HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

China’s 996 culture of working from 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week , has been called illegal by China’s top court and Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. The court has published a memo of 10 clear examples of what it thinks are violations in work places. Can the 996 culture make you efficient at work?

Guidelines 52

Guidelines Human Resources Finance Policies 52

HR Digest

JANUARY 14, 2023

Therefore, HR must devise strategies to ensure that the workforce remains engaged and satisfied with their policies. Employee development will be at the center of focus for many human resource professionals this year. For example, the recession in 2023 is most likely to bring its own challenges and difficulties.

Management 135

Management Bottom-up Technology Stress 135

HR Digest

APRIL 18, 2022

While OFLA is unpaid leave, employers that allow employees to use their paid sick leave for qualifying OFLA events would be required to pay under their sick leave policies. According to Oregon’s bereavement policy, employers are not required to pay employees who take bereavement leave. Bereavement Leave Policy Violations .

Handbook 52

Handbook Policies Compliance Follow-up 52

HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

In line with our values, we have instituted policies and benefits designed to support women, and ultimately all employees, in our organization as they navigate the pandemic and beyond. We also offer backup child and elder care and recently updated our bereavement policy from three days to two weeks, with pregnancy loss included. .

Human Resources 52

Human Resources Diversity Resources Retail 52

The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 14, 2022

We felt like pieces of equipment or just another set of assets — human resources — wrapped in skin. Eyes roll, and credibility slips when the team knows this person is a chronic underperformer and usually an example of what not to do. Organization consultant John Scherer calls this approach “gap-zap.”

Incentives 114

Incentives Motivation Human Resources Banking 114

HR Digest

JANUARY 8, 2020

It seems pretty straightforward – except that every 11 or 12 years, because of our calendar system and leap years, there are actually 27 pay periods in the year. For example, if you make $50,000 a year, your biweekly gross pay over 26 pay periods is $1,923.07, minus any deductions like health insurance, 401(k) contributions and taxes.

Insurance 81

Insurance Human Resources Review System 81

HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2022

AI in HR examples includes automating tasks such as recruitment and performance management. So whether it’s recruiting software that matches job descriptions with potential candidates or chatbots that answer employee questions, HR machine learning is all about creating a system that acts like a real person.

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Human Resources Resources Learning-by-Doing Examples 105

HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development. As an example, we’re using AI to enhance the overall experience as we work to attract and retain top talent.

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Diversity Career Globalization Learning-by-Doing 52

Chart Your Course

AUGUST 2, 2015

Create a new hire onboarding system that is congruent with the overall company mission, values, and culture. Example: training, instructions, website resources, assignments, safety procedures, and policies. Measure and update the program over time. Make sure the new hire has everything they need to get started.

Succession 100

Succession HCI Human Resources Mentor 100

Change Starts Here

JUNE 6, 2013

Consider, as examples, the following five jobs that are made more effective with a change management approach – a structured, systemic way to transition the elements of an organization and the people in it from their current state to one that brings about desired results. Human Resources.

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Six Sigma Management Human Resources Strategic Planning 124

Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

Zappos is one example. Trader Joe’s is another example. It’s HR’s Job: While HR certainly plays a significant role in the development and management of policies that can help or hurt culture, it’s the responsibility of everyone inside the organization to create and maintain a thriving culture. percent to Kroger’s 0.2

How To 110

How To Middle Management Reputation Short-term 110

HR Digest

MAY 1, 2019

The CHRO of IBM, Diane Gherson however, has different views and she has translated the term “human+machine interaction” into HRM practices. Human Resources has traditionally been very process driven. Diane Gherson is a trailblazer when it comes to introducing agile technologies in the gamut of Human Resources.

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Agility Self-aware Innovation Human Resources 90

Surviving Leadership

JUNE 29, 2017

It’s your systems, your processes, your location, your parking habits, the industry, your policies, your leadership practices, the behaviors of managers, communication… get the point. If you can say “not a fit because of x,y,z examples of behaviors,” you’ve got a better chance. Probably not.

Human Resources 70

Human Resources Diversity Airlines Learning-by-Doing 70

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Too many companies’ HR policies are overly restrictive. Such policies are often convoluted and overly paternal, and attempt to control the behavior of regular people through rules designed to rein in the “bad apples.” You signed that you’d read our policy, so you did know.”

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Policies Price Handbook Compliance 10

Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Now DC workers are seeing a change in leadership across different agencies which may mean a new boss along with new systems and priorities. Training and Professional Development If there are new systems in place, or even old systems that could be more efficient, take the time to train the staff.

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Press Release Motivation Discount PR 100

Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

A Roadmap For Recovery Stimulus dollars are headed toward businesses that support these Recovery Act goals: Healthcare : Modernize the healthcare system with electronic medical records systems. A content writing service, for example, plays a valuable support role in product development.

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Press Release Discount Education Transportation 157

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2018

By almost any measure, American health care costs are out of control but the system refuses to change. “So it’s important that American policy makers and American think-tanks can look at a model that costs a fraction of what they pay and see that it has similarly good outcomes.” system to innovate.”

Health Care 15

Health Care System Innovation Price 15

Skip Prichard

JULY 6, 2020

Today’s best managers empower their employees directly while establishing systems and processes (creating teams, skills training, and more) and a culture that supports empowerment. They personally embrace and model these values and provide an example to everyone around them to adopt and emulate themselves. ” -Henry Mintzberg.

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Management Diversity Performance Review Review 107

Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

With hiring freezes and layoffs, companies increasingly are asking themselves how to produce the results they need with limited or decreasing human resources. Others are slower to adapt their systems to handle "nontraditional" work resources into their processes. Some companies get it immediately.

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Flextime ROI Advice Human Capital 115

Deming Institute

APRIL 7, 2016

Such exhortations only create adversarial relationships, as the bulk of the causes of low quality and low productivity belong to the system and thus lie beyond the power of the work force. To improve results the system needs to be improved. Slapping up a slogan doesn’t improve the system. And it is also a common condition.

Deming 28

Deming System Incentives Short-term 28

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2018

As the #MeToo movement geared up, and as prominent men resigned or were fired, organizations rushed to create or update anti-harassment policies, complaint procedures, and training programs. Programs, policies, and training alone do not stop sexual harassment and abuse. ” This is just one example.

Policies 8

Policies Human Resources Compliance Guidelines 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2018

For example, one report found that sexual harassment is more common in states that rely on the tip system than in states that have a minimum wage. Specific examples we heard included a customer telling a server “The food is as good as you” and another saying “Are you on the desert menu? Because you look yummy.”

Industry 8

Industry Policies Human Resources Report 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

It's hard to find leaders of the human resources (HR) function who are active in helping their organization improve the way it works. I asked dozens of people who are in HR or in process improvement to share examples of HR change leaders, and I only found a few. Rewards : Reward systems can change and reinforce behavior.

Human Resources 15

Human Resources Chief Operating Officer Ulrich Operations 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

The only area where women pull ahead of men is in human resources, where they account for 71% of all HR managers. Organizations can identify new ways of changing the social system surrounding how work is done by addressing three factors. The gender pay gap provides an example of localized bias. Focus on Local Practices.

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Team Diversity Company Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2017

For example, traditional leadership training often focused on rule enforcement, which is akin to parent-child communication and not how trustworthy adults function. Many companies claim that hiring the best people is “job one,” but traditional hiring systems don’t make it easy. Finally, check those references!

Policies 14

Policies Micromanagement Reference Covey 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Policy improvement. Every health care organization needs to promote a clear, comprehensive policy that conveys a firm commitment to safety, respect, inclusion and equality. The Association of Title IX Administrators have examples of such policies , as does the National Council of Non-Profits. Follow through.

Health Care 8

Health Care Policies How To Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

The result — obsolete policies and practices, outdated assumptions and mind-sets, and underperforming products and services. This organizational memory creates biases that get embedded in planning processes, performance evaluation systems, organizational structures and human resource policies.

Human Resources 15

Human Resources Policies Budgeting Operations 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Higher-ambition leaders are able to integrate multiple business disciplines (strategy, ethics, marketing, finance and so on) into a coherent, systemic approach for building a great company. For example, in finance courses students learn that profitability and return on assets is the measure of business success.

360-Degree Feedback 14

360-Degree Feedback Ethics Education Human Resources 14

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

When human learning slows down, people tend to lose creative and problem solving capacity. E.g. take a team of developers to tour an abattoir, take the human resource team to a museum exhibit on ancient Egypt, or take legal on an outing to a flower show. These are just a few examples.

Team 52

Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2012

It's rare to find a corporate human resources function that accelerates change by actively finding ways to help drive new strategies. In their role of stewards of policy compliance, they can tend to be a brake on change. We know, for example, that developing leaders is essential. Another example: In the U.S.,

Globalization 15

Globalization Human Resources Diversity Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2014

Although retirement reform remains stagnant at the policy level, companies are being more proactive about modifying employee exit schemes. WellStar Health System offers a similar option for employees who have been with the company at least ten years. Michelin and WellStar Health System are two examples.

Absenteeism 9

Absenteeism Human Resources Talent Management Short-term 9

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Twelve cases are written as narratives with multiple teaching points, but without a focus on a particular business decision; the remaining twenty-three cases were written around specific conundrums related to strategy, operations, finance, marketing, leadership, culture, human resources, organizational design, business model, and growth.

Learning-by-Doing 62

Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

To deliver more value, the human resources function needs to spend more time accelerating operational improvement and less time on its traditional administrative and compliance activities. Luke's Healthcare implemented a new HR system to eliminate much administrative work.

Process 13

Process Compliance Operations Human Resources 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2014

In California, for example, employee noncompete agreements are generally not enforced and trade secret enforcement is relatively narrow. Economics research shows that these policies are a key reason why Silicon Valley startup firms succeed relative to tech companies in many other states.

Incentives 13

Incentives Policies Innovation Human Capital 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2018

How can hospitals and health systems generate a return on their investment in their physician enterprises? As a result, some larger health systems’ physician operations are generating nine-figure operating losses, which are major contributors to the deterioration in hospital earnings. Peter Dazeley/Getty Images.

Insurance 8

Insurance Incentives System Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2016

For example, Geraldo Rivera said in a Facebook post , “Like victims of sexual assault, those alleging harassment deserve the presumption of credibility.” For example, Megan, a woman we spoke to who works in finance, explained that after being harassed by a colleague, she went to HR and asked to move to a different position.

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Report Long-term Training Short-term 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2017

In such a system, employers protect workers from many of the vagaries of market forces; they take a longer-term perspective on firm performance, and favor corporate strategies that necessitate a stable, well-trained, and loyal workforce. In the post–World War II era up to the late 1970s, employment systems in the U.S.

Marketing 8

Marketing Short-term Incentives Long-term 8