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Just What The H*ck Is Organizational Culture Anyway?

15Five

For years, leaders in the HR/Management space, academics, and top business minds have all sought to define organizational culture. They have largely failed. This is, of course, no easy task. Culture is nebulous, something that we feel but just can’t put a name to. It’s like the immortal soul. We can’t point to it, and some say that it doesn’t exist, but who can deny that there is something magical and mysterious about our lives?

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Cultural Competence: 7 Tips for Learning a New Language

Take It Personel-ly

Do you want to learn a new language? Or have you stopped and started, and then stopped again only to realize that most of your progress had disappeared? Learning a new language can be difficult, especially if your mother tongue is totally different from the language you are trying to learn. And let’s be honest, […].

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Mental health at work: The laws and best practices

Insperity

Discussing mental health at work can be a sensitive topic. And it may be something that’s never revealed to management until a request for time away. Mental illness is a prevalent and serious issue – one that business leaders and HR professionals should be prepared to handle appropriately. Approximately one in five Americans experiences a mental illness in a given year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.

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Best Employee Benefits in the Banking Industry

Winston Benefits

The financial industry is well-known for intense work that often comes with long hours and stressful decisions. Keeping employees engaged and excited about their work can be difficult, but benefits are a terrific way to ensure that your top talent remains enthusiastic. To maintain your competitive advantage for keeping employees as well as attracting new talent — more than 70 percent of employees say fringe benefits will impact future job choice — follow the lead of these standout benefits from

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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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Millennial, Who? Make Way for Generation Z in the Workplace

WEX Inc.

For nearly a decade, many companies and organizations have been focused on understanding Millennials ; who they are, what they value, and what engages them in the workplace. Just when you thought you had Millennials figured out, a new generation enters the scene. That’s right. Generation Z is the newest generation to enter the workforce – and their high-tech and hyper-connected upbringing will bring a new set of behaviors and expectations to the workplace.

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Common new-hire mistakes to avoid at all costs

Insperity

Congrats! You’ve made an excellent new hire and are excited to see what fresh talent can bring to your team. Their success, however, may depend on your ability to avoid common new-hire mistakes. Consider these stats from a 2018 Bureau of Labor Statistics summary surrounding job tenure: An astounding 22 percent of the workforce has been at their job for less than a year Younger workers are more likely to have shorter job tenure: 74 percent of 16- to 19-year-olds have been at their job for f

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Study: Workplace Yoga Lowers Employee Stress

Wellable

Yoga has long been considered an effective way to decrease stress. Studies have shown yoga helps people with back pain, insomnia, alcohol dependency, and during medical procedures, but few studies looked at the effects of yoga at decreasing stress in the workplace.

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First-time HRA Account? How to avoid over-utilization and misuse

Benefit Resource Inc.

Let’s get real for a few moments. Health Reimbursement Accounts all start with the best of intentions. Then, someone gets this crazy idea: “What if the HRA Account only pays expenses incurred when the sun was shining and stars aligned. We could save so much money!” That’s a good time to pump the brakes. As soon as HRA plan design becomes a game, employees are compelled to find ways to “game the system” So, even though HRA Accounts start with good intentions, w

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How to prevent job burnout on your team

Business Management Daily

Often, managers are asked to make do with less which almost always leads to job burnout. Rather than wait it to happen, try to prevent it with these steps. The post How to prevent job burnout on your team appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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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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Updates to the Income Tax Withholding Tables and What You Need to Know

Patriot Software

In 2018, the IRS adjusted income tax withholding tables to reflect the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The IRS released changes to the income tax brackets for 2019. When you have employees, you need to stay on top of changing employment tax rates. Rates impact the amount of money you withhold from employee wages. Are […]. The post Updates to the Income Tax Withholding Tables and What You Need to Know appeared first on Payroll Tips, Training, and News.

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Choosing a Benefits Administration Platform Partner

WEX Inc.

To say choosing a benefits administration platform is a hefty undertaking is an understatement. Not only will it affect how an organization accesses benefits, but overall employee satisfaction , as well. The hurdles don’t stop there. With an increasing number of benefits platforms to choose from and the unpredictability of healthcare, choosing the right benefits administration platform partner is more important than ever.

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Use one account to cover OOP expenses for dental and vision

Benefit Resource Inc.

Insurance can be a bit of a pain to sign up for, but in the end, most people are happy they have it. However, there are times when insurance doesn’t cover the full cost of an expense. This is where pre-tax accounts come in. There are different types of pre-tax accounts. If you have an HSA but you want to let the balance build up, you can pair it with a Limited FSA to cover out of pocket vision and dental expenses.

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4 Benefits of Streamlining Your Caregiver Scheduling Process

Hireology

Many businesses manually schedule shifts, which can both take a lot of administrative time for both those doing the scheduling and employees seeking open shifts. And if you run a home care agency, the scheduling process can be tedious – when a caregiver is unavailable at the last minute, you’ll have to start individually calling your other caregivers to see if they can cover the shift.

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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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Five steps to improve your payroll process

Bayzat

For most HR/Finance professionals in the UAE, payroll processing can mean only one thing…endless hours tied up in excel sheets, working overtime and triple-checking your work to make sure there are no unwanted errors. If your employees don’t get paid the right amount or even on time, you may struggle to keep them around and keep your business on track.

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5 factors that affect employee retention

BerniePortal

Decreasing retention rates. As Millennials rise the ranks in the workforce, employee behavior in the workplace has taken a shift—particularly when it comes to company loyalty. According to the Gallup 2017 State of the American Workplace Report, “ 51% of employees are looking for a new job or watching for openings" — And employees aren't just watching for job openings, they're taking them.

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8 Effective Personal Finance Tips That Will Certainly Change Your Life

Take It Personel-ly

Managing your personal finances can be difficult at times. Unexpected expenses and a higher cost of living can mean major headaches when bills are due. Read on to learn our top personal finance tips to help you take the stress out of your personal finances. 1. Stop Using Credit Cards The longer you use your credit […].

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We’re Only Human 54: Forecasting The Future Jobs of HR and Recruiting

UpstartHR

If you could look out into the future and predict how HR and talent acquisition jobs might change in the next few years, what would you expect? Robots? AI? Something else? . In today’s short monologue, Ben talks about some of the jobs he expects to see as more automation hits the HR function, from candidate experience designers to human-machine integrators.

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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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10 Reasons Highlighting The Importance Of Team Building

Vantage Circle

Teamwork makes the dream work. You must have heard this phrase a countless number of times. What does it mean? Simply that you can achieve your biggest obstacles if you have a team that shares a common goal and works together to achieve it. A team that works together performs and excels. They know what their goals are and how exactly they can go about achieving it- together.

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Study: Wellness Programs Don’t Work (It’s Not As Bad As It Sounds)

Wellable

A new study brings more complexity to the discussion on the effectiveness of corporate wellness programs, saying that the wellness program reviewed did not provide employees with significant measurable outcomes.

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Protecting Yourself in Advance: 7 Common Reasons Why a Medical Doctor Might Get Sued

Take It Personel-ly

The trend in patients filing medical malpractice lawsuits has been on the rise over the past decade. An average of 85,000 actual suits are filed, but the number of injuries reaches closer to one million. When you are a busy, knowledgeable doctor in a popular, bustling practice or hospital, it feels great to be treating […].

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The stay interview: How one company saw the retention light

Business Management Daily

The president of a talent firm believes chasing unhappy people sends the wrong message as an organization. Instead, he suggests a stay conversation strategy. The post The stay interview: How one company saw the retention light appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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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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50 Employee Engagement Survey Questions that you must ask in 2020

Vantage Circle

Everything about a survey comes down to the survey questionnaire. Let’s be very honest here, curating a great Employee engagement survey is quite a difficult task. The tougher challenge is that the chances of the survey email landing in the trash box or going unnoticed is also quite high. So, what should be done? Surveys are the most efficient way to gain insights into the company’s current employee engagement levels.

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Generate Gen-Z Results: Mentor from Good to Great

Abel HR

A whole new generation of workers is just now entering the workforce, and the reviews to-date have been far from flattering. Known as Generation Z – or the iGeneration – this generation is more attached to their cellphones than they are a political cause, and they’ve already been lauded as the laziest generation to date. Can it really be all bad? In short, to look only at their perceived shortfalls is not only bad news for human resources, but can be damaging to these brand-new job seekers.

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Getting Your Message Across: Foundational Principles to Creating a Mission Statement and Promoting Your Message

Take It Personel-ly

Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase “communication is the key to success,” several times. Well, it’s the ugly truth. Whether it’s a business communication or you want to pass a personal message; you must ensure that you give the right message and that it properly reaches the intended audience. Your mission is one of the most […].

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4 Tips for Negotiating Salary Increase With Potential Employees

Patriot Software

Bringing on top talent is tough. With nearly 3.5 million employees quitting their jobs per month, you might notice more candidates negotiating salary increase. Why? Because they can. Job seekers aren’t afraid to explore other options if you can’t provide the salary or benefits they want. Salary raise negotiation might make the difference between a […].

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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.