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5 Simple Ways to Assess Company Culture

Achievers

Leadership structure, office environment, core mission and values, interpersonal relations, team engagement and communication style—these are just some of the many organizational details that shape company culture, something that is becoming more and more important to businesses of all kinds. A strong company culture improves: Identity of the organization.

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The World’s Most Influential Female Entrepreneurs – #Infographic

Take It Personel-ly

James Brown once sang that “this is a man’s world” but that certainly doesn’t ring true for the world of entrepreneurship, as there are plenty of women who have achieved extraordinary corporate success and become self-made millionaires or even billionaires. While most of the world’s most famous and identifiable entrepreneurs are male, it would be […].

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3 Reasons to Earn the SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential

HR Bartender

Just in case you missed it, during the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Talent Conference, they announced a new specialty credential in talent acquisition that will launch in June 2018. If you’re wondering what a specialty credential is, think of it as sort of a micro credential. It demonstrates your knowledge and skills specifically in talent acquisition.

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How to Foster Belonging and Inclusion in the Workplace

BetterUp

Robin Ely and Fern Mandelbaum recently spoke in a fireside chat moderated by Ellen Levy at BetterUp Shift 2018. The event brought together the most innovative leaders and thinkers in HR and people development to discuss how to infuse greater meaning into the employee experience. Ely and Mandelbaum discussed some of the most effective practices for creating diverse and inclusive work environments, and recruiting diverse teams.

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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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Understanding Bradford factor scores

cipHR

HR departments often use the Bradford formula to calculate the impact of absence. But how does it work, and is it still a valid metric? What is the Bradford factor and what is it used for? The Bradford factor is a formula used by HR departments to calculate the impact of employees’ absences on the organisation. It is based on the theory that short, frequent, unplanned absences are more disruptive to organisations than longer absences.

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How to Design Your Company’s Flexible Workspace Plan

HR Bartender

I don’t believe there’s any doubt – employees want flexible work, if they can get it. Granted, not every job is able to have flexibility. For example, the barista at your local coffeehouse isn’t going to be able to work from home. But there are many positions that can and do work outside of a traditional office environment. The question for human resources professionals is, “What’s the best workspace setup?”.

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Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Employee Feedback But Were Literally Afraid To Ask

15Five

Woah! What an April! More articles about continuous employee feedback were published in this one month than we’ve seen in any other month over the last half-decade. Amazon and Nike both made headlines, the former for a company-wide roll out of Connections , a daily Q&A feedback program that is being received with some employee skepticism.

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7 PEO benefits that can save you money

Insperity

Business owners and managers know that every dollar, and frankly every cent, counts when it comes to running a business. As your business grows, your HR demands can pile up. What if you had specialized HR experts readily available to help you fine-tune and economize some of the most challenging aspects of your business? How about having a trusted set of advisors to guide your company on employment issues?

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The M&A Boom: How Technology Helps to Harmonize

WEX Inc.

Recently, benefitexpress CEO, Michael Sternklar had the opportunity to write a guest article for HR Technologist. In this piece, he highlights the ways in which an effective benefit management technology program can help alleviate the stress of consolidation both on HR teams and employees brought on by a merger or acquisition. Keep reading to view an excerpt from the article or download the full white paper.

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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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What Do Job Seekers Want from Recruiters [Survey]

HR Bartender

A few weeks ago, I published an article about the things that recruiters want from job seekers. I received a comment saying that it would be interesting to look at the flip side: What do job seekers want from recruiters? I agree it would be very interesting to find out so, I’m giving you an opportunity to weigh-in and share your thoughts. I’ve created a survey that asks one question of job seekers: Besides “getting the job”, what do you expect from the recruiter and hiring manager during the hir

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Why Do We Need People With No Common Sense?

Hppy

Common sense is a basic ability to perceive, understand, and judge things, which is shared by (“common to”) nearly all people and can reasonably be expected of nearly all people without any need for debate. If organizations are to successfully meet the economic and competitive challenges of contemporary markets, they require people who DON’T rely on “the common sense” to guide them.

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Is blind hiring right for your company?

Insperity

More and more companies are using blind hiring to increase diversity, but is it right for your company? If you’re not familiar with the concept, blind hiring is the practice of removing or hiding information that could reveal key demographic data about a job candidate. That might be the job candidate’s photo, gender, name, race, age, address or alma mater.

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Would You Fire Your Employee for Saying This?

UpstartHR

In the last week the media world tied itself into a knot after a writer at The New Yorker wrote a scathing critique of Chick-Fil-A’s continued success in New York. The issue, in part, was that the critique wasn’t totally focused at Chick-Fil-A itself but had its sights set on Christian values. A few quotes from the piece: The brand’s arrival here feels like an infiltration… because of its pervasive Christian traditionalism.

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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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4 productivity hacks for HR professionals

PeopleStrategy

There are only so many hours in a day – and hardly ever enough to take care of everything you want to accomplish. In HR, there’s always more work to be done. And the more time spent on routine administrative tasks means less time for bigger-picture, more strategic planning and tasks. To help you save time and work more efficiently, try these four productivity hacks for HR professionals: 1.

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7 Ways to Make your Business Card Stand Out

Hppy

Networking is an important part of a business, and inevitably one of the first questions you will be asked when you meet someone new is “Do you have a business card”? Of course, the worse thing to happen would be for you to say no and look unprepared, but second to that would be not having a card that’s memorable that could lead to business from your new contact at a later date.

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Episode 30 | How This Top Investor Selects The Brands She Works With

SnackNation

Episode 30 | How This Top Investor Selects The Brands She Works With. with AccelFoods Managing Partner Jordan Gaspar. . This week on Brand Builder, we have someone with hands-on brand building expertise. In fact, she’s helping build the next generation of enduring brands. We’re talking to Jordan Gaspar, one half of the duo behind AccelFoods. Jordan is a Managing Partner at AccelFoods, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in consumer products.

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Webinar | Clients Calling “Mayday”? Design a Benefits Technology Strategy to Answer Their Distress Call

WEX Inc.

Webinar | Tuesday, May 1, 2018 | 1 p.m. Central Time | Hosted by EBA Benefits administration can be a delicate, and even difficult balancing act for employers. From managing costs and administrative demands, to maintaining compliance, and integrating with workforce wellness plans, it’s not surprising that three in four employers called “mayday” and turned to benefits administration outsourcing in 2017.

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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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3 Signs Your Benefits Technology Is Outdated

Winston Benefits

As businesses develop and change, they naturally outgrow their benefits technology from time to time. Mergers and acquisitions, changes to benefits plans and program additions are a few reasons why. There are many advantages businesses gain by having the most up-to-date benefits technology. For example, modernizing benefits technology can help companies keep costs down, increase the productivity of HR and benefits staff, and boost employee satisfaction during enrollment season.

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How Does HR Play A Vital Role In Organizational Transformation?

Hppy

In order to stay ahead of the pack, organizational transformation is important for every business today. Perhaps one of the most important aspects to consider for organization transformation is human resources or the employees. It’s fortunate that most companies have outgrown the idea that employees are just workers and acknowledged them as resources.

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Women in Tech: Financial Wellness and Workplace Equality

Best Money Moves

In this week’s Best Money Moves roundup, we take a look at news stories and new research studies that may impact employee benefits and HR issues. We hope you find this news roundup helpful, and we’d love your feedback. According to a recent study by Honeypot, the United States is the second-best country in the world for women in tech. The US ranked at the same position worldwide for its percentage of women in senior management positions, although women make up just over 6 percent of CEOs in the

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The rise of evidence-based decision-making: why HR needs to make friends with metrics

cipHR

Forget ‘gut feelings’ – it’s time for HR professionals to turn to internal data and robust research as the foundation for their strategic interventions. Somewhat ironically, data about the surge in popularity of evidence-based HR is hard to come by. But with 89% of respondents to our 2018 trends survey saying they expect the use of evidence to influence their HR strategies ‘to some extent’ or ‘a lot’, it’s clear that it’s top of mind for an significant proportion of the UK’s HR community.

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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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You’re Fired!

Global People Strategist

While that may have been an effective catchphrase of a certain reality show celebrity, the lack of at-will employment laws outside the U.S. makes it significantly more complicated to process involuntary terminations in other countries. Labor laws are usually more protective of employee rights and impose several rules and procedural mandates on the employer in order to ensure a fair and just separation process.

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Women And Mentoring In The Age Of #MeToo

Hppy

The mentoring process continues to grow with variations of approaches. I firmly believe that because of that people are becoming involved in the provision of mentoring service with little or no training whatsoever. There are various forms of training but few that can provide the structure and rigour that must be in place to bring value to a person and to an organization.

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Get an Access to the Global Talent Pool

Hppy

With competitive software developer salary and the opportunity to expand your business to the global IT market, working remotely has been a most notable trend in past few years. As a trend, working remotely or from home has grown by 115% since 2005, and causing 40% more employers in the US to provide the choice of flexible workplace options. Because of this growing trend and technology nowadays, it is preferred by most employers to work from home, which increases the pool of skilled and expert w

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EU Court Ruling to Shift German Religious Anti-discrimination Policy

Global People Strategist

The European Court of Justice recently made a determination that could affect the way religious organizations within the country operate. On April 17, the court ruled that churches in EU member states should abandon their faith-based employment prerequisite when advertising and hiring staff. The ECJ ruling applies to all European countries but will majorly affect Germany.

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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.