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18 Top Brands Changing Their Name to Avoid Racial Bias

Ongig

Many companies have been accused of having racist brands for years. They include corporate names, product names, mascots, and logos. Those accused include corporate giants such as Nestle, Colgate and Quaker Oats. We found 18 top brands in total who are making a name or branding change due to racial bias (5 more are making other changes). Most of these changes come on the heels of the recent momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement.

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7 Secrets For Female Leaders to Boost Self-Confidence

Thrive Global

Women’s confidence has taken a blow because of years of oppression, discrimination, struggling for basic rights, safety issues, and other obstacles. A woman might hesitate to speak up in meetings, fearing that her contributions will be more closely scrutinized than those of her male counterparts, or she might even refrain from applying for promotions because of a lack of faith in her qualifications.

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How Connection Drives Employee Engagement

DecisionWise

With the recent shift of many employees working remoting, connection seems to be universally craved now more than ever before. Connection is, in fact, a basic human need, residing on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs just above physical safety. And yet, research shows that 40% of employees feel isolated at work, leading to lower employee engagement. Connection in the workplace is the feeling of being part of a community engaged in something bigger than any one person.

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Why 2020 Is The ‘Year Of HR’: A Conversation With Josh Bersin

15Five

Perhaps now more than ever, demands on People Operations roles are incredibly high. Handling just the administrative side of HR while establishing a remote workforce can be a full-time job, let alone the all-important human element that requires your attention and resources. Because the true power of People Ops lies in unlocking the potential of every employee, many HR leaders are discovering or refining new skills in 2020, what today’s guest is calling, “The Year of HR.”.

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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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Awareness: The Key to Healthy Teams

Achievers

This covers the value of awareness and is the first of a four-part blog series on mental well-being. In the midst of a heated senior management meeting yesterday on budget cuts, I noticed I was becoming agitated and frustrated at the resistance to budget cuts being expressed in the meeting. As CEO of the organization, I have a response due to the board of directors.

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Virtual Onboarding: The New Reality

Human Resources Today Submitted Articles

Virtual onboarding is a new reality for most companies. Now that working remotely is much more common, technology plays a more crucial role than ever.

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How HR tech can help improve culture during pandemic

HRExecutive

With COVID-19 changing the workforce so drastically, many HR leaders have turned to new technology to adjust to the new normal and to improve company culture. In an HRE Twitter chat this week, Joey Price , founder of Jumpstart: HR and an HRE Top 100 HR Tech Influencer , explained the importance of steering positive change in the workplace, particularly around diversity, equity and inclusion.

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How to use nudge theory within HR

HR Zone

People How to use 'nudges' for inclusion.

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1.3 Million Workers File for New Unemployment Benefits

SHRM Resources

?States reported that 1.3 million U.S. workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending July 11. First-time claims have fallen for 15 straight weeks since hitting a record 6.8 million in late March. The total number of workers continuing to claim unemployment benefits dropped to 17 million last week after peaking at nearly 25 million in early May.

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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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3 Ways Structural Racism Could Be Hurting You at Work—and How to Navigate Them

The Muse

As people of color, ending structural racism should not be our burden to bear. But we still need to recognize it and take action to survive professionally.

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4 steps for digital success in the COVID-19 era

HRExecutive

Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic , the “future of work” is no longer a concept, says HR industry analyst Jason Averbook. Jason Averbook. “The future of work has smashed into this world of now,” Averbook, co-founder and CEO of Leapgen, said on an HR Technology Conference webinar this week. “We have to start thinking about ‘now’ in completely different ways than we have in the past.”.

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The future of employee benefits: flexible, personalised, digital

HR Zone

Employees Employee benefits: a look into the future.

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A Tutorial on People Analytics Using R – Clustering

Analytics in HR

We recently published an article titled “ A Beginner’s Guide to Machine Learning for HR Practitioners ” where we touched on the three broad types of Machine Learning (ML); reinforcement, supervised, and unsupervised learning. In this follow-up article, we will explore unsupervised ML in more depth. We will demonstrate, how we use cluster analysis, a subset of unsupervised ML, to identify similarities, patterns, and relationships in datasets intelligently (like humans – but faster or more a

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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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Ep 235 – Better Healthcare Benefit Communication 365 Days a Year

Workology

With so many changes in with HSA, ACA, and new telehealth and telemedicine options, plus FSA, HSA and EAP options, employees are overwhelmed by making upcoming benefits and health insurance selection. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Solutions and strategies to ease the return-to-workplace

HRExecutive

Many employees re-entering the workplace in this COVID-19 environment are encountering an onslaught of new and creative HR strategies and technologies that may make them feel safer at work than at home. The solutions run the gamut and address the many aspects of physical interaction that have been impacted by the virus. For instance, RightCrowd Software uses Bluetooth technology and digital ID badges to continuously monitor social distancing.

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How to decide when to re-open your business

HR Zone

Change Step-by-step guide to re-opening your business.

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The Importance of Using the “Write” Language

Robin Schooling

“I’m going to issue a write-up.”. “He should be written up.”. “Her manager is going to give her a write up.”. “HR must be present when a manager gives an employee a write-up.”. “Should I write-up this employee?”. “The employee refused to sign the write-up.”. “Write-ups don’t work; our employees are still doing the same thing.”. **. I can barely begin to tell you how I abhor this list.

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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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5 Tips on Improving Communication in the Workplace

6Q

Good communication is a vital ingredient to any successful team. Without it, ideas don’t get shared, arising conflicts remain unresolved, and workflow grinds to a near halt. In this article, we discuss five essential tips on improving communication in the workplace. In the workplace, communication plays a key role in any organisation’s productivity and efficiency – from nurturing genuine interpersonal relationships among employees to generating brilliant ideas on how to improve work processes to

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Coronavirus resource spotlight: Virgin Pulse’s return to work service

HRExecutive

Here’s a look at the health company’s tool for employers, which combines live health coaching, screening, monitoring, analytics and more. What it is: Virgin Pulse’s VP Passport. The new app, which can be configured to reflect employer-specific cultures, structures and protocols, leverages components of Virgin Pulse’s wellbeing platform in an effort to help organizations safely reopen their workplaces amid COVID-19.

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How to maintain employee social wellbeing while working remotely

HR Zone

Culture Sustaining workplace friendships.

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Embrace the Suck

Jason Lauritsen

Embrace the suck. This is a familiar phrase for those who have served in the military. It’s a way to remind yourself or others that what you are doing is hard but important and that you need to keep going. The difficulty and discomfort of the experience are a necessary part of the mission or process, so there’s no point in wasting energy complaining.

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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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Fixing What People Buy because Clients are not Sold What They Need?

Babette Ten Haken - Human Capital & Industrial IoT

Today, let’s ideate together. Take a deep breath. Relax. Let’s innovate. What happens to your revenue stream when employees stop fixing what people buy? Because clients are not sold what they really need. When internal teams actively drive revenue? Instead of serving as order-takers buried in departments traditionally perceived as cost-centers.

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American Airlines Plans to Lay Off Almost 25,000

Evil HR Lady

Yesterday, tech reporter David Shepardson got a copy of the WARN letter that American Airlines sent to almost 25,000 employees. Breaking: @AmericanAir sending WARN notices to nearly 25,000 employees pic.twitter.com/ZFH3cg553i — davidshepardson (@davidshepardson) July 15, 2020. If you’re not familiar, WARN stands for Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification and if a company is laying off a certain percentage of employees they have to provide 60 days notification to these employee

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Culture transformation: changing behaviours in the post-pandemic workplace

HR Zone

Culture How to make good culture habits stick.

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The Weekly Dose: An Updated @Workday Recruiting Roadmap!

The Tim Sackett Project

Today on the Weekly Dose I dive into largest and arguably fastest-growing recruiting technology on the planet, Workday Recruiting ! Workday Recruiting currently has over 2350 clients, all of which would be considered enterprise, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 are currently using Workday for recruiting. Let that sink in a bit. A decade ago, no one was using Workday to recruit talent, and now over 50% of the largest organizations on the planet are using it!

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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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Why health needs to be HR’s No. 1 priority amid return-to-work plans

HRExecutive

Reopening the workplace in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic is a point of discussion for many employers. But a number of challenges make the effort more difficult: COVID numbers are on the rise, employees are scared to return to an office environment, and nearly a quarter of employees are at risk for serious complications from COVID-19 if infected.

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As Employees Become More Productive Working from Home, they are Less Likely to Want to Return to the Physical Workplace After COVID-19

Perceptyx

During our May 7 th Insights Discussion , we shared that just 30% of employees wanted to return to the physical workplace after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Top Three Leadership Skills Needed Post-Pandemic

Forbes Coaches Council

Calling all leaders — the world post-Covid-19 needs you! Here are three skills to help ensure success as businesses begin to re-open and the economy starts to move forward.

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