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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Key to Engaging New Hires: Psychological Safety

TalentCulture

For those of us who are students of engagement and team-building, we know how key trust, communication and leadership are. But when Google ran two-year study into what makes teams successful, it unlocked a surprising key to high performance and fertile collaboration. Dubbed Project Aristotle, the presented five key factors of great teams: psychological safety, dependability, structure and clarity, meaning, and impact.

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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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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.

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6 Types of AI or Intelligent Tools in HR Tech

HR Examiner

It’s important to understand the broad categories of intelligent software and AI that are available to you in today’s HR Tech marketplace. Let’s round them all up. Keep in mind that the narrower the problem, the better the tool is likely work. This can mean that larger system implications are overlooked in the pursuit of a problem small enough to be successful. 6 Types of AI or Intelligent Tools in HR Tech.

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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5 Eye-Opening Candidate Experience Statistics [INFOGRAPHIC]

TalentLyft

Check out our infographic showing the top 5 eye-opening candidate experience statistics! Discover the most important candidate experience statistics every employer and recruiter should know. Read More.

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Bottom-line maternity benefits all good firms offer

HR Morning

For many women entering the workforce, businesses that provide family-forward maternity benefits to better align with the employee’s maternity goals are increasingly attractive. By supplying mothers with provisions that allow them to maintain their breastfeeding goals, along with the proper time to heal during the postpartum period, businesses can reduce healthcare costs and turnover rates while improving morale.

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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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#WorkTrends: Why Employee Engagement is a Joke

TalentCulture

Mark Babbitt joined Meghan M. Biro for the January 10, 2020 #WorkTrends podcast to talk about employee engagement. Meghan brought up the fact that only half of all employees feel like they have a career, and Mark concurred. We’ve turned engagement from a good idea into a joke, he noted, and pointed out that engagement levels are the same as they were in the 1980s: “If there’s eight million blog posts and hundreds of experts […].

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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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Employee Engagement is not a “program”

Employee Engagement Group

By: Bob Kelleher Employee Engagement is more than a program; it entails a cultural shift — a change in how things are done and communicated from the top to the bottom of an organization. Engagement cannot be shunted to the end of every meeting, where it will stand a higher chance of being given short. [Read More].

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The Importance Of Peer Feedback At Workplace

Engagedly

Improving employee performance and increasing organizational productivity is a challenge for every manager. What can you do differently to improve your employee performance? Feedback about their performance is the first step but there’s so much more you can […].

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Five talent management trends to watch in 2020

HR Zone

Employees Talent management in 2020.

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Internal Mobility: Whose Responsibility Is It, Anyway?

Paddle HR

Internal mobility is crucial to building the workforce of the future and creating career growth for your employees. You’ve read about internal mobility in important industry publications. You've heard about it at conferences. Why? It’s the modern talent strategy for the modern talent professional. You’ve even brought up a few dazzling initiatives to your superiors.

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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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How Men Can Help To Advance Women In The Workplace

Forbes Coaches Council

One area of focus that could help move the needle is for more men to become allies or advocates in the advancement of women in today's workplaces.

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Tackling mental health issues at work in 2020

HR Morning

We are at a critical juncture in how we choose to address and tackle mental health issues at work, and in our larger society. There is no debate that the conversation is shifting. Awareness about mental health issues is becoming mainstream with actors, musicians, sports celebrities, and even the British royal family raising their voices, sharing their stories, and making it “okay to not be okay.”.

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Why it’s time to say farewell to that ‘future of work’ trope forever

HR Zone

Change Say farewell to that ‘future of work’ trope.

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Let’s Commit to More Effective Meetings

DDI

Poorly run meetings are assuredly as old as meetings themselves. But what is new is that we can now draw on a body of research to have more effective meetings.

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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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6 Workplace Trends HRs Should Be Ready For In 2020

Engagedly

With changing times, the way organizations function has changed a lot over the past few years. We all can agree upon one thing that the workplace culture in the future is going to be very different from the […].

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Benefits of Working With a Recruiter

GetFive

When job searching, it’s tempting to go it alone. However, it also can be a lonely journey with numerous roadblocks. You apply at many positions and you may interview at a few. If you don’t get a second interview or even an offer, you’re typically left with questions on top of frustration. And this frustration builds over time. In addition to a career coach , a good recruiter can make a big difference in your job search success.

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Mental health at work: giving men a voice

HR Zone

Culture Mental health: Giving men a voice.

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How to Succeed at Employee Recognition

MTM Recognition

Increasing your employee engagement, offering the best employee experience, and decreasing turnover & burnout are all influenced by one thing – an excellent employee recognition program. And since over 80% of organizations offer some form of company-wide recognition, succeeding at employee recognition can offer big rewards. With more workplace research being published every day, MTM Recognition gathered up the top five tips to make the most out of your program, ensuring you succeed at employ

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.

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Diversity in the Workplace - Benefits, Challenges, and Profitability (Infographic included)

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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Top 5 ways to improve employee training with learning software

HR Morning

Corporate learning is different from school learning or even self-development. For professionals seeking to improve employee training, it helps to remember you can’t just take an approach from other industries and expect it to pay off without adapting the solutions to your own unique work environment. Hence, downloading educational software, used in classrooms, is not the best idea – it just doesn’t correspond with professional purposes.

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Bullying in the workplace: the ‘illusion’ of bullying versus the reality of harassment

HR Zone

People The ‘illusion’ of bullying.

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