Sat.Mar 19, 2022 - Fri.Mar 25, 2022

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The Great American Burnout

Thrive Global

Anne was feeling burned out and on the edge of leaving her company. She saw no way out. In a last attempt to figure things out, she turned to me for help. Anne is a Senior Director of a national financial institute, leading a team of twenty while balancing her role as a mother of two young children and working from home. For the past two years, she’d asked her boss for help as there had been an exodus of employees resigning from the firm, mostly staff.

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6 Meaningful Team Building Ideas for Remote Teams

Bonusly

It’s been two years since the start of the pandemic that has changed the way we all live and work, especially when it comes to team building. One of the most obvious and, very likely, most permanent changes has been the shift toward remote and hybrid working. A recent study of North America’s largest 50,000 employers found that remote opportunities leaped from under 4% of all high-paying jobs before the pandemic to about 9% at the end of 2020, and to more than 15% today.

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Is Hiring Teens a Good Alternative to a Tight Labor Market?

Stratus

With so many businesses struggling to keep up with a transient labor market, many industries are looking for ways to meet staffing shortages. Could teens be the solution? While there are pros and cons to every situation, here are several advantages and disadvantages from the employer’s side. Advantages of Hiring Teens: Employer Perspective. Lower wages.

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Are All Gig Background Check Platforms the Same? Why Not?

Sterling Check

For decades now, the background check process has been a reliable, safe way for organizations to quickly onboard new hires. However, due to the rapid evolution of technology in recent years, onboarding information has dramatically increased in value for HR departments, now giving them a full look into a candidate’s history. As a result, background screening companies have had to keep pace with technology and add new services to differentiate themselves from their many competitors.

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6 Strategies to Navigate Social Determinants of Health for a Better Workplace

In today’s dynamic work landscape, where the lines between personal and professional life blur, understanding the intricate interplay between social determinants of health (SDoH) and emotional wellbeing is paramount. Employers must acknowledge that the whole person comes to work and every aspect of a person’s personal and professional life, especially their mental health, comes with them.

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Welcome Raj Singh Senior Vice President of Engineering

PeopleStrategy

PRESS RELEASE PeopleStrategy Welcomes Raj Singh to Lead Development EDISON, N.J. (March 22, 2022) — PeopleStrategy Inc.®, a provider of comprehensive, cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions combined with full-service insurance brokerage services, announced the recent hiring of Raj Singh as Head of Development. Mr. Singh brings over twenty years of software industry experience.

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How Analytics & Data can Impact Vendor Negotiations?

SutiHR

The key to financial success is to maximize revenue and minimize spending for any business. One best way to accomplish this is to negotiate discounts with vendors. Major airlines such as American and Delta Airlines offer huge discounts, benefits, and services to businesses. You can negotiate good deals by giving them business. However, we have seen a significant shift from in-person to remote work due to this pandemic.

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Caregiver Fatigue: Causes, Symptoms, and Ways to Cope

BetterUp

Jump to section. Who are the caregivers? Caregiving is as honorable as it is challenging. Do I need support? A checklist. What causes burnout and caregiver fatigue? 6 ways to prevent and manage burnout. Where to turn for help.

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13 Strategies to Eliminate Workplace Isolation

SHRM

According to SHRM Research , about 28% of workers felt lonely/isolated while at work after a colleague departed. What is one strategy for employers to eliminate employee workplace isolation? To help HR leaders tackle office place isolation, we asked workplace coaches and HR managers this question for their best insights. From practicing intentional gratitude to reestablishing a sense of structure, here are 13 strategies that can help you eliminate employee isolation in the workspace regardless

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5 Easy Ways HR Managers Can Make One-On-One Meetings More Meaningful

Hppy

“ Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunit y” – Seneca. If done correctly, one-on-one meetings can prove to be one of the most significant feedback-generating practices for Human Resource (HR) managers. . These meetings can provide HR managers enough time to discuss certain initiatives, remove roadblocks, analyze employee performances, and carry out many more important tasks. .

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Here Are the HR Trends to Watch in 2024 + Plus Advice for Driving Impact!

The pressure is on to create a positive onboarding experience. Plus, a sub-par onboarding process can domino into other concerns such as low performance, burnout (for you and new hires), and retention challenges. Our 2024 State of HR report will give you a realistic picture of the HR landscape and tips to onboarding effectively in the year to come.

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Why is Spend Management Crucial during COVID-19 Pandemic?

SutiHR

COVID-19 has brought many changes in the accounting field, and accountants prioritize spend management as they consider it crucial. In times of economic uncertainty, there are a lot of buzzwords like risk management, accounting process, workflow processes, and spend management. Why spend management is a key area of focus during recession times? Spend management is a broad word covering everything, including business spending, employee expenses, and other costs.

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Grey Rocking: What It Is and How To Do It (and when not to)

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is the grey rock method? When to try grey rocking. When to avoid the grey rock method. The risks of grey rocking. How to use the grey rock method. Grey rocking at work.

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my boss is angry that I couldn’t work while I was sick with Covid

Ask a Manager

This post, my boss is angry that I couldn’t work while I was sick with Covid , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I am hoping you can help me get some perspective on a recent situation between me and management at my company. I have shared this story with a few different people and everyone has a different opinion.

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What is employee experience technology?

TLNT: The Business of HR

Many HR professionals have rightly become interested in the idea of enhancing the employee experience. And why not? Data shows those who perceive their at-work experience to be high, are more engaged and also more productive. In other words, creating good experiences is a business win-win.

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Improving Access To & Utilization Of Cancer Screening With Color

Discover how Color's comprehensive care solution is revolutionizing cancer screening adherence and knowledge. Through an in-depth case study, Color's unique approach to comprehensive cancer care has shown significant benefits in increasing screening rates and enhancing patient knowledge. Participants reported a 2-3x increase in adherence to screening guidelines over just 8 weeks, with 84% of participants increasing their familiarity with timing and frequency of cancer screening.

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6 Proven Ways To Improve Team Engagement At Work!

Engagedly

“To win in the marketplace, you must first win in the workplace!” —Doug Conant, Founder, Constant Leadership. As a manager, it is your responsibility to lead your team effectively. The way you conduct yourself before them, affects their productivity significantly. There are many challenging issues that you have to deal with as a manger. One of such issues is not being able to improve team engagement at work.

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P&O sackings remind HR to be the radical voice of the business

HR Zone

Culture P&O sackings remind HR to be the radical voice.

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what’s the most astounding first impression you’ve seen a new hire make?

Ask a Manager

This post, what’s the most astounding first impression you’ve seen a new hire make? , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. Most people try to make a good impression when they start a new job. Others … do not or, perhaps, cannot. Think, for example, of the new hire who was already badmouthing the business on Twitter , the employee plotting a coup on her second day , and the new hire who brought their mom to orientation … It’s time to talk about

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Preventing Proximity Bias in a Hybrid Workplace

SHRM Resources

?As more companies embrace hybrid work models, many people managers and HR departments are facing proximity bias, which is the tendency for people in positions of authority to show favoritism to employees who are closest to them physically. Counter it by changing mindsets, rather than forcing everyone to work in-person.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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The 3 C’s of a successful leadership development training program

Insperity

A leadership development training program is a goal of many businesses, but what exactly does it include? What should it include? How can it be successful? The benefits of an in-house leadership development training program are worth figuring out the answers to those questions. A successful program can increase productivity , nurture and retain talent , improve employee engagement and enhance your employer brand in ways that may help attract new staff members.

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Seven types of listening essentials for your HR skillset

HR Zone

Culture Seven types of listening essentials for HR.

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exec cries with delight every day, no one reads my how-to guides, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, exec cries with delight every day, no one reads my how-to guides, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Executive is crying with delight at seeing people back at work — every day. I work at a medium-sized nonprofit that recently started mandatory in-office work a few days a week.

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The Significance of Seven Years in Background Screening

Cisive

While employers are evaluating background screening services or making policy decisions about employment background checks, there are multiple references to “seven years.” This can create confusion for employers using background checks in hiring, as not all background checks are created equal. Depending on the context, this common window of time may refer to: Seven Years of Address History.

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Automate Your Onboarding Process In 7 Steps

Efficient employee onboarding is more than a warm welcome—it's a catalyst for business growth. Automated onboarding transforms new hires into productive team members faster, fostering long-term satisfaction and talent retention. For HR, automation means replacing inefficient manual processes with streamlined, cost-effective operations. Our eBook reveals how automating employee onboarding delivers these benefits, reducing HR challenges and elevating new employee readiness.

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Companies Aren’t Leading You on When They Don’t Hire You

Evil HR Lady

Job hunting is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad thing. Even in Australia. Lately, I’ve been hearing people be angry with companies for not hiring them after being dragged through multiple rounds of interviews. I’m a big fan of shortening the interview process, but you should know you don’t have the job if you agree to another interview.

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Beat Burnout by Investing in HR Technology and Automation (i4cp login required)

i4cp

A recent Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) study on HR Capability and Design asked this question of senior-ranking HR leaders representing 122 large organizations (those with more than 1,000 employees): "What are the most significant barriers to your HR function's ability to deliver on the organization's strategic imperatives/objectives?

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what’s the deal with business cards?

Ask a Manager

This post, what’s the deal with business cards? , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’ve had a couple of jobs since I graduated college and in some of those jobs I’ve gotten business cards as part of the job. I worked part-time in retail and not gotten business cards, though I noticed that the managers (full-time, salaried employees) did have the company branded business cards.

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How Antiquated Hiring Strategies are Leaving Companies Behind

Workology

With an increasingly competitive talent market, rapidly evolving employee expectations, and skills shortages at many companies, it has never been clearer that hiring managers need to rethink how they. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.