Sat.Oct 22, 2016 - Fri.Oct 28, 2016

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How to Use Emotional Intelligence to Drive Employee Engagement

Achievers

By: Leigh Burger. Senior Implementation Manager, Achievers. Now more than ever HR professionals are being called upon to demonstrate their value and generate tangible business results through their efforts. This can feel exciting and terrifying at the same time. It opens up a tremendous opportunity to leave your thumbprint on the organization’s bottom line.

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#FLSA Changes: How to Tell Employees They’re Moving from Salary to Hourly

HR Bartender

A few weeks ago, I answered a question from a reader about converting from salary to hourly status as a result of the upcoming changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA.) It occurred to me after I published the post that there might be organizations that are postponing or struggling with these conversations. So here are a few things to consider when it comes time to talk with employees about the changes and requirements of moving from salary to hourly.

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7 sure-fire ways to earn your employees’ trust

Insperity

Employees are sensitive creatures, and one of the quickest things they pick up on is whether or not their boss trusts them. Trust is a critical element for a healthy work group and company. Without it, morale and productivity suffer, good employees leave and the rumor mill works overtime. What does a failure to display trust look like? Micromanaging and a lack of willingness to delegate are two of the most common traits.

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Video: What to Do When Your HR Strategy Fails

UpstartHR

When I speak about HR strategy, one of the things that inevitably comes up is that it’s hard to plan ahead. Things change. The business changes. The objectives shift. It makes it difficult to pin down the right HR strategy to support the organizational goals. And that’s okay. Death, taxes, and change are the things we can count on in this life.

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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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How to Spot Who’s Going to Quit Next

Achievers

Most of your company’s expenses are unavoidable, but employee attrition is one of the costs that you can have significant control over. Employee attrition can cost six to nine months’ worth of the departing worker’s salary, so it’s in your best interests to find ways to address employee attrition head-on. Of course it’s necessary to create a culture in your organization that makes people want to stay — but it’s equally important to be able to recognize w

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How to get the most out of your meetings

Insperity

Your day starts at 8:30 a.m. with a staff meeting, followed by a managers meeting at 10 a.m. If you’re lucky, you break for lunch. Then there’s the monthly production meeting at 1:30 p.m. and a brainstorming session at 3 p.m. Now it’s 4 p.m. – time to get down to business. Sound familiar? Meetings take a lot of time and energy, sometimes leaving little left for the work at hand.

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Use These 4 Question Types To Facilitate More Effective Meetings

15Five

People hate meetings… and for good reason. Leadership knows they are expensive , and take up time that could be better spent on producing actual outcomes. Managers can find it difficult to facilitate them without having a process in place. Employees can find them to be boring or a waste of time. But meetings don’t have to be that way. Managers and other company leaders can be more intentional about which meetingsto have and which ones to skip, and who really needs to be there.

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Top Hiring Process Trends to Fill a Position

Take It Personel-ly

As the market is booming, more and more companies are focusing on building good processes for employee acquisition. Hiring processes should be able to entice potential employees for a job position to be taken by the right candidate. Choosing the right person to take care of a certain position is all being taken care of … Continue reading Top Hiring Process Trends to Fill a Position.

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HR Failed to Investigate an Incident – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

If you get a group of business professionals together, the stories begin. We all have a “I thought I had seen it all, then this happened…” story. Here’s one of those situations. I’m a newly promoted supervisor working in the prison system. I have endured two assaults from two different inmates. I have documented reports on file with the department regarding both incidents.

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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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How to Reduce Stress at Work: 6 Simple Strategies Anyone Can Follow [Infographic]

SnackNation

How to Reduce Stress at Work: 6 Simple Strategies Anyone Can Follow [Infographic]. There’s a silent killer in your workplace. It lurks in the shadows, depleting your energy, sacking your concentration, and shaking your confidence. Your co-workers talk about it in hushed tones (if at all), and your boss is in denial of its very existence… Its name?

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The Importance of Maintaining a Positive Company Culture

Hppy

Much has been said about company culture in the past few years, but do you actually know how much it is important to today’s top executives? As Forbes reports , a recent survey of more than 1,400 US CEOs revealed that an overwhelming majority of executives believe that company culture is essential for an organization to thrive. In fact, around 90% of them sad that culture was important in their company and that they believe that improving their company’s culture would definitely improve its valu

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How to Create Employee Spotlights that Increase Engagement and Connection

15Five

When it comes to keeping employees engaged, one of the most important steps companies can take is to foster meaningful connections between coworkers. Helping people build relationships at work cultivates friendships, increases trust, and influences other key drivers of engagement. In fact, according to survey research, employees who have friends at work are seven times more likely to be engaged with their jobs.

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Quick Shots for #HR and Business Pros – #HRTechConf Edition

HR Bartender

This year’s HR Technology Conference in Chicago hosted the inaugural “Women in HR Tech” event. It was a half-day of discussion about being a woman in today’s technology driven business world. Panel discussions focused on being a woman in a technology company, being human resources in a technology company, and being an entrepreneur working with the technology industry.

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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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Winston Benefits Prepares for Open Enrollment Season with a Lobster Bake

Winston Benefits

This time of year is a busy one for everyone in the benefits industry, and we’re no exception. To give ourselves a break and get ready for the bustle of open enrollment, we recently had an employee lobster bake, and it was a blast. We’ve overhauled our wellness program, and we’re always looking for ways to provide fun and laid-back events for employees to spend time together and reduce stress.

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The Importance Of Learning And Development In An Ever-Changing World

Hppy

When looking at how to keep an organization in top form, learning and development can be one of the best ways. The Association for Talent Development , based in the United States, concludes that “organizations are more competitive, agile, and engaged when knowledge is constantly and freely shared.”. In fact, after surveying around 830 companies in 2015, they found that organizations with a culture of learning were some of the highest performers.

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How to Run a Small Business Without an Office

Take It Personel-ly

Get rid of those squeaky chairs. Tear down the cubicles. It’s time you start running your small business without an office. Most start-ups have ditched the traditional office setting. The constantly evolving state of technology has made it possible to be innovative in the workplace and try new things. You can even work from the … Continue reading How to Run a Small Business Without an Office.

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The Ripple Effect: The multi-faceted benefits of integrated software solutions for SMEs

Ascender

Sign up for our free white paper. In the increasingly competitive world of business – one in which employee and customer experience have become significant differentiators – getting the most out of your available resources is absolutely vital. As staff are undeniably a business’s most powerful resource, we look at the tools businesses can implement to automate repetitive and time-consuming tasks, remove the risk of human error and generally free up their employees time to focus on business growt

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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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Increase Safety and Security with Facial Recognition Technology

Asure Software

Managing time and attendance for your company can be challenging—especially when you have more than a few employees. From punch cards to time clocks, employees have tried almost everything to ensure their employees’ workdays are accurately and efficiently recorded. However, all methods have drawbacks. Punch cards are accurate, but require time-consuming processing by managers and … Continue reading "Increase Safety and Security with Facial Recognition Technology".

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How Multitasking Hurts Team Productivity And What You Can Do About It

Hppy

Every manager wants a team that can work on three or four different tasks at the same time, don’t they? An effective worker should be able to pivot from their day-to-day tasks to respond to emails or requests from clients and management or jump on an urgent task as it comes up. After all, a team that can multitask will get twice as much work done in half the time, right?

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Start Incorporating Tech In Retail Or You’ll Get Left In The Dust

Take It Personel-ly

Technology and business go hand-in-hand. The reliance on the internet and networks is ever increasing. Some people thought that simple brick-and-mortars businesses, like retailers, were impervious to change. There was increased competition, but the majority of people still go out to the store when they need something right away. Only now, tech is making its … Continue reading Start Incorporating Tech In Retail Or You’ll Get Left In The Dust.

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Employer Benefits Packages Can Promote Overall Financial Wellness

Winston Benefits

Stress can affect everything from health to family to job performance, and a major source of stress for many people is financial security. In an effort to promote overall health and well-being among employees, employers are looking for ways to promote financial wellness via benefits offerings. New studies show that the right combination of voluntary benefits can help employees feel more financially secure.

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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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Top Questions Interviewees Despise and Why You Should Ask Them

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Why Finance and HR Should Have a Close Working Relationship

Hppy

Many organisations have a challenge in forging a good working relationship between the finance department and the human resource (HR) department. Conflicts regarding the roles and goals of these departments are common in many organisations. The tension between the two departments starts from their traditional goals and perspectives. The belief that the finance department is solely concerned with money or costs and the HR department with people affects the relationship between these departments.

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Teachers: Making The Most Of Your Professional Development

Take It Personel-ly

When you finally got that last exam result, and could call yourself a qualified teacher, I’m sure you felt a massive relief wash over you. After all that hard study, trial and error, you were finally able to launch your career and start making a real difference to the youth of the nation. I hate … Continue reading Teachers: Making The Most Of Your Professional Development.

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Increase Security with Facial Recognition Technology

Asure Software

Managing time and attendance for your company can be challenging—especially when you have more than a few employees. From punch cards to time clocks, employees have tried almost everything to ensure their employees’ workdays are accurately and efficiently recorded. However, all methods have drawbacks. Punch cards are accurate, but require time-consuming processing by managers and … Continue reading "Increase Security with Facial Recognition Technology".

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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.