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Belonging Is an Act of Courage

Jason Lauritsen

Where in your life do you feel a real sense of belonging? That question on the surface feels like a pretty simple question to answer. And it’s easy to assume that almost anyone you ask would have an answer to this question. Over the past year, I’ve spent a lot of time with this question, and I now realize that it’s far more complicated than I thought.

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Leadership Practices For A More Positive Workplace

15Five

Of all the worries, negative thoughts, and stress you experienced yesterday, how much of that carried over into today? If you don’t like your answer, don’t worry—this is common. In fact, we all form the same subconscious thought patterns, day after day, training our brains without even realizing it. This can form what we call a “ neurological rut ,” and creates a negative bias within our default mindset.

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5 HR & Payroll Mistakes That Startups Make All Too Often

Justworks

5 HR Mistakes Startups Should Be Aware Of Startups are natural rule breakers. You’ve got to ruffle a few feathers and disrupt the status quo if you want to build the next Facebook. But there’s one area where startups definitely don’t want to break the rules: payroll and HR. Startups that don’t comply with payroll and HR laws can face serious legal and financial consequences.

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10 Awesome Video Job Description Creation Tools

Ongig

Video job descriptions grab the attention of busy candidates. They also boost candidate time-on-page (engagement!). Here’s a list of tools to consider: 10 Awesome Video Job Description Creation Tools. VideoMyJob. A recruitment video production app that allows companies to make video in-house. They allow employers to streamline video production.

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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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Enabling a Better Relationship with an RPO Partner

Allegis Global Solutions

In today’s global economy, five generations are working side by side for the first time in history—each with its own skillsets, communication preferences, and leadership styles. Faced with this increasingly diverse talent pool, immense technological innovation, and the growing expectation of a consumer-like experience, organisations must adopt a flexible, adaptive approach to recruitment or risk getting left behind.

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Inside the virtual mirror

HRExecutive

Since the dawn of modern business, the conference room has typically been a welcoming environment for people like me (straight, white, male), but at this very moment, I’m not feeling it. In fact, as I scan the room to read the faces of the people seated around me at the long table—four women with diverse backgrounds and ages—I’m greeted with a menu of microaggression, including eye rolls, side glances and dismissive waves of the hand , almost as if I’m emitting a foul odor that offends them.

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10 Awesome Video Job Description Creation Tools

Ongig

Video job descriptions grab the attention of busy candidates. They also boost candidate time-on-page (engagement!). Here’s a list of tools to consider: 10 Awesome Video Job Description Creation Tools. VideoMyJob. A recruitment video production app that allows companies to make video in-house. They allow employers to streamline video production.

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Handling the tricky questions in FMLA intermittent leave

HR Morning

Intermittent FMLA leave is a giant thorn in the side of HR people everywhere. But not all intermittent leave requests are equal. Here’s a look at some of the most common scenarios, and how to handle them. The FMLA allows employers some flexibility in granting different kinds of intermittent leave. Employees are entitled to take it for serious health conditions, either their own or those of immediate family members.

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my boss wants me to share my location with her constantly, interviewer asked if I was pregnant, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My boss wants me to “share my location” with her constantly. I’ve decided to hunker down in my current toxic job for now. My boss is old enough to be my mother, which I mention because she likes to “mother” the younger people of our team. She sometimes refers to us as her kids. I travel quite a bit for work, sometimes with my boss and most times without.

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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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Preparing for Open Enrollment: 4 Things HR Leaders Should Know

Fond

Preparing for Open Enrollment (OE) is no easy task for many businesses. The process is burdensome, time-consuming, and stressful for HR leaders. The workflows are extremely detailed, and if a step is skipped or performed incorrectly, it can create a mess that takes hours to solve. Every HR leader instinctively knows timing is everything when it comes to OE.

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Understanding Types of Employee Recognition and Rewards

Bonusly

Recognition and rewards vary from organization to organization, and how you appreciate employees depends on your unique company needs. Your team could be motivated by a company-sponsored outing, a thoughtful email, or a gift card to their favorite store. It’s up to you to understand how to most meaningfully appreciate your team members and with what rewards.

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6 People Management Skills Every Superstar Manager Has

Rise

An employee’s relationship with their manager and executive team sets the tone for their success within the company. Research from Gallup shows that a mind-boggling 70% of an employee’s motivation is influenced by their manager. So how can managers improve? It all boils down to a manager’s people management skills. These are the skills that positively influence the manager and employee relationship.

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True Inclusion Gets Everyone in the Game

SHRM

Last week, SHRM hosted its sold-out 2019 Inclusion Conference—formerly Diversity & Inclusion. We welcomed over 1,000 workforce professionals to New Orleans to explore the theme of “Shifting Workplace Culture.” Changing the name from D&I to Inclusion was key. Notions about diversity in the workplace are transforming. It’s no longer enough to have a multicultural, multigenerational workforce.

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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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Why Does Workplace Communication Matter?

Engagedly

Did you know that 69% of the managers said that they often feel uncomfortable communicating with employees and that over 37% of the managers feel uncomfortable giving direct feedback about their employees’ performance? Though communication seems like […].

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Top Signs of Employee Burnout

Paycor

Employee burnout is more than just dealing with an overwhelming project or working overtime for a few days in a row. It’s a condition in which an employee feels chronic stress, energy depletion and cynicism at work and it can have a number of negative side effects. In fact, employee burnout is so prevalent in the workplace, the World Health Organization officially added “burnout” to its International Classification of Diseases in 2019.

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John Sumser: How to drive salary transparency with intelligent tools

HRExecutive

Just about a decade ago, I left the board of directors at Salary.com after we took the company through an IPO then sold it a couple of years later. During the time I was on the board, I learned more about salary data and its management than I imagined possible. Back then, Salary.com was pioneering techniques that would come to be called artificial intelligence.

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UNLEASH World 2019 – Trendspotting in Paris – Update, Part 2

WorkTech

I saw so many interesting things at UNLEASH World 2019 in Paris this year. UNLEASH does a better job than any other event at covering both the here and now of HR tech – the what’s working and what isn’t – and the future of work and emerging HR technology. There’s almost too much content […]. The post UNLEASH World 2019 – Trendspotting in Paris – Update, Part 2 appeared first on HRWins by LAROCQUE, LLC.

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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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7 Steps For Starting An Employee Recognition Program At Your Business

Engagedly

As an HR manager, it is important for you to understand why your company needs to have an employee recognition program. Employee recognition is often lumped with rewards as ‘Rewards and recognition’ but recognition mainly focuses on recognizing […].

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The key to engaging employees who seek fulfillment through work

HR Morning

Before I started my own business, I had a really good job, but it wasn’t enough. I was an administrative/executive, had supportive co-workers, a comfortable workload and salary, consistently recognized for my work, selected and participated in leadership development programs, and I could literally walk to work. However, it was missing something. I didn’t feel fulfillment in my work, or that my work was meaningful.

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The Future of Pay Empowers Workers with Choice

ADP

The world of work is changing as emerging technologies transform everything from how people collaborate and perform to get work done to how workers.

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How Two Startups Will Spend Six-Figure Prize From Under 30 Summit Pitch Competition

Forbes Leadership Strategy

Of a record 9,000 attendees at the 2019 Under 30 Summit, 577 came to exhibit their businesses, staffing 154 booths for the perusal of the crowd, including venture capitalists.

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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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Work Made Human Through Artificial Intelligence

Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud

The market moves faster than ever, requiring companies to move fast by focusing on results-driven activities. This need permeates every aspect of the business, including those in HR who are often subject to tasks that can be automated. As automation becomes more commonplace, HR professionals can focus on more value-adding projects that include engaging with employees, understanding prospective employee needs, and adhering to regulatory compliance requirements.

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6 Best Ways To Drive Employee Engagement

Engagedly

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 […].

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#WorkTrends: Ageism and Its Impact on the Modern Worker

TalentCulture

Good news for employees, but kind of concerning for employers. In the coming months, the Supreme Court could make it easier for federal employees to prove that they were discriminated against on the basis of age. I saw some fascinating research in Forbes recently that shows ageism starts as early as the age of forty-two. Forty-two? We deal with isms today in the workplace, but we don’t tend to focus enough on ageism.

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9 New Apps That Will Add a Boost of Productivity To Your Workday

Quantum Workplace

E ach year, dozens of new productivity apps become available , each with its own advantages and specializations. With the rise and continued growth of remote working, productivity apps are an increasingly important part of team management. With the right tools, remote working actually enhances employee engagement.

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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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Employee engagement: how to get the most from generation Z

HR Zone

Employees What you need to know about generation z employees.

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How Can Organizations Benefit From Using OKRs?

Engagedly

In 1999, John Doerr made a presentation about OKRs at a fledgling startup. If you know your tech history well, you probably know where this is going. The startup in question was Google, and OKRs stands for Objectives […].

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Swiss Saturday: Kitties

Evil HR Lady

Two weeks ago we adopted two adorable kittens: Mikey and Claudia. Now, my primary purpose in writing this blog is to share pictures of the kitties. MIkey. Claudia. These are our adorable new kittens. Did you know that kittens poop approximately four times a day? We did not know this when we adopted these kittens. It’s fine. It’s good for the offspring to learn to empty the litter box.