Our employees are under a great deal of pressure. They work long hours, they’re constantly on their feet and they deal with a stressful environment as they help sick children and their families. Stress is one of our top risk factors. We help our patients focus on behavioral and mental issues, but we needed that […]
Posted on January 24th, 2020 by admin
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The sexual harassment suit against Riot Games has respawned and is now, potentially, able to inflict 40 times more damage on the video game maker. Riot and current and former female employees agreed in August 2019 to settle the suit. The agreement called for the $1.5 billion dollar company (2019 revenue) to settle the class-action […]
Posted on January 23rd, 2020 by admin
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Great performance management requires managers to create an environment in which employees are enabled to perform to the best of their abilities. Being able to do that will depend heavily on whether you’ve mastered these five essential performance management skills. Skill 1: Listening Good communication is achieved more through a manager’s ability to listen than on […]
Posted on January 22nd, 2020 by admin
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Updating your onboarding process might not be at the top of every HR professionals’ priority list, but it probably should be – especially if it’s been over a year since your last update. Why? Because an outdated onboarding experience might be sending the wrong signals about a company – and causing needless confusion – at […]
Posted on January 16th, 2020 by admin
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Corporate learning is different from school learning or even self-development. For professionals seeking to improve employee training, it helps to remember you can’t just take an approach from other industries and expect it to pay off without adapting the solutions to your own unique work environment. Hence, downloading educational software, used in classrooms, is not […]
Posted on January 14th, 2020 by admin
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We are at a critical juncture in how we choose to address and tackle mental health issues at work, and in our larger society. There is no debate that the conversation is shifting. Awareness about mental health issues is becoming mainstream with actors, musicians, sports celebrities, and even the British royal family raising their voices, […]
Posted on January 11th, 2020 by admin
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It’s every organization’s worst nightmare when the CEO or a key executive leaves the company unexpectedly. And in the current climate, it’s a very real possibility. The #MeToo movement saw many top leaders terminated due to sexual harassment. More recently, big execs have been ousted for other controversial reasons. The CEO of Papa John’s, John […]
Posted on January 10th, 2020 by admin
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For many women entering the workforce, businesses that provide family-forward maternity benefits to better align with the employee’s maternity goals are increasingly attractive. By supplying mothers with provisions that allow them to maintain their breastfeeding goals, along with the proper time to heal during the postpartum period, businesses can reduce healthcare costs and turnover rates […]
Posted on January 9th, 2020 by admin
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With so much riding on HR getting hiring, promotions and, yes, firing right the first time, it’s natural that HR pros sometimes second guess decisions. But would you still be tasked with making those decisions if your instincts weren’t usually right? Well, a study out of the UK suggests you listen to your more confident […]
Posted on January 8th, 2020 by admin
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Team-building activities can strengthen company culture and provide a wide variety of benefits. You probably already know that team building creates a stronger bond between employees, improves team communication and encourages collaboration. But how about some of the other, lesser known benefits that aren’t discussed as much? Here are seven hidden benefits that will provide […]
Posted on January 1st, 2020 by admin
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