Sat.Mar 03, 2018 - Fri.Mar 09, 2018

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Organizations Don’t Change Until People Do

HR Bartender

Organizations decide they’re going to change all the time. Especially during times like we’re experiencing today, when recruiting is tough, engagement is a challenge, and retention is a top priority. It’s not unusual for an organization to say, “We need to change so we can get the best talent and crush the competition.” But organizational change doesn’t happen just because: Something goes offline, like a system.

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Words of Inspiration for Leadership: Optimism and Resiliency

Achievers

When I think of optimism and resiliency in people, I think of our “greatest generation” and people like Louis Zamperini. Zamperini faces extraordinary trauma, as depicted in the book Unbroken , and he has leadership lessons for all of us. If you haven’t read the book or seen the movie, Unbroken , you must add it to your list. Zamperini’s story is unbelievable that one person could survive so much and live a healthy life to age 97.

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Are You Still Effective If You Are Working 70 Hours a Week?

Take It Personel-ly

The last ten years has seen a rapid increase in digital technology. This has shrunk the world of business and theoretically made the working week shorter. Add in the advancements in robotics and AI and we should all be working ten hours a week! Yet the reality is that 2 in 5 Australians regularly work […].

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Why Managers Need To Be More Vulnerable And Authentic To Give Effective Employee Feedback

15Five

Employee feedback should be simple. Just speak with your employees, right? Not exactly. Most managers are afraid to communicate with employees and for good reason. Research shows that feedback interventions can often backfire and more than one-third of feedback conversations actually decrease performance. As a manager, giving feedback is something you will probably do as the most frequent part of any continuous performance management process.

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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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Creating an HR Function – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses accounted for 62 percent of net new jobs. They play an important role in our economy. But one of the biggest questions that small businesses face is how to successfully grow their organization. Specifically, when and how to bring the HR function into the company. That’s what today’s reader wants to know.

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What Is An Impact Assessment And Why Is It Important?

Take It Personel-ly

Impact assessments are commonly associated with businesses but in fact they are applicable to all areas of life. In short, an impact assessment will look at what possible outcome a specific action can have and how to minimize or prevent any negative outcomes. A good example of this is when shipping items. You can evaluate […].

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Why You Should Always Link to Your Career Site in Job Postings

Hireology

Many businesses tap into job boards and similar channels to source talent and fill open roles. But while job seekers also turn to these channels to research – and apply for – roles that are a match for their skills and experience, a general job posting can only say so much about what it’s like to work for your company. To attract top talent, it’s important to link to your career site in all job postings, so prospective applicants can learn more about what to expect if they join your team.

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Bookmark This! #HR Project Management Edition

HR Bartender

I was in a meeting recently where someone commented that HR pros don’t know project management. And I thought, really? Managing projects is one of the largest responsibilities we have in human resources. It could be a small project like organizing an employee event or a large scale project such as implementing a new software solution. Regardless of size, projects are an important part of what we do.

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5 trusty tips for hiring candidates you can’t afford

Insperity

Got job candidates you can’t afford, but you know they’d be a fantastic fit with your business? Don’t be so quick to assume they are out of your reach when you’re thinking about hiring candidates. Say you’ve decided your company needs a superstar engineer, IT professional or C-suite executive to fill a void. If you’re a smaller company of 10, 25, 50 or even 75 employees, chances are it’s going to be tough to compete on salary alone with bigger companies that are able to offer bigger salari

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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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Guest Post: Recruiting Top Talent on PURPOSE

Take It Personel-ly

The following is a special guest post by Jeff Vanderwielen, Ph.D., and John Izzo Ph.D. They have a new book coming out soon called The Purpose Revolution: How Leaders Create Engagement and Competitive Advantage in an Age of Social Good (out March 13th). Customers, employees, and investors are no longer satisfied with companies providing good products, good […].

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Factors of Self-Funding: Evaluating the Pros and Cons

WEX Inc.

In a changing healthcare landscape, employers are increasingly considering taking the funding of their healthcare benefits into their own hands. If you're one of them, this webinar is the one-hour guide you must see.

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How to Create a Vision Board on Pinterest

HR Bartender

I don’t know about you, but I have some plans for the future. However, sometimes simply writing down goals isn’t enough. I want to see more than the words. I want to see the future. Vision boards can be a good way to do that. They are a tool used to help clarify, concentrate, and maintain focus on a specific life goal. Literally, a vision board is any sort of board on which you display images that represent whatever you want to be, do, or have in your life.

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The Problem With Excel

Bayzat

Who doesn’t love their Microsoft Office programs? Word, Excel and PowerPoint have been our reliable go-tos for over a decade, making it difficult for companies and individuals alike to put them aside in favour of more suitable.

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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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11 Ways to Refuel/Refresh When You’re Approaching Burn Out

Take It Personel-ly

Burnout is a serious psychological syndrome where the mind and body experience prolonged exposure to chronic stressors at work, and you’re prone to respond with cynicism, irritability, low morale and detachment. During burn out, you may feel worthless and lost. It’s more than job stress. Workers exposed to toxic work environments and chronic triggers are […].

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SnackNation Celebrates International Women’s Day #PressforProgress

SnackNation

SnackNation Celebrates International Women’s Day #PressforProgress. Recognized annually for over 100 years, International Women’s Day presents the opportunity for our global communities to come together around a unified call to change. In 2018, the movement’s mission is to motivate and empower friends, colleagues, and communities to think and to be gender inclusive.

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[Infographic] Millennials vs. Generation Z: How Do They Achieve Success in The Workplace?

Hppy

Changes in a workplace are inevitable, which means HR teams, hiring managers, and recruitment firms must adapt and keep up with their employees. Generations will keep on evolving, and soon, workplaces will be dominated by Millennials. You’ve probably seen five different generations working together in your office such as the traditionalists, baby boomers, gen X, Millennials, and gen Z.

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4 Questions to Ask About Your Benefits Technology

Winston Benefits

As you think about the changes you want to make to your employee benefits offerings, now is the time to talk benefits technology too. The first part of the year is a good time to audit what’s working and what’s not, and to go over any feedback you got from employees about the open enrollment process. In addition, talking with your vendors now gives you and them plenty of time to implement and test changes before this year’s open enrollment.

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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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The Benefits of Hiring an Offshore Product Development Team

Take It Personel-ly

Outsourcing product development is effective for attaining strategic business goals for many companies. In order for product development to go well, your organization needs to have a strategy that involves good design, reasonable action plan, and well-charted stages of development. Offshoring is simply the process of hiring a foreign business to perform some essential business […].

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IRS Confirms – Vasectomies Are Not ACA-Preventive Care for HDHPs

AssuredPartners

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[Infographic] Should You Have an Aquarium in Your Office?

Hppy

Throughout the USA, stress levels have continuously escalated over the past few decades. The main source of stress adults are facing is related to their work. Workplace stress is steadily increasing as work environments become more driven, controlling and cutthroat. Employees can be left struggling to maintain their work-life balance, managing their workload, with fatigue, and even with conditions such as depression and anxiety.

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Q&A: ‘Blockchain isn’t about making money – it will revolutionise how we work’

cipHR

Blockchain researcher and HR consultant Andrew Spence on how blockchain technology will shape the future of HR. You’ve probably heard about blockchain, but it’s unlikely you’ve used it or fully understand what it is – let alone have a handle on how it might change work as we know it. Fortunately for us bemused HR types, Andrew Spence, workforce advisor at Glass Bead Consulting , does.

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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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COBRA Pitfalls: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

WEX Inc.

Leaving the organization isn't the end of the benefits cycle for employees. Join this webinar to learn how to avoid one of the most common compliance pitfalls in benefits - COBRA administration.

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IRS Reduces HSA Family Contribution Limit for 2018

AssuredPartners

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Episode 23 | How to Devise the Ultimate Expo West Game Plan

SnackNation

Episode 23 | How to Devise the Ultimate Expo West Game Plan. The Super Bowl of Snacks. CPG Christmas. Whatever you call it, it’s one of the most anticipated trade shows of the year. This is where deals are made, where dreams come true, where fortunes rise and fall. And it’s only a few days away. Yes, this week we’re going deep on The Natural Products Expo West (known by pretty much everyone as “Expo West”).

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3 Ways Purpose Driven Organizations Increase Employee Engagement

Hppy

One of the most important characteristics of a successful business in today’s world is having a clear, concise organizational purpose. Purpose-driven companies often have higher levels of employee engagement, which leads to increased productivity, loyalty, and lower turnover. A survey conducted by Deloitte found that 73 percent of employees who feel that they work for a purpose-driven company said that they are engaged, whereas only 23 percent of respondents that don’t feel they work for a purpo

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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.