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  How Does Social Media Affect Employee Engagement? 7/27/2022  0 Comments   In the past few years, social media has significantly altered the nature of the workplace. It affects how we learn, how we handle internal communication, how we establish our employer brand, and even how we recruit. There is an increase in internal social media networks. Social media has significantly altered our social life, but it is also having an impact on and revolutionizing the workplace and human resources. According to a study of more than 2,000 employees, 50% of workers post content on social media that is connected to their jobs, including images or videos. Some organizations may be concerned about the usage of social media, but other businesses have chosen to harness it and use it for their benefit. After all, starting to integrate social media into HR strategy seems to be a natural and logical move given that employees have already invested so much in it. What Is Internal Social Media?...

  In times of a crisis, such as the Covid-19 outbreak, protecting everyone’s safety becomes imperative. As a result, onboarding procedures had to be changed to meet modern requirements. The overall solution to such issues is to update or adopt a set of tools and policies, such as hiring and onboarding practices that combine the strategic use of technology with the knowledge and expertise of current workers. The following can be used as a guide, but be sure to modify it to fit the particular needs and goals of your business. Pre-boarding is an added advantage. You’ll be behind schedule if you wait until your new hire’s start date to start integrating them. Create a portal intended for onboarding to provide the foundation for a seamless first week. So that new hires can become familiar with training materials and introductions before their user credentials are organized, make sure that this resource can be accessed through an email account or Linkedin profile. Inform newly hired empl...

  Ways to Build a Sense of Belonging in the Workplace 7/7/2022  0 Comments   Workplaces where employees feel they belong always do better business in the long run. Our research shows that over 60 percent of employees are more likely to be highly productive when they feel their work makes an impact. On the other hand, employees who don’t plan to stay are unhappy with their companies in terms of: Employee Recognition Performance Appraisals Career Growth Here are some of the best things you can do to make your employees feel like they belong: Ensure leaders eliminate bias Establishing a climate of office politics and backstabbing can make employees feel as though their employment isn’t fundamentally fair, undermining trust and morale. As a general rule, good competition should not be accompanied by the kind of ruthless behavior that destroys social bonds. Executive myopia, in which male executives are 2,6-times more likely than their female counterparts to report that all em...