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#SHRM22 – A Call for Mental Health Support

by John BaldinoOn June 21, 2022 0 comments

1 in 4. If you were to have a one in four chance of winning the lottery, you would play. Those chances are a no-brainer.

Those same odds represent the number of employees who feel hopeless today.

That is a hard sentence to type. 25% of our employee population struggle with some sense of hopelessness. At the SHRM Annual Conference, these numbers were shared with the roughly 13,000 attendees. Staggering to us all. We were also acutely aware that the numbers are likely worse since many may not want to divulge their...

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PODCAST: SHRM's Chief Knowledge Officer on Building Better Workplaces

by Christopher BjorlingOn June 21, 2022 0 comments

Hot on the heels of the SHRM 2022 Conference and Expo in New Orleans, the latest episode of the People and Performance Podcast features SHRM's Chief Knowledge Officer, Alexander Alonso, PhD SHRM-SCP.

SHRM's research has reported that stifling certain types of speech leads to...

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unboXt, inc: How We Provide Leaders with the Tools They Need to Retain and Engage Current Employees

by Hakeem AtwaterOn June 21, 2022 0 comments

unboXt is a 2022 WorkplaceTech Accelerator (WTA) cohort member. The WTA is a premier program for all things future of work and is powered by SHRMLabs (SHRM’s innovation lab and venture capital arm). Our inaugural 8-week virtual accelerator program is currently underway and is designed to scale up early-stage, growth-driven startups dedicated to elevating HR and solving today’s most pressing workplace challenges. We asked each of the six cohort members to share their story in their own words.

HR leaders are unsung heroes within organizations. They...

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Ask an Advisor: Taking the Anxiety Out of Performance Meetings

by Victoria NealOn June 21, 2022 0 comments

Where would your mind go if you received a message or call that your supervisor wanted to have a performance meeting or discuss an incident with you next week? You would probably brace yourself for the worst possible scenario. Your mind might start racing, wondering what you did wrong. You might ask yourself questions like: Am I in a serious situation? Is my job on the line?

As an HR Knowledge Advisor, it’s not uncommon to get questions about how best to notify an employee of an upcoming performance meeting...

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Humaxa: How our AI Assistant “Max” can Offer Instant Help to People Leaders

by Carolyn PeerOn June 20, 2022 0 comments

Humaxa is a 2022 WorkplaceTech Accelerator (WTA) cohort member. The WTA is a premier program for all things future of work and is powered by SHRMLabs (SHRM’s innovation lab and venture capital arm). Our inaugural 8-week virtual accelerator program is currently underway and is designed to scale up early-stage, growth-driven startups dedicated to elevating HR and solving today’s most pressing workplace challenges. We asked each of the six cohort members to share their story in their own words.

Human Resources and People Leaders are always being...

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PERKS: Empowering Employees to Choose the Benefits that are Right for Them

by Dominik PantelidesOn June 20, 2022 0 comments

PERKS is a 2022 WorkplaceTech Accelerator (WTA) cohort member. The WTA is a premier program for all things future of work and is powered by SHRMLabs (SHRM’s innovation lab and venture capital arm). Our inaugural 8-week virtual accelerator program is currently underway and is designed to scale up early-stage, growth-driven startups dedicated to elevating HR and solving today’s most pressing workplace challenges. We asked each of the six cohort members to share their story in their own words.

In the wake of the Great Resignation, society...

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#SHRM22: How Does Your Garden Grow?

by Melanie Peacock PhD, MBA, CPHROn June 20, 2022 0 comments

“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” – Audrey Hepburn

Upon returning from the annual SHRM conference, I was pleasantly surprised to see many flowers blooming in the backyard. When I left for New Orleans, there wasn’t much to see or enjoy in my garden. However, during my absence an abundance of rain and sunshine clearly had an impact on the planting work I had done before traveling. The outcome of my efforts, while not immediately rewarded, were now readily apparent.

A key takeaway from this is that each of...

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#SHRM22: An Attitude of Gratitude

by Mary WilliamsOn June 20, 2022 0 comments

I have just returned from SHRM22 and I want to express my gratitude:

SHRM22 Planners and SHRM staff – THANK YOU for all your efforts to plan another amazing conference experience! The #CauseTheEffect theme, the #OneHR bracelets, the keynote and session speaker line-up were all extraordinary.

SHRM22 SPONSORS – THANK YOU for making all of this possible!! Your commitment to our profession and generosity are both appreciated.

SHRM22 VENDORS/EXHIBITORS - THANK YOU for a great expo hall at the conference. Your dedication to supporting HR professionals with essential tools and valuable resources so we can ...

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How To Improve Your Employee Feedback Structure: 13 Tips from HR

by Brett FarmiloeOn June 17, 2022 0 comments

What is one way HR can improve their employee feedback structure?

To help your business improve its employee feedback structure, we asked HR leaders and CEOs this question for their best insights. From starting with expectations to making feedback an ongoing leadership requirement, there are several ideas that may help leadership teams improve on and maintain healthy employee feedback structures.

Here are 13 tips for improving employee feedback structures:

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#SHRM22: Workplace Ethics are an Organizational Value

by John BaldinoOn June 13, 2022 0 comments

Paul Falcone believes that ethics need to return to the workplace with passionate intention. As a twenty-year veteran of the entertainment industry, Paul has handled his fair share of ethical decisions. It was early on in his career at Paramount Pictures where he was a Trainer that Paul got hooked on encouraging people to be thoughtful about ethics.

At #SHRM22, Paul will be sharing thoughts in his session based upon his recently launched Harper Collins book, Workplace Ethics: Mastering Ethical Leadership and Sustaining a Moral Workplace. Paul’s experience as a professor at UCLA where he teaches ethics and morality in...

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