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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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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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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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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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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College Recruiting For Candidates Is A Giant Mess!

The Tim Sackett Project

I think about 99.99% of us believe that we actually put a man on the moon! We have put together technology to take someone on earth and put them on the moon, and then actually get them back to earth! That is amazing. Do you know what we haven’t figured out?! One system to help college kids connect with employers to get jobs!!! UGH!!!! Why hasn’t recruiting technology solved this issue?

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Learning ‘At the Moment of Need’ Transforms HR Tech Training

SHRM Resources

When recruiters for the global staffing firm ManpowerGroup had to quickly learn how to use a newly implemented applicant tracking system (ATS), they weren’t given.

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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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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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Transform Employee Wellbeing and Control Costs Through Data-Driven Strategies

In today's dynamic business environment, HR leaders face immense pressure to optimize costs while maintaining a competitive edge to attract, retain and engage their workforce. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on. Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success.

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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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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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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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Protect Your Business: Tackle the Future of I-9 Fraud with Expert Strategies

Speaker: Speakers

Is your business ready for the future of document fraud? AI advancements have made forgery easier, increasing risks for employers. With 85% of identity fraud last year linked to impersonation, proactive compliance is essential. Join WorkBright’s webinar on October 8 to equip yourself with crucial insights for protecting your business from fraudulent I-9 documents, including: Understanding Risks: Learn about new fraud tactics impacting your business.

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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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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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How can talent teams succeed in this ‘real, pivotal moment’ to deliver?

HRExecutive

As if keeping the talent pipeline healthy wasn’t already enough of a challenge for talent acquisition leaders, doing it during a pandemic has made TA a moving target. Advertisement “Every single organization, in every industry is currently facing a talent crisis,” says Tim Sackett, president of HRUTech.com and author of the best-selling book The Talent Fix.

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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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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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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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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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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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[Free Templates] Plant the Seed for Successful Onboarding!

Our Free Welcome Email Templates (designed for both in-office or virtual employees) are ready for you to customize and use to plant the seeds of success for new team members.

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HR Tech Conference 2021: How to maximize HR tech for remote onboarding

HRExecutive

Last March, organizations of all sizes and industries faced an unprecedented challenge: a sudden and complex pivot to a fully remote workforce and operating model. This pivot was often executed by HR and IT groups in a matter of days. The CHRO of a large HR technology provider recently told me that their workforce, consisting of several thousand employees, made the transition to remote work in less than a week.

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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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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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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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The Upskilling Advantage: Transforming Your Workforce For Future Growth

Speaker: Brian Richardson

With a staggering 92% of CEOs prioritizing skill development, and 84% struggling with transformation, mastering upskilling is now more critical than ever. Drawing on extensive research and collaboration with hundreds of leading organizations, discover key hurdles and innovative best practices in workforce upskilling. You'll walk away with a deep understanding of how to build a culture of continuous learning, expert insights into assessing the current skills of your employees, and a strategic too

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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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6 Key Indicators of a High-functioning Hybrid Team

Visier

We chatted with Renée Safrata, CEO and Founder, and Dr. Jim Sellner; EVP People Analytics, from Vivo Team Development. Vivo Team develops competence, motivation, and collaboration among leaders and teams through live, online training, coaching, and people analytics. The content and format are based on the latest, proven research in learning and development.

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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.