in corporate and workplace environments. Yes, these two dynamic technologies are increasingly becoming part of the modern workplace environments with considerable benefits in […].

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Being Human

HRGem

Yesterday I sent a tweet about a conversation I’d been in that morning. It briefly described a situation that had been told to me, relating to a large UK organisation the name of which would be familiar to many.

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2020 trends: More employers offering paid parental leave

HR Morning

The 14th largest private company in the U.S. announced Nov. 7 that it now offers six weeks of paid parental leave to most of its 28,000 employees following the birth or adoption of a child. Pilot Flying J’s “gender-neutral” leave benefit is available to all new parents working at its rest stops, retail locations and service centers who have at least one year of service and who’ve worked at least 1,250 hours in the past 12 months. “We strongly believe that paid paren

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Employee Open Enrollment Letter Template

When it comes to benefits, communication is critical. To help you easily explain your offerings at open enrollment, Paycor created an open enrollment sample letter (and a few tips). Download this free Employee Open Enrollment Letter Template today.