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Feb 14, 2019

Before the Industrial Revolution, it was common for men and women to work from home or have hybrid work-homes such as street-facing shops or workshops. The rise of factories in and the Industrial Revolution drew workers outside of the home and that’s where society camped for about 200 years, u...

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Feb 14, 2019

For HR professionals, dating in the workplace can be a tricky topic. It’s a problematic intersection between protecting employees from sexual harassment and remaining respectful and avoiding overbearing rules. Follow these best practices for regulating dating, setting boundaries, and maintaini...

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Feb 14, 2019

Are men and women being paid the same salaries for doing the same work within your organization? According to Forbes, 92% of employers believe they are paying staff fairly, while only 65% of employees believe the same. In a highly competitive talent market this difference might keep you up at n...

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Feb 14, 2019

Learning and development programs are crucial to HR functions. It is part of the company’s talent management strategy. The goal of learning and development is to align individual employee goals and performance with the company’s overall mission. Here’s how it works. The HR man...

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Feb 13, 2019

Those who follow me know I value my business acumen, specifically as a financial and strategy professional, and how it aligns with workplace learning. So, it should come as no surprise I get suspicious hearing ‘learning experts’ preach about how learning should be ‘more like market...

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Feb 13, 2019

If you operate a business with 50 or more full-time employees, you’re probably wondering what your ACA filing requirements are for 2019. We’ve put together this comprehensive post to help you understand ACA filing. Get to know what it means, who needs to do it, how to do it, and other he...

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Feb 13, 2019

With the introduction of gender pay gap reporting, and regular media coverage about discrimination in the workplace, diversity and inclusion has become the main topic of discussion when it comes to social justice issues. I’ve previously written on the benefits of a truly diverse workforce, and...

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Feb 13, 2019

Following the spirit of making resolutions to better ourselves as individuals for 2019, there’s also an opportunity for HR to get their house in order. And one place to start is by reviewing benefits packages. If benefits aren't being utilised, they are wasting valuable time and money, and...

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Feb 12, 2019

Personio is a Munich-based HRTech, delivering a modern HR management and recruiting solution for small and medium-sized businesses between 10-1000 employees. B2B Rocks is the leading European conference for B2B startups. B2B Rocks mission is to gather the B2B ecosystem for an intense day of knowledg...

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Feb 12, 2019

Disengagement is contagious and costly, and it’s your responsibility as a manager or HR professional to deal with this contagion before it spreads throughout your workplace. Overall, 16 percent of employees are actively disengaged, according to Gallup, but even one disengaged employee is one t...

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Feb 12, 2019

Excited about a world where AI in recruiting will immensely improve your hiring process? We live in a fascinating time because this scenario is right around the corner and you, the HR professional, may be able to bring it even closer. Engineers who build AIs need data to train the machines, and they...

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Feb 12, 2019

Capturing a new employee’s attention during the onboarding process can be a difficult endeavor. Starting a new job bombards them with a ton of information to process, and you don’t want their bandwidth to falter when it comes to the important stuff. When it’s time for a new employe...

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Feb 12, 2019

Compliance training is all about mitigating risk in your organisation. The primary concern is completion rates. However, obligation is not necessarily the biggest driver for this. One of the primary factors in determining completion is the usability of the LMS you are using the deliver your complian...

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Feb 12, 2019

Enjoy Quality of Life which focuses on work-life balance is perhaps the one we are best known for. BambooHR has made the news for our strict adherence to a 40-hour work week, as well as the employee time-off stipend we like to call paid paid vacation. To us, work-life balance, or rather quality of l...

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Feb 12, 2019

If you or your employees have an FSA, it’s important to brush up on FSA reimbursements. If you’re wondering what FSA reimbursements are, how your health provider handles these queries and what you should do for submitting claims, here’s what you need to know. Having an FSA mea...

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Feb 11, 2019

Successful performance reviews require a clear dialogue between the interviewer and interviewee. Both parties have important information to give to the other, and asking the right questions is just as important as gathering the feedback from them. Consider the following employee performanc...

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Feb 11, 2019

Further confirmation if it were needed that digital skills are going to be core for HR professionals of the future, comes in the shape of a recent article from the HR Director. The magazine puts digital-savvy HR advisors in the top 10 most in-demand roles for 2019. There’s no doubt that techno...

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Feb 11, 2019

The Gen Z workforce has captured the attention of Learning and Development teams and for good reason. This younger generation of workers is rapidly becoming the majority in the workplace. Over 60 million Gen Zers are about to enter the U.S. workforce. Employers are concerned it will be more difficul...

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Feb 11, 2019

IRS AIR, also known as Affordable Care Act Information Returns, refers to the federal forms that insurance companies, self-insured companies, and large businesses must file in order to comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The AIR also denotes how these forms need to be transmitted to the IRS. ...

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Feb 11, 2019

At least 85 percent of CEOs say engagement is important for business. However, only 34 percent of US employees say they feel engaged at work, according to Bersin by Deloitte, a research and advisory firm. When employees are engaged, they put dedication and effort into their work. This crucial elemen...

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Feb 09, 2019

Frederik Laloux introduced the Organisational Development world to the phrase ‘Self-Management’ as one of the 3 pillars of his model for ‘reinventing organisations’ outlined in his excellent book of the same name. The other two are ‘Evolutionary Purpose’ and &lsqu...

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Feb 08, 2019

Talented job candidates recognize and appreciate a savvy and modern recruitment process. As a human resources professional, you need feature-rich recruiting solutions to connect with top talent. To attract your ideal candidates and increase your efficiency as a recruiter, here are ten key features t...

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Feb 08, 2019

When you’re an HR manager, you know this drill all too well: Sally walks into your office one day and deposits herself in a seat across from your desk with a sigh. “Cassie,” she says to you, “Joe just gave his notice. We gotta get started on filling his position, like, yester...

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Feb 08, 2019

HR is challenging work no matter what organization or industry you find yourself in. But in the education industry, two challenges stand out for HR professionals and administrators above all others: recruiting and retention. According to a report from the Learning Policy Institute, the demand f...

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Feb 08, 2019

Parting ways with employees is never easy– whether it was their decision or yours. The time spent recruiting, hiring, and training those employees and the potential for information lost in that transition can feel overwhelming. However, there’s another way to look at departing employees:...

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Feb 07, 2019

The age of everyone physically commuting to work is slowly coming to a close. Instead, employees are now assuming that remote work will constitute at least some of their workdays. But what about teams made up solely of remote workers? Studies have shown that remote workers can be happier and mo...

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Feb 07, 2019

HR Thema, powered by Opthema Technology, is a Human Capital Management (HCM) platform that provides end-to-end solutions with its user-friendly screens developed with high technology. Nowadays, while the technology developing rapidly and digital transformation realized in every field we are facing t...

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Feb 07, 2019

Running a startup, you’re likely used to working long hours and putting in extra work throughout the week. With so much on your plate, it can be hard to know when the time is right to hire your first employee. If you’re turning down work just as often as you’re taking it on, h...

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Feb 07, 2019

Nowadays the employers more often face the problem of choosing the most effective way of staff recruitment and evaluation. Undoubtedly personal qualities of applicants are formed at an early age and as a rule they are not getting changed during their life. And usually applicants improve the level of...

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Feb 07, 2019

There are a lot of myths when it comes to hiring employees for your business. Here are 4 truths around hiring and recruitment to help you find top talent. There’s a common cultural story around today’s workforce is that’s comprised of three main ideas: (1) employees are showin...

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Feb 07, 2019

How do happy employees contribute to organizational success? Well, I tried to find answers to this question and came across many articles and studies which state that happy employees are creative and hence contribute to improved organizational productivity and eventually to organizational success.&n...

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Feb 07, 2019

For nearly two decades, Gallup has been measuring employee engagement, and the numbers have been pretty pathetic. Back in 2000, only 30 percent of employees were considered “highly engaged,” and 18 years later, after spending literally billions of dollars on engagement surveys and progra...

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Feb 06, 2019

OnePoint Human Capital Management delivers a cost-effective, cloud HCM solution ideal for growing businesses. Our full suite HCM platform is a unified HR infrastructure designed to attract, engage, develop and retain your employees by giving the one login to handle HR, Payroll, Time Keeping, Benefit...

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Feb 05, 2019

Companies often go to great lengths to hire the best people they can find. They actively approach potential candidates and streamline recruiting to ensure that they have the best chances of finding the best fit for the role. Unfortunately, companies often stop there and don’t put as much thoug...

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Feb 05, 2019

On average, 35% of company revenues are generated from products that didn’t exist 5 years ago. So with innovation such a crucial part of a business’ overall success, are you doing enough to foster a positive and creative employee culture? The benefits of doing so are massive. Compan...

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Feb 05, 2019

Foundation skills catalogues are made up of eLearning modules covering a wide range of subjects essential to employees at all levels. They are created to a high standard by industry experts and can be used to drive up standards within your organisation. They represent best practice not simply in the...

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Feb 05, 2019

In order to create a user-friendly learning experience for your employees, you have to consider a lot of factors. A small sample of these includes: how easy your courses are to find, how familiar the system feels to its users, and how quickly tasks can be completed on your system without outside ins...

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Feb 05, 2019

A 401k rollover typically happens when you leave a job, retire, or switch over to a new long-term investment account. When you make a change, you have to decide what to do with your money. When you decide to move money from a 401k to another account, such as an IRA or a different investment alt...

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Feb 05, 2019

As a small business, it’s important to use employee feedback to create a comfortable and efficient company culture. And when it comes to fixing your culture issues or replicating your successes, the more you know, the better. While it’s difficult to get subordinates to give honest c...

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Feb 04, 2019

As a small business, there are many questions to ask when outsourcing payroll processes. For most companies, outsourcing payroll represents freeing up valuable time for professionals to perform more impactful functions at the company. So it’s important to find a vendor that saves time, rather ...

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Feb 04, 2019

HR is, in many ways, about managing information: things like interviews, feedback, jobs ads etc. This information is constantly multiplying, which can make looking for a particular piece of information feel like you’re searching for a needle in a haystack. One way HR managers can get a grip on...

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Feb 01, 2019

In many workplace surveys, employers often comment on what they see as trends and issues that employees deem most important and how they might address those in their respective industries. And many times the issues are relevant to what employees want, but only in the broadest sense. The topics might...

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Feb 01, 2019

If you have the responsibility of recruiting in your firm you know how time consuming it can be from placing the ad to sourcing the resumes, screening and scheduling interviews it’s a full-time job. Nothing is more frustrating than watching one of your best and brightest walk out the door...

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Feb 01, 2019

In this day and age, corporations face new and increasing challenges. From fierce competition in the global market and decreasing corporate resources to continuous changes in technology, and difficulties in retention of skilled people, these challenges can be overwhelming. Instead of cutting the tra...

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Feb 01, 2019

There are all kinds of things you probably never thought you’d find yourself doing until you became a small business owner. Fretting over creating the best employee handbook possible might be one of those things. Considering how important an employee handbook is from keeping your company compl...

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Feb 01, 2019

The Industrial Revolution took place in the 19th century, marked by the development of the steam engine, and large factories, and the beginning of urbanization. The Second Industrial Revolution took place in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, with the introduction of electricity, steel, a...

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Jan 31, 2019

HR services has emerged from the back office to play a significant role in supporting CEOs’ strategic imperative to optimize human resources. In its new role, HR services is no longer just about effective recruiting and career management, however, but about developing and supporting talent, en...

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Jan 31, 2019

Do you start the year with great intentions but then become swept into the frenzy of the working week? Before you know it, the targets you set for yourself and your team have gone by the wayside? The digital workplace is set to improve the way that we keep our workstreams on track. Agility, vir...

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Jan 31, 2019

Employee journey mapping is a great way to help you identify the moments that matter most to your business and to your employees. As you start your journey mapping process, keep these common pitfalls and best practices in mind to ensure success. An employee journey map is a way of visualizing t...

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Jan 31, 2019

The term ‘HR headache’ typically refers to a type of in-work behaviour that’s likely to result in someone from the HR team having a number of company compliance forms to fill out and difficult conversations to be had. But one thing that will be causing one of the bigger headac...

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Jan 31, 2019

I joined SHRM just over four months ago as the Director of Talent Management & Inclusion. It’s been a wild ride, as we’ve been aggressively hiring to staff up new projects. Lately I’ve been reflecting on the small things we can do to empower our employees, making them feel incl...

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Jan 31, 2019

If you’re a payroll specialist or HR professional, you’re always looking to make your organization’s systems and processes better. Whether it’s the latest and greatest software or efficient people management strategies, there’s always room for improvement. If you’...

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Jan 31, 2019

So, you’ve just received a wage garnishment notice. Now what? For business owners and HR leaders, a wage garnishment can cause confusion regarding procedures and paperwork. We’ve answered the most important questions HR professionals need to know to navigate the wage garnishment process ...

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Jan 30, 2019

Hear from BuzzFeed’s Chief People Officer, Lenke Taylor about how they’re employing technology to answer common HR questions, encourage employees to network with colleagues, act on employee feedback, and more. Note: Lenke is speaking at this year’s X4 Summit, so if you enjoy this c...

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Jan 30, 2019

Being in the staffing industry for (gulp) 20 years, I have seen so many changes to the industry. So many ebbs and flows based on where the economy is, the use of technology, and the ever-changing world of work. As unemployment is at an all-time low, we are at a severe war on talent and organizations...

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Jan 30, 2019

Most HR practitioners are fully aware of the benefits of having a well-thought-out onboarding process. With all the research pointing the same way that those who onboard new employees properly boast higher employee retention rates and save on recruitment costs taking onboarding seriously should be a...

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Jan 30, 2019

Effective leadership positively affects employee engagement, collaboration, organizational commitment, performance, well-being and customer satisfaction. There is growing evidence of the effectiveness of positive or strengths-based leadership. It is not the latest fad on strategies, it is grounded i...

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Jan 30, 2019

Our theme this year is the “State of the Workplace,” and taking place just days before the President’s State of the Union Address legislative policies affecting America’s workplaces will be squarely on the table. SHRM already has a seat at the table, and we’re bringing ...

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Jan 30, 2019

Companies of all sizes face massive challenges related to early-career professionals. Companies burn millions on campus recruiting competing at the same schools, see diversity metrics that are unacceptable (with “solutions” often causing more harm than good), and complain that Career Lau...

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Jan 30, 2019

As the evolving workplace starts to demand a larger emphasis on mental health, it’s important to stay privy to signs of depression in employees. Spotting symptoms of depression at work can be a challenge. As a manager, it’s your responsibility to recognize employee behaviors that could i...

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Jan 30, 2019

There’s no denying that when a company offers its employees meaningful benefits, the company is more successful. In fact, according to the Society for Human Resource Management, companies that use benefits as a strategic tool for recruiting and retaining talent enjoy better overall company per...

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Jan 30, 2019

Many states are seeing new sexual harassment laws much in place, and new data are showing an increase in sexual harassment reports. If you’re an employer in Delaware, you’re probably aware of the new sexual harassment law in your state. It officially took effect on Jan. 1, 2019. HB ...

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Jan 30, 2019

In 2018, we witnessed many businesses grapple with ever-changing work environments. The arrival of new legislation, regulatory standards and technologies continue to shake the core of the workplace, altering the nature of work as we know it. One of the main takeaways from 2018 is that work is no lon...

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Jan 30, 2019

A short-term mindset and entrenched cultural habits are the biggest barriers to collaboration between HR and finance teams according to a new study from Oracle. The study of 1,510 HR, finance and business professionals found that in order to successfully unlock the value from data and help their org...

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Jan 29, 2019

We’re in the middle of a talent war as we prepare our workforce for the future of work. How do HR professionals view the future of work and learning & development’s (L&D) role to reskill the workforce? HR Open Source (HROS) is a free global community of practitioners who collabor...

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Jan 29, 2019

Over the years, the concept of data has been altering, indeed it has become a dynamic movie and companies are continuously bringing up new methods of implementation to introduce new things. The usage of self-service analytics is increasing rapidly and the IoT and Cloud have been emerging up with the...

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Jan 29, 2019

In a future where Artificial Intelligence is predicted to change the face of work as we know it, employers are switching on to the fact that soft skills will become an increasingly important competence for their people. The ‘robots’ may well have the ability to crunch the numbers and aut...

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Jan 29, 2019

Across the globe, we are making progress in closing the gender wage gap. Women have made significant progress in a number of industries, including business, finance, health care, and education. In fact, the annual gender wage gap report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) has found a reduction in th...

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Jan 29, 2019

People are the most valuable resource of any organisation and the mammoth task of recruiting, retaining, and nurturing them has always been the responsibility of the human resource (HR) vertical. Until recently, the people-centric nature of this function was considered a barrier in automating H...

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Jan 28, 2019

Here’s how I see it: the leadership at an organization can be primarily focused on one of two things, their business or their people. Of course, the business is very important, otherwise how do you make money? But in order for a business to run successfully, your people need to be the priority...

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Jan 28, 2019

Hackathons are often seen as a tool for creating new software products, but did you realize that they could be used to create a more engaged workforce as well? In today’s show, Ben interviews Toni Eberhart, Executive Director for Urban Engine. In the show, they talk about how things like ...

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Jan 28, 2019

For years, training managers have grappled with one tricky question: how to engage and motivate staff in ongoing learning. Because employees, who are committed to training, and embrace habits of continuous Learning and Development, are the kinds of people companies need to remain successful in the 2...

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Jan 28, 2019

With all the hype at the end of 2018 surrounding GDPR, there still seems to be many questions. Many are still unclear on what GDPR actually is, why it is necessary, and how to be GDPR compliant. GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation and is a set of legal guidelines for the collection an...

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Jan 25, 2019

Your best employer brand ambassadors are your employees. They are the most trusted source of truth about how your company works. If you want to tell the story of your company, they are your best storytellers. Learn how to encourage them to share a compelling story about your company and help you rec...

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Jan 25, 2019

When we think of branding, we think of those tactics that are used to attract patrons and customers to a business, product or service. Branding aims at creating loyalty, trust and ensuring growth. But branding also means attracting the right talent to a companies workforce. Enter Employer Brand...

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Jan 25, 2019

When the work needs doing, who steps in and gets it done? Now before you say ‘that’s obvious’, or ‘of course or ‘it depends on the job’; just take a step back and look again at the interplay between individuals and approach to tasks within your organisation. Do so...

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Jan 25, 2019

Recently I read an article about one of Berlin’s latest smart offices, known as The Cube. This modern office, being built by Austrian real estate company CA Immo, will use sensors connected to a cloud platform to measure factors such as motion, temperature, lighting, humidity, and CO2. The tec...

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Jan 25, 2019

We create our organizational culture by the actions we take; not the other way around.” Everyone in an organization has an impact on its culture. However, it is the leadership decisions that ultimately drive the culture. “The choices they make cause a ripple effect on employee recru...

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Jan 25, 2019

We’ve seen leaps in technology over the last few decades, shifts in the global economy and industry needs, and a new generation maturing into the workforce and roles of prominence, so it stands to reason that the way people think about and practice our work will begin to change, and it has.&nb...

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Jan 25, 2019

It’s becoming clear that emotional intelligence, or EQ, is becoming more valued at home and at work. The components that make up emotional intelligence things like self-control, perseverance, grit, and empathy have clear benefits to people’s personal lives, but recently the focus has tur...

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Jan 25, 2019

With the new year already well underway, you should already have a good idea of your plans for the year for your workforce. If you don’t, I highly recommend that you make a start. But, what makes a successful workforce? Of course, you’ll have overarching targets, strategies and...

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Jan 24, 2019

How do you determine which business skills your employees should be focusing on this year? As routine jobs become more automated and we move toward a digital-human workforce, people will need to specialize in key soft skills that robots lack. We took a look at the fastest-growing soft skills trendin...

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Jan 24, 2019

One of the most talked about trends in HR and recruiting has been artificial intelligence (AI). Artificial intelligence is defined by Wikipedia as “an ideal ‘intelligent’ machine [that] is a flexible rational agent that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its ...

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Jan 24, 2019

It’s a job candidate’s market, not an employer’s. With the high competition for skilled employees, how can organizations attract candidates who will not only want to work for them but who will hit the ground running once they’re hired? One strategy is pre-boarding. In ou...

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Jan 24, 2019

Business size is irrelevant when creating an employee schedule, but even if you have a small work force, creating a schedule that truly works for everyone can be a nightmare. Your employee’s personal life is a key factor when whipping up a schedule - maybe they’re in high school and can ...

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Jan 24, 2019

If you’ve been in HR for any number of years, you know year-end payroll can be a challenge. Much of that is due to the the Form W-2, formally known as the IRS Wage and Tax Statement. Don't scratch your head just yet. This guide breaks down everything you and your employees need to know to ...

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Jan 24, 2019

Businesses and organizations are challenged daily to do more, plan more, and accomplish more tasks. Psychologists spend hours studying ways to improve daily workflow, and some of what they’ve found is surprising. Think you need to toughen up and force your eyes open all day and night? Thi...

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Jan 24, 2019

There are many dates small and midsize business owners need to keep in mind throughout the year to properly report their business operations to the federal government. But the litany of tasks can be inundating if not confusing. In case you find yourself asking: When are quarterly filings due to...

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Jan 24, 2019

Employee retention (or a lack thereof) is a massive cost for small business owners. Retaining top talent should be a priority as it cuts spending, creates a tight-knit company culture, and builds high performing teams. Before getting to the why, it’s important to understand the how. Retai...

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Jan 24, 2019

For many HR leaders and internal hiring teams, 2018 was a year which was defined by technological transformation, legislative challenges and, of course, huge uncertainly in the face of Brexit. However, against a backdrop of such unprecedented change, HR functions have been working behind the scenes ...

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Jan 23, 2019

In this video, Ali Whitehead from Flourish Recruiting Training shares how recruiters getting an upfront payment from their clients will be a key to success in 2019. The Recruiting Gym is a community of Recruiters and Recruiting leaders collaborating and seeking answers to the questions that are...

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Jan 23, 2019

Average financial losses by U.S. companies from IRS penalties related to inaccurate payroll percentage of small businesses with tax penalties with penalties without penalties commit payroll errors. Annual losses from payroll and reporting errors in the U.S. Paper-based systems are prone to loss...

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Jan 23, 2019

Successful companies understand that the key to winning customers starts with their employees. In fact, searches for employee experience have risen by 270% in the last 5 years, as companies continue to invest in the employee experience. With the rise of social media, it’s easier than ever...

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Jan 23, 2019

Talent acquisition is the process of attracting, finding and hiring skilled human labor for organizational needs in order to meet labor requirements. In the process of talent acquisition (TA), the mail goal is to recognize and meet all the labor requirements a company may have. When used in the cont...

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Jan 23, 2019

Here at Greenhouse, we’re pretty passionate about recruiting. So much so, in fact, that we built an entire company dedicated to it! But not everyone geeks out about recruiting as much as we do, and that’s fine. No matter what products you’re creating or problems your company is sol...

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Jan 23, 2019

Ever been curious about the US cities with the highest salaries? Perhaps unsurprisingly, salaries range widely from location to location, making one’s home address arguably more important than one’s qualified skillset in terms of earnings potential. The national average salary, calc...

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Jan 23, 2019

Recruiting in this market is tough. If you’re like most businesses today, sustained record-low unemployment has made it hard to find, hire, and keep good people on board. Even in this so-called “candidate’s market,” finding a job is no walk in the park either. There isn&rsquo...

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Jan 22, 2019

When it comes to the retail industry, your frontline workers literally can make or break the business. These workers are the ones that have the most direct contact with the customers, and they have the best chance of converting a prospective customer into a paying customer. It makes perfect sen...

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Jan 22, 2019

The City of Memphis moved from an on-premises solution to Oracle Human Capital Management Cloud to automate HR processes. The cloud has helped significantly reduce paperwork and allows HR to focus on recruiting and retaining talent for the city.

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Jan 22, 2019

Employees who aren’t based on-site or in an office present a new challenge when it comes to learner engagement. With the UK government’s new scheme ‘Flexible Working Task Force’, remote and flexible working are both likely to increase over the coming year. So how can you...

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Jan 22, 2019

L&D teams face the challenge of training a multi-generational workforce with 4-5 distinct profiles. In this article, I outline how the microlearning-based approach can provide a unique mode to address the common aspects as well as personalized learning. In 2019, more than ever before, L&...

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Jan 22, 2019

Government agencies and court orders can require employers to garnish an employee’s wages to collect unpaid debts or financial responsibility. Federal and state tax agencies will impose a levy on an employee’s wages for outstanding tax balances. There are five types of wage garnishments ...

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Jan 21, 2019

What challenges lie ahead for leaders in 2019? Plenty. In our VUCA world, leadership can feel like an endurance event. Battling against constant change and dealing with depleting resources. Competing for skilled employees and then doing what you can to try and keep them. All the time trying to do mo...

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Jan 21, 2019

In the first part of this series on career planning, we talked about the role organizations play in developing employees. Organizations, specifically managers, have to create the foundation for career planning success. But that doesn't mean the company should assume all the responsibility. ...

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Jan 20, 2019

Employees are the driving force for any SME or a multi-national conglomerate. Hence, it is imperative for organizations to have a workforce which is active, motivated and driven to ensure they meet their targets. Overtime, all businesses face the issues of their staff getting disinterested with thei...

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Jan 20, 2019

Social media is changing our lives. It has become our source news, recommendations, and even business! Almost 50% of employees follow companies in social media to stay up to date with their latest buzz. Here are 4 tips on how you can recruit socially and turn your followers into top applicants. ...

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Jan 19, 2019

There is no doubt that video content was a king in 2017. In 2018 and beyond, the popularity of videos will only continue to grow. Experts estimate that by 2019 video will account for 80% of all global internet traffic. This is why more and more employers and recruiters have started incorporatin...

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Jan 19, 2019

Great atmosphere at work isn’t desirable just for the sake of our happy feelings. As numerous studies have shown, a happy worker is a productive worker. What is more, they are less tempted to leave the company and take their talents elsewhere. Therefore, it is vital to make employees feel valu...

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Jan 18, 2019

The task of recruiting and hiring candidates for a position is getting tougher. It’s also very competitive as hiring managers must do what they can to lure top candidates. This leads to a constant analysis of what is working, what isn’t, and what can be done better. For that reason, vari...

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Jan 18, 2019

As we step into a new year, it's time to look into the crystal ball and predict which emerging talent development trends will have the greatest impact for learning and HR pros in the year ahead. From mobile employee development to video learning to the continued rise of workforce analytics, it&#...

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Jan 18, 2019

Unless preceded by the words ‘bank’ and ‘holiday’, Mondays can be a bit of a drag. No matter how much you love your job, it’s not unusual to be dreaming of a three-day weekend on Monday morning. But, according to a calculation by Cliff Arnall back in 2005, this com...

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Jan 18, 2019

When you interview a candidate for a job, which skills are you looking for? And how do you assess hard skills vs. soft skills? That might depend a lot on the position you need to fill. Perhaps you need an employee with a Master’s Degree in your field. Maybe you’re looking for someone who...

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Jan 18, 2019

As we’re well into the new year, with spring just around the corner, employees in the UK can feel revitalised to finally take a leap and find a new role. HR is all too aware of the dangers this time of year presents and can focus its efforts on retention. Having quality talent overseas, that k...

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Jan 17, 2019

When it proceeds to workforce control solutions, human resources software operations have become more mixed – and more useful – in current years. If you’re interested in funding in one for your business, nevertheless, you’re likely worried by the many acronyms used to describ...

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Jan 17, 2019

A recruitment campaign could be just what you need to capture the attention of those talented individuals you want to work for your business. But it’s also something that requires a great deal of thought and planning to ensure your efforts aren’t all for nought. In recent years, we ...

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Jan 17, 2019

Another week, another gloomy prediction about the recruitment issues employers are likely to be grappling with in the coming months. This time, it’s the turn of the union Prospect, who in a survey reported in HR Magazine, say two thirds of its EU worker members are considering leaving the UK b...

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Jan 17, 2019

With today’s low unemployment rate and the emergence of employee ghosting, it’s never been harder to fill job openings quickly and efficiently. Communication, as always, remains the key to nudging candidates down the hiring funnel but email and phone tag can make getting in contact a str...

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Jan 17, 2019

EQ (emotional intelligence) is an incredibly valuable skill for leadership teams. Maintaining a high level of emotional intelligence in the workplace can help strengthen company culture along with several other essential values. According to Mariah DeLeon, Vice President of People at Glassdoor, &ldq...

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Jan 17, 2019

A new year means a lot of new regulations for small business owners. From minimum wage increases to disability calculations and a changing definition of independent contractors, payroll just got a lot more complicated. That’s why 2019 is the year of the payroll system solution. All of the...

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Jan 17, 2019

In today’s world, employers are striving to create a more inclusive workplace. Although hiring for diversity is the first step, it shouldn’t stop there. To design an inclusive workplace, leadership teams need to first understand what the term means and how it’s different from diver...

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Jan 17, 2019

Time-to-hire is one of the most important and frequently used hiring and recruiting metrics. Time-to-hire metric measures how quickly a company can select and hire the best candidate. In this blog post, you will learn how to calculate time-to-hire (formula included!) and discover the most effective ...

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Jan 16, 2019

Don Kelly, Post University academic program chair, explains that the Human Resource Management program follows the SHRM competency model to ensure that students have the relevant skills they need in the workplace.

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Jan 16, 2019

According to a recent survey by Jobvite, 30% of new hires will leave a job within their first 90 days. That means for every ten people you manage to find, recruit, and hire to your small business, three will be gone before the season even changes. You’ll then have to spend an average of $...

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Jan 16, 2019

Is your New Year’s resolution to read more? In the ever-evolving world of HR, there’s an overwhelming amount of thought leadership, resources, and best practices to take in. Fortunately, we’ve narrowed down the best of the bunch to help you prioritize your reading list in 2019. Add...

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Jan 16, 2019

Congratulations! You’ve reached the point in your small business where you’re ready to hire your very first employee (or employees!). However, now is also the time that you have to get familiar with payroll taxes, something you’ll either have to pay or withhold from you employee&rs...

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Jan 16, 2019

Employment status was always going to remain a hot topic as 2018 unfolded. Uber’s long struggle continued in the Court of Appeal in late October, in light of the findings of the Tribunals in in Aslam v Uber BV.  The Tribunals have thus far found that  Uber’s taxi drivers are &l...

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Jan 16, 2019

If anything I bet you are a lot like me where your world is filled with calendar appointments, tasks lists and to do list exhaustion. The endless list of tasks to accomplish and problems to solve often put us in the unenviable position of working to enact solutions that don’t necessarily repre...

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Jan 16, 2019

We live in a world of software. Quite a lot of it and it’s very smart at getting things done with a breeze that in the past would have involved considerable effort and attention to detail. In fact, software technology has flooded with us so many options and conveniences that we’ve begun ...

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Jan 15, 2019

The absolute worst feeling that a payroll professional can have is finding out someone didn’t get paid. While that stings for us, it’s even worse for the ones who wake up to an empty bank account on payday. Last week, roughly 800,000 federal employees experienced that due to a parti...

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Jan 15, 2019

We found out the plan’s actual coverage was… I’ll just say it was less than ideal. And I was extremely upset that I couldn’t get straight and simple answers from my broker at the time. As a founder, I knew exactly how much we were paying in broker’s fees. So the l...

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Jan 14, 2019

According to a report from McKinsey, top talent is vital to an organization’s success in large part because it boosts efficiency. The data shows that high performers are 400 percent more productive than average ones and, as a result, teams with high-performing employees are more efficient in t...

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Jan 14, 2019

Diversity and inclusion are a top HR priority right now, but what does that really mean? Without an actionable plan in place, it runs the risk of being just one more well-intentioned but poorly realized catch-all phrase, rather than integrated with the complete employee lifecycle. On paper, div...

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Jan 14, 2019

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a relevant tool of the modern era because of its significant impact on enhancing the way humans interact with customers, develop business strategies, and empower learners. Thousands of companies, including technical giants, like Google, Intel, Apple, and Microsoft rea...

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Jan 14, 2019

With a sub-four percent unemployment rate and one of the highest quit rates we’ve seen in decades, we are currently experiencing a very tight labor market. Companies across all industries, and of all sizes, are finding it challenging to attract and retain top talent. To help solve that pr...

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Jan 14, 2019

The Towards Maturity Benchmark Survey is an ongoing study based on responses gathered from over 6,000 organizations and 40,000 learners since 2003. One of the most important conclusions they’ve come to regarding learning is that mobile learning is transforming training in the workplace. And L&...

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Jan 14, 2019

Running a small business comes with a wide set of challenges, not the least difficult being employee retention. However, a talent opportunity is emerging on the horizon for small businesses: Gen Z. Within the next two years, Gen Z the generation that follows millennials will comprise a whopping...

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Jan 14, 2019

The difference between independent contractors and employees is more than just a label. There are important legal and project considerations when determining how to categorize a worker. This classification is important for a number of reasons, from worker efficiency to avoiding misclassification pen...

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Jan 14, 2019

Wage garnishments are court orders that require a business to deduct, or garnish, an employee’s wages in order to pay a debt. When a judgment has been entered by a court or government agency, business is notified and must comply. Money is deducted from the employee’s wages and paid it di...

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Jan 14, 2019

With a sub-four percent unemployment rate and one of the highest quit rates we’ve seen in decades, we are currently experiencing a very tight labor market. Companies across all industries, and of all sizes, are finding it challenging to attract and retain top talent. To help solve that problem...

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Jan 14, 2019

In a complex market where organisations are facing increasing pressure for continuous adaption amid fierce competition, the need for HR teams to assess their approach when it comes to the concept of ‘talent ecosystems’ is becoming more important than ever before. Unlike traditional appro...

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Jan 13, 2019

There’s a lot that goes into buying, customizing, and implementing your LMS. You have to be both practical and intuitive in your LMS vendor selection. This matters because some factors that apply to other LMS vendors aren’t the norm for LMS companies. For example, you can see their clien...

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Jan 11, 2019

In today’s fast-paced world, everyone wants instant gratification, or in the case of the employment world, at least a “yes” or “no” for a job application. In business, texting is growing in popularity as one of the fastest methods of communication. For hiring managers, ...

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Jan 11, 2019

It's likely you are having conversations at your organizations about how to improve your performance management practices. Articles in Harvard Business Review and elsewhere have put this issue squarely on the radar of not only HR leaders, but also executives. We've known for a while that the...

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Jan 11, 2019

There are several differences between highly compensated employees (HCEs) and non-highly compensated employees (NHCEs). It’s important for HR professionals to understand the definition of a highly compensated employee for tax reasons, benefits, and legal purposes. So, what exactly is an H...

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Jan 10, 2019

How does your tech recruiting process compare to that of other companies? You may know your own key hiring metrics like your average time to fill or how many qualified candidates you need to make a hire, but what’s the significance of these numbers? As Hung Lee, CEO & founder of workshape....

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Jan 10, 2019

The City of Concord takes pride in offering a generous benefits program that provides flexibility for the diverse and changing needs of our qualifying employees. This benefit booklet will briefly outline the benefits that are provided to our employees. All regular full-time employees are eligible to...

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Jan 10, 2019

When companies need to fill a position, the instinct is typically to start a job search. However, it can take time and resources to fill an open role, and oftentimes your current workforce is filled with a wealth of untapped potential. A recent Gallup report reveals that 67 percent of employees...

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Jan 10, 2019

When the term, ‘employee engagement’ is discussed, it is often confused with employee satisfaction or employee happiness. While employee happiness and satisfaction contribute to an employee’s level of engagement, employee engagement is separate from each of these. According to Forb...

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Jan 10, 2019

Improving employee engagement in 2019 will be a crucial task for many HR and communication departments. In this video we outline 3 major facts that are standing in the way of business and culture excellence. If you are looking for a platform to help you succeed with your employee engagement and prod...

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Jan 10, 2019

You’ve heard the buzz about companies large and small that publish employee’s wages in an effort to be transparent and validate wage equity. There are success stories and failures amidst the practice. Some research suggests wage transparency sparks productivity and drives employees to wo...

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Jan 10, 2019

A strong job offer letter is the first step in a successful recruitment process and creating a qualified workforce. It’s important for employers to map out a process for creating written offers and communication materials for prospective candidates and new hires. Failing to do so could result ...

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Jan 10, 2019

Theoretically, building training that covers all of your company's risks is quite easy. In reality, successful compliance training is one of the hardest programs to create, as ‘compliance’ is another word for ‘rule’ – and we all know how attractive this word can be....

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Jan 10, 2019

What do you need to look for when it comes to buying new training tracking software to help with employee onboarding? It can be hard to know what the key features are and think about the things you really need for your training to run more smoothly. Let’s take a look at the most important feat...

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Jan 10, 2019

Organizations are undergoing a major digital transformation on the L&D front artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and chatbots are redefining workplace learning. Based on a survey of 400 L&D leaders, here are some of our predictions in the L&D space for 2019. To read all our predict...

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Jan 10, 2019

They say curiosity killed the cat, but human beings are quite different from felines. For us, the need to know has driven our greatest discoveries. It has helped us learn new languages, experience other cultures and advance our education levels. In the eLearning space, inquiry-based learning can lea...

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Jan 10, 2019

When you see a movie that blows your mind or eat at a restaurant that leaves you craving more, what’s one of the first things you do afterward? If you’re like most of us, you tell your friends all about it. Employee referral programs, when used effectively, tap into this human desir...

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Jan 10, 2019

Whilst last year may already feel like a distant memory, many HR professionals are already talking to us about the degree of change that's in store for 2019. So, before we get swept up in the fast-paced months ahead, we thought it important to reflect on the most important learnings from 2018.&n...

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Jan 09, 2019

MyHRfuture talks to RJ Milnor about how he is using People Analytics to inform Workforce Planning and the Talent Acquisition strategy at McKesson. He covers how the two areas work closely together and how McKesson is looking at understanding the skills of its workforce. The myHRfuture Academy i...

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Jan 09, 2019

A strong leader is one who is able to get the best out of his or her people, inspiring them to reach their full potential and motivating them to achieve common goals. Becoming an effective leader is a never-ending process of self-study, education, training and experience. Learning leadership sk...

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Jan 09, 2019

Corporate learning and development (L&D) programs today must address an urgent problem: reskilling workers for the technology-enabled workplace, with greater efficiency and effectiveness to keep pace with a dynamically changing world. Across the business landscape, robotics, artificial intellige...

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Jan 09, 2019

Working for a nonprofit can be incredibly rewarding. However, while it can be fulfilling work, nonprofit employees are often overworked and run the risk of burning out. The nonprofit environment can demand long hours, cause stress and exhaustion, and diminish an enthusiasm for work. This can be...

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Jan 09, 2019

Depending on your company and industry, the winter months can be relatively slow for businesses. What do we recommend to keep your employees engaged and growing as leaders? Curling up with an engaging book is a good place to start! Here are our top 10 picks for leadership books that you and your tea...

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Jan 09, 2019

ERISA is an acronym frequently thrown around in the world of HR, but what does it mean? ERISA stands for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The law sets the standards for pension and Welfare plans to protect employees and their beneficiaries. Many employees are unsure how an ERISA  ap...

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Jan 09, 2019

Employee classification can be difficult, and there are several differences between exempt and non-exempt employees. Should you be tracking hours and paying overtime? Is a base salary all that I need to offer? If you don’t take the time to classify an employee correctly, you could face some he...

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Jan 09, 2019

Attracting & retaining talent are two of the most important functions of an HR organization, but paper has a nasty habit of tying up HR resources and keeping them from adding strategic value to the business. This eBook will show you how these paper pains manifest for employees and HR at each stage ...

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Jan 09, 2019

Your business will never possess a more powerful competitive advantage than your employees. Are you making the right choices to take full advantage of that value – or even to hang on to it? Just 13% of global workers are highly engaged and highly satisfied with their workplace. Of those who are high...

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Jan 08, 2019

In office environments, balancing work and small talk, focus, and idle chit-chat can sometimes feel like an uphill battle in a desk chair. Maybe that’s why the web is stuffed with productivity articles outlining how to be more deliberate, engaged, and focused at work. Going down that rabbit ho...

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Jan 08, 2019

I recently had the privilege of doing a webinar for Ascentis, “Not Seen but Not Forgotten: The Shift to Remote Workers and the Virtual Organization.” I was overwhelmed with the attendance and response given by the HR audience. We know and understand the war for talent, seemingly the...

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Jan 08, 2019

As businesses maintain a healthy growth mindset, company leaders face a tricky environment of globalization, unstable economic conditions, and unique demographic trends. Today, CEOs seek to better manage their human assets to capitalize on new business opportunities. According to PwC’s  U...

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Jan 08, 2019

A company that does not focus on employee appreciation is much like a gardener who does not water their plants regularly. Clichéd as it may sound, the relevance of employee appreciation is most aptly defined in this simple example. A very important way appreciation is shared with employees is...

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Jan 08, 2019

In an everchanging society, where technology is rapidly changing, continued professional learning and development is crucial. After spending years in an organization, it can be easy to assume that you have nothing more to learn especially from entry level employees.[i] Contrary to traditional belief...

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Jan 08, 2019

With new eLearning technologies available all the time and consistently updated legislation, compliance training needs to be adaptable within your organisation. Whether your compliance training strategy focuses simply around keeping your workforce legally compliant or feeds into your wider learning ...

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Jan 08, 2019

As a small business, have you ever struggled to classify your workers? Hiring decisions are difficult, especially when you’re unsure which type of employment relationship best suits your work. You may be thinking about bringing on an independent contractor if you don’t require full-time ...

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Jan 08, 2019

One of the main benefits of a good compensation management system is pay equity, but there are ample other benefits, like aiding in budget creation, attracting recruits, reducing turnover, and more. It’s important for business owners and HR leaders to know how compensation management works, th...

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Jan 08, 2019

Culture eats strategy for breakfast’, according to legendary management consultant and writer Peter Drucker. That’s not to say strategy isn’t important of course, but research confirms that culture plays a huge part in organisational success. With a bit of luck, your organisat...

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Jan 07, 2019

When it comes to employee wellness programs, the benefits for small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are clear. Employees who participate in wellness programs are happier, healthier, and more productive. For every dollar that companies invest in employee wellness, they get $1.50 to $3 back in the form ...

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Jan 07, 2019

Who would have thought that a North America casino who used sensors in their fish tanks to regulate the temperature, food, and cleanliness would be featured on the headlines news because hackers stole 10 GB of company data through its internet-connected fish tank[i]. Hackers are constantly looking f...

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Jan 07, 2019

Despite pledges from corporations around the world, it’s becoming increasingly clear that ‘diversity’ isn’t happening. When women make up just 12.6 percent of board members in Britain’s 500 largest tech companies, less females hold CEO positions than men with the name &...

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Jan 06, 2019

When looking at training opportunities, you may need to decide between the online version compared to on-site training. Both have their benefits over the other, but how would you choose between the two options? Well, allow me to weigh up both sides to make things easier. First, do you work bett...

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Jan 06, 2019

Jamie Hoobanoff, founder and CEO of executive recruitment and placement agency The Leadership Agency, tells what the human resource department should work towards in the new year to build a succesful, and happy workforce, and socially responsible brand.

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Jan 05, 2019

An Infographic by Kitaboo on How To Accelerate Employee Engagement With Mobile-Based Corporate Training Program: Creating and delivering training content to employees is a significant investment for all enterprises. Return on investment for which is often not realized instantly. Results of effective...

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Jan 04, 2019

In the past, managers would schedule sit down meetings with their employees quarterly or even yearly to discuss and review their performance. In many organizations, this was due to the fact that managers protested frequent performance reviews stating that they are too time consuming.[i] However, as ...

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Jan 04, 2019

Keeping employees engaged is one of the top challenges in every company.  Engagement means your employees are bringing their best to work, and when your people perform at the top of their game, they’ll take your business there too.  Saba’s rewards and recognition capabilities m...

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Jan 04, 2019

A Human Resource Management System (HRMS) is designed to help businesses and HR professionals integrate all of their tools and processes into one easy-to-use system. Leading a workforce comes with several tasks, such as payroll, performance management, onboarding, scheduling, and more. Separately ma...

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Jan 04, 2019

The New Year is a great time to act on all of those updates that you’ve been meaning to make when it comes to your company’s HR department. Starting out the year fresh can feel good for employers and employees, providing a little morale boost and rejuvenation. Reviewing where your compan...

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Jan 04, 2019

The concept of utilising people data to drive organisational efficiency, future strategy and business success is now widely accepted within HR circles. However, despite a rapid increase in recognition of the benefits of workforce analytics, it seems that the majority of practitioners still struggle ...

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Jan 04, 2019

Over recent years, big data has been circulating in the world of technology. The volumes of data that organizations can mine have increased significantly due to the increased use of software tools. With these tools, organizations can analyze data and enhance their performance. Similarly, futurists e...

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Jan 03, 2019

Great employee handbooks motivate and engage employees, reduces compliance exposures. The US Supreme Court has made it clear that to protect the company, legal protections should be clearly spelled out to employees. Employee handbooks are often an essential document in agency investigations and empl...

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Jan 03, 2019

How much money are you losing due to attrition? Turnover is expensive for any employer. But in today’s tight labor market, the cost of losing your best employees is even higher. You have to invest in hiring and training a replacement. But you also lose the value that those former employees wer...

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Jan 03, 2019

Welcome to 2019!  With the whole new year ahead of us, it’s a great time to take a look at ourselves, and how we are going to approach this year. If you, like me, have been in HR for quite some time, you may have more to give than you think. Nearly three years ago, I had the opportunity t...

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Jan 03, 2019

Remote employment is definitely here to stay. According to a 2017 US-wide survey, 30% of working Americans already work remotely [1], and the numbers are only going up. It’s good for business, too: Telecommuting lowers costs and lets you tap into a global talent pool. Still, managing remo...

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Jan 03, 2019

When it comes to tracking employee training via eLearning, what do you actually need to be tracking? Is it just enough to know who has attended which training sessions? Here are the 8 things we think you need to track when it comes to eLearning in order to get a clearer picture of your internal trai...

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Jan 03, 2019

In this advanced digital age, cybersecurity is one of the growing concerns that is spooking businesses at large. A substantial part of this complex series of cybersecurity challenge is associated with employees in the workplace. Human error is a factor that is often overlooked. It seems often employ...

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Jan 03, 2019

January is traditionally the time when HR commentators look ahead at the challenges likely to be facing the profession in the coming year. Increasing digitisation and further advances in Artificial Intelligence feature heavily in the predictions that have hit the pages of the sector press so fa...

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Jan 03, 2019

There comes a time when every small business owner realizes they need an HR department. It’s not a question of if, but when. The need for HR starts the moment the first employee is hired. In the beginning, the owner and eventually, other employees shoulder the burden themselves. That mean...

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Jan 03, 2019

When it came to hiring, the employer used to have the upper hand. However, with unemployment at a record low, there are now more job openings than candidates to fill them. Employers feel pressure to offer the most enticing combination of compensation, benefits, and company culture to attract (and re...

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Jan 02, 2019

Let’s cut to the chase: If you want to keep your best employees, you need to pay attention to what’s happening in the payroll industry. With unemployment at historic lows and the number of job openings at historic highs, basic economics says that wages around the country should be g...

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Jan 02, 2019

Artificial Intelligence (AD is reshaping the way that companies manage their workforce and make HR plans, which increases productivity and employee engagement in general. Talent acquisition software can scan, read, and evaluate applicants and quickly eliminate 75% of them from the recruiting process...

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Jan 02, 2019

Do you conduct business in the state of California? If so, listen up! Due to recent legislation, California businesses have a deadline of January 1, 2020, to enstate new sexual harassment policies. The change to the policy includes a new requirement for sexual harassment training. Read on to learn h...

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Jan 02, 2019

What is the ultimate goal of workplace training? You guessed it; long-term behavioral change. Many off-the-shelf training programs cannot really meet that lofty goal. They’re generic, one-size-fits-all offerings that, while undeniably useful for some learning needs, generally don’t gener...

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Jan 02, 2019

Human capital is possibly the single biggest determinant that helps organizations achieve sustainable corporate growth. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that high-performance organizations invest heavily in training, upskilling their employees, and creating environments where they are pois...

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Jan 01, 2019

The question is really not whether you need Foundation Skills training, but rather how you ensure it’s effective and makes the right impact. Here are some common mistakes to avoid and help you get the most from Foundation Skills. Foundation Skills cover many of the basics of business skil...

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Dec 31, 2018

At ServiceNow, we believe in giving our employees a great workplace experience. Positive interactions forge a bond between our company and our employees, just like great service creates customer loyalty in the consumer world. Why is this so important for ServiceNow? Because our people deserve it&nda...

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Dec 31, 2018

The best businesses are the ones that are always looking for ways to improve, to enhance their offering and get the best out of their people, and for some time it’s been well recognised that having highly motivated and engaged employees is the foundation for which an organisation can grow and ...

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Dec 31, 2018

Today, everyone is fascinated with talking about the “future of work.” But who is the future of work? That’s right–students. The kids (we’re old enough to call them kids, right?) that are coming up behind us are going to truly BE the future of the workplace. In tod...

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Dec 31, 2018

Out of all the questions hiring managers can potentially ask you during an interview, “Why did you leave your last job?” could be one of the hardest to answer. To effectively answer this question, you need to frame your response in a way that shows hiring managers that you know what...

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Dec 30, 2018

Mobile is changing the way businesses are run and HR is affected as much as any other sector, if not more so. This article looks at what does the future of learning and development look like in our mobile age while showcasing how m-learning can benefit your company and L&D strategy. When the int...

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Dec 30, 2018

As our societal norms and technology have evolved, there has been a recent shift to work being completed outside of the traditional office space and office hours. This shift in flexible working has tasked leaders with the responsibility of managing the productivity and expectations for their teams. ...

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Dec 28, 2018

The notion of “use it or lose it’ has meaning in the way we exercise our mental and physical health. If you ask any health expert, he or she will endorse that our bodies are only has good as the food we eat and the time we commit to regular exercise. The same is true about the mind. Ongo...

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Dec 28, 2018

In this article, I share a use case on how to use gamification to engage your disengaged employees and provide better motivation plus a stickier learning experience. The use case showcases how gamification aids you in creating a high impact training. Introducing a series of use cases by EI Desi...

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Dec 28, 2018

Until just recently, aptitude used to be all about the intelligent quotient, more commonly known as IQ. The working assumption until recently was that the higher a person’s IQ, the better they would be able to perform work. Therefore, recruiters would frequently look for traditional intelligen...

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Dec 27, 2018

With 6 billion text messages sent and received every day in the US, you can imagine how reliant on our phones we have become. We’re all a part of an ongoing technology evolution that is dependent more upon our mobile devices than our desktop computers. The rise of mobile use has also spurned a...

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Dec 26, 2018

If it’s true that consumers are the lifeblood of any business, then it’s also true that your organization’s employees are its heart. They impact everything related to your customers’ experiences through their personal or virtual customer interactions. Companies that obsess ov...

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Dec 26, 2018

Your compliance department might well be closest to your L&D strategy. They are often the forerunners in adopting the latest eLearning innovations. If not, make it your priority to build a relationship. Why? Because there’s no other field where real world, immersive eLearning makes a bigge...

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Dec 26, 2018

Every business owner worth their salt understands how important it is to rigorously train their employees if they don’t want to find themselves obsolete in just a few years’ time, but that doesn’t mean that setting training priorities is easy. As a matter of fact, many business own...

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Dec 25, 2018

Well trained employees are essential for any small business to operate successfully. Trained employees have the skills and knowledge they need to handle situations without your constant presence and hand-holding from step to step. They're also more equipped to deal with customer questions and ma...

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Dec 25, 2018

When it comes to running a small business, there are a million things on your plate and in your mind all the time, especially around the end of the year. And on top of throwing holiday office parties and navigating everyone’s time off requests, there still exist all of the regular day-to-day b...

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Dec 24, 2018

A recent study revealed that 75% of 10 lakh registered companies in India have either invested or are going to invest in either AI- or deep learning-based technologies, or a combination of both. Going into 2019, the debates around AI and deep learning will shift from human against machine, to h...

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Dec 22, 2018

As the supply chain and procurement industry continues to become increasingly professionalized, with businesses all over the world waking up to the value of procurement, it creates a need for skilled professionals who can unlock the true potential and propel strategic growth. This is where Allegis G...

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Dec 21, 2018

Collaborative working has become a prime necessity for organisations, large or small, which have teams working on various projects - and training is no different. Fostering a collaborative working environment and making use of specific collaboration tools offers several benefits over conventional tr...

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Dec 21, 2018

Did you know, 44% of US citizens believe that corruption exists in the White House? This stunning a revelation was made after a survey, the US Corruption Barometer 2017, conducted by Transparency International. In 2016, nearly 35% Americans believed that corruption was pervasive in this key institut...

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Dec 21, 2018

Change is unavoidable. How frequently it happens or needs to happen is dependent on a business’ environment and long-term goals. How a business goes about executing change or responding to it is capable of determining the future success or failure of the business. Businesses that are unable to...

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Dec 21, 2018

The lines between work and life are so blurred that many employees are confused about how to live a richer, fuller life where stress is minimized and we flourish inside and outside the office. Do we aim for "work-life balance" where all of life's buckets get a little dollop of time her...

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Dec 21, 2018

With the year drawing to a close, many of us are starting to look towards 2019 and what the year will bring with it. For me, I’ve been considering what the new year will bring for HR technology. There’s an undoubtedly tumultuous year ahead for many European businesses thanks to Brexit an...

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Dec 20, 2018

The trends we’ve covered the last few years have persisted. 2018 will be the year that organizations make big changes to keep and attract great employees. This change mindset will be what keeps organizations ahead of the competition. What changes will you implement this year to draw the best t...

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Dec 20, 2018

HR Basics is a series of short courses, designed to highlight what you need to know about a particular human resource management topic. In today’s HR basics, we define total rewards and explore the total rewards model. Total rewards are the monetary and nonmonetary rewards provided by com...

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Dec 20, 2018

What kind of talent will your organization require in the next five years? In today’s volatile and complex world, digitization, artificial intelligence and automation have moved the goalposts for workforce development. Make no mistake: These factors are disrupting the world of work. The skills...

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Dec 20, 2018

The experience your workforce wants to have with you as an employer is changing. KPMG looks at the future of the HR practice from 2018 and beyond, and explores how employee experience will evolve in the future.

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Dec 20, 2018

In late 2017 we looked at the 6 trends that would define the coming year. Since then, we have seen many of our predictions become reality from CX and EX becoming more closely linked, to the rise of organization-specific solutions for diversity and inclusion. For 2019, we’re looking at the...

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Dec 20, 2018

‘Tis the season ladies and gentlemen! That means that preparation must be well underway at this stage as you prepare for 2019. At the time of writing this, I can picture hiring professionals in their thousands working hard to tick all the boxes before they sign off for the holidays. In recruit...

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Dec 20, 2018

Open enrollment may have just ended, but it’s never too early to start thinking about emerging benefit trends. Benefits are an increasingly important factor in attracting and retaining top talent, and can play an important role in setting your company apart from competitors. Fifty-seven percen...

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Dec 20, 2018

There’s never a dull moment (or year) in HR. The last twelve months have been witness to IRS surprises, political intrigue, and exciting advancements in HR technology. As 2018 comes to a close, one can’t help but wonder what next year will hold for the workplace. It's time to du...

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Dec 20, 2018

Like agile methodology, design thinking has been mainly applied to the development of new products, services and business models. In human resources, design thinking is a people-oriented, prototype-driven process for creative problem solving that helps develop innovative human-centric programs and e...

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Dec 19, 2018

Artificial intelligence refers to technology used to do a task that requires some level of intelligence to accomplish in other words, a tool trained to do what a human can do. Why is AI different than ordinary software? Three core components high-speed computation, a huge amount of quality data and ...

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Dec 19, 2018

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll offers all the same features and benefits as SAP's on-premise payroll solution, but it is delivered with the security, scale, and flexibility of the SuccessFactors cloud.

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Dec 19, 2018

Feedback is a fundamental task of all managers. Employees value feedback for their growth and development, but managers can sometimes dread it. It is critical that managers give feedback, but what is more important is that it is given in an effective way. Effective feedback can lead to numerous bene...

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Dec 19, 2018

With the success of dating apps like Tinder and Bumble, it's no surprise that recruitment platforms have joined in. Job speed dating apps such as Jobr and Shapr lets candidates connect their professional profiles to the mobile network. Candidates can then swipe through jobs a lot quicker than th...

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Dec 19, 2018

We’ve kept a close eye on this year’s rising stars in the industry to bring you the recruitment trends that’ll shape how we recruit for the next year. However, do remember that these predictions can change and there will more than likely be some surprises along the way. So you hear...

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Dec 19, 2018

Do you feel as if you are missing out on great talent because your organization will slow down your recruitment for the next few weeks? According to a recent Monster.com article, if a job is open and companies are looking to hire soon, there is no slow period. “With the current 4% unemployment...

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Dec 19, 2018

For employers, what are the advantages of segmenting the benefits that they offer to employees or segmenting the workforce when it comes to communicating the benefit package? Can such an approach help an organisation better target resources, or might it end up creating dissent and disunity? The 2018...

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Dec 19, 2018

As another year goes by, it is only natural for us to revisit the milestones in which the year helped us learn and grow. And then to aspire for some more growth, and betterment, both at a personal as well as at the organizational level. And hence, there are resolutions and promises we make to oursel...

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Dec 19, 2018

It’s no secret that HR is experiencing massive disruption. This is due largely to the consumerization of technology and how this has changed us as people. The digital experience we have almost anywhere but at work is making us intolerant of clunky processes. This needs to be addressed by emplo...

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Dec 18, 2018

Human capital management is a wide-ranging category of software solutions and services. It aims to address challenges around employee engagement and workplace experience. 67%  of employees worldwide are not engaged. Only 6% of companies are high performers on the employee experience index.

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Dec 18, 2018

Okay, hiring managers, let’s talk about our weaknesses. One of mine is that I think I have good instincts when it comes to hiring. The flaw in my thinking, however, is quickly exposed whenever I’m hiring for a highly technical or highly specialized role (one where I don’t have a ba...

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Dec 18, 2018

How wonderfully simple HR teams’ jobs would be if employee engagement was measured by a single metric. Engagement surveys would take minutes, the reporting would be done the next day and company leaders would easily be able to digest the results. Unfortunately, as any HR professional will know...

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Dec 18, 2018

Your experience at work every day is likely different from that of your coworkers. This could be because of where you’re from, your age, gender, or any one of the many factors that make you unique. These things that make us who we are can also lead to inequities not just differences in the way...

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Dec 18, 2018

It’s no secret: Advancements in technology have reshaped the world of recruiting. Businesses now have access to a wide variety of tools and software that impact the way they find and recruit talent. In fact, 75% of hiring and talent managers say they use recruiting software to improve their hi...

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Dec 18, 2018

A digital-ready workforce is the basis for making innovation possible. In a rapidly changing world the jobs that make up our economy are transforming as fast as the products we use. The majority of children born today will one day pursue careers that do not even exist yet, and many jobs in advanced ...

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Dec 18, 2018

Employers may not feel entirely comfortable investing in attracting and retaining staff at the moment. The level of political uncertainty caused by Brexit paired with concerns for the UK’s economic position is perhaps more conducive to battening down the hatches and waiting out the storm. ...

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Dec 18, 2018

Traditionally, employers raised eyebrows when candidates had employment gaps in their resumes for reasons such as caring for children or aging loved ones, or simply learning a new skill or travelling. Today, the stigma of taking time off between jobs is fading. Tactics to reach professionals who hav...

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Dec 18, 2018

Between the introduction of gender pay gap reporting and the GDPR, and the myriad factors affecting individual organisations, 2018 has been a busy year for HR teams. And the profession is set to face an even greater variety of challenges in 2019: here are eight that our panel of experts have picked ...

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Dec 18, 2018

The digital future is already here. The strengthening online economy, HR and payroll moving to cloud, service automation, and our own expectations as employees, are dictating the modernization of workforce and people processes. Your challenge is likely to be convincing key stakeholders that you need...

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Dec 18, 2018

Compliance training isn’t as simple as ticking boxes. In order for your corporate compliance training to be effective, you need to devise a solid learning strategy. One of the most important parts of this is defining your learning objectives. It can be tempting to define these as something as ...

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Dec 18, 2018

Every HR professional knows people are an organization’s greatest asset, but not all organizations live by that creed.  Not because the company chooses to ignore its employees, it simply and unconsciously neglects the workforce.  When considering the ever-changing HR technology envir...

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Dec 18, 2018

As 2018 comes to a close and businesses prepare for a new year, there are several deadlines for HR professionals to keep in mind. Mark your calendar for these 2019 HR compliance dates and start the new year with a bang. This isn’t a comprehensive list, but we’ve included some of the most...

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Dec 17, 2018

Oracle has just launched a new video series featuring a handful of chats between technology analyst, and Constellation Research co-founder, Ray Wang and Steve Miranda, Oracle’s EVP of applications product development. Future Talks explores Oracle’s recent innovations in user interfaces (...

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Dec 17, 2018

Augmented reality, natural language processing, machine learning—yes, this is the world of human capital management (HCM) that we’re talking about. In the Let Employee Engagement Be Your Digital Innovation Lab podcast, Emily He, SVP product marketing for HCM, and Jon Huang, senior direct...

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Dec 17, 2018

The holiday season is in full swing, but if you’re still short-staffed and have extra positions to fill to make it through the New Year, get strategic with the holiday hiring trends that every employer needs to know. Why the time of year matters for hiring for seasonal roles. Why seasonal role...

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Dec 17, 2018

Organizations turn to employee training and development to prepare for the future. Training helps them refresh their workforce, adopt new technologies, and enter new markets. A badly planned or wrongly executed corporate training plan, however, can sabotage these efforts and hold a company back, cos...

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Dec 17, 2018

The recruitment industry will change a lot over the next 10 years. In this blog post, you will learn about the top 5 ways recruitment will change over the next decade. How will we hire in the future? Read on to find out! The world of work is changing. The nine to five isn’t nine to five a...

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Dec 17, 2018

Udemy for Business helps the Pinterest L&D team drive and measure effective learning throughout their company. Whether it's content to help employees tackle new projects, tools that reinforce learning, or even uploading custom Pinterest content, Udemy for Business provides a learning solutio...

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Dec 17, 2018

Talent management has a funny reputation: It's a practice reserved for large organizations with thousands of employees. Well, I'm here to tell you that this reputation is off the mark. Obviously, large organizations need to manage and develop their people, but it is just as important (and so...

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Dec 16, 2018

Human resources departments are often “at the back of the line” when it comes to corporate funding for initiatives. But as employers continue struggling with how to recruit strong job candidates, HR could play a more crucial role, according to a consultant who led a Chief Learning O...

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Dec 14, 2018

Powerful applicant tracking software is no longer just a nice-to-have. Not only is it essential for good recruiting, it’s also a key part of your long-term hiring investment. Great employees will do equally great things for your company, and at a fundamental level, you have to spend money to f...

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Dec 14, 2018

A new training project is about to launch in your department. As a manager, you've scheduled the training for your people. Now, everyone just needs to show up, right? Easy enough. Actually, let's back up a bit first. Research consistently confirms that what a manager does before and aft...

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Dec 14, 2018

At the end of the year, it’s common practice to look ahead and predict trends: where is the economy headed, what’s happening with the workforce and what technology advancements we might see. While trends are interesting, changes rarely happen alone because they’re usually the resul...

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Dec 14, 2018

BitesizedLearning edition 7 with Volker Jacobs providing an overview of how to build a digital HR strategy and what your digital HR strategy should comprise of. This content comes from the myHRfuture Academy online training course called "Creating a Digital HR Foundation" - go to myHRfutur...

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Dec 14, 2018

As any savvy business owner knows, it costs your business less to retain its employees than it does to hire new ones. From job postings to interviews and training, the costs associated with employee turnover adds up. Whether you’re just getting off the ground and funds are tight or you’r...

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Dec 14, 2018

HR leaders expect to click a button and HR technologies using AI, Machine Learning and Blockchain will just turn on.  That's just not the way things work. And with these technologies impacting nearly every function in every industry, HR needs to start using the data they capture. Data is ki...

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Dec 14, 2018

You get it: You’re fully on board with all the reasons why telecommuting is a great thing, and that’s why you’ve hired and trained a solid team with the expectation they’d be working remotely. But you also know engagement is the key to a loyal, productive workforce, and now t...

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Dec 13, 2018

Employees in every field, including recruitment, are striving to be as productive as possible, aiming to cut costs, save time and deliver the best results. Recruiters use various tools to enhance their productivity such as ATS for efficient applicant tracking, Trello or Asana for task management, ch...

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Dec 13, 2018

In the past 18 months, we’ve seen a growing number of HR and payroll transformation projects. Increasingly, these are running in parallel with wider digital projects. While the conversations have been going on for much longer, projects are now starting. and in the next 12 months we expect to s...

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Dec 13, 2018

Does your organization have an effective off boarding process? 86 percent of IT leaders say they don’t. Here’s what you need to know to ensure a smooth transition. If your organization doesn’t have an airtight off boarding strategy, you could be risking your company’s re...

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Dec 13, 2018

It’s the end of another year. For many people, this is a time to reflect on the previous 12 months and to look ahead at what might be coming soon. In the HR world, we’re no different. Let’s take a look at some HR trends for 2019 that we’re likely to see in US  workplaces...

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Dec 12, 2018

Compliance trainings have been a significant part of corporate trainings for a long time now, they have been in the online format for the last 25 years. There have been a lot of changes since then in the way learning strategies are structured. And, compliance trainings have not yet used any new stra...

blog article

Dec 12, 2018

Compliance trainings have been a significant part of corporate trainings for a long time now, they have been in the online format for the last 25 years. There have been a lot of changes since then in the way learning strategies are structured. And, compliance trainings have not yet used any new stra...

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Dec 12, 2018

At first glance, AI and HR seem to be polar opposites. After all, how could a function that includes the word human in its name use technology that’s artificial? If you dig deeper, though, you see how AI could transform the HR profession into what most HR professionals wish it to be. One that ...

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Dec 12, 2018

Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, a different religious festival or a more secular holiday, you’ll probably have your own traditions that make the season special to you. Here in the UK, the archetypal Christmas usually involves: dragging a tree into the house and decorating it with l...

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Dec 12, 2018

With open enrollment in the rear-view mirror, it may seem like a good time to sit back and relax before the new year ramps up. You’ve sent all of the necessary files to your carrier, and your employees have their ID cards in hand, but the process isn’t over just yet. Seasoned HR professi...

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Dec 12, 2018

The question my HR contemporaries and I have been asked for years is, how will you manage robots at work? Suddenly, we’re on the cusp of the greatest change HR has seen since the “personnel” process evolved in the 90s into the strategic business function of “human capital man...

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Dec 12, 2018

As we set the scene for the recruitment and HR industries in 2019 it’s crucial to acknowledge one of the most significant pivots in recent times: Johnny Campbell, the founder of SocialTalent, believes that we need to shift our focus if companies are to continue scaling and succeeding at a...

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Dec 12, 2018

When I first started off recruiting, I thought I just… recruited! I learned about the process in school, so it'll be easy right? Post a job, reach out to the candidates who respond, interview them, etc. Recruiting in the current age of low unemployment and a skilled trades shortage i...

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Dec 12, 2018

Employee performance evaluation is one of the most important practices that contribute to organizational success. Evaluating employee performance can, however, be a stressful job. Managers have to monitor, keep track of progress, and give accurate reviews without negatively affecting morale. There i...

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Dec 12, 2018

While your business may already use surveys to find information and answers to the questions you have about your customers, using this data resource in your own company can do wonders for how you operate. Of course, there’s no denying that each member of staff and employee is an essential cog ...

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Dec 12, 2018

Securing a job after graduation is a daunting task. The opportunities seem endless, but how do you find the career of your dreams? Job hunting is difficult to begin with, but with no experience and limited advice, the task can seem impossible. It may be difficult, but it’s easier than you...

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Dec 12, 2018

Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) have a lot of tough decisions to make when it comes to the technologies they choose to invest in now, the ones they put a pin in for later, and the ones they forego entirely, as we discuss in “HR Technology Strategy: What Small Business Leaders Need to Know ...

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Dec 12, 2018

Everyone has the potential to find their spark - that special motivation that gets them in the flow of work. But it's not enough to expect that your people will be able to nurture that spark into a flame completely on their own. They need the right environment and the right support from their ma...

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Dec 11, 2018

With potentially groundbreaking HR technology solutions emerging, we’re seeing a tech boom that is fundamentally reshaping the way we work and how we think about HR. According to the 2019 HCM Trends report from The HR Federation, a network of leading HR market analysts, global HR technology ve...

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Dec 11, 2018

We live in paradoxical times. And I see 2019 being no different. There is hope and there is despair. There are businesses of resurgence and there is the reality of joblessness. There are growing examples of true leadership even as we battle increasing number of stories of #MeToo. There is growing be...

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Dec 11, 2018

No organization can function without Human Resources. These days, companies are adopting HR technology to make human resources perform better. Because of new technological innovations coming up every now and then, HR technology will surely become an integral part of every business. The meaningful tr...

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Dec 11, 2018

Every year, we’re flooded with “trends to watch in HR” lists. These listicles include everything from how to recruit Gen Z to how to use technology to improve the candidate experience. Over the past several years, there have been some consistent themes in trends reports - no surpri...

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Dec 11, 2018

When you start to understand work as a relationship, it starts to raise some interesting questions that you may not have asked before. For example, how does our comfort with being vulnerable impact how willing or able we are to “engage?” When I reflect on the relationships in my lif...

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Dec 11, 2018

Technology and communication tools have not just revamped the way modern corporate structures function but have also significantly influenced employee behavior. Over the past few years, ease of communication has further aided the transition towards a ‘gig economy’, allowing remote access...

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Dec 10, 2018

Mark Rodriguez, Vice President of Human Resources for SouthWest Water Company, covers the latest trends in job recruitment and what the future holds for automation and corporate responsibility

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Dec 10, 2018

Check out the infographic below for a quick glance at where employee recognition programs are headed. We pulled some of the most interesting stats from a recent study in hopes they’ll help as a resource for you to make your employee recognition experience even better. This study covered severa...

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Dec 10, 2018

Here we go with everyone's favorite word: metrics. If you love data and digging into what the numbers show and possibly predict, you just cheered. If you're more in the camp of "I know I should understand metrics better but I have a million other things to do," we understand that, ...

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Dec 10, 2018

In my last blog, I explored Retention and the need, first and foremost for learners to remember the training you give them. This week, I want to explain the importance of Inspiration. We’ve probably all been on courses where the trainer, having perhaps noticed a few nodding heads in the gravey...

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Dec 10, 2018

Today’s college graduates are starting their careers with an average of almost $40,000 in student debt. That data point surely shapes students’ and families' decisions on where to go to college, what to study and whether higher education is even worth it. That’s bad news f...

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Dec 08, 2018

In this video Jeremy Campbell, chief operating officer at HR and payroll company SD Worx, says customer centricity and people engagement are inextricably linked and that understanding this is at the heart of a commercial approach to HR.

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Dec 07, 2018

Wellness programs today have become a core component of HR strategy. In India too, as we brace ourselves for the epidemiological changes that will hit us, wellness programs are and will continue to also play an important role in cost control. Rising medical inflation, ever-increasing health insuranc...

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Dec 07, 2018

In a world where free time is dwindling, efficiency is essential for success. It’s easy to think that the hiring pressure is all on the candidate seeking a job. In reality, the busy managers who screen and hire candidates are under pressure, too. Hiring managers are expected to quickly and acc...

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Dec 07, 2018

Employee training should be approached from a diverse perspective that includes a variety of learning processes to improve employee skills and proficiencies. The goal is to educate the employees about the need to understand the company’s culture and achieve goals. This can be done by professio...

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Dec 06, 2018

In the past few years, there have been huge, notable and dramatic declines in learner connection with the workplace. Your learners have different expectations than they used to. You know this too. But what kind of experiences do they actually want, and what does it mean for learning? This infographi...

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Dec 06, 2018

The Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is changing how the world approaches data protection in the digital age. It does so by returning control of personal data to EU data subjects, and emphasizes data subject consent, the right to erasure, and the security measures needed to protect the data ...

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Dec 06, 2018

New digital technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and automation tools are rapidly changing the way we work, develop products, and interact with our customers. Intelligent automation tools augment what people do at work and will redefine what’s possible. As organizations navigate...

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Dec 06, 2018

Need help establishing the business case for new HR technology? George LaRocque, principal analyst and founder of HRWins, discusses three big ideas from his latest HR technology research. As companies big and small compete for business across town and around the world, they are also competing t...

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Dec 06, 2018

The holiday season can be a busy and stressful time for employees so as the year comes to an end, don't forget to provide experiences your workers will thank you for. How do you manage workers who have 'switched off' for the year? Keep them motivated by offering incentives.

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Dec 06, 2018

If leaders believe their employees are their most valuable asset, what do they need to do to create an overall culture of wellness within the workplace that necessarily leads to sustainable employee engagement? Mental health issues are increasing at an alarming rate, yet there appears to be a lack o...

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Dec 06, 2018

Running a successful small or midsize business (SMB) requires making the right choices on an endless road of branching paths. Which goals should you prioritize, and which ones should you set aside? Which potential customers should you target, and which ones should you ignore? The same goes for techn...

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Dec 06, 2018

When it comes to gifts, it’s the thought that counts. That’s why it’s important to be deliberate when deciding between employee holiday gift ideas. In today’s ultra-competitive job market, you need every employer branding advantage you can get in order to recruit and retain t...

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Dec 05, 2018

There are a lot of assumptions and myths surrounding professional training and L&D, but how many are actually grounded in fact? At findcourses.com, we’ve gathered some helpful and interesting stats from around the web that debunk some of the more common myths. Flexible options like e-...

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Dec 05, 2018

To put it simply, employee engagement is the emotional commitment employees have towards their organization and its goals. Ideally, organizations would want every employee within their workforce to be actively engaged. Engaged employees are what help organizations move forward and exceed expectation...

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Dec 05, 2018

Charles Schwab CEO Walt Bettinger has said one of his methods for finding the right job candidate is to arrive early for a breakfast interview and ask the restaurant manager to purposely make a mistake with the candidate’s order. He says the tactic lets him see how the potential hire reacts to...

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Dec 05, 2018

Over the years there have been continuing discussions within the recruitment communities regarding candidate experience. All of the above has given rise to the notion of ‘The Candidate’s Hierarchy of Needs’, at the top sit things like surprises and branded presents, and at its...

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Dec 05, 2018

As the saying goes, you only get one chance to make a first impression. That’s why onboarding is so critical to your efforts to foster an inclusive workplace for diverse employees. Onboarding is the process during which the diverse candidates you’ve worked hard to recruit and hire w...

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Dec 05, 2018

Have you helped someone plan their career today? There's no time like the present. Here's why: In a perfect world, we want employees to enjoy their chosen career. If they do, then it can translate to engagement, which ultimately has a positive impact on the business. Career planning is ...

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Dec 05, 2018

HR management software CakeHR has been chosen as a FrontRunner for HRIS management this 2018! We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who made this possible. Software Advice­TM is one of the world’s leading online service that helps businesses find the right software for their n...

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Dec 05, 2018

There are several strategies on how to determine the right employee compensation structure and packages for small and mid-size businesses. How much should you offer? What’s fair? Here’s the breakdown. New Hires In a small to medium-size business new hire compensation is usually determine...

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Dec 05, 2018

The nature of work is changing faster than ever before. The digital transformation is impacting people in all industries. New jobs are appearing and at the same time, jobs are disappearing because technology is advancing and business models are changing to adapt to the digital transformation. The di...

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Dec 05, 2018

No-one likes having to give an employee difficult feedback, but there are times when issues just can’t be ignored. If performance has dipped, serious mistakes are being made or there are problems around attitude and behaviour, its important to tackle it head on. If people don’t get feedb...

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Dec 04, 2018

The results of our 2018 State of Play Employee Engagement study are in and from our research into the experience for 6,000 employees around the world, one thing is clear personal relationships are one of the key factors that impact the experience. Our study looks at employee engagement across a...

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Dec 04, 2018

An employer's biggest challenge is the combination of recruiting talent in an extremely tight talent marketplace, while also getting top talent to stick around and grow with your organization. I call this the leaky bucket. As we fill more job openings, people outgrow their roles and leave organi...

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Dec 04, 2018

Right now, your staff is probably planning potlucks, holiday appreciation gatherings for stakeholders, or even coordinating gift exchanges and office closings. In the midst of it all could be an employee who is in trouble. While the jury is still out on the “holiday blues” and how deeply...

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Dec 04, 2018

The pressing need for corporate brands to develop socially responsible business practices means that for-profit recruiters may now be swimming in your favorite candidate pools. Attracting today’s socially conscious job candidates has inspired many for-profit brands to promote their mission and...

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Dec 04, 2018

If you’ve downloaded this guide, you’ve probably at least heard the term “Recruiting Automation.” To those of us in the field of talent acquisition, this new emerging category of technology can sound simultaneously intriguing and daunting. Questions may be running through you...

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Dec 04, 2018

Businesses of all sizes are thinking of ways to make 2019 healthier and happier for everyone. What better time than the New Year to add or improve employee wellness programs? Numerous studies indicate that healthy employees are happy employees and vice versa. When your employees aren’t feeling...

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Dec 04, 2018

HR, as a profession has seen a lot of changes in the last few decades. The names kept on changing and so did the roles of HR people. Administration, labor welfare, personnel management, human resource management, people development, call it by the name you want, HR remains the backbone of every orga...

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Dec 04, 2018

In my recent posts, I talked about how leading companies are simplifying their job application process to promote a positive candidate experience. However, candidates are expecting a bit more than the traditional practice of resume submission for a job opening. 33% of job seekers want an automated e...

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Dec 04, 2018

As a HR software brand, it would be easy to become blinkered by the industry’s technology-related topics only. But given businesses seek automation to improve their efficiencies, tackle challenges and help teams work smarter it would be short-sighted to not look at the wider challenges of the ...

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Dec 04, 2018

If there were an award for the company department that uses the most paper, it would likely to go to Human Resources. All the forms, handbooks, onboarding materials, memos, and hiring checklists can jam enough printers to make you want to retire early. The other option, of course, is to go paperless...

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Dec 04, 2018

Employers must be able to motivate their employees, ensuring that their employees are happy and productive. One study found that happy employees are 20% more productive than unhappy employees. Based off of this statistic alone, it’s important for employers to keep their employees happy. Work-l...

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Dec 03, 2018

Adjunct Professor Jennifer Cooper shares her views on the importance of building legal analysis and writing skills in the online Master of Jurisprudence in Labor and Employment Law at Tulane. Her students get the opportunity to blend their current knowledge of the HR field with specific legal tools ...

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Dec 03, 2018

In parts two and three, we introduced two different models of employee engagement – the second model was significantly more detailed, but both models had one thing in common: they both presented employee engagement as an equation, meaning it cannot be a standalone issue. For instance, in ...

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Dec 03, 2018

With the end of the year approaching, hiring managers and talent acquisition teams are in a crunch to utilize the remainder of their annual budget. After all – you use it, or you lose it! What better way to spend the last of your budget than on investments to improve your hiring processes in t...

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Dec 03, 2018

Mark your calendars, HR: it’s time to pop open the champagne and ring in 2019 without dropping the ball. Ahead of the new year, we’ve launched our free 2019 HR Calendar. From special occasions like “National Coffee Day” to important compliance deadlines, the calendar features...

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Dec 03, 2018

It’s no secret human resources has become increasingly important to business strategy over the last few years. If your organization has been reluctant to allow the HR team to take a seat at the leadership table, you can win them over with these 10 strategies.

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Dec 03, 2018

Staff retention is currently a hot topic across all talent management sectors. However, rarely is the issue as pertinent as it is in the NHS. With 33,000 nurses leaving last year, reports have gone as far as to say the NHS is ‘haemorrhaging’ staff, and experts have called it a ‘nat...

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Dec 02, 2018

Today, the Human Resources is no longer confined in the back-office attending to piles after piles of paperwork. Thanks to the Internet and modern technology, the HR was completely transformed into a tech-savvy department that takes advantage of cloud-based software to hire, manage time-offs and con...

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Dec 01, 2018

Every holiday season, companies increase their staff size especially for positions in retail, customer service, distribution and logistics in order to accommodate the increase in traffic. With holiday hiring set to hit a multiyear high in 2018, it is critical for companies to meet the high demands o...

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Dec 01, 2018

Are you spending countless hours managing payroll each month? Manual processes and dated technology can leave you feeling like you’re spiraling into a black hole of payroll doom. Today’s innovative tools can help you complete these tasks more efficiently and accurately, leading to b...

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Nov 30, 2018

In an annual HR survey that involved over a thousand HR leaders from more than forty countries, 63 per cent of HR leaders in the APAC region are expecting Automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to impact their organisations in the next five years whilst 26 per cent report these technologies are...

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Nov 30, 2018

Why do you think it might be vital for you to watch out for the recruitment trends of  2019? Is it because your job is to hire or it is because you are looking out for a new job shift? Whatever the reason might be these trends are sure to create a buzz in the recruitment industry in the years t...

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Nov 30, 2018

HR forums are awash with talk of how a growing base of employees – in particular younger people – value working for an organisation that has a strong sense of purpose and ethics, and how employers must pay heed to this if they hope to attract and retain top talent. Yet the desire among e...

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Nov 29, 2018

It’s that time of year again. Yes, of course, the holidays. But in the business world, it’s that time where we reflect on the months past and set goals and priorities for those that lie ahead. Like all areas of business, the realm of human resources is evolving fast. Changes in technolog...

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Nov 29, 2018

‘Employee engagement’ is a common buzzword, but what does this phrase actually mean, and why is it what all the kids are talking about this year? Here’s what 25+ human resources and business management professionals had to say.

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Nov 29, 2018

What is it? Recruitment marketing is the process of nurturing and attracting talented individuals to your organization using marketing methods and tactics. Marketing in recruiting? Yep! Recruitment marketing strategy is based on the implementation of marketing tactics in recruiting.

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Nov 29, 2018

HR Grapevine recently met with Siobhan Thomas, Global Talent Acquisition Director at IHG, to discuss the strategic decisions the company has made in the last 12 months, notably managing change around their applicant tracking system and how this has affected their ability to attract talent.

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Nov 29, 2018

Thanks to shows like HBO’s Silicon Valley (not to mention real-life business leaders like Mark Zuckerberg) portraying hooded sweatshirts and jeans as the standard uniform of the tech industry, it’s become hard to imagine something as stuffy and old-fashioned as a dress code being enforce...

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Nov 29, 2018

Strong work relationships help companies reach goals and keep employees happy. But how can businesses encourage building relationships at work? You can start with these three simple questions. Why is building relationships at work beneficial? It’s a no-brainer that working with people you like...

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Nov 29, 2018

Peer-to-peer recognition reaches the largest number of people at your organization. It’s a meaningful step towards helping employees feel appreciated, motivated and engaged 365 days a year, and to start building a culture of continuous recognition. By downloading this highlight you’ll: Discover how ...

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Nov 29, 2018

Putting a recognition programme in place is the simple bit, making it a success is where the hard work comes in. Partnering with a provider who offers full-support will help, and so will the five magic steps which feature in this eBook written by Debra Corey, our Group Reward Director. Debra offers ...

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Nov 29, 2018

It’s no wonder that a new era of employee engagement is upon us. With the combination of ever-changing technology and shifting employee motivation drivers, employers are challenged to build better, stronger, more resilient organizations. In this eBook, Debra Corey, Global Head of Engagement at Rewar...

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Nov 29, 2018

Your company’s culture is one of the most crucial elements of your organization and is a key component to retaining and attracting workers. It’s what attracts new employees to your organization, and it’s what keeps your existing ones excited about coming to work each day. That’s why it’s critical to...

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Nov 29, 2018

Your company’s culture is one of the most crucial elements of your organization and is a key component to retaining and attracting workers. It’s what attracts new employees to your organization, and it’s what keeps your existing ones excited about coming to work each day. That’s why it’s critical to...

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Nov 28, 2018

However you choose to look at Payroll, it is anything but simple! Those that do not know the industry have the misconception that you merely ‘push a button’ once a month. Those that understand Payroll know that with over 265 pieces of legislation impacting on the profession in the UK thi...

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Nov 28, 2018

How are talent leaders accelerating their talent strategies using technology? How do they expect AI and other innovations to impact talent at their organizations? Which recruitment tasks do employers want to automate? And where does the human touch add value to convert candidates into hires? Get the...

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Nov 28, 2018

Here’s a truth no one wants to acknowledge: If you’re not hiring a cross-culturally diverse workforce, you’re probably working hard not to even if you don’t realize it. Think about it. The population is culturally diverse. Even in a place that’s racially homogenous...

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Nov 28, 2018

In the past, HR department has focused mainly on automation of processes and integrated solutions. With the changing dynamics at workplace, the emphasis is now more on improving Employee Experience (EX) and keeping the workforce motivated and satisfied. Higher productivity, better workforce engageme...

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Nov 28, 2018

Building a strong, inclusive company culture is all about finding the right people to come together and be a team. It can be challenging for HR professionals and hiring managers to assess whether or not someone will be a good fit, not only for the role but also with the other employees. Hiring the w...

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Nov 27, 2018

Leadership development, as a process, lasts through the life cycle of one’s career - it's a true journey. True leaders are consistently engaged in a path of potential self-discovery, enrichment, and team empowerment, and as all great leaders would admit, the path is never linear nor predic...

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Nov 27, 2018

Recruiting for your team is exciting, as you reach out to and interview various candidates who can help improve and shape your business. However, it never hurts to have a second opinion to support your decision. When hiring for your IT department, it’s important everyone in the business has an...

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Nov 27, 2018

While smart companies of all types are investing more resources in worker engagement and development than ever, many manufacturers remain a step behind. In fact, Lisa Ryan, an employee engagement and retention expert with a background in the manufacturing and welding industries, says she still encou...

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Nov 27, 2018

A recruiter’s value to an organization is measured by the number of open jobs they can fill and how quickly they can fill them. When positions go unfilled, organizations lose money – bottom line. So even while candidate engagement and quality of hire grow in importance, recruiting is sti...

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Nov 27, 2018

Another open enrollment season is winding down. Before this year fades too far into the past, turn to your benefits partners to help you take stock of how open enrollment went. Benefits partners provide critical, strategic support to your HR teams communicating with employees, rolling out new techno...

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Nov 27, 2018

Nebulous. Impossible to measure. Hard to influence. These are a few ways some employers think about managing employee engagement. But it shouldn’t be this way. An engaged workforce is consistently linked to profit, customer satisfaction and employee retention rates. In fact, Gallup reports tha...

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Nov 26, 2018

At this point, we’ve shared two different models that will help organizations optimize their workplace and their people for total employee engagement. However, even the best laid plans often go awry. That said, we’ve broken down these models of employee engagement into actionable st...

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Nov 26, 2018

In our hyper-connected world, the importance of employees that know cyberthreats when they see them has never been greater. Cybercriminals have learned the best way into organizations of all sizes, bypassing technical safeguards and coming straight at your employees. This means employee educati...

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Nov 26, 2018

Hiring temps can provide businesses with myriad advantages; In addition to the costs associated with recruiting and hiring employees directly, organizations utilizing temps also have the ability to staff up or down quickly as the demands of the organization change. But what should organizations keep...

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Nov 26, 2018

There are many factors at play when recruiting new candidates to join your team. It can be a challenging process to narrow the selection and ensure each qualified candidate has a fair chance. That’s why we asked our experts about recruitment best practices. Here are their four tips: 1. Limit T...

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Nov 25, 2018

Despite fears that machines will take over the world and kick us out, Artificial Intelligence is here to stay. Chatbots and AI are becoming household names as its technology improves. And big and small enterprises are now taking notice. In fact, in five years’ time, CEOs are looking at chatbot...

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Nov 23, 2018

Diversity and inclusion are not only valuable for avoiding discriminatory practices and reducing risk. Research shows that diversity really does benefit organizations. Five studies show that diversity leads to more innovation, better problem solving, and better efforts to attract and retain talent. ...

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Nov 23, 2018

The world of technology is changing at an unprecedented speed, leading to extensive and fundamental transformations. Thus, change is becoming the most talked-about topic across the globe in the field of technology today. When there are so many evolutions going on across the hemisphere, why do you th...

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Nov 23, 2018

Turning your unskilled workers into the dedicated, well-trained leaders of the future is an essential step for any company trying to make it into the big leagues. Nonetheless, even the best HR managers and savviest small business owners oftentimes struggle when it comes to encouraging employees to e...