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Company Culture: 5 Traits of Top-Rated Workplaces

Achievers

“Build a stronger company culture” may be on your strategic goals list for the coming year, but how do you translate that vague-sounding objective into action? What does “company culture” consist of, and how can you strengthen it? Improving your employer brand is not complex, but it does entail more than adding a ping-pong table and weekly boxes of donuts.

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Supporting staff through the menopause: what employers need to know

cipHR

Talking about this life stage and educating all staff will benefit your organisation and those experiencing symptoms. We all know someone who has been through, will experience or is currently going through it – but what do you really know about the menopause, and how it affects the person experiencing it? Reproductive health is still a taboo subject in the workplace, yet the effects of the menopause can adversely affect performance.

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Health is Wealth even for Remote Workers: Tips to Keep Healthy While Working At Home

Take It Personel-ly

A remote worker shared that she gained as much as 40 pounds within just a year working from home. Does this sound familiar to you? Working from home may have its advantages like flexible hours and being your own boss, but one of the struggles is to keep oneself healthy. Here are some tips to help […].

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How To Develop Your Employees’ Leadership Strengths

15Five

Leadership isn’t about authority. Contrary to what most believe, leadership is an opportunity to serve and empower others. By creating the space for people to discover their natural talents, those at the top can help to develop leadership strengths on every level. Unfortunately, companies often fall short of actually utilizing the leadership strengths of their people because they aren’t taking the time to discern their personal talents.

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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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Productivity tips to get things done

Business Management Daily

How to keep up with all the demands placed upon you in a time-compressed world and maintain quality. The post Productivity tips to get things done appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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7 Ways to Inspire Disengaged Employees

Take It Personel-ly

Even the best, hard-working employees need to be motivated and encouraged from time to time. Any work can become monotonous sooner or later. Your job, as an entrepreneur or a team leader, is to recognize these situations and to help employees regain their motivation. Here are some of the best, and most constructive ways of […].

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Managing emotional employees: 10 tips for keeping your cool

Insperity

Every leader dreads managing emotional employees. Whether it’s tears, anger or screaming fits, the extremes of emotion leave both the supervisor and the employee – and anyone within earshot of the outburst — feeling embarrassed and stressed. How do you stay calm and get your point across when confronted by emotional employees? How do you prepare for this scenario?

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‘The more digitised we are, the more human we become’

cipHR

Unilever CHRO Leena Nair urges HR professionals to work with ‘confidence’ and ‘swagger’ at CognitionX event. HR professionals need to “junk all the self-doubt and work with some swagger and confidence,” said Leena Nair , Unilever’s chief HR officer (CHRO) at the 2019 CogX festival yesterday (10 June). Taking part in a ‘fireside chat’ with HR analytics guru David Green, Nair offered her thoughts on HR’s role in leading digital transformation, and its place in organisations.

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How to Make Your Job Descriptions Google and Job Board-Friendly

Hireology

Today’s job seekers have countless options at the tips of their fingers when it comes to researching and applying to new roles. Between job boards, social media sites, referrals and reading job descriptions on individual company career sites, it can be difficult for employers to break through the noise and reach top job seekers where they’re searching in today’s competitive market.

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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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Capitalising on the Changing Social Media Marketing Opportunities

Take It Personel-ly

In today’s digital age, people rely on technology more than ever. Many people own multiple digital devices – including mobile phones, laptops and tablets – and spend several hours a day online. This new trend means that effective online marketing is now one of the most important ways to build a successful modern business. Social […].

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What Employees Want May Be Making Them Unwell

Wellable

Smoking is not a healthy habit. That’s indisputable, but still, 34.3 million people in the U.S. smoke. It’s also important to start early to save for retirement, yet one in four adults don’t save any money for that purpose.

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Standing Ovation: Recognizing Exceptional Employees | Rachael Downing

WEX Inc.

Employee Recognition Program. A standing ovation is a reward program at benefitexpress that honors employees who have gone above and beyond in fulfilling our Community Pillars. Each quarter, nominations are tallied, read, and carefully considered before being awarded at our company 'Town Hall' all-staff meetings where the final nominations are read aloud to highlight just how much the winners have done to deserve the award.

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Case Study: Kocourek Automotive Cuts Hiring Time to 21 Days with Hireology

Hireology

Between historically-low unemployment and limited job seekers interest in dealership careers, hiring has never been more challenging in the retail automotive industry. And it’s critical to fill open roles as efficiently as possible, because for each day a dealership has an open role, an average of $1,000 in gross profit is lost. Kocourek Automotive , a Wisconsin-based dealership group, understands the importance of hiring the right team to drive productivity, profitability and customer service.

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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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Top Tips for Delivering a Mesmerising Academic Presentation

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Trembling voice? Shortness of breath? Accelerated heartbeat? If you have experienced any of these reactions when delivering an academic presentation, you are not alone! Presenting materials to academic audiences is no joke and for many of us it can be a source of great stress. The physiological response activated by our body in conditions of […].

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The 10 Secrets to Strong Communication Skills in the Workplace

Vantage Circle

The #1 criteria for advancement and promotion for professionals is the ability to communicate effectively. ~Ralph G. Nichols. The ability to communicate and connect is one of the vital reasons for workplace success. You may have all the technical skills or you may look very efficient in papers. But if you do not have good communication skills, it may become a roadblock in your growth.

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10 Unique Ways to Invest in Your Employees and Reduce Turnover

WEX Inc.

The most important asset of any company? Employees. Competition for talent is growing - making outstanding employees tough to find and even harder to replace. By investing in their personal growth and career development, you can help them feel secure and valued by your organization. With that said, if you're not investing in your employees, you're not truly investing in the future of your business.

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New Zealand’s Bold Step Toward Well-Being

Wellable

Companies are looking at ways to improve overall employee wellness but never has this initiative been taken on by an entire country. That’s what is happening in New Zealand, whose government has added social outcome goals along with traditional economic metrics to measure the country’s success.

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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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Tips For Starting Your Own Equipment Hire Management Business

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Are you thinking about starting your own business? There are many things that you need to figure out before you do this, including finding the niche for your business, funding it and getting your name out there. One of the common business ideas that many people are starting is an equipment hire management business. In […].

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The Latest Research on Employee Pay, Benefits, and Engagement

Winston Benefits

It might be difficult to believe, but we’re nearing the halfway point of 2019. And with that mark on the horizon, it’s a fine time to begin thinking about the year’s emerging trends in employee pay, benefits and engagement. We’ve gathered the latest research on these topics, and while some of the findings indicate a continuation of trends from years past, there are insights that you may find surprising.

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3 Ideas for Improving Employee Satisfaction and Retention with Your Benefits Administration Investment

WEX Inc.

Ideas for improving employee satisfaction and retention. There are many ways to improve employee satisfaction and make a positive impact on your employee's lives. When it comes down to it, empowering employees with a supportive, well-designed benefits offering process allows for more engagement and ultimately, higher satisfaction. After all, benefits are a valuable part of total compensation - and as a result, a driver of employee satisfaction.

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School’s out! Now what? Summer child care tips

Benefit Resource Inc.

It can be a bit of a struggle to figure out what to do with your kids once they’re home for the summer. Dependent Care Account to the rescue! No more pencils, no more books. No more teacher’s dirty looks… -School’s Out, Alice Cooper. If you have a Dependent Care Account, you may be able to use it to pay for summer child care.

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Transform Employee Wellbeing and Control Costs Through Data-Driven Strategies

In today's dynamic business environment, HR leaders face immense pressure to optimize costs while maintaining a competitive edge to attract, retain and engage their workforce. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on. Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success.

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Three Indications Your Debt Has Reached Critical Status

Take It Personel-ly

When things are standard, we tend to remark about them less often. This is good logic for conversing with a group of people, not so much for racking up debt. And nothing is more American than debt these days. Around 80 percent of adults have some form of it through mortgages, student loans, vehicle payments, […].

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Marijuana laws present challenges for employers

Business Management Daily

The post Marijuana laws present challenges for employers appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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5 Best US Cities to Work as a Teacher

HR Digest

On every list of amazing professions, teaching will always be a constant, and will also rank high. The reason is that teachers are immense contributors to the future of every child and that of society as a whole. These contributions notwithstanding, teachers generally don’t get adequate financial compensation as compared to other professions, though most states are responding to this challenge.

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20+ Simple High-Fiber Snacks That Keep You Fuller Longer

SnackNation

20+ Simple High-Fiber Snacks That Keep You Fuller Longer. Do the words “high-fiber snack” make you think of bran muffins, aggressively crunchy crackers, or chalky supplements? Then it might be time to rethink everything you know about high-fiber snacking. You don’t need to use additives or force down flavorless grains to get more fiber from your snacks; you simply need to know which delicious snacks and ingredients come already rich with fiber.

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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.