Sat.Aug 31, 2019 - Fri.Sep 06, 2019

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How Storytelling Can Bring Company Values To Life

Forbes Coaches Council

Think of storytelling as a chance to appreciate one or more specific colleagues for living your values and/or going above and beyond for a customer or co-worker.

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How Objective Setting Can Fit Into Your Performance Management Strategy

15Five

Every company has metrics and KPIs in place to regularly observe and measure performance, but when it comes to assessing people, quantitative analysis is only half the story. The other half of analyzing employee performance and team dynamics involves listening to employees to get a complete picture of the health of a people-centered organization. Managers often look at data in a vacuum instead of taking a step back to see what employee behaviors influenced them.

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Benefit switch allowed unused PTO to go toward student loans

HR Morning

In a recent case study detailing what worked and what didn’t, Dan Bengyak, Vice President of Administrative Services at Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, NY, shares how his company dealt with a vacation time issue: We had an interesting problem on our hands when it came to employees’ vacation time — they had too much of it.

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Workplace Culture Consulting Can Save Your Company’s Life

EDSI

If I told you that an intentionally planned culture has the power to align your organization’s people, processes, and workplace, wouldn’t you want to learn more? I thought so – keep reading! Culture is a buzzword that isn’t going away anytime soon.

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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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Meaningful Work Tops Company Culture, Compensation, and Perks as Workers’ #1 Must-Have in New Global Employee Survey

WorkHuman

To retain employees, companies must focus on trust, recognition, respect, gratitude, autonomy, and equity. FRAMINGHAM, Mass. & DUBLIN – September 5, 2019 – With unemployment rates at historic lows, companies are more desperate than ever to recruit and retain good talent. According to a new global survey released today by Workhuman Ò , the leading provider of human applications , the answer to retention lies in meaningful work and creating a human-focused environment built upon trust, recogni

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5 things your remote workers aren’t telling you (and how to fix it)

ThoughtFarmer

As the digital workplace continues to evolve, working remotely has become an accepted practice for a growing number of organizations. . And as the popularity of remote work increases, so too has the use of collaboration technologies such as intranet software , since they allow employees to connect to their work and colleagues without a physical presence in the office.

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Your Guide to the HR Organizational Chart and Department Structures

Workology

For a blog post series on Workology to help HR leaders and teams create better job descriptions, we covered the basics of what a job description is and what it’s used for, and put together a set of. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Flexible working: the four-day working week in the eyes of four generations

HR Zone

Business. A four-day week: dream or reality?

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Should your company offer severance pay?

Insperity

It comes with the territory. If you’re fortunate enough to hold a management position, then you might be unfortunate enough to understand the difficulty of telling an employee that they’re being laid off. There’s no easy or pleasant way to have that conversation, however, it’s one of the prices you pay for being entrusted with making tough decisions for the benefit of your company.

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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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Why do most Americans prefer in-person job interviews?

HRExecutive

Virtual interviews—including prerecorded video interviews and virtual-reality tryouts—are fast becoming a routine part of the hiring process for many jobs. However, given a choice, most Americans would prefer an in-person interview. That’s according to a new survey from staffing company Yoh, which finds that 62% of the 2,000 U.S. adults polled would prefer a traditional interview over a virtual one.

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3 Unprofessional Habits that Secretly Annoy Your Coworkers

HR Digest

Habits can make or break our lives. A lot of what we do every day is based on a habit that we’ve developed at some point. Many habits are helpful, like waking up early, exercising regularly, and eating healthy. Some habits are harmful like smoking, drinking, and spending too much time on the Internet. Not so long ago, we detailed on a few incredibly crappy workplace habits that most of us are not even aware of.

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This Is The Tech Every Hospitality HR Manager Needs For Success

Owiwi

Relentless turnover challenges the sanity of even the most composed hotel manager. I would know: after owning two restaurants that employed 70 people at peak times, the constant battle against turnover triggers plenty of stressful memories. We tried offering health insurance and a living wage, but the economic realities of the low-margin restaurant business made this nearly impossible.

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Mistakes to Avoid During the Hiring Process

Take It Personel-ly

Recruiting and hiring new employees to your company is a complex process that requires much time and effort. Failure to implement a proper hiring strategy can lead to poor hiring decisions and in increase in employee turnover. Hiring mistakes can do more harm than good, which is why it’s crucial for your company to implement […].

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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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Five Benefits of Implementing a Direct Sourcing Strategy

Avature

The labor market is undergoing radical transformation and the way we work is shifting drastically. One of the key shifts being experienced by businesses globally is the rise of contingent workers. Many professionals are increasingly prioritizing flexibility over stability, opting for project work rather than long-term tenure at one company. In this context, companies are having to rethink their recruitment strategies in order to find strong independent talent.

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HR Technology: 13 Concepts HR Pros Needs to Know

HR Bartender

It’s no secret. I love technology. In our small business, we rely on technology to extend our capabilities and provide an agile response to customer needs. That helps us remain competitive. But the more I learn about technology, I realize there’s still a lot to learn. On some level, technology reminds me of the reason I entered the human resources profession.

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10 Reasons Humans are Terrible at Hiring (and How AI Can Help)

Lighthouse

Last year, Amazon shuttered an algorithm the team was developing because it realized it was biased. The algorithm was developed by the company’s engineers to look at high-performing employee profiles and then select the right candidates from the firm’s resume database. The problem? The algorithm favored men in its selection process. When this story hit the news, it became a rallying cry for those that do not believe in the value of AI for recruiting and hiring.

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Release Notes: Sticky Apply, Job Management, Application Edit Tools and Reporting Customization

ExactHire

Release Notes: Sticky Apply, Job Management, Application Edit Tools and Reporting Customization. We publish Release Notes to highlight recent product improvements we’ve made so you can easily stay up to date on what’s new with ExactHire. This edition reflects updates made to the ExactHire product currently in beta. With pumpkin spice season just around the corner, we’re “fall-ing” into even more functionality on the new ExactHire platform!

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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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13+ HR Case Studies: Recruiting, Learning, Analytics, and More

UpstartHR

Reposting a piece from the blog over at Lighthouse Research because I know not all of you subscribe over there! As someone who has worked in the HR profession, I know well the full value of stories, examples, and case studies. At the end of the day, practitioners like us wanted to know that we weren’t the only ones facing a problem and that, just maybe, some other organization had already surmounted the issue with some measure of success that we could learn from.

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Media Literacy Is a Business Competency

HR Bartender

Regardless of your politics, we’ve all been exposed to the notion of “ fake news ”. It might have been someone who shared an announcement that a celebrity has died, only to find out that it’s either not true or it happened four years ago. Or a news agency that labels an act of violence as terrorism (or completely dismisses it) before all the facts are in.

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The Power of Energy Management in the Workplace

Achievers

Research shows as leaders move up in an organization, the demands become greater. Busy leaders have to do more with less time. Many people feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and unfocused; often feeling like they are lacking purpose in their work. In their personal lives, they might find it difficult to fully engage with their families in the evenings and feel guilty and dissatisfied as a result.

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White Paper: The HR Analytics Playbook for the Beginner

DecisionWise

The HR Analytics Playbook. for the Beginner. Using data analytics to improve HR’s strategic role in an organization is both exciting and terrifying at the same time. Many HR professionals have limited experience with data analytics and just don’t know where to start. If this describes you, then this playbook is the ticket to help you master the basics and to get you started on building an HR data strategy.

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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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My Career Arc – INTOO CEO Yair Riemer

Intoo USA

Intoo CEO Shares His Career Story. What was your very first job? In high school I worked at my local public library in New Jersey. I spent my breaks reading Sports Illustrated in the periodicals room. How did you find your first job? You couldn’t apply online to work at the Randolph Township Public Library in the ‘90s so I’m pretty sure I walked to the front desk and asked for a paper application.

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Facing a mixed-generation workforce

Kazoo

A mixed-generation workforce has its challenges. What to do? What to do? A mixed-generation workforce can be a real conundrum. Remember back when you were a kid helping out in the kitchen mixing up batches of cookies or playing in the backyard making mud pies with different soils and stones, grasses and leaves? In a way, these tender experiences were setting us up for life further down the road.

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Science fiction and HR: imagining alternative futures

HR Zone

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Webinar: Exit Surveys – Understanding Why Employees Leave and What to Do About It

DecisionWise

Date: Thursday, September 19, 2019 Time: 1:00 pm (Eastern) Presenter: David Long and Christian Nielson. Learn best practices for surveying employees as they leave your organization and what insights it can give you for improving retention. Register Now.

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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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Career Coach Spotlight: Ellen

Intoo USA

“It’s about working as partners”: A Chat with Ellen, Intoo Career Coach. Seeking help isn’t always easy to do, even when we need it. For some job seekers, the idea of asking a career coach for help can bring up unexpected fears. What if the coach criticizes my unsuccessful efforts so far? What if the coach pushes me to stay in a career I’m no longer interested in?

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Facing a mixed-generation workforce

Kazoo

A mixed-generation workforce has its challenges. What to do? What to do? A mixed-generation workforce can be a real conundrum. Remember back when you were a kid helping out in the kitchen mixing up batches of cookies or playing in the backyard making mud pies with different soils and stones, grasses and leaves? In a way, these tender experiences were setting us up for life further down the road.

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Why Align Employee Goals and Objectives With Business Goals

Reflektive

Recognizing and nurturing employee goals and objectives is part of any good manager’s responsibilities. Employees who have regular career conversations with managers are generally highly engaged and motivated. And according to Harvard Business Review , 71 percent of companies rank employee engagement as very important for overall organizational success.