February, 2020

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The Importance of Inclusion in the Workplace

Achievers

According Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer with Procter & Gamble in his Forbes interview , “I think that the 5 billion people in the world who we serve are looking around and saying, ‘We need to make sure that we leave this world in a better place,’ and that has to come from the everyday household and personal care products that we use as well.

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Employee Engagement: 3 Things We All Want from Work

HR Bartender

Organizations are constantly asking themselves “What do our employees want?” And if they’re not asking that question, they should be. The answer helps organizations create a workplace that employees want to be a part of. That aids employee engagement. It helps companies create jobs and programs that employees enjoy. It also allows employees to do their best work (and, no, not more creative loafing).

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How Small Business Owners Can Keep Team Members Happy?

Take It Personel-ly

Do you want to know the secret of a successful business? Believe it or not, there isn’t a big mystery there – if employees are satisfied, the business will flourish! It sounds relatively simple, doesn’t it? When you are entering a business world, your main wish is to succeed in whatever you are doing and […].

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10 Best Job Sites for People with Disabilities

HR Digest

The employment scenario is changing; employment opportunities for people with disabilities are increasing. This growth is powered by a movement by employers to introduce many remote and telecommuting jobs for the people. Employers nowadays are eager to recruit people with disabilities or disabled employees as this lets them apply for work opportunity tax credits.

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?

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Common life stressors and their impact on the workplace

Insperity

Let’s face it, life can be hard. It’s easy to say leave your problems at the door, but sometime common life stressors can affect employees’ personal lives so much that it creeps into their professional life. Increased levels of psychological or physical stress can have serious implications for their performance and that of their teams. While you, as a business leader, can’t prevent the hardships of life, you can put programs and policies in place to help employees in their time of need.

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The Positive Spiral of Frequent Employee Appreciation

Achievers

What if just one change to your workplace culture could foster employee engagement, boost productivity, strengthen teams, and positively impact your company’s bottom line? Does this sound too good to be true? Case studies prove otherwise. Employee recognition is already known to improve worker satisfaction and boost retention rates, but it’s the spiral effect of frequent appreciation that makes a huge impact on business outcomes.

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Technology: Do Not Let Your Company Become Obsolete

HR Bartender

While you know that I love my technology, there are some activities that I enjoy doing what some might term “old school”. Like I enjoy having a paper planner. I take handwritten notes during conferences. Some might say that I’m behind the times. Others will cite the research that says writing things down helps with retention. Frankly, I like it and it works for me.

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Understanding talent acquisition vs. recruitment in 2020

PeopleStrategy

It’s hard to put a value on talent. While talent is technically a renewable resource (when an employee leaves, they can be replaced), there is no guarantee the new hire will be as strong a contributor to the organization (of course, they could bring even more to the table!). That is why most companies focus on retaining the employees they have. Still, employee turnover is unavoidable, especially in periods of low unemployment and when jobs are plentiful.

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73 Creative Job Titles in Corporate America

HR Digest

A job title says a lot about a person, his creativity, and his attitude towards the job. It is a description of an employee's duties and role in the position. Though every field uses similar terms, there is a slight variation in terms of corporate structures. In the present world of fierce competition for jobs and employment opportunities, creative job titles go a long way to attract the attention of employers and companies.

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6 Steps to a Better Compensation Strategy

Compensation is one of your biggest expenses as a business, but it is also your biggest investment in your people and your culture. A great compensation strategy can be an incredible asset that supports your business goals and lays a foundation of trust between your company and your employees. Whether you already have a compensation strategy in place or you’re building one from scratch, this guide will help you level up your approach through these 6 steps: 1.

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Five Creative Ways to Increase Employee Morale

Take It Personel-ly

Even though many people love their jobs and coworkers, morale can always be improved at the office. Work can easily become stressful and overwhelming, so there must be positive encouragements and attitude boosters to keep employees motivated on their bad days. Fortunately, there are many creative ways to increase employee morale at the office! Have […].

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Workplace Spirituality: What It Is And How To Foster It

Vantage Circle

As human beings, we tend to focus more on the physical and material aspects of life than spiritual issues. We are so engrossed in the former that we barely find the time to think about the latter. But it is essential to know that we can only find unconditional happiness and peace if we enrich our inner spiritual lives. Similarly, we rarely pay heed to spirituality at work, neglecting it, and giving little or no importance to finding meaning at work.

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5 Signs of a Toxic Workplace and How to Fix It 

Achievers

A toxic workplace can significantly impact a company’s performance level and stunt future growth. In fact, a recent study shows that toxicity in the workplace is costing businesses more than $223 billion. This fact alone should be alarming to any business leader, but it’s also safe to say that a poor workplace culture can lead to reduced workplace morale and a decline in productivity. .

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Staffing Shortages Are Not a Customer Service Excuse

HR Bartender

I’m here to deliver some tough love to businesses today. As a HR pro, I totally understand that the recruitment market is tough. I hear the same stories from recruiters who are posting job openings and getting zero responses. I also understand the pressure to deliver revenue and profits. Whether you’re in the public or private sector, for profit or not-for-profit, there’s an expectation that the financial goals of the organization will be met.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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SHRM-SCP vs SPHR: Which Senior HR Certification Makes More Sense?

UpstartHR

Are you a senior HR pro thinking about getting a certification, and you’re selecting between the SHRM-SCP and the SPHR? Have you wondered if the SHRM senior professional certification or the HRCI senior professional in human resources certification is right for you? Or maybe you’re one of those thinking about getting both of these credentials?

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Hiring New Employees? Here’s A New Hire Training Checklist

HR Digest

Handling new employees in an office takes effort, time and lots of patience. The entire training process is tedious and lengthy- both for the employer and the new employee. The employer requires explaining minute details- like company procedures, policies, the expectations from the employee, evaluations, the work processes and many more. Add to that; the effort required to understand each employee as each one is different from the other.

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3 Ways to Recharge Your Energy While Working

Take It Personel-ly

There’s a time in the day when everybody hits the wall and runs out of energy. This happens especially if you have a business. That lack of energy might make it harder to finish up work for the day and often throw you off track. Because of that reason you need to recharge your batteries […].

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10 Moves To Unleash Creativity At Work For Better Output

Vantage Circle

Creative thinking is not a talent; it is a skill that can be learned. It empowers people by adding strength to their natural abilities which improve teamwork, productivity and where appropriate profits. Edward de Bono. Creativity at work is absolutely inseparable. In order to unlock meaningful results in your everyday work life , you must ignite the spark of creativity with ideas and inspirations.

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Bridging the Gap: The Intersection of DEI Initiatives and Employee Benefits

Speaker: Jaye Johnson, CBP

Unlock the secrets to transforming your organization’s employee benefits into a strategic tool for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). During this informative session, we will discuss common pitfalls in traditional benefits and then delve into the essence of DEI in employee-centric benefit offerings. This involves not only defining DEI in the workplace but also understanding the pivotal role that employee benefits play in fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.

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Want to offer support for caregivers of aging relatives? Read this

Insperity

Have you considered how your company can offer support for caregivers? As the nation’s population ages, more employees are taking on the role of caregivers. And it’s a trend that’s only picking up steam. The number of Americans ages 65 and older is projected to nearly double, from 52 million in 2018 to 95 million by 2060, according to Population Reference Bureau’s “ Fact Sheet: Aging in the United States.

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3 Ways HR Pros Can Use People Analytics to Help the Bottom Line

HR Bartender

Organizations are regularly faced with a variety of challenges. Right now, many are faced with finding and retaining the best talent. Some companies might be experiencing a slump in sales. Some organizations are finding that a new technology is disrupting their market. Regardless of what challenge the organization is facing, HR and the rest of the senior management team are being asked to help develop and implement solutions.

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What is human resources (HR)?

cipHR

Most organisations have an HR team, but what does it do? How has human resources’ role changed? And what does the future have in store? HR experts weigh in on the profession’s purpose. Although ‘human resources’ can often be used to refer to the people who make up an organisation’s workforce, ‘HR’ is more widely understood to be the department that oversees a company’s people – such as their hiring, contracts and performance – as well as the organisation’s compliance with employment law and regu

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Constructive Feedback: Killing Softly With Faint Praise and Loud Criticism

HR Digest

Constructive feedback is a positive and negative observation of performance given in a manner that the person receiving it is ready to do better in both cases. Praising or criticizing someone should not be mixed up with constructive feedback. A harsh reprimand or a pat-on-the-back for some well-performed task works short term. Appreciation or criticism needs to be validated in some form for it to register and give results.

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5 Trends to Help Your Organization Boost Job Satisfaction and Productivity

Treating your workforce as the organization’s top priority improves customer satisfaction and revenue growth and can boost job satisfaction and productivity. Read about five trends that are helping organizations around the country improve their people’s career well-being.

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How Leadership Training and Mentoring Can Develop Future Leaders

Take It Personel-ly

If you want to be successful in your workplace, chances are you’ll need to brush up on your leadership skills. And while leadership skills come naturally for some people, for most of us, it’s something we have to train for. But this training is beneficial in more ways than most of us know. In addition […].

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5 Crucial Steps To Building Empathy In The workplace

Vantage Circle

How would you feel when you enter your office, and nobody gives any heed to your presence? Or doesn't even bother to wish you good morning. That can be disheartening sometimes, right? It's a human instinct that we like to work in an environment where people are more empathetic towards each other and mindful of others' feelings. And it builds from empathy.

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How to deliver high-value workplace perks that employees love

Insperity

Employers that offer the right set of workplace perks can realize benefits to their business and their workforce. Take, for instance, an increasingly common and inexpensive option: flexible work schedules. Flexible work schedules reap benefits for both the employee and employer, such as: Productivity increases. Not only are employees given more control over how they put their time in, they’re also provided an environment of autonomy.

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How an Early Interest in Tech Shaped One Hireologist’s Career Path

Hireology

This post is part of our Hireology employee spotlight series. Continue reading to learn more about a day in the life as a Hireologist! Name: Andre Joseph. Team: Engineering. Role: Site Reliability Engineer. Andre joined the Hireology team as a Site Reliability Engineer in February 2019. He recently won the “High Five Award” at our team’s annual company kickoff, for continuously exemplifying all five of our Hireology core values.

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Fertility Benefits for Every Age: A HR Roadmap from Gen Z to Baby Boomers

Speaker: Lauri Armstrong, SHRM-SCP - Sr. Director, People Operations at Carrot Fertility

Today’s workforce includes multiple generations of employees all looking for something different from their benefits package. While meeting these disparate needs can be challenging, a comprehensive fertility benefit can support everyone from junior staffers learning about their fertility health to senior leadership managing menopause and low testosterone symptoms.