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Sometimes Employees Leave Jobs (Not Managers)

HR Bartender

There’s an old saying that says, “Employees don’t leave jobs, they leave managers.” And it’s often true. Throughout my career, I’ve talked to hundreds of employees who love the company and their work, but they can’t stand their manager. So they leave. Sometimes they will just transfer to a different department or another location. Sometimes they will leave the organization all together.

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The Language of Engagement

Achievers

By: Karin Volo. Chief Joy Bringer, Evoloshen Academy. “I love my job!”. “I can’t wait for Monday again!”. “I’m doing what I was born to do!”. “I am living my life’s purpose!”. “I don’t consider this work—it feels like play!”. “Where did the day go? I got so much done!”. “This is the best company to work for!”. How often do you hear these types of statements?

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Sponsored Post: The DYMO® LabelWriter™ 450 Bundle From Staples Canada

Take It Personel-ly

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Newell Rubbermaid®. The opinions and texts are all mine. I was recently asked by DYMO® to share my experience and some unique tips about their DYMO® LabelWriter™ 450 Bundle from Staples Canada as I love to stay organized at work and at home. Staying … Continue reading Sponsored Post: The DYMO® LabelWriter™ 450 Bundle From Staples Canada.

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35 Insanely Fun Team Building Activities For Work (“Trust Falls” Not Included)

SnackNation

35 Insanely Fun Team Building Activities For Work (“Trust Falls” Not Included). Believe it or not, team building activities for work are critically important to the success of your business. In fact, the personal bonds formed between team members actually give your company a competitive edge. How does this work? It’s all about engagement.

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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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Employee Burnout: 4 Ways Technology Can Help

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Kronos , the global leader in delivering workforce solutions in the cloud. To help employers navigate the upcoming U.S. Department of Labor changes to overtime pay, Kronos has published a research brief on The Changing Face of Wage and Hour Law. You can download it on their website. Enjoy the post!).

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Cutting Through the Clutter of Internal Communications

15Five

How well are you communicating your most important company information to employees? The answer has as much to do with the medium as with the message. And most of the time, that message isn’t being received. The problem of disconnected communication channels at work isn’t a new one. Companies have been trying to figure it out for years by communicating with employees through snail mail, paper memos, faxes, emails, intranets, digital signage, and more.

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7 Tips to Be Sure You’re Managing Diversity in the Workplace Correctly

Insperity

Remember the last time you went to a lively dinner party? One with a mix of different people with plenty of interesting things to say? You may not have noticed, but the host was busy bringing people together, making them feel welcome and moving the conversation along. Managing diversity in your company is much the same as hosting a lively dinner. Assembling the right mix of employees on your team and in your business is the first step, but you’ll need to be vigilant and committed to make it a su

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Culture Fit Is the First Step to Successful Onboarding [infographic] – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

If you haven’t seen it, there’s an interesting article over on the Harvard Business Review blog titled, “ Don’t Let Your Company Culture Just Happen. ” My big takeaway from the article was that in order for employees to be engaged, they have to fit with the culture. Meaning that cultural fit needs to be an important part of the recruiting process. There are lots of companies that do this – hire for attitude and fit, train for skills.

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How to Get a Job in HR When You’re Not Working in HR

UpstartHR

Over the last week I’ve received more than half a dozen emails from people looking for their first foray back into the HR realm after making a move to a new city, taking time off for childcare/maternity leave, and other similar stories. It’s a challenge, but this is easier than breaking into HR in the first place if you have some sort of track record to point to.

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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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4 Simple Ways To Engage Your Millennial Employees

15Five

Unless you’re allergic to business buzzwords , you are probably aware of the employee engagement dilemma facing companies worldwide. Likewise, many organizations are adjusting to the needs and desires of the next generation of employees known as millennials. Just in case, here are some eye-opening facts and statistics: - Engaged employees are 87% less likely to quit their jobs. - Turnover rates are nearly 15% lower for companies who implement employee engagement activities. - Employee turnover

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Workplace Mental Health Programs Improve the Bottom Line

Winston Benefits

The National Alliance on Mental Illness says one in five Americans has a mental illness, which means 20 percent of your staff may be affected. Mental illness takes a toll on employees and businesses, but treatment can help many to recover or manage their illness very effectively.

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The Value of Modified Duty Programs – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

I’ve mentioned in earlier posts that I was involved in a pretty serious auto accident a long time ago. My recovery took years. Fortunately, I worked for an employer that was open to modified duty. It sounds like this employer is as well. Any thoughts about using off-site, non-profits or charities to accommodate modified duty for an injured worker? We’re located in California and just can’t find any in-house options for truck driver’s with injured legs.

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7 Steps to raise the profile of HR

cipHR

HR are often underappreciated as a forward thinking and proactive function within a business. This isn't, or shouldn't, be true. With some pre-planning, forward thinking and effort, HR can become a power-house in driving change where it matters. 1. Have a clear purpose. In order for us to succeed in our endeavours, we need a purpose. Something to work towards, something that influences our decision making and something that motivates us to go to work each day and do the best we can.

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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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10 Ways An Outdoor Corporate Event Can Enhance Your Team’s Morale

Hppy

Boosting your team’s morale can be tough. However, it is a fundamental aspect in business. Companies must strive to please employees if they want their productivity and bottom line to improve. People with increased, positive morale are a lot more eager to do their jobs, and they don’t see challenging tasks as a chore, but as an opportunity to develop their set of skills.

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Is Workplace Flexibility a Voluntary Benefit?

Winston Benefits

As you know, the scope of employee benefits goes beyond health care and paid time off. Flexible work schedules in particular are gaining popularity, and any company that is interested in offering top-notch benefits should consider a workplace flexibility program. “Flexible work options are sought after by most employees, and people see them as not only a perk that makes their lives better, but a way of working that makes them better at their jobs,” says Brie Reynolds, senior career specialist at

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Manage Like Maddon: 6 Things HR and Front-Line Bosses Can Learn from the Chicago Cubs

Business Management Daily

This summer, baseball's historical cellar-dwelling team, the Chicago Cubs, are having a season for the ages, led by their guru/mad scientist manager Joe Maddon. HR professionals and front-line bosses face many of the same challenges as baseball managers in putting a successful team on the field. Here are six things you can learn from Maddon and the Cubs.

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Project Management Tools and Techniques for Entrepreneurs and Small Business

Take It Personel-ly

You’re a small business, maybe even an entrepreneur, and you think you don’t need project management tools. But you are wrong. Maybe “need” is too strong a word, but certainly, no matter how small the business, you can benefit from learning project management techniques. How project management can help you Every small business tackles projects, … Continue reading Project Management Tools and Techniques for Entrepreneurs and Small Business.

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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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Retaining Talent Means Retraining Talent

Hppy

Millennials are educated; by some accounts, they are the most educated generation in history. But all too often, they are not well-trained. It might be crossing the bridge from theory to practice: classrooms can be sterile places of learning without doing. In many situations, it seems that Millennials lack the soft skills that would make them effective workers.

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3 Tips to Find Great Candidates While Hiring for Home Healthcare

Hireology

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When Compensation is the Cure to Turnover, Skill Gaps and Hiring Holdups

Insperity

Are you losing employees to your competitors or are resignations becoming a trend? Do your new hires come in with fewer skills than you really need? Does it take longer to fill one position in your company than most others? High turnover, skill gaps and slow time-to-fill a vacancy, when frequently associated with a particular role, could all indicate the same issue.

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Does your payroll data support operational decisions?

Ascender

Does the service and information you are able to access from payroll support your manager’s needs? If the answer is ‘no’, or ‘sort of’ – it is time to head back to the payroll drawing board. HR and payroll data are critical inputs to the efficiency and effectiveness of a business and indeed its leaders; it is fundamental to decision-making on both operational and strategic levels.

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Employer Insights Report 2024: The State of Cancer

96% of benefits leaders agree: detecting cancer early is the best way to get ahead of rising costs and improve employee health outcomes. So why is it that 82% of employers currently spend significantly more on post-diagnosis care and disease management rather than upstream care? A new survey of 250 benefits leaders who oversee 500 to 50,000 covered lives highlights their perspective on cancer and its burden.

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3 Key Steps To Implement A Feedback Habit In Your Workplace

Hppy

The strongest way to make a new culture stick is by transforming new behaviors into regular habits. To really make feedback a part of your culture follow these steps: 1. Trainings. First, really make sure the behaviors your employees are forming are the right ones. You don’t want people to get into the habit of giving feedback that isn’t actionable, or only giving feedback when there’s a problem.

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Webinar: How to Reduce Sales Turnover by 50% with Employee Onboarding

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[Infographic] Employer Branding – Should You Treat Employees Like Customers?

Hppy

Now that the Great Recession has come to an end, we find ourselves in the midst of a tough hiring market. It’s taking a record amount of time for companies to hire, and the number of HR managers reporting difficulty filling positions has risen steadily from 50% in 2013 to 68% now. These changes have hiring managers, HR and business owners scrambling for ways to attract more quality applicants and convert them to hires.

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6 Tips on Handling Your Employees’ Work-from-Home Requests

Hppy

Telecommuting has transformed the way people think about employment and many companies have already proven the benefits of remote work policies. If you haven’t considered the option and don’t have a work-from-home policy in place, you shouldn’t reject such requests as difficult to manage or harmful for productivity. Approach the possibility of allowing remote work with an open mind.

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How to Implement Pay Transparency: A Comprehensive Guide

With pay transparency legislation on the rise globally, it can be difficult for organizations to navigate how to share salary ranges due to administrative complexities, lack of clear job architecture, employee reactions, and more. To help make this process easier, Barley's comprehensive guide shares how to begin implementing pay transparency while staying true to your compensation philosophy.