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The Difference Between Goals, Objectives and Outcomes

HR Bartender

During this year’s Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Expo , I had the opportunity to attend a pre-conference workshop on improving human performance. One of the big takeaways from the workshop was the difference between goals, objectives, and outcomes. I know how easy it is to use these terms interchangeably. And at first glance, there might not be anything wrong with using the words as synonyms.

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Florida Division Announces Opportunities During WCI2018

Florida Regulatory Workers' Compensation News

The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation, in conjunction with the Workers' Compensation Institute, is pleased to provide the opportunity for attendees to individually meet and speak with Division staff at the 73rd Annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference about regulatory issues that are important to your company. This year we will offer two options for stakeholder assistance: "Ask The Regulator" and "EDI On Demand.

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Are You Personalizing the Employee Experience?

Achievers

Have you ever been in a restaurant when one of the regular customers walks in? Not only does the waitress know his name, but she knows his order too, personalizing the customer experience. Is there any doubt in your mind that this is a loyal customer, that he will eat at the restaurant again or that he’s highly likely to recommend the restaurant to others?

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How to make your office a great place to work

cipHR

Fine-tuning your environment goes a long way to helping your employees enjoy their time at work. Here are our tips for making your workplace a great place to be. Even small improvements to your organisation’s working environment can make a significant difference to employee productivity, wellbeing, performance, happiness and engagement. Here are some factors HR teams should be thinking about when designing a workplace.

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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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Bookmark This! HR Certification Edition

HR Bartender

Maybe it’s because the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) just launched their new Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential , but I’ve been receiving quite a few questions lately about certifications. Over the years, I’ve written quite a bit about the topic, so I thought I would put the articles all in one place for easy reference. Since I just mentioned it, here’s some information about SHRM’s new Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential.

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New Resource: The Hireology Career Site Grader

Hireology

A strong career site is critical to building your best team, as 30% of applicants from Hireology career sites are quality hires, the highest percentage across all sources. Applicants who apply via career sites are among the most engaged applicants, as they’ve taken the time to research the opportunity and what your dealership has to offer – rather than simply clicking “apply” on a job board.

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5 Office Yoga Poses To Improve Posture and Reset

Wellable

For many office-based employees, a normal day consists of sitting hunched over a computer keyboard. Unfortunately, this lifestyle has adverse effects on musculoskeletal and mental health. To relieve the negative impact a work environment may have on employees, companies should incorporate yoga into their wellness program or encourage employees to take the time to reset and relieve tension independently.

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Employee Performance: The 6 Influence Areas

HR Bartender

We all know that employee performance is important. And we spend a lot of time talking about how to achieve higher levels of employee performance via manager one-on-one meetings, coaching sessions, and career development. But do we know the factors that influence employee performance in the first place? During this year’s Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Exposition, I attended a workshop on improving human performance and we talked about six factors that infl

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Business process improvement: 6 smart steps to contain costs

Insperity

Business moves quickly, and zeroing in on business process improvement is a pivotal step many business leaders and managers feel they simply don’t have time to take. After all, you’re working hard to keep your business going and growing, often wearing multiple hats just to survive the day, make the next sale or launch the next product. Quite often, the majority of a company’s business practices fall into place out of necessity organically – not necessarily by design.

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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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Hireology CEO Featured on The Top Entrepreneurs Podcast

Hireology

Hireology Co-Founder and CEO, Adam Robinson, recently sat down with Nathan Latka for an episode of The Top Entrepreneurs podcast. In the episode, Adam discussed Hireology’s continuous growth and our commitment to helping business owners build their best teams. Watch the video podcast episode below. The Top Entrepreneurs Podcast interviews entrepreneurs from around the world about how much they sold last month, what they are selling and how they are selling it.

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Types of Mentors We Have At Different Stages of Life

HR Digest

Mentoring, coaching, teaching, and leading are few terminologies that are used interchangeably. Keeping the explanation simple for now, all the mentioned advisory-genre terms have a different context of reference. Though each one of them possesses individual scope of guidance style, ‘mentoring relationships’ are the ones difficult to be found or to be precise it’s a bond without any book-bound definition.

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Recruiting Should Not Be an Act of Desperation – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

I’m a fan of comic books and superheroes. While I must admit my tastes do lean toward the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there are some DC Comics that I enjoy. (Side note: I can’t wait for Shazam! to hit theaters next year.). But I digress. One of the most well-known comic book superheroes is Batman. When Gotham City was in trouble, the Commissioner would put out the ‘bat signal’ and Batman would respond.

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Research Says Employees Want Financial Wellness Programs

Best Money Moves

A recent study from Bank of America shows employees and employers agree that financial wellness programs have positively impacted them and their companies. The research is in, and employees want financial wellness programs. A recent Bank of America study found that 91 percent of employees who participate in financial wellness programs say those resources have helped them.

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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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Serving People Without Homes: Interview With Rev. Violet Little, The Welcome Church

Business Management Daily

Rev. Violet Little is Pastor and Founder of The Welcome Church, which serves impoverished people on the streets of Philadelphia. Read my interview with her… The post Serving People Without Homes: Interview With Rev. Violet Little, The Welcome Church appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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How to Improve Productivity, Starting with Lunch Breaks

Winston Benefits

Lunch is one of the primary meals of the day, but a study says some workers don’t feel comfortable taking a lunch break. The survey of American and Canadian workers, conducted by Tork, indicates that some workers fear that taking regular lunch breaks will create a bad impression — and some bosses agree. However, research indicates that it actually hurts your business when workers don’t take lunch breaks.

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The Social Psychology Of Toxic Work Culture: An Interview With Tony Vigorito

15Five

Part One of my interview with Tony Vigorito focused on the social dynamics of organizational culture. One theme that emerged (and one that might ideally prevent a toxic work culture from forming) is the concept of community in the workplace. Vigorito discussed the increasingly common strategy to build a corporate culture patterned after community, as in a family, and he highlighted the inherent risk of employees perceiving that communal culture as insincere: “People are not stupid.

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Our #1 Tip for Picking the Best HR Software

WEX Inc.

Embarking on the HR and benefits administration solution provider selection process can be overwhelming — whether you’re seeking benefits administration, payroll, or a one-stop hub for all services. There are several options to consider before committing. So, how can you identify the best match? Our chief growth officer, Josh Trent, thinks it's pretty simple actually.

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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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Men win big in EEOC parental leave settlement

Business Management Daily

Cosmetics giant Estée Lauder has agreed to pay $1,100,000 to men who the EEOC said were harmed by discriminatory parental leave policies. The post Men win big in EEOC parental leave settlement appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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How to Promote Your Blog on Instagram in A Smart Way?

Take It Personel-ly

Unlike Twitter or Facebook, where you can bombard your followers with all types of links to every other thing you publish on it, Instagram limits you to only one link in your bio. This means that to successfully promote your blog on Instagram, you must be a little more creative. Given the growing number of […].

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Number Of $1M+ Medical Bills Increased 87%

Wellable

According to a report from Sun Life Financial, the number of patients with claims that exceeded $1 million grew from 104 to 194 between 2014 and 2017, reflecting a 87% growth rate. The total spending on such claims grew to $935 million. In the press release accompanying the report, Sun Life President Dan Fishbein noted that the significant growth in the number of large medical claims may be the “result of new life-saving treatment options coming to market, as well as existing treatments getting

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5 Ways Checklists Help Remote Teams Thrive

Hppy

One of the primary differences between human brains and computers is the ability to free associate. A computer can only compute what someone has programmed it to compute. Humans can think of something they have never thought of before or create something that does not currently exist. This same skill can become a detriment in certain situations. Also read: Try These 9 Tools For Engaging and Managing Remote Employees.

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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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Small business tax Q&A: August ’18

Business Management Daily

More tax on Social Security benefits … No change for business casualty losses … A home sale divided still stands … Not too old for an IRA. The post Small business tax Q&A: August ’18 appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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How to Build Better Benefit Experiences for Multi-Gen Workforce

WEX Inc.

The multi-generational workforce is not new — but the ability to customize and personalize benefits recommendations is becoming more accessible to companies of all sizes. Seasoned benefit advisers and consultants know that m eeting employers' expectations for a positive benefits administration experience can be challenging — especially when considering the dynamics of a multi-generational workforce with varying health concerns and preferences at play.

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Why do so many organisations ignore the importance of storytelling?

cipHR

Most employers and HR teams underestimate the power of stories to engage and motivate – but this simple communication technique is crucial to effective change, says transformation consultant Ian P Buckingham. People said it would never happen – but Northern Ireland recently won a host of tourism accolades, including Lonely Planet ‘s prestigious region of choice award for 2018.

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Reach Your Company’s Goals with Financial Wellness Programs

Best Money Moves

In the Best Money Moves Roundup, we run down the latest news on financial wellness, business milestones and payday advances. The research is in, and employees want financial wellness programs A recent Bank of America study found that 91 percent of employees who participate in financial wellness programs say those resources have helped them. Similarly, 95 percent of employers who offer those programs agree that these support systems have been effective in reaching their company’s goals. .

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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.