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Diversity in the Workplace - Benefits, Challenges, and Profitability

Hubert

First thing's first: What is diversity in the workplace? ? When John F Kennedy in 1961 signed what was to be known as the "Affirmative Action", he laid down a foundation that would encourage companies to build a more diverse workforce. The order declared that employers were no longer allowed to discriminate applicants based on their creed, racial and ethnic characteristics, skin color, cultural belonging or origin.

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Setting Employee Engagement Goals | Reward Gateway

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Career Mobility: How One Diva Sang Goodbye to the Boss Who was Holding Her Back

A Slice of HR

The greatest love song of all time was about a lack of succession planning. In other words, it was about a yearning for a career mobility. A path. A next step. A promotion. A new opportunity that her employer was simply unable to provide. The song that Whitney Houston famously sang in The Body Guard, “I Will Always Love You”: And Iiiiiiiii, iiiiieeeiiii, will always love you…(sing with me) Bittersweet Memories They are all that I’m taking with me So goodbye Don’t cry We both know, I’m not what y

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How you can influence employee behaviour with evidence-based HR

Ascender

While many HR professionals enjoy interacting with diverse people across an organisation it can also cause frustration. Certain actions by employers can instil certain behaviours in their employees. Sometimes these actions (unknowingly) contribute to instilling the wrong behaviours, which is where evidence-based HR comes in. There are ways that HR leaders can encourage employees, based on ongoing data analysis, to make better decisions for themselves utilising ‘choice architecture’ in their co

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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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What’s the impact of seasonal affective disorder at work, and what can HR do to help?

cipHR

From high absence levels to low productivity, SAD can affect employees in many ways. Here’s how HR can make a difference. As employees return from their holidays and prepare for a new year of work, the low mood in the office can be clearly visible. But for many employees, their low mood in the winter months is more profound. Nearly two million people globally are affected by seasonal affective disorder (SAD) – but what is it, how can it affect employees at work, and what can HR do to help?

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Why A Positive Employee Experience Includes Work-Life Synergy

15Five

In the Digital Age, technology has completely shifted the world of work as we know it. People don’t merely work to live anymore; they work to learn new skills , feed their passions, and become better humans. This change in employees has triggered an even bigger shift in the workplace. To provide an environment that attracts and retains employees and brings out their best performance, companies must focus on providing a uniquely impressive and holistic employee experience.

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3 Tips for Reskilling Your Workforce in 2020

Visier

To say that corporate reskilling efforts are important would be an understatement. Billion-dollar retraining programs and on-site corporate colleges have become a reality. In a 2018 McKinsey survey, 62% of executives said they will need to retrain or replace more than a quarter of their workforce before 2023. Business model disruptions, demographic shifts, and automation of rote tasks are putting more pressure on individuals to learn, and on employers to give people the right skills at the right

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10 Reasons to Keep Using Employee Assessments in 2020

Select International

Online hiring assessments have been proven time and time again to be key in enhancing hiring processes across the globe. They are especially valuable in larger organizations that have ample resources and need to hire in larger volumes. W e continue to identify reasons online hiring assessments are vital for success as we forge ahead into a new decade.

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Listening to Others – Employee Voice

DecisionWise

The Employee Voice. We all want to feel that our experience, ideas, and opinions matter. We want to feel valued by our employers, by our supervisors, and by our teams. In other words, we want to feel heard. The level to which employees feel they can voice their input to an organization that listens, understands, and responds, is what we call, the employee voice.

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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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How to Develop a High-Impact Succession Plan: A Beginner's Guide

EDSI

EDSI Senior Consultant, Jennifer Giannosa, lays out a succession planning process to identify and develop professionals entering a leadership position.

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Resumes Aren’t the Problem …

HRJazzy

It’s your lack of preparation. Resumes get a lot of slack from people, myself included. Not as much as cover letters, but still.

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2020 Is The Year of HR Playing Offense.

The HR Capitalist

Welcome to 2020. New year, new decade, new YOU. I don't have resolutions as much as I have needs. And my biggest need in 2020 is to not be a victim. Of course, I'm not really a victim in the clinical sense. I have 1st world problems, I'm not currently impacted by health issues, depression, crime, etc. But, when I think about the things that are causing me stress, I can almost always track it back to my own accountability in getting in front of issues and trying to resolve them.

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The Big Problem with Self-Service Career Development

Fuel50

The post The Big Problem with Self-Service Career Development appeared first on Fuel50.

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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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5 Ways to Improve Employee Performance Using Feedback

CuteHR

The real purpose of feedback is to help the recipient improve on the aspect that the feedback is being given. Do note that the focus word is “help” and thus, feedback in its intent and spirit should always be constructive that helps improve Employee Performance. Unfortunately, we are imperfect humans and more often than we try not to, we are influenced by the narrowness our mind leads us to when coloured by the core emotion palettes that we carry.

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Human Resources and payroll integration, an inseparable duo

Talentia

Regardless of size, companies often maintain their payroll and human resources as separate entities or departments. The integration of payroll into the HR function is now a real hit with organizations. If you’re still wondering about the need to integrate these two functions, here’s something to convince you for good. Cutting down on paperwork Recruiting […].

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Train-the-Trainer: An Effective Approach to Developing Skilled Transit Trainers

EDSI

For decades, training and upskilling workers has been challenging for trainers in many job markets, and the transit industry is no exception. Often, transit training departments are staffed with instructors who are extremely skilled in their craft, but lack essential knowledge in adult learning theory. According to statistics*, businesses lose up to $13.5 million every year per 1,000 employees due to ineffective training.

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People Analytics: Your Way to Make Better Staffing Decisions

crewhu

Analyzing people.

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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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Important Aspects of Rural Telehealth Program Development

Hospital Recruiting

verbaska/123RF.com. Coming to a Rural Town Near You. Telehealth is a critical tool for meeting rural healthcare workforce capacity and service delivery needs. The value is clear – rural telehealth increases patient access to care and closes the rural transportation gap through care delivered through smartphones and computers. Rural telehealth also provides access to specialty telemedicine visits or teleconsultation in rural hospitals and primary care practices.

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Are High-Skill Occupations “Safe” from Automation?

Visier

New research using AI to match patent language with work shows that AI may reinvent high-skill work sooner than you think. Breakthroughs have unexpected effects. When Amazon first arrived on the scene, books were its early focus for product selection, buyer insights, distribution and pricing. In those early days, retailers typically lamented the plight of bookstores, but relaxed in their conviction that products like clothing, food, jewelry and fashion would be safe. .

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Webinar: Employee Engagement Best Practices in 2020

DecisionWise

Date: Thursday, January 29, 2020 Time: 1:00 pm (Eastern) Presenter: Dave Long Cost: Free. One question to consider as you think about whether to put effort and investment into employee engagement: “Is engagement worth the effort and investment we put into it?” The short answer to this question is “yes,” but depending on the type of organization you are, engagement may be more critical or less critical to your success.

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People Analytics: How to Solve Business Problems

HR Bartender

Every business has problems they want to solve. It could be a small problem or a large one. The key to solving business problems is. Gathering the right data and information Having a good approach or system for problem solving. Unfortunately, there are times when organizations approach problem solving from the standpoint of “Oh, I know what the problem is…” and ultimately, end up only addressing a symptom versus the real issue.

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HR’s Complete 2025 Calendar of Important Dates

HR leaders can use this calendar from Paycor to track important HR and payroll tax dates. The 2025 calendar includes: Tax filing dates Federal reporting deadlines Bank holidays Links to relevant tax forms …and more! Get your 2025 HR calendar today!

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Five talent management trends to watch in 2020

HR Zone

Employees Talent management in 2020.

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2019 Highlights: A Year in Kazoo

Kazoo

At Kazoo, we’re driven by our passion to transform the world’s workplaces for the better – and here in our home offices, we practice what we preach. So in true Kazoo style, 2019 saw us celebrate huge changes and some truly wild achievements as we continued to make sure work is working better for you. Here are the highlights we’re buzzing about as we close out the decade.

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Podcast: Getting the Most Out of Your 360 Experience

DecisionWise

In this podcast episode, Dan Deka walks through the ins and out of the 360 survey experience, from both the standpoint of the participant and the manager. You’ll learn about the best practices for administering surveys, the process for selecting raters, recommendations for debrief support, and customizing the survey to best match the values of your organization.

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Time & Attendance for Engineering Environments

nettime solutions

In many engineering and IT environments, the main focus points back to security. That’s because the success of many firms relies heavily on protecting their intellectual property. Along with security, engineering firms must also focus on managing their workforce in order to maximize ROI on every project. This starts with tracking how much time your engineers and other professionals dedicate to every phase of a project or product initiative.

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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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Partnership with finance: the holy grail for HR?

HR Zone

Business Should HR be partnering with finance?

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Compensation Wins Talent, Recognition Retains It

Achievers

Well, after three months of conversations, a drug test, two reference calls, and four interviews, Evan finally got the call … they’re offering him the job! . Now for the exciting part: negotiations. Can he get them to add an extra week of PTO? Better yet, is it possible to allow for a two-week sabbatical before he starts? Most importantly, how much are they going to pay him?

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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.