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Looking Ahead: The Biggest HR Trends in 2020

HR Digest

From welcoming flextime in the workplace to understanding how workforce analytics can impact business decisions, these are the biggest HR trends that you’ll see as we move into 2020. Flextime Jobs. A strong company culture is as important as innovating and acquiring new products and customers. Retention and engagement.

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Answering “Why did you quit your last job” in an interview

HR Digest

BRING MORE INNOVATION. I have the experience to handle the position and can bring innovative ideas to the table. For example: NEED FLEXTIME. If you are leaving because of low pay, toxic work culture, or disagreements with the boss or even work pressure, then give a general reason rather than specifics. TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE.

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Flextime Is Declining, But “Flex Around the Edges” Is Up

Harvard Business Review

Are such “right to request” laws indicators of a rise in flextime? Or do they reflect a fear that flextime programs are being eliminated? At the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI), we call this “flex around the edges.” Extended flextime, such as job sharing, part-time work, and sabbaticals, is an even stronger employee magnet.

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Be Flexible, Attract Talent

Marshall Goldsmith

One innovative firm in the Bay Area, Flexperience, has created a different talent market: experienced professionals who seek flexible work opportunities. So what are some of the best practices around flexible work and flextime? In this time of economic uncertainty, the pressure to control costs is at a peak.

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The Year in Management, Told in 20 Charts

Harvard Business Review

Sure, flextime is OK. Patent trolls really do stifle innovation. And what’s the strangest educational background for a member of the Fed (this is my favorite)? But high performers would rather just get paid more. No one wants a smart, connected wine bottle.

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Promotion without a raise? Experts weigh in

HR Digest

During a wage freeze, Natalie Wolowitz, executive vice president at an Illinois-based staffing agency, suggests looking at other aspects of the job that can be negotiated – such as flextime, a LinkedIn or edX learning account, stipend for holiday travel, tuition reimbursement or stock options, etc. The post Promotion without a raise?

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Experiment with Organizational Change Before Going All In

Harvard Business Review

Maybe you were contemplating a change in employment policies such as flextime or one in customer-facing processes such as a new billing system. Say you introduce an innovative new customer-relationship-management (CRM) tool for your sales force, and revenue increases by 15%. The change is a success, right? Maybe or maybe not.