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Mental Health at Work: Lean Into It

Achievers

We live in an era of shattered stereotypes and new frontiers. Monumental demographic shifts, the evolving women’s movement, heightened cultural sensitivities and, of course, the ubiquity of new technologies have fundamentally altered our culture. More specifically these sweeping changes in a short amount of time have changed the places that we work.

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7 Career Lessons Learned from Attending a NASA Social

HR Bartender

Over the summer, Mr. Bartender and I attended NASA’s Ascent Abort flight test. The Ascent Abort flight test was a simulation designed to ensure that NASA can maintain astronaut safety in case of an emergency. The test flight was done as part of the preparations for next year’s Artemis launch. We’ve lived in Florida a long time and believe it or not…we’ve never been to a launch!

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Do you have a winning right culture to succeed?

HR Digest

As Peter Drucker famously said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” In today’s world of work where change happens fast, the first question analysts are most likely to ask a CEO is: “Do you have the right culture to succeed?”. In a recent Bain & Company survey, 81% of executives from large global companies felt that a company without winning culture was doomed to mediocrity.

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Why people are your greatest asset

Insperity

“People are your greatest asset.”. You’ve probably heard this at some point, but what does it really mean? Is it just a recruiting slogan, or is it a viable approach to building a stronger business? And how can you tell when a company is serious about valuing employees and when it’s just window dressing? And most importantly, why should valuing employees matter to a business owner?

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The Ultimate Performance Review Checklist

Performance reviews are a proactive way to engage with your employees, provide clear communication about expectations, and acknowledge them for their hard work. But getting the right framework and creating consistency across your organization can be tricky. We put together this checklist to help you evaluate your current performance review process and equip managers with the right tools to perform individual assessments.

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Road to Productivity: 7 Ways to Improve Employee Efficiency

Take It Personel-ly

Improving employee efficiency depends directly on your ability to engage team members. And this can do wonders for your bottom line as a business owner. In fact, teams that report being highly engaged at work result in 21 percent greater profitability on average. How do you make sure your employees are doing all they can? In the […].

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Standing Ovation: Recognizing Exceptional Employees| Ashlee Jackson

WEX Inc.

benefitexpress is proud to be a company that honors exceptional performance. That's why we created the Standing Ovation Award —an award given to several employees each quarter to honor and recognize their efforts that go above and beyond to fulfill our Community Pillars. Nominations are submitted by fellow peers, and are tallied, read and carefully considered before being awarded at our company-wide 'Town Hall' meetings each quarter.

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6 Trending Voluntary Benefits Your Employees Want

Corporate Synergies

These 6 trending voluntary benefits could reshape your core plan. The post 6 Trending Voluntary Benefits Your Employees Want appeared first on Corporate Synergies.

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How to Make Your Lunch Hour More Productive

Take It Personel-ly

There are many ways in which people decide to spend their lunch break. Some people take the opportunity to catch up with their friends at work. Others leave the office to visit local shops or eat their lunch at their desk. How people spend their lunch break may not seem that important, but it can […].

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Single Touch Payroll Phase 2: What to expect

Ascender

Single Touch Payroll (STP) left the Australian payroll world abuzz in the past year, with how it changed the way business reported their payroll information to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). By 1 July 2019, all businesses across Australia should be compliant to STP regardless of their total headcount, requiring huge efforts from employers and payroll solutions providers to work together to prepare their payroll data and ensure their payroll systems are STP-enabled for smooth compliance.

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Want To Enhance Your Total Rewards To Achieve Organizational Success? Start Here.

Are you looking for ways to enhance your employee value proposition? Gallagher Better Works SM Insights has got you covered! Dive into the latest magazine issue and discover how flexibility, equity, recognition and strategically applied resources can improve your total rewards package. Download the PDF to learn more about: Building retirement benefits for a global and mobile workforce Promoting employee and organizational growth through succession planning Empowering women in leadership through

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Employee Spotlight: How Hireology Employees Strike a Balance of Hard Work and Fun

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: Joe Manglardi . Team: Customer Success. Role: Manager of Customer Development. Introduction. I joined Hireology in November of 2018 – it’s hard to believe it’s almost been almost a year! I was the first external hire to join our newly established upsell team and was recently promoted to Manager of Customer Development.

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10 Ways To Rebuild Team Morale At Workplace

Vantage Circle

“Morale and attitude are fundamentals to success.”. ? Bud Wilkinson. Team morale refers to the optimism, enthusiasm and excitement within a group of co-workers with common business goals. It is a collection of attitudes and feelings that creates a positive working environment , where people support each other to work confidently. Studies have proved that a higher team morale increases employee engagement which has a clear impression on productivity.

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How Can An Applicant Tracking System Enhance Workplace Morale?

Take It Personel-ly

For any business, the recruitment process is one of the most crucial steps to success. Not only do your recruitment strategies determine the quality of candidates who join your team, they can also affect employee confidence after they become part of your workforce. You may already be aware of how using an ATS or Applicant […].

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How to get your seasonal job search strategy right

HR Digest

A lot of companies are preparing for making their big push for seasonal hiring. If you’re thinking that means only retail and holiday-related jobs, then you’re wrong. Many of these companies are preparing for year-end events such as tax season or open enrollment or gearing up for their big tourism push. Most companies – especially in the retail, tourism, and transportation sector – hire seasonal workers for Christmas, which is the busiest season of the year.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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Audit Your Employer Brand Now to Get Ahead in 2020

Hireology

To stand out and attract top talent in today’s competitive hiring market, you need a strong employer brand. In fact, recent data found that 69 percent of job seekers would reject a job offer from a company with a bad employer brand. Hireology data also found that a strong employer brand can boost applicant-to-hire conversion tenfold, compared to organizations that don’t have an employer brand strategy in place. .

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Part 1: How To Boost Productivity Through Intrinsic Motivation

15Five

In life and in business, motivation bleeds into everything we do and it helps us choose where to focus in our busy lives. We have certain motivations for why we’re in relationships, listen to certain podcasts, choose which books to read, and even navigate how we work. Where we derive our motivation is connected to how we expend our energy both short-term and long.

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Employee Payrolls Made Easy: 3 Tips for a Painless Payroll Run

Take It Personel-ly

When you’re managing a business, employee payrolls can be the one thing that keeps you up at night. It’s estimated that approximately 49% of workers will look for a new job after two paycheck problems. It’s further estimated that approximately 82 million Americans, or 54% of the workforce, experience payroll problems. When one employee has an issue, […].

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ICHRA and the employer mandate. What are the penalties?

PeopleKeep

The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) employer shared responsibility provision defines employers with an average of 50 or more full-time employees during the previous year as applicable large employers, or ALEs. They must offer minimum essential coverage to 95% or more of full-time equivalent employees and their dependents. They’re also required to provide coverage that provides minimum value and is affordable to all full-time employees.

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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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Fire Prevention Week: Plan and Practice Your Escape

AssuredPartners

{"ops":[{"insert":"It’s Fire Prevention Week, which means it is time to educate and learn the small, but crucial, actions that can keep you and the others around you safe. The theme for this year is, “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice Your Escape!” Many people are unaware of the lack of time they have to escape a fire safely, so it’s very important to create an escape plan for your staff and residents and practice it in case of a fire.nThe National Fire Protection Association has cr

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Problem Solving Skills That Managers Need To Have

Vantage Circle

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. ? Albert Einstein. Being a part of an organization has always been an overwhelming and exciting experience for the employees. During the job life-cycle , from the start of orientation to leaving a job learning new things and gaining skills has always been a part of it.

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Digital health: a path to validation

Take It Personel-ly

Have you ever heard of digital health? Digital media is everywhere. You probably pick up your smartphone before you even brush your teeth to check messages and connect on social media. Of course, there are questions surrounding the work/life balance when you’re constantly connected. But, putting that aside, the habit of jumping on digital media […].

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Why the Benefits Broker You Choose Matters

PeopleStrategy

Today, it’s rare for an employee to celebrate a milestone work anniversary. My friend’s dad just celebrated 45 years of working at the same organization. He said as the years went by, he always found that the next better opportunity came in the form of a promotion or transfer and never considered leaving because the company invested in him, his career, and his life goals.

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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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Your Go-to Guide on How to Convert Minutes for Payroll

Patriot Software

If you have hourly employees, you likely have them track their hours. But, what happens if they only work a fraction of an hour? How do you know how much to pay them? If you want to pay hourly employees for partial hours worked, you need to learn how to convert minutes for payroll. Read […]. The post Your Go-to Guide on How to Convert Minutes for Payroll appeared first on Payroll Tips, Training, and News.

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The Amazing ROI of Rewards and Recognition In Your Organization

Vantage Circle

“When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.”. - Simon Sinek. If employee engagement is a boat then rewards and recognition is the well-oiled engine required to steer it to its destination. It isn’t rocket science. It’s Management 101. Treat your employees well and they’ll return the favor by being more productive.

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7 Steps to Write a Successful Startup Funding Elevator Pitch

Take It Personel-ly

It’s often said that if you can define your idea and communicate it in a few short sentences, that idea is well-worth pursuing and developing further. Whether you aim to find an investor or a co-financier for your startup idea, writing an attractive elevator pitch can often make or break your initiative. According to Small […].

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We’re more open about mental health than ever – so why do we hide it at work?

cipHR

Social media has become a haven for people to open up about their experiences with mental health problems. It’s time workplaces followed suit, and offered proper support for the estimated one in four UK people who experience mental illness every year. What links Prince William, pop star Lady Gaga, former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell and ‘Bake Off’ winner Nadiya Hussain?

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The Definitive Guide to Onboarding for 2024

Hiring a new employee is an expensive and time-consuming process. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it typically costs $4,425 to hire a new employee — not to mention the 36 days the average team spends trying to fill a position. Yet nearly 1 in 5 employees (16%) of employees quit in their first week — and 17% leave after the first month.