Sat.Mar 09, 2019 - Fri.Mar 15, 2019

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Using Epiphany Moments to Improve Employee Engagement

Bonusly

Employees are your most valuable resource, whether you’re building a new startup, growing a mid-sized company, or staffing an established retail giant. But with historically low unemployment rates , retaining the employees you’ve recruited can be a real challenge. Understanding critical moments in your employees’ lives and careers can help you reconnect with them and strengthen employee engagement.

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Better Internal Communications for your Workforce – Now is the Time

SocialChorus

It’s 2019, and our workforces don’t look like they used to. Thanks to technology tools and globalization, internal communicators face a lot of new challenges. Doing internal communications right means happy, effective, productive employees that positively contribute to the employee experience; while doing it wrong can leave employees confused, unproductive, and disconnected from company initiatives.

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Keys to effective succession planning: Talent management special report

HR Morning

Are changes in your market forcing a change in strategy that will demand new talent? Have one or more of your long-time stars started thinking about moving to a competitor or retiring? Or are you just trying to make sure the wheels keep turning for a few weeks or months if one of your top people gets sick or dies unexpectedly? Succession planning is a talent management must-do for organizations of all sizes, whether a global corporation, a small non-profit, a mid-sized college or a family busine

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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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4 Ways to Attract High Performing Talent

Employment Metrix

If you had to put a price tag on your top sales executive, how much would they be worth? What about the web developer you struck gold with? Or, your all-star digital marketer? As the Harvard Business Review notes, a high performer is estimated to have a 400% higher productivity level than the average performer. Given the world of difference between quality talent and the rest of the workforce, employers that house an army of top performers will outdo competitors, enjoy elevated levels of human c

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Using Mindfulness To Infinitely Increase Your Capacity At Work

15Five

What can you do to take control of your nervous system when your schedule feels jam packed, you work in an open office, and there are dings and whistles from your phones and emails all day? Perhaps you’ve heard of the term, mindfulness , but don’t know exactly how to be more mindful. Aren’t you using your mind all the time? The answer? Meditate my friend.

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Better Together: Performance and Engagement

Reflektive

In today’s tight labor market, competition for talent is fierce. HR leaders know that to retain their best people, employee engagement is critical. Yet being able to keep a pulse of actual employee engagement is a struggle. It’s hard for companies to understand employee engagement on a continuous basis, and even harder for them to act on their engagement insights.

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Talent Mobility: How to Get Line Managers On Board

UpstartHR

In the last few years, it seems like I’ve become the expert on internal talent mobility (the process of moving people inside the organization via promotions, transfers, etc.). I’ve published multiple pieces on the topic, written several white papers (one linked below if you want to check it out), and spoken about it to various audiences as well.

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4 Recruiting Trends That Will Make You Feel Lucky

Spark Hire

With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, let’s talk about luck. In the recruiting industry, skill is absolutely essential but you have to admit, it doesn’t hurt to be lucky. All in all, it is a lucky time to be a recruiter. Current trends and technology make it easier to find great talent quickly and effectively. We talked to four experts about what’s making them feel lucky when recruiting right now.

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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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our new manager is pressuring the women on our team to use menstrual cups

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: This question is on behalf of a friend who works at a small 30-person property management company (we both live in the UK if that makes a difference). My friend has recently got a new manager to head the 10-person team she is a part of, and in which she is in the middle seniority-wise. The new manager is very eco-friendly, and has given her team aluminium water bottles to cut down on plastic, got the company to stock the kitchen with biodegradable teabags and a coffee machine to

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#SXSW – Avoid Diversity Myths to Avoid Diversity Failures

Reflektive

Though great strides have been made on diversity and inclusion in the workplace in recent years, there are still several misconceptions and myths that are preventing businesses from creating truly inclusive environments for their employees. Many of these myths come from a lack of understanding about the overall goal of D&I efforts, so in an effort to clarify these misconceptions, Jason R.

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SXSW Exclusive: The Rise of the Empathetic Leader

Workology

I’ve written recently about the skills needed to be a great leader that Google revealed after talking to their employees for a 10-year study. Empathy, concern, and respect are critical to a. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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An Unexpected Reminder of the Power in Genuine Appreciation

Jason Lauritsen

This week, while staying in Chicago for work, I ventured out to find a nearby sports bar to watch a basketball game and grab some dinner. In fairness, this wasn’t just any basketball game. I was planning to watch my beloved Duke Blue Devils play. And, I was appropriately dressed in Duke gear to show my allegiance. The bar I chose based on Yelp reviews was called Theory.

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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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Pursuing talent: how existing employees can help you recruit

HR Zone

Acquisition. How existing employees can help you recruit.

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A Crash Course in Empathy and Leadership

Reflektive

Empathy now sits at the top of the list of desired job skills for candidates, outranking work ethic and communication. But why? What is empathy, and why is it important for business leaders? That’s what Michael Ventura, CEO of Sub Rosa, covered in his packed SXSW session: A Crash Course to Empathy in Leadership. What is Empathy? Empathy starts from one of the fundamental facets of human behavior: a desire to understand and be understood.

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Resilience at Work: Turning Personal Challenges into Strengths

Workology

You Can’t See Within the Fog You know when it’s foggy, I mean really foggy outside? It’s tough. You just can’t see anything. It’s hard to drive, hard to walk up the street, etc. If you need to work. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Disrupting the Attack Chain Through Detecting Credential Dumping

Symantec

Credential dumping is an essential step in the attack chain. Symantec’s defense-in-depth portfolio detects and blocks credential dumping and associated attack events.

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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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the overtime pay law may finally change

Ask a Manager

Back in 2016, the federal government announced it was making major changes to who is eligible for overtime pay. Currently, if you earn less than $23,660, you must receive overtime pay (time and a half) for any hours over 40 that you work in a week. In 2016, the Department of Labor announced it was raising that threshold to $ 47,476, which was going to make an additional 4.2 million American workers eligible for overtime.

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The Benefits of 360 Feedback for Leaders

Engagedly

Being a leader can sometimes feel like living within an echo chamber. Opinions almost always match your own and you might not always get to hear dissenting opinions or harsh feedback, especially from employees who are below you […].

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How Self-Care Can Help You Achieve Your Career Goals

Take It Personel-ly

Advancing your career takes hard work and a tremendous amount of effort. At times, it’s likely you may have to put in hours outside of your scheduled work day in order to complete the tasks at hand. However, going above and beyond can lead to exhaustion which in turn causes us to “let ourselves go.” […].

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5 Benefits of Creating Professional Development Goals with Employees

Quantum Workplace

When a manager and employee sit down to create goals , the conversation typically centers around what the employee will do for the organization. What is expected of the employee over a certain stretch of time, and how will their productivity impact other team members? What steps can the employee take to contribute to the organization’s success? However, it’s just as important that managers flip the script in the goal creation process and focus on what the organization can do to support employees

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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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don’t drunkenly email your boss this St. Patrick’s Day

Ask a Manager

In preparation for St. Patrick’s day … a reader writes: Back in 2010, I sent the most horrifying email to my boss (by accident!) and I thought you might get a kick out of it. For context, there was a St. Patrick’s Day parade that a group of friends and I attended for several years. It was the kind of thing where you’d start the day with coffee and Bailey’s at 9 am, be dancing at a club by 3 pm, and somehow still be at a pub at midnight.

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Putting the ‘human’ back into human resources

HR Zone

Development. Putting the ‘human’ back into human resources.

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Watch Webinar on Demand: Spotting & Alleviating Employee Burnout

Limeade

Employee burnout is on the rise, and it’s taking away your top talent. The latest research from the Limeade Institute has found that burnout happens when someone is engaged but has low well-being. This burnout can lead to exhaustion, cynicism and ultimately employee turnover.?. The good news is, there are steps that employees, managers and organizations can take to prevent burnout, as well as steps they can take to help employees recover from burnout.

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Company Dress Codes: Professional or Passé?

Criteria Corp

In an era in which dress codes are quickly going out of fashion , many companies are hesitant to jump on the no-dress-code bandwagon. In 2017, only 10% of companies had no official dress policy. However, 30% had business casual every day, 23% had one casual dress day per week, and 22% had casual dress everyday, indicating a shift toward less-formal workplace attire.

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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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Are Robots Better Employees? Some Managers Think So

HRExecutive

The robots are coming! But humans have nothing to fear because soft skills are valuable traits that can’t be replicated, or so we’re told. Some of the results from MindEdge and Skye Learning’s second annual Robomageddon: Future of Work Study don’t offer the security we’re used to hearing about robots in the workforce—nearly 60 percent of the 1,000 U.S. managers who responded to the survey think that robots and artificial intelligence perform higher-quality work than humans.

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Agile working: what HR teams can learn from the software industry

HR Zone

Strategy. Agile working tips for non-tech teams.

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How to Successfully Manage Culture Change in the Workplace (HR Professionals Weigh In)

BambooHR

Table of Contents The Importance of Company Culture What Motivates a Shift in Organizations? Challenges to Managing Culture Change in the Workplace Solutions for Managing Culture Change in the Workplace Motivating Employees to Accept Company Culture Managing culture change in the workplace can be a daunting task. This type of change presents a variety […].