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Reframe: Strategic Thinking When You Need It Most by Nick Noyes

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Strategic thinking is always important; it’s a critical foundation skill for effective leaders. But in crucible leadership moments like the present, it has outsized importance. When rapid change is happening all around us, even the immediate future is wildly uncertain, and the potential range of outcomes is vast, this is when strategic thinking is most needed.

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5 Tips for Recruiting Remote Workers

Achievers

The dominos are starting to fall as companies across the world are making the announcement : remote work is here to stay. With giants like Twitter, Square, Facebook, and Microsoft leading the way, distributed teams could be 100 percent virtual and (if it happens at all) it could take months for people to meet in person for the first time. With this change happening so fast, it’s time to consider how attracting and recruiting top talent changes, and what we can do about it.

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The Future of Talent Management

HR Bartender

When I worked in an office environment, I tried to spend a lot of time walking around. It was a great opportunity to be visible and chat with employees. It also got me into the habit of always having a notebook with me. Employees would ask questions and I needed some way to remember. Fast forward to today, I still carry a notebook with me to jot down ideas.

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Employee Retention - The Real Cost of Losing an Employee

PeopleKeep

For businesses to thrive in today’s economy, finding and retaining the best employees is important. This is especially true for small businesses and nonprofits competing with larger businesses, and larger budgets, for top talent. Benefits play a large role in employee retention, and employees want benefits personalized to their needs. Learn how to calculate retention rates.

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Future-Proof Your Talent Pipeline

Get ready for the future of business. As HR navigates an ongoing labor shortage, leaders need stronger, more adaptable recruiting strategies. Do you have the tools you need to build a talent pipeline that drives sustainable business growth?

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6 Common Finance Mistakes to Avoid for Small Businesses

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Did you know that around 20 percent of small businesses fail within the first year? And, that about 50 percent of small businesses fail within five years? While there are a variety of reasons that small businesses fail, a lot of times, it comes down to finances. To keep your small business afloat, you need to make […].

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Organizations are Focused on Using People Analytics As a Competitive Advantage

HR Bartender

As organizations spend more time trying to recover from the business impact of COVID-19 , they will turn to data to help them. It makes total sense. Organizations have been using data to help them grow their businesses for years. This will be no different. What may be different is the type of data that organizations collect and how they analyze and make decisions from the data.

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How To Have Clearing Conversations At Work

15Five

Tough conversations are a constant—and necessary—aspect of building a strong, connected, and diverse workforce. When you bring together different backgrounds, opinions, and priorities in the workplace, friction sometimes can’t be avoided. In a global study by CCP , more than 85% of employees cited experiencing conflict at work. So if disconnection is inevitable, how do we work towards clear and consistent conflict resolution?

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9 Costly Business Mistakes Every Entrepreneur Needs to Avoid

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Too many entrepreneurs fall into the common small business pitfalls and end up losing everything. According to the Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, only about half of businesses survive past five years. So what does it take to avoid those costly mistakes and continue living the American dream? Keep reading this comprehensive guide to discover nine […].

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Working from home with kids: 5 ways to help employees

Insperity

Working from home with kids isn’t best practice, but during a prolonged crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, many of your parent employees may find this incredibly demanding scenario unavoidable. Parents who work remotely while schools and daycares are closed must essentially take on an extra full-time job as teacher-caretaker. While many of these parents can split caretaking responsibilities with partners who are also working from home, some may be the only person available to watch their school-

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Understanding Group Medicare for an Aging Workforce: Key Considerations for HR Leaders

Speaker: Shawnequa Albert

As our workforce evolves, so must the way we support it. With more employees choosing to work beyond age 65, HR leaders are increasingly being called upon to guide aging employees through one of the most complex transitions in their professional lives - from employer sponsored plans to Group Medicare. Without clear guidance, confusion around eligibility, coverage options, and cost implications can lead to uncertainty and missed opportunities for optimized benefits.

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The 30 Best Thank You Messages For Boss

Vantage Circle

Daily work occurrences call for us to write thank you messages for boss but most of us fail to express it in a proper manner. Showing gratitude to your boss through a handwritten note or even an email is the best way to show appreciation. An elegantly worded thank you note can make anyone’s day. Even your boss’s. After all, why should appreciation be limited to only the top-down?

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Upcoming Virtual Events for HR and Employee Benefits

Flimp Communications

In the era of the New Normal, children aren’t the only ones who’ve had to embrace digital learning. With so many annual conferences cancelled in the wake of the COVID crisis, we’re embracing virtual events and streaming alternatives. We’re proud to be a sponsor for the HR Summer School event this week. Hosted by Ben Eubanks of Lighthouse Research, the event is streaming on LinkedIn Live.

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The Use Of Online Promotions and How It Can Boost Your Business

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The online business world is, almost by definition, incredibly competitive. With new ventures being launched by the minute it can be rather difficult for business people, newcomers and established honchos alike, to make their mark on the marketplace and yield delicious profits, however there’s a business tactic that many entrepreneurs can and do employ – […].

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Dear leaders, make commitments – not promises

Insperity

When leading an organization through a challenging season, it may seem like the whole world is looking to you for answers – your employees, your customers, your investors and even the public at large. It’s often wise to lead with a message of hope and optimism in the face of adversity. For some, this may include making promises about the future. While promises might seem like a simple solution, they come with stipulations that, if left unfulfilled, risk damaging your reputation.

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Ready to Save Time With AI? Try 14 ChatGPT Prompts for HR

ChatGPT is a powerful tool that can help you quickly brainstorm, draft, and refine tasks on your to-do list. But it can take a bit of strategy and practice to get generative AI to give you the time-saving results you’re looking for. Try these 14 detailed prompts to unlock the power of ChatGPT. You'll discover ways to streamline tasks for hiring, employee engagement, and performance management.

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Employee Loyalty- 3 Things to Understand & How to Improve It

Vantage Circle

Employee loyalty is one of the most desirable traits in the workforce. It shows genuine love and support for the organization and also helps reduce attrition. The sense of reliability that a company can count on its employees to support them goes a long way in achieving success. This is even more important now than ever before. With the current uncertain business environment, employers need loyal employees to help them grow together.

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Choosing between high vs low deductible health plans

PeopleKeep

Insurance is often confusing. Here’s a scenario for you: It’s mid-November. Open enrollment is here and you’re trying to figure out which insurance plan to choose. There are acronyms and jargon-filled descriptions flying at you left and right, but you still don’t know what any of it means. You just want to make sure that you and your family have the coverage you need without paying more than you need to.

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4 Things To Consider When Selecting Your New Windows

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When choosing the right windows, homeowners of today no longer see windows as just a frame for the glass. Many of us now view windows from an energy-conscious perspective to best choose a window that minimizes the energy costs of heating and cooling their homes. Whether you plan to get new windows to replace your […].

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Your Guide to Planning and Conducting Exit Interviews

BerniePortal

Exit interviews aren’t always comfortable for either party, but they do serve a vital purpose in how a company betters itself. Flip the entire concept on its head: instead of dreading the exit interview, shift your mindset to focus on improving your company culture—including work-life balance and employee engagement. As a result, by planning ahead with strategy in mind, you can successfully conduct exit interviews to boost retention.

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The Great Disruption: Leveraging AI To Better Your Benefits Strategy

Speaker: Joana Ardelean, MSHRM, PHR, SHRM-CP, CC

The benefits landscape is shifting rapidly, and AI is at the center of this transformation. From optimizing health and wellness programs to predicting future benefits needs, AI is empowering HR and total rewards leaders to make smarter, more proactive decisions. The challenge? Understanding where AI fits in your strategy and how to leverage it effectively while keeping employee well-being at the forefront.

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PeopleStrategy and Peanut Butter Partner to Bring Student Loan Assistance Programs to SMB Employers

PeopleStrategy

EDISON, N.J., June 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — PeopleStrategy, Inc.® , a full-service brokerage and provider of comprehensive, cloud-based human resource (HR) solutions, and Peanut Butter , a leading provider of student loan assistance in the form of resources and repayment plans, have partnered to provide small and medium-sized employers with one of the top benefits college-educated talent wants. “Our primary goal is to help our clients more effectively and successfully attract, manage a

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The benefits of total reward statements

cipHR

Accurate, digital total reward statements can help boost benefits opt-ins, and improve employee retention. Total reward statements (TRS) are used by employers to demonstrate to employees the true value of all their entire pay and reward package – which may comprise basic pay, overtime, bonuses, pension contributions, health benefits and more. Too often, employees think of their reward package in terms of their pay – overlooking the other benefits and financial contributions that their employers

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How To Maintain a Strong Business

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Starting or managing a business can be stressful at any time, but it can be particularly so in times of economic uncertainty. In these kinds of situations, making some efforts to make sure that your business is as sound as possible can help keep it afloat during difficult times. If you’re looking for ways to […].

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Google Announces Remote Work Plan

Wellable

As COVID-19 restrictions loosen, companies are looking at a combination of government guidelines, health advice, and employee preferences to build their return-to-work strategies. Just recently, Google sent out an email to employees about how the tech giant plans to handle the transition.

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10 HR Metrics for 2025: HR Data Toolkit

The right HR metrics can illuminate hidden trends, justify decisions to the C-suite, and give you an edge in this unpredictable economy. Download Paycor’s guide and learn how to calculate your: Cost-per-Hire Total Financial Impact of Absences Voluntary Turnover Rate And more!

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How to Manage Work-from-home Teams and Offices

BerniePortal

With remote work rapidly becoming more familiar in today’s work environment—approximately 4.7 million people were working from home in February 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States—it’s essential for employers to at least consider remote-work options for their employees. Yet coaching and managing remote employees can be a challenge.

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Back-to-work checklist: Steps to consider in emerging from a shutdown

Business Management Daily

As workplaces reopen after the coronavirus shutdown, here is a free reopening checklist from The Conference Board to help your HR department plan the important safety, operational and legal decisions: ASSESSMENT. ? Review and reset business strategy and the implications for current/future staffing. ? Assess need to return to the physical workplace and, if so, what work can still be done virtually. ?

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Navigating Around the Traps: 4 Tips to Avoid Becoming the Victim of Bitcoin Fraud

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Bitcoin and other forms of cryptocurrencies are predicted to be the future for digital transactions and all sorts of typical payment scenarios where physical money would normally be the default option. However, as cryptocurrency law firms will confirm based on their experience in handling cases for clients, there are still plenty of ways to become […].

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Pay Stub Requirements by State (Plus Chart & Infographic!)

Patriot Software

Distributing pay stubs is often an important part of the payroll process. But, do employers have to provide pay stubs? That answer depends on where your business is located. To stay compliant, you need to know the pay stub requirements by state. All about pay stubs Not sure what is a pay stub? No worries. […]. The post Pay Stub Requirements by State (Plus Chart & Infographic!

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.