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The Impact of Trust on Corporate Culture

Culture University

In a recent conversation with the CEO of a public company, one of my colleagues inquired about the role trust plays in his organization. His response mirrored those of his peers over the past ten years when we first started asking this question. “Trust is very high as evidenced by our quarterly earnings.” This CEO’s perspective on the impact of trust on corporate culture would make Milton Friedman theorists proud, as it focused solely on his shareholders, to the exclusion of al

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COVID-19: Drug Testing & Return to Work Plans

Cisive

As employers across the nation begin the process of reactivating their workforce, they must develop and implement appropriate policies and procedures that follow Federal, State, and local regulations, guidance, and industry best practices. As an employer in our country, you must provide a safe and effective workplace for your employees. Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Occupational Safety and Health Act dates back to 1970.

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4 Lessons We?ve Learned About Leading Remote Teams During A Pandemic

15Five

Within a blink of an eye, leaders all over the world have been forced to uproot their employees and shift them into fully remote teams. While this transition has been more difficult for some than others, many have learned that remote work does, in fact, work. . 15Five recently hosted a webinar with Zoom, VaynerMedia, and PagerDuty where their HR leaders shared what they’ve learned, developed, and deployed in their organizations to conserve high levels of employee engagement and productivity.

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7 Unconventional Ways To Build Connections With Your Remote Teams

15Five

In the new normal that we live in, many employees and teams are forced to blur the lines between work and home life. Such a large and impactful shift means that the focus on increasing employee engagement is now greater than ever, but old methods may not carry over into a remote workplace. Creating the space each week to focus on the well being of your people can help to forge more meaningful connections among your remote teams.

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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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How to Make Your Business Tech-Friendly During the Coronavirus

Take It Personel-ly

With a record number of offices closed and employees working remotely, many businesses are struggling to keep up with ever-evolving, unprecedented needs. Moving to remote work can upset your typical routines and needed tools, forcing business owners to get creative with technology to stay in communication with employees, reach customers, and stay on top of […].

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10 Productive Things to Do to Take Advantage of Home Quarantine

Take It Personel-ly

The world is in the midst of a major health crisis. With the number of COVID-19 cases constantly on the rise, it may seem like things are bound to get worse. However, it‘s important to know that you and every other person in the globe play a significant role in winning the fight against this […].

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10 Employee Engagement Ideas that Will Really Work

Fond

Any workplace needs a good, healthy, social environment to allow employees to be productive, engaged, and to thrive. Your organization relies on retaining your employees, and in today’s age, the evolution of company culture is moving faster than ever. . Keeping up with these continuous changes and innovations is vital to allow your company to grow and compete effectively.

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Latest Technologies to Transform the Trading Landscape

Take It Personel-ly

Gone are the times when shares and bonds used to be in the form of legal papers. By papers, we mean physical documents. Digitalization has transformed the trading industry completely. Today, anyone who has internet access and an initial capital are eligible for trading. Technologies like cloud and Software-as-a-Service has changed the trading landscape completely. […].

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Technology?s role in recruitment

HRExecutive

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series on recruiting strategies and priorities for HR leaders—from HR’s top experts. The interviews were conducted prior to the impacts of coronavirus on the workplace. . *. “It’s a battle for talent right now,” says Jen Clark, vice president of talent acquisition at staffing firm OperationsInc. “If you’re not focused on candidate experience, then you’re going to lose them.”.

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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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14 Work Appreciation Ideas for Nurses and Medical Workers

Kazoo

No one needs a thank-you more than your favorite nurse. It’s a high-caring, high-stress profession, and often their efforts go overlooked. But on the hospital floor, their expertise is gold. So we’ve put together 14 appreciation ideas for nurses. Even before COVID-19, nurses in particular were at a high risk for burnout: The RN Network’s 2017 study found that nearly half the nurses in the U.S. have considered leaving the field due to overwork, exhaustion, and lack of appreciation.

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Essential aspects to consider for your team’s motivation

Hppy

Humans are social animals, and human beings can’t achieve extraordinary goals alone. We are naturally inclined to be with other human beings. This quality is essential for our survival as well as progress. We have always progressed as a team and worked well in an environment of mutual give and take. No one in the world has achieved significant success alone.

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how to respond when coworkers IM me ?hi? with no indication of what they need

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: At my work, we have an instant messaging system. A lot of people will send an initial message that says nothing but “IM?” or “hi.” In addition to making me irrationally annoyed (just tell me you want already!!), I always panic whenever I receive these because I have no idea what the appropriate response is. Is it “yes,” “hello name,” “what’s up”?

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Why employee rewards and recognition are needed now more than ever

HR Zone

Employees Don't let employee recognition fall by the wayside.

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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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Developing a mindset of resilience during changes and crises

Insperity

When your organization goes through unstable or challenging times, it’s critical that everyone on your team adopt a mindset of resilience. A mindset of resilience is: The capacity to continue to develop despite disruption – for example, being able to adapt to changing circumstances, incorporate new behaviors and follow new processes The ability to let go of what makes you comfortable A tolerance for ambiguity.

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How To Manage Talent In The Work From Home Era

6Q

An unprecedented number of people are now part of the work from home era, even if temporarily. The question for many managers is how to effectively manage talent remotely. There are multiple layers to that question, so there is no one, simple answer. Whether you’re dealing with new hires or experienced staff who are new to working from home, you usually face similar issues.

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How to connect remote employees?and have fun

HRExecutive

Staying engaged in a dispersed work environment—especially with the many disruptions of at-home work set-ups—is a challenge countless employees have faced in the past few months. Seeing that obstacle on the horizon, the Dallas office of international law firm Foley & Lardner LLP was both proactive and creative in its approach, launching a multi-faceted program that taps into virtual networks to promote engagement.

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Supporting the mental health of your employees during Covid-19

HR Zone

People Protecting positive mental health in a pandemic.

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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 Productivity Hacks to Improve Your Work from Home Results

Julie Winkle Giulioni

For months, the coronavirus pandemic has relegated office workers everywhere to their homes. Hunched over kitchen tables or attending conference calls from their living room sofas, these workers are truly living the business trope of “do more with less.”. As the pandemic continues to force businesses to keep their offices closed (or reduce seating capacity), it’s clear that work-from-home will be a reality for many professionals for some time to come.

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Virtual Post Sale Client Abandonment is not a Novel Scenario

Babette Ten Haken - Human Capital & Industrial IoT

There’s nothing novel about virtual post-sale client abandonment. Upon consideration, you realize your company’s been doing this for years. In fact, virtual abandonment is a key component of “business as usual.”. What is novel about this post-sale scenario, to you, is that now you have to sell virtually. That’s all that’s changed. And your new perspective makes all the difference for what’s next: for you and your client relationships.

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3 Keys to Spark Innovation in Business

Cisive

We associate innovation with spontaneity, a new idea that strikes suddenly. And while that certainly can be the case, innovation doesn’t have to be limited by chance. Innovation, like any other business initiative, can be driven by your processes. “Every company that’s been an outstanding innovator has had their own culture, system or approach to innovation,” says Kumar Mehta , Principal and Founder of Bridges Insight.

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10 ways businesses can do the right thing during Covid-19

HR Zone

Change 10 ways to do the right thing during Covid-19.

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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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will interviewers ask what you achieved during the pandemic?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’ve been seeing people online say that in the future, job interviewers will ask candidates questions like, “What did you do to continue developing your skills during the pandemic?” and “What did you achieve during the shutdown, even if you weren’t working?”. Some people in my circle have been spending time figuring out how to home school their children, applying for WIC and SNAP benefits, navigating the maze of applying for unemployment benefits, and figuring out how to s

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Visa Flexibility Extended to Essential H-2B Workers

SHRM Resources

Seasonal guest workers deemed “essential to the U.S. food supply chain” will be able to stay in the country longer under a new temporary rule prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. Due to labor force disruptions at meat and poultry operations, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is removing some limitations on H-2B workers who are already in the United States.

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Do you root for American Companies to Succeed?

The Tim Sackett Project

(I wrote this original post in 2010-ish – but I could have wrote it today!). As HR Pros I think we have the slight ability to come off anti-union and pro-management, emphasis on “slight”! It probably comes from too many interactions where we feel our hands get tied with contract language that either negatively impacts our ability to do our jobs effectively, or language that just lacks plain common sense.

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Five steps to preventing isolation and disconnection in your ‘new normal’ remote teams

HR Zone

People The danger of disconnection in remote teams.

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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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HRE’s Number of the Day: Contact-tracing tools

HRExecutive

31%: Percentage of employees who report being “very concerned” about COVID-19-related tracking tools, like apps and wearable devices. As employers around the country gradually bring employees back to worksites in the coming months, safety will be a top priority. But, according to a recent survey, some employees are worried about sacrificing their security for the sake of safety.

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Managing Employer Brand During the COVID-19 Outbreak

SHRM Resources

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical importance of employer brand during a crisis, but there is no playbook for this unprecedented time. Employer branding—influencing an organization’s reputation as an employer—significantly affects the volume and quality of applicants a company attracts, and it makes a difference to employee productivity, job satisfaction and retention.

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Looking for Office Space? 4 Amenities Every Business Needs

Take It Personel-ly

If you are looking for office space, you want to make sure your business has everything it needs. It could be overwhelming trying to figure out which office space is best for you. Of course, you need the obvious like a nice lobby, enclosed office, a nice conference room, and a break room. However, there […].