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42 gift ideas for every type of employee on your team
- Finding the right gifts for employees as a boss can be challenging.
- Managers don't have to give gifts, but it's a nice gesture.
- A gift guide for bosses buying for employees has been updated for 2024.
- Bosses should not expect or encourage gifts from employees.
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Southwest disputes reports its DEI program violated the law
- Conservative advocacy group America First Legal claimed victory in its request for inquiry into Southwest Airlines' DEI and ESG policies.
- Southwest Airlines and the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) held an informal compliance conference regarding the complaint.
- OFCCP confirmed that Southwest's DEI program should not use quotas, preferences, or set asides, but rather placement and utilization goals as benchmarks.
- Southwest affirmed its commitment to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce, with no determination of any violations by the airline.
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How to Navigate the Workplace as an Introvert
- Prioritizing comfort over confidence helps introverts to feel at ease in a sea of extroverts at work.
- Making it clear upfront about how you best communicate and need time to collect your thoughts, reduces stress.
- Focus on building deep relationships one-on-one instead of quantity.
- Choose opportunities to put yourself in front of growth to develop new skills.
- Embrace differences and use them to create a workplace that builds on collective strengths.
- Networking doesn't mean meeting lots of new people but making connections with a single person.
- Writing down ideas or questions before the meeting can help overcome introversion.
- Don't use introversion as a crutch.
- Create a supportive tribe of introverts at work to help build confidence.
- Don't underestimate introverts and their willingness to learn new skills.
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update: I was asked to take down a family photo
- The letter-writer, who was asked to take down a photo of his baby, provided an update.
- The letter-writer spoke to HR and then had a follow-up 1:1 with their manager.
- The manager mentioned that she was required to address the issue if someone felt uncomfortable.
- The letter-writer felt disturbed that the person who complained wasn't questioned, but they ultimately decided not to put up any more controversial photos.
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vote for the worst boss of 2024
- It's time to vote on the worst boss of the year.
- Today, four match-ups are open for voting.
- Voting closes at 11:59 pm ET on Tuesday.
- The winner will be crowned next Monday.
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Your Employees Can’t Read Your Mind… or Can They?
- Leaders often overestimate how much of their contextual knowledge is shared by their teams in the workplace, often leading to miscommunication, misinterpretation and wasted time, according to a study. Known as the curse of knowledge, employees assume that other people know things they don't, making it difficult for the knowledge holder and frustrating for all involved. Radical documentation allows communication to flow more freely and clarifies expectations. Teams that understand better are able to take greater risks and, ultimately, deliver more value.
- Each instance of assumed knowledge builds organizational debt, and erodes trust, leading to mediocre work and a lack of initiative. Miscommunicating expectations also contributes to a decline in confidence and a lack of initiative, leading to the departure of high-performing employees. All of the factors caused by assumed knowledge make growth an uphill climb for businesses.
- Culture is also a factor in misunderstood expectations. Without explicit communication and mutual understanding, the unspoken assumptions of every person and every team inform their approach to work, stunting productivity and creating an environment of misinterpretation. Without recognizing these factors, it's impossible to address the gaps in expectation and miscommunication.
- Making the transition from hidden information, thoughts and ideas to explicit documentation and communication takes commitment and hard work, but it enables everyone on the team to be more productive, effective and successful.
- Documentation is one way to help teams be more radical about communicating the information and expectations they need from one another. Each undocumented item is a potential source of misalignment, but a balance must be struck between useful documentation and overinformation that hinders communication.
- Aligning everyone around shared goals, strategies and expectations as early in the project as possible is key. Discovering and addressing misalignment early on keeps teams from wasting time and effort on efforts doomed to failure.
- Communication is the key to effectively manage knowledge, free it from the confines of one person's mind and unleash it so teams can work together to achieve shared goals. Knowledge that isn't shared can't be leveraged, and every knowledge hoarder is a liability rather than an asset.
- Leaders must recognize that if their teams aren't delivering the desired results, they may well bear some responsibility for the shortfall. So, whenever you find yourself thinking "why didn't they know," you should ask yourself why you didn't make expectations more clear.
- Encouragingly, addressing the knowledge gap pays dividends. Teams that communicate better are able to take more risks and ultimately provide more value. It takes dedication and effort, but the payoff far outweighs the cost.
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"Faced with Continuous Recruitment Challenges?"
- Many businesses face recruitment challenges that hinder their growth and productivity.
- Common challenges include talent shortages, high turnover rates, long recruitment processes, and poor candidate experience.
- People2profit offers innovative recruitment solutions to overcome these challenges.
- They streamline the recruitment process, improve candidate experience, and reduce turnover rates.
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Generative AI: What It Is and How It Can Change Your Business
- Generative AI is a game-changing technology that is reshaping industries.
- It can help businesses move forward into the future and drive long-term success.
- Generative AI is capable of generating new, original content based on existing data.
- It works with machine learning algorithms and methods like deep learning and neural networks.
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3 healthcare shifts to watch for under the Trump administration
- Healthcare costs are a major concern for HR and benefits professionals under the Trump administration.
- Trump's picks for health-related Cabinet positions, such as Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Dr. Mehmet Oz, indicate potential policy shifts.
- Policy changes could affect healthcare providers, insurers, and employers, with potential implications for benefits coverage and healthcare decision-making.
- Areas to watch include vaccine and medication safety standards, federal focus on infectious diseases vs. chronic diseases, and potential changes to the Affordable Care Act.
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Comp for M&A teams: Are you doing enough to keep these busy employees?
- Organizations with M&A activity are increasingly using special incentives to acknowledge employees involved in mergers and acquisitions.
- A strategic approach to compensation for M&A work can contribute to the success of transformations.
- Companies are advised to standardize deal-related incentives with a policy to align goals and maximize incentive value.
- HR should proactively identify key employees and budget for incentives earlier in the M&A process to boost motivation and retention.
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How to Rewrite Your Story for Success
- Lior Arussy is a leader in organizational transformation and encourages individuals to take control of their personal narratives to transition from feeling victims to becoming victors with his latest book, Dare to Author
- Lior encourages adopting next practices over best practices to remain future-ready and to move beyond limiting beliefs
- Incorporating vulnerability into a leadership style is important as sharing personal stories, including failures, builds trust
- His insights offer a roadmap for leaders aiming to craft intentional, impactful narratives that drive success
- The book talks about the biased lenses through which we view our experiences and how to begin identifying and removing these lenses
- The intentional authoring process requires reflection, learning, and using experiences in future decisions to overcome impostor syndrome
- Storytelling creates an emotional connection between leaders and their people, removes the invincible leader from the picture, and creates an environment of working together
- Leaders should focus on the impact they make on the lives of their customers, it’s a highly rewarding experience when they pay attention to it
- Failures and successes are equal building blocks for future strength and resilience and leaders must learn from their failures and use them to develop themselves
- Personal intentional authoring focuses on developing internal convictions and strength while business intentional authoring focuses on building buy-in and acceptance
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When Your High Performers Hit a Slump: How to Support Without Micromanaging
- High performers, like everyone else, experience periods of decreased performance.
- Factors like overwork, unclear priorities, external stressors, boredom, lack of challenge, lack of recognition and hidden barriers can contribute to a slump in performance.
- To help high performers get back on track, a collaborative approach is recommended, rather than relying on micromanagement or punishment.
- Starting with curiosity and engaging in one-on-one conversations about what’s going on can help managers get a better understanding of the underlying causes of the slump.
- Managers can help reframe the situation by reinvesting in clarity, addressing burnout head-on, reigniting their passion and clearing barriers together.
- To support your high performers requires a delicate balancing act of maintaining high expectations, whilst not putting too much pressure on them.
- By taking a collaborative approach, managers can help high performers get back on track, benefitting the team as a whole and reinforcing a positive working culture.
- Toxic micromanagement habits and make assumptions about a worker's intent – such as laziness or being disengaged – should also be avoided.
- Recognition and gratitude are also key components of supporting high performers, and managers should take time to remind them of their positive contributions.
- Good leadership is about more than just getting results, it’s about creating a culture in which people can thrive and do their best work.
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Welcome to marketing, Team HR! Human resources is the new marketing.
- Marketing and human resources have similarities in terms of understanding and connecting with an audience.
- HR leaders need to align on goals and define metrics to measure success.
- Investing in a unified platform and leveraging vendor partners can aid in achieving outcomes.
- Embracing experimentation and conducting debriefs are crucial for learning and improvement.
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Don’t just manage change—develop leaders who enable it
- Technological advancements, shifting economies, and evolving workforce expectations are accelerating change at a scale previously unseen.
- Leaders at the helm to inspire, guide, and foster organization culture a culture of trust, adaptability & resilience.
- Despite the pressing need to adapt, employees often resist change, leading to stalled initiatives and productivity losses.
- Leaders who establish clear vision, communicate openly & create psychological safety (belief that one can speak up, share ideas & take risks without fear) help adopt change.
- Change enablement aims for creating culture prioritising trust, transparency, adaptability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Enabling an organisation's capacity for change, the less managerial intervention for planned/ unplanned change required.
- Successful change enablement requires a cohesive approach with leaders at the center.
- Enabling constant communication/sessions that encourage innovation lead to growth and innovation.
- Resilience, adaptability and growth are key in navigating transformation, leading to new opportunities for organizations.
- Leaders must operate on three levels- organizational, leadership and individual to build a workforce that embraces change.
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BONUS – What we need to change the software industry
- The first-ever Global Agile Summit is set to take place in 2025 in Tallinn, Estonia.
- After seven years of virtual summits, the organizers are bringing together Agile practitioners, leaders, and innovators for an in-person event.
- The summit will include hands-on workshops with thought leaders and parallel tracks focused on Business, Product, and Development.
- The event aims to showcase real-life success stories and practical implementations of Agile methodologies.
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