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20 Fresh Ideas for the Best Employee Appreciation Week Ever

Achievers

Here at Achievers , we couldn’t quite wrap our minds around designating just one day a year for employee appreciation. One special employee appreciation week, though — that can be a great opportunity to renew your commitment to showing your employees how much you value them. Below are a few fun ideas you can use to really show your employees what they mean to you.

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Should You Use Your Real Job Title on LinkedIn – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

I’d like to think that most business professionals know they need to have some sort of presence on LinkedIn. The platform has 467 million members from at least 148 different industries, including all of the Fortune 500. There are over 100,000 recruiters on LinkedIn. There’s also plenty of LinkedIn advice. One school of thought is to think of LinkedIn profile as your “online resume”.

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Five reasons why diversity and inclusion at work matters

cipHR

From encouraging better team performance to improving your ability to hire, here are five reasons why HR needs to focus on D&I. While diversity and inclusion (D&I) has been on the radar of smart organisations for years, in recent months the impetus for true inclusion has grown significantly, with high-profile initiatives such as gender pay gap reporting in the UK, and the widespread reporting of sexual harassment in the film industry , pushing the agenda forward significantly.

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The Best Companies To Work For Now Focus On Human Potential And Leadership Effectiveness

15Five

In 2017, did your company have what it took to be one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies To Work For? Well then, congratulations are in order…. Wait a minute though, it looks like the rules have changed. The 100 Best Companies To Work For is an honor granted to a select few businesses based on an annual survey of millions of employees. But for the first time in twenty years, Fortune (and Great Place To Work) have changed their methodology.

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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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Employee Appreciation Week: Celebrating Achievers’ Employees

Achievers

We love Employee Appreciation Week here at Achievers ! In celebration of Employee Appreciation Week, we want to turn the spotlight to Achievers’ employees. We’re highlighting some of our favorite Achievers moments within the past year, from fun culture videos to employee recognitions. To kick things off, we want to bring it back to our Achievers Carpool Karaoke video which we played during our company-wide Recognition & Rewards (R&R) meeting.

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How to Create a Culture of Accountability in the Workplace

BetterUp

Fred Kofman, Vice President of Leadership & Organizational Development at LinkedIn and Director of Conscious Business Center, recently spoke at BetterUp Shift 2018 , an event which brought together the most innovative leaders and thinkers in HR and people development to discuss how to infuse greater meaning into the employee experience. In this exclusive recap of his presentation, Kofman shares how our genes may be working against us, and what we can do to counteract our impulses.

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How Google and Facebook Have Transformed the Hiring Landscape

Hireology

Note: This post originally appeared on Inc.com , where Hireology co-founder and CEO Adam Robinson is a regular contributor. For the past 15 years, the process of finding qualified job applicants for your open roles was a straightforward classified-ad model: Spend some money, post a job on a job board, and wait for candidates to apply. It was a digital version of the “Help Wanted” section in the newspaper, and for the most part, it worked pretty well.

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6 Ted Talks That Every Restaurateur Should Watch

Take It Personel-ly

Running a restaurant is no easy task. Beyond the normal logistics, supply, staffing, and customer service issues, you have to continually think about the direction your restaurant is going. How can it improve? How will it become and remain competitive? A part of successfully running a restaurant is inventing and reinventing how you do things. […].

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Employee Access to Payroll Records – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

One of the departments that HR works closely with is payroll. In my career, I’ve had jobs where I was directly responsibility for payroll and in others, I wasn’t. Either way, HR and accounting need to partner so employees aren’t confused. Like in today’s reader note. I live in Ohio. My company uses a website to ‘give’ employees electronic access to their paycheck stubs, rather than issue paper.

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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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9 unusual incentives that will lift employee morale

Insperity

Employee incentives are a tried-and-true method for boosting employee morale and motivating your workforce. They’re a great way to encourage employees to consistently learn, grow and improve their performance. But, if your idea of an employee incentive involves a fruitcake or a new widget for their desk, it may be time to give your approach an overhaul.

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Top HR Technology Trends in 2018

Hppy

New technologies are coming out so fast and so many are being so hyped that it can be hard to know where to look. Will what the tech journalists say be true? What happened to all those technologies that were going to change our world from last year? And when are we finally getting that flying car that they’ve been saying are ten years away since the 1900s ?

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Workers Feel The Pressure of the Skills Gap Around the World [Podcast]

UpstartHR

As HR leaders, we’re well aware of the skills gap. Hiring and retaining workers for key roles is what takes up a key part of our mental energy on a daily basis, but what about the workers themselves? In a new report that analyzes global worker opinions, it is clear that the skills gap is on the minds of the workforce as well. But who is running point on this issue?

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It’s Okay to Never Grow Up – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

When I was younger , I wanted to be a school teacher. Then a tax attorney. Of course, I’m neither of those things. But that’s okay. I’m happy with what I do. More importantly, I’m content with the possibility that what I do right now will change. In fact, that could be quite exciting. Today’s business world is moving so quickly that it’s possible I’ll do something in the future that hasn’t even been invented yet!

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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 agile process: 7 smart steps to more productive teams

Insperity

The agile process has helped IT departments and software development teams work more productively since the early 2000s. But did you know that same approach may be the key to improving your own organization’s performance? Meeting after meeting after meeting has become such a staple of the workday world that you’re probably squeezing in a few minutes between meetings to read this blog post.

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Mentoring And Global Trends In The Workplace

Hppy

I follow these reports with great interest as they outline what some of the key trends that organizations are facing on a global stage. Some of the trends never seem to go away – leadership being one of them. I have commented on these reports from the aspect of how mentoring can play a role in addressing some of the challenges. Also read: Mentoring in the Digital Age.

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What the Single Touch Payroll legislation means for your business

Ascender

Download our free whitepaper. Payroll is about to go through a tremendous legislative change on 1 July 2018 with the introduction of Single Touch Payroll (STP). The new legislation is a change in the way the Australian Government requires businesses to report payroll information to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Moving forward, employers are required to share payroll information with the ATO at the same time they pay employees.

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The cost of work related ill health

cipHR

Although the UK is one of the safest places to work in the world, workplace injury and ill health is estimated to cost the economy £14.9 billion a year. From the problematic daily commute to the rising prevalence of mental ill health, here are some essential facts and figures HR needs to know about wellbeing at work. The post The cost of work related ill health appeared first on CIPHR.

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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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Shelf-life of Twinkies vs….Expats?

Global People Strategist

We’ve all heard the horrifying urban legend that the supermarket shelf-life of a Twinkie is probably longer than that of the shelf itself. But have you heard about how long expats should be sent off on international assignments? We’ve all heard the horrifying urban legend that the supermarket shelf-life of a Twinkie is probably longer than that of the shelf itself.

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Episode 22 | How LivBar’s Jayson Selander Brings a Designer’s Mindset to Brand Strategy, with Jayson Selander, CEO of LivBar

SnackNation

Episode 22 | How LivBar’s Jayson Selander Brings a Designer’s Mindset to Brand Strategy. with Jayson Selander, CEO of LivBar. There was a certain point in the early days of LivBar where most people probably would have given up. Despite a product that people really loved and some encouraging momentum, the future of LivBar seemed to be in jeopardy.

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Do You Really Want A Powerful Sales Culture?

Hppy

Many organizations want to be sales-centric when they “grow up”. They believe it’s a bold culture; one that embodies the competitive spirit; one that carries the innovation DNA; one that will standout and win on energy alone. Sales is considered by many as “sexy” in contrast to for example, an organization with engineering as its core competency. Sales would be considered by many as an extroverted and fun place to work; engineering might be viewed as a meticulous and precise world of formulae an

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Just 10% of small businesses are ready for the GDPR

cipHR

FSB finds a third of small companies haven’t even begun the process of complying with regulations coming this May; experts warn HR could face rising admin burden under new regime. With less than three months to go until the General Data Protection Regulation’s (GDPR) arrival on 25 May 2018, the vast majority (more than 90%) of UK small businesses are not yet complying with its requirements, according to a new survey from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

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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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Case Study: Using Hackathons to Attract, Develop, and Engage Talent

UpstartHR

“This message will appeal to people in our recruiting process who gravitate towards a culture of hackathons and innovation. It will also turn away others that don’t fit.” Gary Bolton, Vice President of Marketing at ADTRAN. I recently had the pleasure of connecting with a handful of key staff members at ADTRAN in Huntsville, Alabama, to discuss the company’s innovative internal engineering hackathon program.

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5 Hiring and HR Tips To Keep in Mind After a Dealership Acquisition

Hireology

It seems almost every week, a new dealership acquisition is announced – if not more. And any time a new dealership is acquired, it also means acquiring the dealership’s people. This can pose some challenges, such as differing job expectations, a culture clash, and the need to train employees on your dealership’s systems and processes. How can you ensure you have the best team in place to make the post-acquisition transition run smoothly?

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When will HR solve the ‘productivity puzzle’?

cipHR

Ten years on from the 2008 crisis, it’s high time HR tackles the persistent issue of low productivity. Five experts offer their advice for achieving real change in 2018. Governments and industry commentators have been talking about the UK’s so-called productivity ‘puzzle’ for so long – close to 10 years, since the 2008 financial crisis – that we’ve become almost immune to their warnings.

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Here’s Why Your HR Team Should Stop Managing Job Boards

Hireology

Many HR leaders spend too much time managing job boards when they could be working on more strategic tasks. In fact, HR decision makers spend an average of 12 hours each week – equivalent to 30% of a 40 hour work week on administrative tasks, such as answering email, scheduling interviews and managing job boards. The average time it takes to post a single job board posting is 1.5 hours and each post can cost hundred of dollars.

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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.