December, 2018

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3 Ways to Improve How You Measure Employee Engagement

Achievers

Employee engagement has been one of the cornerstones of successful HR management for the last decade. Measuring engagement is like putting a thermometer into various parts of the organization to get a pulse of how your employees are doing. It is vital that you accurately measure employee engagement in order to gather insight on your workforce and learn how to improve your engagement strategy moving forward.

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Kim Cameron On Mastering Your 1-on-1 Meetings

15Five

What separates high performing organizations from all the rest? Research shows that quality 1-on-1 meetings — those indispensable conversations between managers and employees — are a huge factor! One-on-ones can range from dreaded, “check-the-box” status updates to energizing, even life-changing conversations. As we’ll see below, science shows the best conversations have several things in common.

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A Q&A with Hireology’s Talent Acquisition Manager: How We Hire in Today’s Competitive Market

Hireology

Hireology has seen significant growth throughout 2018 – we’ve received nearly 13,000 applicants, 7,000 quality candidates and hired more than 100 new employees. Leading up to the New Year, we wanted to sit down with our Manager of Talent Acquisition, Rachel Wilhelm, to discuss our hiring efforts in more detail, and how we continue to attract top talent in today’s competitive market.

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7 Key Advantages of Diversity in the Workplace and Why it Matters

Vantage Circle

If you are not living under a rock or have cut yourself out of this social world, then you must know the importance of diversity in the workplace. Bringing diversity in the workplace is not a trend to follow nor a quota a company needs to meet. It is also not only a social responsibility to practice diversity in the workplace. We intuitively know that it’s a pathway where every corporate need to walk along.

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We’re Here to Help! How to Navigate Your Top HR Priorities

Are you helping your people proactively plan for retirement? How are you prioritizing the mental health of your HR team? These are a few of the questions that HR professionals are seeking answers to today. Luckily, Gallagher’s consultants came together with four robust articles (and one infographic) that help address these pain points and provide you with proactive planning tips to help you simplify, personalize and create flexibility in your benefits offerings to help ensure your people thrive

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An Introvert’s Guide to the Office Party

Take It Personel-ly

Do you feel daunted at the prospect of office parties? You’re not alone. Social gatherings with colleagues are tricky territory for anyone. But for introverts, even the most informal get-togethers can be uncomfortable. From striking up conversation with people you barely know to the pressure of making a good impression on your boss, office parties […].

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6 Mind-Blowing Stats on Employee Engagement

Achievers

If you’ve been casual about the topic of employee engagement or figured that your employees are probably doing fine (because you’d know if something wasn’t working, right?), it’s time to take a second look. Employee engagement can seem like a vague topic since it doesn’t show up as a line item on your end-of-quarter financials, but it actually has a significant impact on how nicely those numbers stack up.

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21 Top Talent Management, People Ops, And HR Conferences In 2019

15Five

Human Resource professionals understand more than most why learning and development opportunities are vital. One study found that a whopping two-thirds of employees actually changed jobs due to a lack of L&D. Perhaps this is because many companies don’t know how to create a learning and development program internally, or lack the resources to provide what they see as a perk, via external learning experiences like conferences and seminars.

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What Tops Financial Stress for Employees?

Best Money Moves

What tops financial stress for employees? Retirement and student loan debt, among other financial issues, worry employees enough to inhibit productivity, but financial wellness programs can help them take control and regain focus at work. John Hancock released their annual Financial Stress Survey this week and the findings are worrisome. An overwhelming majority (69%) of American employees experience financial stress.

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Top 10 HR trends of the decade

Insperity

The way we work has changed tremendously over the last 10 years, and out of necessity HR has changed with it. Gone are the days when human resources was largely an administrative, paper-pushing department that served as the gatekeeper for job applications and benefits enrollment. HR has evolved into a fundamental asset for any successful business, one utilizing sophisticated resources and technology to help companies operate more efficiently and strategically.

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4-Week Roadmap for New Hires

Nearly one-quarter of employees (23%) admit they’ve cried within the first week! Give new hires a positive start with this four-week onboarding roadmap. This schedule outlines all the turns, detours, and speedbumps new hires can expect in their first month. We’ve included suggestions for each week to help you make your new employees’ highway to success an easy road.

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How To Help Your Employees Reach Their Potential – #NewYear

Take It Personel-ly

Being the individual in charge does not mean that your days should be spent sitting behind a desk. You are responsible for your employees and discovering what they can bring to the business. The best leaders not only improve themselves, but those around them. Here are a few ways you can help your employees reach […].

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What Managers need to know about Anger in the Workplace

HR Digest

Anger is a perfectly healthy emotion that ranges from mild irritation to intense rage. It’s something we all experience from time to time and can be expressed in different forms ranging from giving someone the cold shoulders to throwing a temper tantrum. In rare cases, anger can send you over the edge. The consequences of poorly managed anger in the workplace can range from reduced productivity and increased turnover to physical injury and property damage.

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3 Steps: How to Create a Culture of Change That Motivates and Inspires

Achievers

How can your company innovate fast enough to surpass the competition? And at the same time, what can you do to maximize the human aspect of the organization and create stability in execution? An agile organization could be the answer. Such structures have a 70 percent chance of being in the top quartile of organizational health , the best indicator of long-term performance.

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We’re Only Human 46: New Methods for Educating the Future Leaders of HR

UpstartHR

Today, everyone is fascinated with talking about the “future of work.” But who is the future of work? That’s right–students. The kids (we’re old enough to call them kids, right?) that are coming up behind us are going to truly BE the future of the workplace. In today’s episode of We’re Only Human, Ben takes the opportunity to sit down with a long-time friend, Matt Stollak, to talk about these ideas.

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How to Make The Best Benefits Decisions for 2025's Workforce: An HR and Total Rewards Guide

Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

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Eight key HR trends for 2019

cipHR

Experts assess the likely challenges for HR in the year ahead, from AI to Brexit, engagement, and skills gaps. Between the introduction of gender pay gap reporting and the GDPR, and the myriad factors affecting individual organisations, 2018 has been a busy year for HR teams. And the profession is set to face an even greater variety of challenges in 2019: here are eight that our panel of experts have picked as the ones to watch over the next 12 months. . 1.

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6 ways to give employees purpose without sacrificing profits

Insperity

Business leaders understand that long-term corporate success is achieved through a balance of generating profits and inspiring a sense of purpose in employees. Nonetheless, it’s easy to lose sight of the latter in pursuit of hitting growth targets, hiring staff and the daily rigors of operating a business. It’s natural and common for people to seek meaning in their life – by positively impacting their coworkers, their company or their community.

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How to Make Readers Fall in Love With Your Article in 10 Seconds

Take It Personel-ly

Content marketing is a time-tested strategy used by businesses and digital marketers all over the world to capture people’s attention and turn them into regular customers. Nowadays, however, publishing terrific content on your blog isn’t enough to win audiences over; you need to make them fall in love with your written pieces? and fast! So […].

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Payroll Trends: What to look out for in 2019

Ascender

Payroll is changing: What to look out for in 2019. As new technologies like artificial intelligence and the internet of things (IoT) look to fundamentally alter industries around the globe, payroll is expected to change greatly in the coming years. But how far off are those changes, and what does its immediate future look like? To get a clearer idea of where payroll and the broader human resources (HR) industry is headed, it is apt to analyse what 2018 brought.

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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Leveraging Recognition and Feedback to Boost Employee Engagement

Achievers

Employee engagement is an ongoing issue. What can we do to effectively engage employees? Start with recognition and feedback. According to Aptitude Research Partners , companies identified recognition as having the greatest impact on engagement. And it doesn’t stop at recognition. Go the extra mile with employee feedback, pulse data and personalized actions in real-time to immediately address any disengagement.

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A Guide to Use Sales Resume Keywords Effectively

HR Digest

“ Goal oriented,” “quick learner,” “problem solving.” Now it’s good to toot your own horn on your resume, but how are you going to brag about your sales abilities using common buzzwords. Great sales jobs are highly competitive, so to land a sought-after job you’re going to have to put your best foot forward. This means using top sales keywords on your resume and cover letter to showcase the skills your prospective employer is looking for.

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Using Employee Feedback to Guide Decision Making

UpstartHR

Almost every conversation our team has with business leaders touches on today’s pace of change. That pace often prompts employers to make quick decisions, but the problem is those are not always made with the right data on hand. For example, you’re looking for ways to educate your workforce and provide them with the information they need to excel. But you’re using last year’s employee feedback survey as the basis.

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What’s Wrong With Wellness Program Incentives?

Best Money Moves

What’s wrong with wellness program incentives? ROI isn’t proven, employees feel forced into participation, and worse, wellness programs can increase weight-based discrimination and stigma in the workplace, which results in increased obesity and decreased well-being. Workplace wellness programs have long been criticized as ineffective and lacking ROI , but financial incentives for wellness program participation are even more controversial.

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The Diversity Reckoning: Can HR Survive Without New Perspectives?

Speaker: Jeremy York

2024 has tested every organization, and 2025 promises no less - the warning signs are everywhere. If you’re relying on superficial approaches to diversity, you might find yourself scrambling to catch up. Thought diversity - the fuel for new ideas, fresh perspectives, and disruptive innovation - is more than a buzzword. It's a survival strategy. And if you’re not building it into your workplace culture right now , you’re heading for trouble.

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The Difference Between Master Data Management and Data Management

Take It Personel-ly

Master data management and data management are two terms that people often use interchangeably. But consultant Sam Ovens says that this is wrong because they are two distinct fields. Getting it wrong can mean not having an effective strategy for dealing with data within your business. This guide is going to reveal exactly what these […].

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7 Key Advantages of Diversity in the Workplace and Why it Matters

Vantage Circle

If you are not living under a rock or have cut yourself out of this social world, then you must know the importance of diversity in the workplace. Bringing diversity in the workplace is not a trend to follow nor a quota a company needs to meet. It is also not only a social responsibility to embrace diversity in the workplace. We intuitively know that it’s a pathway where every corporate need to walk along.

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Leaders Who Drink Their Own Koolaid

Achievers

“Leaders are surrounded by liars.” Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries. It really doesn’t amaze me how some leaders come to feel they are a cut above. After all, who can blame them? As they climb the organizational ladder, the probability that they’re getting honest feedback rapidly diminishes. Certainly, those above them may still be candid, but those on the lower rungs, not so much.

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What to Do When a Coworker Has an Angry Outburst?

HR Digest

Do you need to be defensive when a coworker has an angry outburst or simply allow them to keep making your workplace hostile? Angry outburst is not a new workplace issue but needs to be addressed when it becoming a tradition. Hi Jane, I have had to deal with angry outbursts from colleagues at work many times but none is as regular and disturbing as this.

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Testing Innovations in Cancer: How to evaluate and use new technologies

Amidst rising cancer prevalence and soaring costs, new cancer technologies and innovations are emerging to support the early detection, treatment, and surveillance of cancer. Read this guide to understand how to evaluate these solutions for your employees and members – and to learn more about the current state of coverage, clinical and cost effectiveness, and impact on quality and outcomes.