Achievers

JUNE 7, 2018

Analyze a Team’s Dynamics Before Prescribing Solutions. When I worked at Lowe’s Home Improvement, I managed a talent development team that supported several departments. Inevitably, one of my VPs or directors would call and ask for team building efforts. When I receive these requests, I can’t help but think that this is sort of like a patient asking a medical doctor to prescribe the latest pharmaceutical product as seen on TV.

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HR Bartender

JUNE 5, 2018

( Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Readex Research , which provides expert survey services to help businesses understand their internal and external customers. Their services include employee experience surveys. Enjoy the post!). According to the most recent data from Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the average time to fill is 36 days.

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cipHR

JUNE 5, 2018

Divya Shankar explores five signs that your small or medium-sized business is ready to introduce a people management system. It’s good business sense to use specially designed software to help you manage functions such as marketing and accountancy – so why wouldn’t you want to find a digital solution that’ll help you refine and automate your HR processes?

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Insperity

JUNE 5, 2018

When you see your employees breaking off in clumps, it’s likely they’re drawn to each other based on a common interest, work style, work location or personality. But what happens when those clumps turn into cliques at work? Let’s be clear: People tend to gravitate to others who understand them and where they feel safe. This isn’t a bad thing. Lifetime friendships can be born out of workplace relationships.

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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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Achievers

JUNE 5, 2018

According to the Work Institute’s 2017 Retention Report, 75% of the causes of employee turnover are preventable. That’s excellent news for your HR budget, as the cost of replacing entry-level employees alone hovers near $4,000 per position. A small change in human behavior can be enough to indicate damage in employee motivation. Yet, detecting early signs of employee disengagement is never an easy task.

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cipHR

JUNE 4, 2018

Social media can boost culture, collaborative, and give your business a competitive edge. Here are six compelling reasons why your organisation should plug into social networks. Employers can be quick to crack down on social media usage in the office when they are looking for a quick boost to staff productivity, or to prevent adverse publicity. But with an estimated 40% of people worldwide now actively using social media platforms, we’re rapidly reaching the point where their use should be accep

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Insperity

JUNE 7, 2018

Working with family and friends is a common practice for many small and medium-sized businesses, especially when a company is just starting out. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, almost 20 percent of U.S. businesses are family-owned. And many innovative companies got their start with two friends sharing a good idea.

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WEX Inc.

JUNE 8, 2018

We would like to give a big thank-you to everyone involved in last week’s Benefits Tech Connect event in Chicago! Brought to you by benefitexpress, Benefits Tech Connect is designed to bring together leading benefits insurance professionals for idea exchange and networking opportunities.

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HR Bartender

JUNE 7, 2018

Today’s reader note is a toughie. What do you do when it doesn’t look like anyone is supporting you? I have been a nurse for 32 years. I’m being harassed by a new manager reporting false allegations against me. I think he has an instant dislike for me. I have been intimidated by HR, harassed previously by my director, and now given a formal final disciplinary warning.

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Take It Personel-ly

JUNE 7, 2018

Work spaces are only effective if they’re optimized for productivity and work flow. With a good work space, you can get more work done with less stress. Here are the 10 ways I’ve optimized my work space: 1. Make Distractions Harder to Access Little distractions are all it takes to break my focus and make […].

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Winston Benefits

JUNE 5, 2018

The fifth annual Guardian Workplace Benefits Study says employers are accelerating adoption of benefits technology to meet the needs of tomorrow’s workplace. In the past five years, most employers have increased the amount of money spent on benefits technology, and half of companies expect to spend even more within the next three years. Three primary factors have contributed to this increase in spending on benefits tech.

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WEX Inc.

JUNE 5, 2018

With annual enrollment quickly approaching, you've probably been hard at work drafting and finalizing plan design, but have you taken time to review and set your enrollment communication strategy (ECS) goals? First, take some time to reflect on last year’s efforts, then set goals for the enrollment. As corporate influence and direction change, so too will the scope and direction of your ECS goals.

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Hppy

JUNE 5, 2018

Why is employee engagement critical to an organization? Many think “getting more employees involved” is the end game. That’s true, but for what purpose? To make every person feel like they are making a contribution? To make them happier? To make them more supportive of leadership? If the purpose of employee engagement isn’t clearly defined, and a disciplined process to achieve that purpose isn’t established, the best that can happen is busyness and dysfunction.

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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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Take It Personel-ly

JUNE 8, 2018

Freelance writing has rapidly become one of the modern-day career choices for people all over the world. With the ability to work with just a simple laptop and your mind, more and more people are choosing to leave the traditional confines of a house and office and set up their office in some of the […].

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SnackNation

JUNE 8, 2018

The Executive Assistant’s Guide: Tips for Getting a Promotion or Raise. “Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.” – Oprah Winfrey. At some point, we’ve all had to grow up and learn that wishes don’t simply come true. We have to make them true. If you wish for a raise or a promotion, then you’ve come to the right place. We’ll do more than just tell you how to get a raise or a promotion.

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Wellable

JUNE 4, 2018

New data suggests that delivering a paycheck and “standard” benefits is no longer enough to retain employees. According to the Global Employee Benefits Watch report from Thomsons Online Benefits, employees want to feel personally cared about. Specifically, the survey found that employees who feel that their employer-provided benefits actually have a positive impact on their lives are 40%+ more likely to declare themselves loyal to the company.

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Business Management Daily

JUNE 7, 2018

Employers don’t have to comply with the FMLA unless they employ 50 or more employees. However, they can’t escape being covered by creating smaller, wholly owned enterprises. The post Too small for FMLA to apply? Don’t count on it appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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Employment

Take It Personel-ly

JUNE 4, 2018

In today’s digital landscape, the nature of marketing is constantly evolving and the success of your business depends on how you stay ahead of that digital marketing curve and engage prospective customers. The online world provides a lot of opportunities for different marketing strategies and ways to reach out to different groups of people. Here […].

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SnackNation

JUNE 8, 2018

Boost Your Employee Recognition Skills and Words (Templates Included). Sometimes the right words are hard to find. It’s why there’s an entire industry devoted to professionally written, mass-produced cards to say everything from “thank you,” to “happy birthday,” to “I’m sorry”. Finding the right employee recognition words presents its own unique set of challenges.

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Wellable

JUNE 6, 2018

Last month, Google announced a new suite of tools for its latest Android platform to help users better manage their screen time. The features included enhanced do not disturb functionality and time limits on apps. On Monday, Apple, at its Worldwide Developer Conference, followed the lead of Google and announced a series of new controls that will allow iOS users to monitor how much time they spend on devices, set time limits on app usage, and control the distraction of notifications.

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Hireology

JUNE 4, 2018

Note: This post originally appeared on Inc.com , where Hireology co-founder and CEO Adam Robinson is a regular contributor. When researchers Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter looked at the factors that separated exceptional leaders from the pack, one trait stood out above the rest: compassion. In surveying over 1,000 business leaders across more than 800 organizations, they found that leaders who exhibited (or were perceived by the team to exhibit) high levels of compassion had teams who sc

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Take It Personel-ly

JUNE 6, 2018

It seems more and more people are taking the plunge into entrepreneurship. With the rise of the internet, the popularity of online shopping and the ability to dropship, launching a business has never looked easier, though there will always be challenges to face. One of the largest and most common of these challenges is funding […].

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UpstartHR

JUNE 4, 2018

Note: if this concept interests you then you definitely need to click here and sign up to get a heads up when my new book is coming out later this year. In the book I tell dozens of similar stories along with leveraging research and examples of AI technology to support HR, recruiting, and talent. It’s written in my usual, down-to-earth style and will introduce you to a wide variety of use cases, vendors in the HR tech space that are doing interesting work with AI, algorithms, machine learning, a

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Ascender

JUNE 6, 2018

On the 25th May, the European Union (EU) brought the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into force. This is one of the biggest changes to data protection rules over the last two decades and will change the way businesses collect, process, store, transmit and use two types of data: personal data and, its subset, sensitive data. Although it is an EU regulation, its scope is far-reaching and will include many businesses and organisations operating outside of the EU.

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Business Management Daily

JUNE 5, 2018

Sexual harassment claims are on the rise, in the wake of the #MeToo social media movement. Some alleged harassers are fighting back, arguing that the accusations do irreparable harm to their reputations. And they’re not just threatening to file lawsuits. The post In #MeToo era, accused harassers may seek injunctions to stop internal investigations appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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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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