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It’s good to hold yourself to high standards; but pursuing perfectionism can be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of your coworkers and your organization. Watch for these signs that your perfectionism is becoming toxic:

• You obsess about what you didn’t do, making your unable to reflect on what you did and what you accomplished. You dismiss or ignore compliments and positive feedback and ruminate over mistakes.
• You are overly worried about will happen if you or your colleagues fall short of your high standards. You get upset or agitated if you think an assignment won’t be finished according to your standards.
• You consistently miss deadlines because you don’t think your work is good enough. You spend countless hours fine-turning and reworking assignments. You never seem to feel ‘done.’
• You don’t socialize at work because you’re too worried about coming off as ‘not perfect.’ You put on a face of perfection all day every day. You never … [Read more...] about (4/18) 4 Signs Your Perfectionism Is Becoming Toxic At Work

Some alarming new statistics from the RAND Corporation suggest that stricter hiring practices may be in order to protect your residents and staff alike:

• Men age 30-38 who were unemployed in 2017 had significant involvement with the criminal justice system.
• This interaction included convictions, incarcerations, and/or arrests (excluding traffic-related offenses).
• Most unemployed men have been arrested at least once. About 40% had been convicted at least once and about 20% have been incarcerated at least one. These rates were consistent with those for discouraged workers or men who were working fewer hours than they wanted.
• With 1 in 3 adults having a criminal record, the connection between unemployment and criminal history is an issue for talent professionals.

Technology has significantly changed the development, delivery, and evaluation of HR processes and services—from sourcing and hiring to networking and promoting teamwork. It can be challenging to stay on top of new and evolving technology. However, there are a few trends that you can follow to stay on the cutting edge. These include: employee-centric products that offer nudge-based tips to support better decision-making;  artificial intelligence technologies that enable strategic relationship management (with solutions such as organizational network analytics); the need to humanize technology (don’t let data, analytics, and algorithms dictate decision-making without personalization and human input); and improvements in tech- and data-savvy HR talent. Read the full article. … [Read more...] about (3/12) Here Are 4 Emerging Trends in HR Tech