Sun.Dec 18, 2016

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HR is Moving from People Science to Data Science – About People

HR Bartender

One of the things that I love about being in human resources is that the profession is constantly evolving. During this year’s HR Technology Conference , closing keynote speaker Dr. Peter Cappelli , professor of management at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, pointed out that HR used to be filled with industrial and organizational psychologists and today, HR jobs are requiring data science.

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employee got pregnant to avoid working on Christmas, did I burn a bridge with a former manager, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Employee said she purposely got pregnant to avoid working on Christmas. My good friend and I are at a stalemate and I was hoping you could help. She’s a pharmacist in a very busy medical clinic, which is open on holidays. During this time of year, she tries to make the schedule as fair as possible to accommodate people’s travel, time with family etc.

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Get Job Offers Out Before 2017

ClearCompany HRM

Planning for the year ahead is all-consuming this time of year. While we’re busy wrapping presents, shopping for food items we’d never touch otherwise and sending out greeting cards at home; in our professional lives we’re tasked with figuring out what the year ahead is going to look like and planning for it. Nowhere is this harder to do than in hiring for the new year!

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5 Benefits of Nurturing Peer to Peer Recognition

EmployeeConnect

Although being recognised by our own manager is crucial to employee retention, we tend to forget that the recognition we get from our peers is just as important. Our colleagues share the same challenges as we do, and who’s better placed than them to understand when a sign of appreciation is truly deserved or needed? We’ll never strengthen it enough, employee recognition is a powerful source of motivation and engagement.

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Want To Enhance Your Total Rewards To Achieve Organizational Success? Start Here.

Are you looking for ways to enhance your employee value proposition? Gallagher Better Works SM Insights has got you covered! Dive into the latest magazine issue and discover how flexibility, equity, recognition and strategically applied resources can improve your total rewards package. Download the PDF to learn more about: Building retirement benefits for a global and mobile workforce Promoting employee and organizational growth through succession planning Empowering women in leadership through

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6 Ways to Overcome Procrastination

Hppy

Many of us procrastinate, and if there’s something you’ve been avoiding, delaying or sidestepping, you’re not the only one. Perhaps you have a deadline looming, but instead of doing your work, you’re fiddling with miscellaneous things like checking email, social media, watching videos, or surfing the internet. You know you should be working, but you just don’t feel like doing anything.

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Why no one cares about your internal social network

HRGem

I love a bit of social media. No surprise there then to any regular reader of my blog. Only when it comes to internal social media networks, Yammer and the like, many of them end up being underused. Unfulfilled potential.

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Be Unlikely !!

Everyday People

When I was young, I remember watching Christmas specials on TV with my family. As a point of reference, this was long before cable TV and 1,000’s of channels. There were four networks to choose from – ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS. We didn’t think we were being slighted by having so few choices. It was our reality and we accepted it. The most memorable instance I can recall happened during a Bing Crosby special.

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Why no one cares about your internal social network

HRGem

I love a bit of social media. No surprise there then to any regular reader of my blog. Only when it comes to internal social media networks, Yammer and the like, many of them end up being underused. Unfulfilled potential.

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To Deceive Using Truthful Statements is Called Paltering

Workplace Psychology

Lying | Credit: P Wei. Deceiving Others By Using the Truth. Paltering is “an active form of deception that involves the use of truthful statements to convey a mistaken impression” (Rogers, Zeckhauser, Gino, Norton, & Schweitzer, 2016). We tend to think of lies (i.e., to mislead or deceive others) as misstating facts or actively using false statements (lying by commission) or leaving out important details (lying by omission), but there is a third, very common, type of deception ca

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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Pre-Employment Orientation: The Wave of the Future for HR?

ADP

Pre-employment orientation may be a new trend in onboarding employees.

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To Deceive Using Truthful Statements is Called Paltering

Workplace Psychology

Lying | Credit: P Wei. Deceiving Others By Using the Truth. Paltering is “an active form of deception that involves the use of truthful statements to convey a mistaken impression” (Rogers, Zeckhauser, Gino, Norton, & Schweitzer, 2016). We tend to think of lies (i.e., to mislead or deceive others) as misstating facts or actively using false statements (lying by commission) or leaving out important details (lying by omission), but there is a third, very common, type of deception ca

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How Futurecasting Can Help HR Leaders Prepare For Workforce Changes

Cornerstone On Demand

How do we see the world of recruiting and human resources evolving over the next few years? What are some things you should prepare for now? Let's do some "futurecasting." What is futurecasting? It's the practice of trying to envision your company's future. Companies are always predicting the future of sales and financials. But strategic futurecasting is not just about monetary success; looking ahead in terms of workforce and talent trends can play a huge role in driving business results.

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Rallying Managers to Help Raise the Perceived Value of Employee Benefits

HRsoft

Oftentimes, employers seek creative ways to boost the perceived value of employee benefits statements. Doing so can drive morale and improve retention. While there are many useful strategies you can use in your organization to leverage your total rewards program, it’s important first make sure that your line managers are on board with your efforts. Managers are your greatest tool for communicating total rewards value to employees.

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Preventing Workplace Violence and Complying with California’s New Legal Requirements (SB-553)

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Every company everywhere should have a plan to combat workplace violence and properly respond to violent incidents. California has stepped to the plate and become the first state to mandate workplace violence prevention requirements for employees and employers. Even if you are in a different state or country, these workplace violence requirements are applicable to almost every employer anywhere.