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Appreciation in the Workplace: Why It Matters

Achievers

I’m lucky to have two beautiful daughters and since working nearly 15 years advocating for appreciation in the workplace , I’ve been implanting into their brains the importance of recognition and why you need to treat people the right way. A few years back, I was on vacation in Mauritius, a beautiful island with incredible hotels. We came to the end of our two weeks stay and my daughters, aged 8 and 10 at the time, wanted to write a personal thank you note to the workers of the children’s club t

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Bookmark This! The Rise of Human Experience Management #HXM

HR Bartender

If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that we’re human. And we want to be treated as such. This includes our work experience. Yes, we’re technically an employee or a manager or maybe a freelancer, but we want to be treated as a human. Our friends at SAP SuccessFactors launched a LinkedIn Live series recently called “The Rise of HXM – Human Experience Management”.

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Select Your Managers Carefully and Empower Them to Build the Best Team 

Hireology

To receive a promotion from individual contributor to manager is one of the most rewarding events in a person’s professional life. It likely means that you excelled in your previous role and show significant potential to be a leader in the business. In retail automotive, holding a sales or service management role is a necessary step in one’s journey to lead, or even own, an entire dealership.

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How HR can tackle employee loneliness when working remotely

cipHR

From communicating openly, to raising awareness of loneliness, here’s how HR can support employees who feel isolated or alone. How many of us have felt isolated or lonely during the pandemic? Between 3 April and 3 May 2020 , 2.6 million adults in the UK reported that they “often” or “always” felt lonely. Lockdown meant no socialising with others in person and while this might have come as a relief to some, to others it resulted in increased feelings of loneliness.

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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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How Influencer Marketing Can Benefit Your Social Strategy

Take It Personel-ly

Even if you have never engaged in influencer marketing in your own business, you have likely been impacted or influenced by it. Today, this is one of the best ways to build your brand online while raising awareness among your audience. Today, influencer marketing, such as individuals discussing information about your product, like “what is […].

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Calculating the Cost of a Bad Hire – What’s Your Formula?

Hireology

If you’ve been in business for a while, chances are you’ve made at least one hiring mistake you wish you could take back. Whether a new employee was a complete disaster or just didn’t live up to expectations, a poor fit can cost your business time, resources, and of course, money. When hiring is rushed, it’s easy to pick the wrong individual for a role.

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6 Ways To Practice Mindful Leadership In The Workplace

Vantage Circle

Being a leader is always a work in progress. A good leader seeks to unlearn and learn the traits required to create a happy and creative work environment. The art of practicing mindful leadership is definitely a quality crucial to your leadership development. In the book Finding The Space To Lead , Jannice Moruno stated that: A leader is a person who has an unusual degree of power to project on other people his or her shadow, or his or her light.

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Profitable Work from Home Jobs in 2020

Take It Personel-ly

There has never been a time in history when people could choose what they want to work for a living or pursue any chosen career without facing limitations, as they can today. The place of residence, the average wage in the country of residence, or the availability of quality education are no longer a hurdle […].

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Most Influential HR Leaders Powerlist

HR Digest

Global HR Leaders Changing The Corporate World . HR Leaders had a difficult job prior to the pandemic. The current crisis has brought to focus two of the biggest challenges in front of human resource departments at the world’s leading organizations. One is the need to juggle a wide array of everyday concerns. The other is the extraordinary pace of “digital transformation,” which has exacerbated the pressure on organizations to adapt.

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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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The Product Specialist Job Description Blueprint

Hireology

Employing product specialists at your dealership shows that you understand today’s customer. Especially given the social distancing mandates and additional safety precautions, your customers don’t want to spend hours of back and forth with a salesperson. They want to talk to someone knowledgeable that can answer specific questions about particular products. .

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Managing Employee Healthcare Costs in 2021

Best Money Moves

Managing employee healthcare costs in 2021. What the average health insurance premium costs and changes employers are making to health benefits offerings in the new year. The ever increasing cost of healthcare combined with uncertainty about coverage, deductibles and copays keep some employees from getting the medical care they need. More than 40 percent of employees have deferred medical care because of financial concerns, according to research by Willis Tower Watson.

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How To Maintain Confidence In Your Workplace Following COVID-19

Take It Personel-ly

Workplace cleanliness is more important now than ever, and effective cleaning and decontamination are vital when it comes to reassuring employees that the workplace is safe and secure. A lot of employees are feeling a certain sense of anxiety about returning to a physical workplace, which is completely understandable given the COVID-19 crisis. Over the […].

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The Four C’s to Helping Employees Embrace Change at Work during COVID

HR Digest

Since March, the pandemic has impacted many aspects of our lives – especially our working lives. 42 percent of the U.S. workforce is now working from home as a result of social distancing measures to proactively help reduce the spread of the virus. This percentage accounts for two-thirds of today’s workers who are contributing to our economy. In addition to this drastic shift in how and where the majority of us work, other challenges have risen that otherwise would have been nonexistent pr

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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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The Link Between Talent Acquisition and Quality Ratings

Hireology

The Five-Star Quality Rating System is constantly changing and expanding, with the most recent changes implemented at the beginning of this year. However, it helps to start at the beginning, so here’s a quick refresher and overview of the program before we discuss its effects. . What is the Five-Star Quality Rating System? In December 2008, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) created the Five-Star Quality Rating System in order to provide patients and their families with a si

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Small business health insurance costs: What can you expect?

PeopleKeep

Offering group health insurance is expensive—especially for small organizations. Organizations with fewer than 50 employees typically have smaller budgets, fewer management resources at their disposal, and struggle to meet participation requirements for group health plans. All of these factors increase the total cost of offering a group health insurance policy beyond already pricey premiums.

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Moving with Kids: How to Make It Less Stressful for Everyone

Take It Personel-ly

Moving from your family home to a different house or apartment can be very stressful for everyone involved, kids especially. While adults understand everything that’s going on, kids don’t yet have the ability to focus on the positive changes and make the best of the move. Therefore, moving with children requires some extra care to […].

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Highest Paying Jobs for 2020 : Jobs With Highest Salary

HR Digest

Choosing an ideal career path can be like overcoming a difficult terrain with no sight of what the future might behold. One needs to acquire proper knowledge and understanding of their skills, talents and capabilities. They also need to know about the future prospects and probable income opportunities in each field. If we look into various statistics, it is generally always seen that most of the highest paying careers are in medicine, for obvious reasons such as that the healthcare system is in

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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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A return-to-work process after an extended employee absence

Insperity

The return to work can be a significant transition for your employees who have been out of the office for weeks to months. You’ll have to help them reacclimate to the workplace as smoothly and quickly as possible. Reasons for extended leaves of absence or time out of the physical office include: An employee’s health or medical issue Injury Disability Health or medical issue involving an employee’s close family member Lengthy personal leave or sabbatical Some sort of disaster, including natural d

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COVID-19 vs. The Employee Benefits Broker | benefitexpress

WEX Inc.

How An Employee Benefits Broker Can Navigate COVID-19 Challenges. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, brokers have been at the front lines managing the changes that have turned the U.S. employee benefits world upside down.

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Natural Ways for Athletes to Deal With Pain & Injuries

Take It Personel-ly

If you are a professional athlete or someone that is interested in getting into the professional ranks, there are several different natural ways for athletes to deal with injuries and pain. These methods are used to help athletes get through their injuries and avoid further damage to the body. Get Proper Medical Care First Many […].

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CISCO’s Francine Katsoudas on the Value of a Conscious Culture

HR Digest

In these challenging times, Francine Katsoudas, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer of CISCO, is making a herculean effort to build on the advantages of a values-driven corporate culture. In a conversation with The HR Digest, she explains why a conscious culture plays a dominant role in motivating employees at the world’s leading information technology and networking company. .

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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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Managing young workers in the new working world

Business Management Daily

Entry-level hires and interns generally approach the first “real” step on their career path with a mixture of excitement and nerves. They want to make a good impression and be on their way to rising up the ranks, but lack of experience can rattle confidence. Solid onboarding and training strengthens comfort level and assists in forming a connection with the employer.

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8 reasons to hire military veterans – and how they can benefit your business

Insperity

Have you ever received a resume from a job candidate with military experience, but weren’t sure whether they were the right fit for what you were looking for? Because of Hollywood, much of the public has a one-dimensional perception of military members: Someone in camouflage trekking through exotic terrain, armed with a rifle and a grenade launcher, always handily facing down danger.

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4 Ways to Smooth Out the Process of Distributing Your Goods to Retailers

Take It Personel-ly

Distribution is a huge part of any business that deals in physical goods. People usually refer to it as a chain using multiple links. These links have to sync with one another to provide the best service. Although this process can seem overly complex, there are ways you as a business owner or manager can […].

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How to Switch to Your Spouse's Health Insurance Policy Midyear

PeopleKeep

Married couples share a lot of things, including health insurance coverage in some cases. If you want to switch to a spouse’s policy—or your spouse wants to enroll in yours—it’s usually an easy task to accomplish. However, it’s important to get the timing right and to know when you’re eligible for special enrollment periods.

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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.