Sat.Jun 06, 2020 - Fri.Jun 12, 2020

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4 Small Ways Companies Can Improve Team Morale

Hppy

Team morale is an essential element in building any successful venture , but it is also one of the most neglected elements in smaller companies, unfortunately. An event, an activity, or a step that boosts team morale doesn’t always have to be anything that costs a lot of money or resources either, it can be something small but meaningful as well. On that note, let’s now discuss four small methods that HR can use to boost team morale effectively.

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Lessons Learned in a Lockdown

Allegis Global Solutions

China was the first to experience lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and was also one of the first to relax restrictions. As others across the globe begin their recovery efforts, I want to share my experiences of lessons learned and how we might use them in the future.

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The Future of Work after Covid-19

Vantage Circle

The beginning of 2020 brought new aspirations for all. The start of a new decade kept us imagining how the future of work will turn up. With new technologies and trends coming every other day, our work-life has been evolving with time. But the sudden Covid-19 outbreak has shifted our work culture in ways that we never imagined. The whole dynamics and notion of work have taken a shift.

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12 Warning Signs of Poor Collaboration

Emergenetics International

When teams collaborate successfully, it’s amazing what they can accomplish. Productive teamwork leads to better results as staff align on goals and incorporate cognitive diversity into their work. Collaborative teams also tend to be happier as they feel connected with one another, see themselves as valuable contributors and affect change in their organizations.

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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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Your Team Needs 1-on-1s, Now More Than Ever

15Five

Friends, we are in unprecedented times. If I’d written this post in March, when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the U.S. hard and many companies suddenly pivoted to having employees work from home, that statement would have been true. If I’d said this in April when we first started seeing the toll businesses and employees faced in bankruptcies and historic unemployment, it would have been true.

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Flipsnack Amplifies Communication And Transparency to Scale Culture Using 15Five

15Five

About Flipsnack. Founded in 2011, Flipsnack is an online page-flip catalog maker used by over one million people and organizations around the world to create interactive publications. Users are able to convert PDF files into page-flip catalogs, or design publications directly in Flipsnack by leveraging the hundreds of professionally designed catalog templates and an easy-to-use design tool in the platform.

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4 Tips to Achieve Phone Interview Success

GetFive

More and more hiring managers are using phone screenings or interviews as the first step of the hiring process. Many view phone screening as an efficient way to narrow down the applicant pool. Instead of wasting an hour-long interview time slot, they can get the initial information and interaction they need from a brief phone call. While this may be a time-saver for hiring managers, it’s yet another hurdle for candidates to overcome on the way toward getting a job.

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Avoid a Reduction in Force: Here are 5 Alternatives

Visier

It’s a three-letter acronym that nobody likes to hear or talk about. But a RIF (reduction in force) is something many organizations are having to consider as the COVID-19 pandemic forces substantial changes to our economy. According to a pulse survey conducted by PwC during the week of May 4, 2020, 32% of US finance leaders expect layoffs to occur. RIFs are an obvious way to curb spending and may be necessary–but they don’t come without risks.

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7 Myths That Are Holding You Back From Becoming the Confident Individual You Wish to Be

Take It Personel-ly

It’s been proven through research that people who are confident are more successful in all areas of life when compared to those who don’t consider themselves confident. Better career success, stronger relationships, and a greater sense of happiness are all likely to result from confidence. However, becoming and remaining confident are no easy tasks.

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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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The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act: Important Changes to the PPP

Patriot Software

Ah, this is the moment most Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan borrowers have been waiting for. The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act was signed into law, bringing significant changes to the PPP. Are you a PPP loan borrower who wants to know what the PPP Flexibility Act will do for you? Read on to find […]. The post The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act: Important Changes to the PPP appeared first on Patriot Software.

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How Loyalty Stems From Transparency In The Workplace

Thrive Global

In my years of management, I have noticed one trend- what you give out is what you get back. If you show your dedication to your employees, they will, in turn, be more dedicated to the organization they work so hard for, If you are more engaged in their work, they will be too! I feel that this is how honesty works as well. When you are honest with someone they will feel comfortable in telling you about their life.

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Feeling Stuck? 4 Steps for Getting Ahead in Your Career

GetFive

You work hard and do everything that’s asked of you and then some, yet you still feel like you’re stuck in place in your career. You ask for training but no one gives it to you. The big bosses don’t know who you are. How are you ever going to get ahead? What’s wrong with this picture? Before you can even take a baby step forward, you must remember that business is a game and you’re one of the many players.

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6 Effective Financial Management Strategies for Your Business

Take It Personel-ly

A business cannot run without money. That is why before you opened your company, you had to gather finances and purchase a few office items. Interestingly, only 2 out of 10 new businesses make it past the first year. What makes these ventures fail? The most common reason is poor financial management. These firms run […].

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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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HR – Now is the Time to Prepare Your Organization for the Post-Pandemic

Visibility Software HR

While it is uncertain what the business climate might look like, or even when “normality” will be restored, at some point, businesses will prevail and move ahead. Now is the time to prepare for that moment. For Human Resources, this is the time to re-evaluate recruiting and training processes to ensure your business goes into the post-pandemic era in as efficient and robust shape as possible.

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Sumser tech spotlight: This hiring tool ‘distinguishes itself’

HRExecutive

Baltimore is the very last place that I’d expect to find groundbreaking technology for the labor market. The metro area hosts the Social Security Administration and is next door to the NSA. There is a deep well of technology, but it is really big tech. Signal processing, security, radar, satellites, sonar, test equipmen, and other electronics engineering disciplines are at the heart of the tech sector.

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employee named her dog after a coworker’s baby, a coworker who works all night, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My employee gave her puppy the same unusual name as a coworker’s new baby. A team member has just announced she’s getting a puppy and naming him Achilles, which, though an unusual name, is the same name of another team member’s baby. (“Achilles” isn’t the real name, but it’s a similar degree of unusualness.

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Ways to Support Black-Owned Small Businesses

Zenefits

As protests calling for structural reform to fight institutionalized racism and police brutality continue to take place across the country, there’s been a call to support Black-owned businesses. There are 2.6 million Black-owned businesses in the United States, according to a 2015 U.S. Census Report. As small businesses have been closed around the country because of COVID-19, supporting these businesses can help keep people employed and help them stay open.

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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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Advancing Innovation in Healthcare in the New Decade

Precheck

Advancing Innovation in Healthcare in the New Decade Jun. 9, 2020. Bryan Barajas Marketing Director. Both the clinical and administrative sides of healthcare are constantly evolving, from screening job candidates to conducting patient visits to training medical students. As we enter a new decade marked by a global pandemic, these advancements create significant challenges and opportunities for all parts of a healthcare organization.

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ENGAGEMENT MAGIC®: The 5 Keys of Employee Engagement

DecisionWise

In our blog, “ Are Your Employees Engaged or Just Satisfied ,” we reviewed some of the differences between employee engagement and employee satisfaction. Satisfied employees operate under a transactional relationship—“Because the company gives me X, I am willing to give X worth of effort.” As Herzberg would say, these elements are “hygiene factors ”—they must be present, but do not necessarily result in engagement.

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boss freaked out when I used bottled water in the coffee maker, manager is buying supplies with her own money, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My boss freaked out when I used bottled water in our coffee maker. I do admin work for a small firm with two bosses: Isabella (who recruited me) and Ferdinand (to whom I directly report). I’ve known Isabella for many years and get along well with Ferdinand. Although our office is small, it takes up several floors of a narrow building.

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Two simple and cost-effective ways to improve employee wellbeing

HR Zone

Employees Two cost-effective ways to improve wellbeing.

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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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Meijer Leverages Recognition to Strengthen Key Business Metrics

Achievers

Grocery stores make up a large sector of the retail industry and there are more than 38,000 supermarkets in the U.S. alone. How are major grocery retailers engaging their hundreds to thousands of employees on a daily basis? Let’s learn top tips and best practices from Meijer , a family-owned superstore based out of the U.S. Midwest. Meijer is able to effectively engage and motivate their workforce of 70,000 team members and strengthen key business metrics through the power of recognition.

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How Recruiting and Employer Branding Will Change During and After a Pandemic

Visier

Need resources to guide you through crisis management? We’re working with our partners, customers, and the community to provide a centralized repository so you can get the latest resources on data-driven crisis management. Visit our Crisis Management Resource Center here. As we go through our new normal and watch how companies react to the changing economy, we find ourselves in a situation where people analytics is vital to how companies recruit and treat their employees because their actions wi

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Podcast: ENGAGEMENT MAGIC – A Framework for Managers to Engage Their Employees

DecisionWise

Engaging People Podcast · Ep. 102 ENGAGEMENT MAGIC – A Framework For Managers To Engage Their Employees. Today on the Engaging People Podcast , we talk about proven ways to educate your organization about employee engagement and how to empower managers to create an environment where employees will choose to engage. The creators of the framework of ENGAGEMENT MAGIC®, Senior Consultant, Charles Rogel, and DecisionWise CEO, Dr.

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Unlocking the wider potential of employee advocacy

HR Zone

Employees Are your employees advocates of your brand?

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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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Four Inclusive Workplace Practices for Your Virtual Team

Allegis Global Solutions

As companies continue virtual work in response to COVID-19, many employees may be left disconnected and disengaged. In fact, an April 2020 study by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) found that a full 65 percent of employers say maintaining morale has been a challenge due to the switch to remote work, and more than one third face difficulties with worker productivity.

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Asynchronous communication in the workplace: benefits and best practices

Workable

Asynchronous work and its unique issues – for example, communication delay or tech hiccups – are not new territory for many businesses. Many employers have had distributed teams for years now and they’ve been willing to share their best practices to shed some light on remote work first-timers’ biggest problems and solutions , including tips for effective asynchronous collaboration.

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Webinar: ENGAGEMENT MAGIC – How Managers Can Increase Engagement with Their Teams

DecisionWise

Date: Thursday, June 25, 2020 Time: 3:00 pm Eastern / 12:00 pm Pacific Presenters: Dr. Tracy Maylett, CEO; Charles Rogel, VP of Product Development and Senior Consultant Cost: Complimentary, with free registration. Join Dr. Tracy Maylett and Charles Rogel, for a presentation on “ENGAGEMENT MAGIC: How Managers Can Increase Engagement with Their Teams.”.