Tue.Dec 18, 2018

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5 HR Predictions for 2019

HRExecutive

We come into 2019 at the very top of an economic cycle with record-low unemployment. Talent mobility is hot as companies expand. Organizations are becoming flatter, and team-based work models and organizational-network analysis are becoming mainstream. CEOs and CHROs will continue to worry in the new year about skills gaps, job and work transformation, and employee engagement.

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Employees Want More Technology Choice (And Smart Companies are OK with That)

Quickbase

What do people really value in an employer? They want to be paid fairly, have opportunities to grow their careers, and be part of a team that succeeds. But for information workers who spend a lot of time working on screens, choice of technology also plays a role. We recently surveyed over 300 Quick Base customers to learn what matters most to them when it comes to workplace tools.

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What is Information Governance?

Mitratech

Managing and securing vital company data? It’s key to risk mitigation and regulatory compliance. So what’s driving that need, and what are various components of an Information Governance initiative? The bedrock of modern business? Data and information. The amount of them being generated is growing at a seemingly exponential rate, and managing that flood is a gigantic task.

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Want to Fill More Open Jobs? Workers with Criminal Records Say ‘Ban the Box’

Zenefits

Lauren Johnson was pregnant in 2008, when she got into a car wreck and broke her foot. That meant waitressing was out. She had been working at a restaurant in Austin, Texas, to make ends meet, but she couldn’t run food from the kitchen in a cast. Instead, Johnson enrolled in a dental assistant training program at Texas State University. The course cost about $3,000 in nearby San Marcos.

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Getting Employee Experience Right Is Hard – But It Doesn’t Have To Be

Employee experience has expanded from a basic focus on well-being to a more comprehensive approach that covers all aspects of an employee's journey. But as important as it is to develop and retain top talent by giving employees positive experiences, tension can exist between balancing experience desires and achieving business outcomes.

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21 Top Talent Management, People Ops, And HR Conferences In 2019

15Five

Human Resource professionals understand more than most why learning and development opportunities are vital. One study found that a whopping two-thirds of employees actually changed jobs due to a lack of L&D. Perhaps this is because many companies don’t know how to create a learning and development program internally, or lack the resources to provide what they see as a perk, via external learning experiences like conferences and seminars.

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Announcing Reflektive’s 2018 Year in Review

Reflektive

After 5 years as a company, we finally decided it was time to get to the bottom of important feedback trends. We sought to find answers to questions such as “What is the most popular day to give feedback?”, and “Which day of the week people are most likely to give feedback?” We combed through our vast pool of data and we were finally able to come up with some fascinating stats for you to enjoy.

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What We’ve Learned About Engagement

DecisionWise

The following is an excerpt from “ENGAGEMENT MAGIC: Five Keys for Engaging People, Leader, and Organizations.” In the fall of 2014, we released the book MAGIC: Five Keys to Unlock the Power of Employee Engagement. But the book didn’t start there; it began nearly twenty years prior, as our organization, DecisionWise, conducted our first employee engagement survey.

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6 Mind-Blowing Stats on Employee Engagement

Achievers

If you’ve been casual about the topic of employee engagement or figured that your employees are probably doing fine (because you’d know if something wasn’t working, right?), it’s time to take a second look. Employee engagement can seem like a vague topic since it doesn’t show up as a line item on your end-of-quarter financials, but it actually has a significant impact on how nicely those numbers stack up.

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4 Lessons from HBO’s Westworld

Kazoo

Professionals in the HR space can find more than their fair share of helpful advice from the characters of HBO’s WestWorld. It is, after all, a story about self actualization, interpersonal relationships, and questionable leadership. And for those wondering if we’re dehumanizing the modern workforce by drawing comparisons to a rebellious group of programmed machines, well, maybe — but stay with us.

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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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The Hidden Dangers of Manual Benefits Reconciliation

TalentCulture

The ancient Roman philosopher Virgil once said that “The greatest wealth is health.” There’s a lot of truth in those words. Many companies, large and small, invest heavily in resources to attract and retain top talent and provide benefits that keep those employees and their families happy and healthy. According to a study conducted by SHRM, more and more companies are focused on providing a broader benefits package, with one-third of companies surveyed saying they […].

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4 Lessons HR Teams Can Learn from HBO’s Westworld

Kazoo

Professionals in the HR space can find more than their fair share of helpful advice from the characters of HBO’s WestWorld. It is, after all, a story about self actualization, interpersonal relationships, and questionable leadership. And for those wondering if we’re dehumanizing the modern workforce by drawing comparisons to a rebellious group of programmed machines, well, maybe — but stay with us.

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4 Mindsets Needed for a Better Talent Pipeline

Julie Winkle Giulioni

As leaders face the most volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous business conditions ever, one thing is clear: Talent is an organization’s most powerful and sustainable competitive advantage. As a result, improving the talent pipeline by attracting, developing and retaining the best possible employees is among a leader’s most fundamental priorities.

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You Can’t Fix What You Refuse to See

TLNT: The Business of HR

“It’s unbelievable how much you don’t know about the game you’ve been playing all your life.”?—?Mickey Mantle. Understanding what lies ahead is critical to making the right decisions. Accepting reality requires to remain open to new information?—?especially the one that challenges what we know for sure.

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Ethical & Data Driven AI in HCM: 3 Considerations for Enterprise Leaders

Since entering the public business domain, AI has proven to be a powerful tool for optimizing HR functions — from streamlining recruitment processes, to helping identify top talent, and even boosting employee engagement. As AI continues to grow, the main question surrounding this rapidly evolving technology has shifted from "what can we do?" to "what should we do?

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Workology Announces SHRM Certification Prep Course Offering

Workology

Being a SHRM approved recertification provider and with the success of our LEARN program, I’m happy to announce that Workology will launch our new SHRM certification prep courses in 2019. The courses. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Building a Safe Work Environment for Your Employees

Hppy

No workplace can be considered usable until all necessary safety measures have been implemented. This includes everything from hard hats to employee education. There is a lot to consider, and going through all the necessary steps will take time, but your investment will pay off. Complying with regulations is, of course, mandatory, and should be enough reason for you to make your workplace as safe as possible.

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Yello Wins Award for Best Advance in Mobile Talent Acquisition Technology

Yello

We’re proud to announce that Yello won a coveted 2018 Brandon Hall Group bronze award for excellence in the “Best Advance in Mobile Talent Acquisition Technology” category. Entries were evaluated by an international panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts, and Brandon Hall Group senior analysts and executives. The rigorous judging process was based on how the technology fills a need, product design, functionality, innovation and measurable benefits.

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10 Employee Engagement Trends for 2019

Vantage Circle

Employee engagement is a very abstract concept. It is defined as the “emotional connect” that an employee feels towards its organization. It naturally varies from person to person. However, reports and statistics reveal some common drivers of employee engagement. And Employers must keep themselves updated on these employee engagement trends and statistics.

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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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6 Easy Ways to Help Your Employees Eat Healthy in the New Year

TLNT: The Business of HR

Everyone knows the way to a person’s heart, but who knew the way to attract employees and keep them healthy is also through their stomach? With the relationship between and diet and health so closely related and well known today, the typical doughnuts at meetings and pizza and cookies at the office may not cut it anymore.

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Top 10 Benefits of Diversity in the Workplace

TalentLyft

In this blog post, you will learn about the top 10 benefits of diversity in the workplace. Workplace diversity is not just an inclusion fad - it has tangible and direct benefits. Companies who have greater workplace diversity outperform their competitors and achieve higher profits! Read More.

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What to Do When a Coworker Has an Angry Outburst?

HR Digest

Do you need to be defensive when a coworker has an angry outburst or simply allow them to keep making your workplace hostile? Angry outburst is not a new workplace issue but needs to be addressed when it becoming a tradition. Hi Jane, I have had to deal with angry outbursts from colleagues at work many times but none is as regular and disturbing as this.

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update: how can I help an employee who has no attention to detail?

Ask a Manager

It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer wondering how to help an employee with no attention to detail ? Here’s the update. Happy to update everyone! And sorry that I couldn’t engage in real time with the comments – I’m in Australia, so the time didn’t work out.

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5 Essential Questions to Help You Prioritize DE&I Initiatives With Confidence

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) are more than just buzzwords; they are essential components of an organization's culture and overall success. Whether your DE&I initiatives are well underway, or you’re still in your planning phases, it’s important ensure the foundation of your strategy is built on accurate data, employee insights, stakeholder expectations, and inclusive technology.

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Your Merger and Acquisition Integration Plan Must Factor in Culture

Blu Ivy Group

If your organization is considering joining or acquiring another company, your Merger and Acquisition integration plan must factor in culture, brand, and employee engagement every step of the way. If EVP and culture are not addressed, engagement and productivity both decrease at an alarming rate. Mistrust in the workforce increases and productivity declines.

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How BounceX Set a New Standard for Equal Pay and D&I

Namely

BounceX has quickly become one of the tech industry’s model employers. For anyone who follows their business practices, that should come as no surprise. In a world where the average adult spends more time at work than they do at home, the company knows how essential it is to offer resources that support and engage workers.

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Promoting Employee Happiness: A Review of Annie McKee's "How to Be Happy at Work"

ADP

Want to know how to make employees happy and productive? This review offers key takeaways from Annie McKee's new book, "How to Be Happy at Work.

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3 Ways HR Teams Can Give Employees a Better Benefits User Experience

Jellyvision

The bar for HR communication has historically been set pretty low. Fifteen years ago, confusing, one-size-fits-all content was the status quo—an annoying but inevitable fact of corporate life. Now, this is no longer the case. Employees expect better messaging from you because they’re so accustomed to convenient, personalized user experiences. Think about it: They can […].

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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Want To Slam Dunk Success In 2019? Use The No-Goal Goal

Forbes Coaches Council

Forget about your goals, and instead use the first 90 days of the new year to become a wholly self-contained bubble of bulletproof focus.

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update: my employer requires us all to do tai chi in the office

Ask a Manager

It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer whose employer was requiring the whole company to do tai chi as a group in the office? Because the letter-writer had a medical condition that was aggravated by the first session and got a doctor’s note saying she couldn’t participate, the CEO told her she still had to sit through each session.

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New Year, New Benefits! Surprising EAP Benefits to Use Year-Round

ACI Specialty Benefits

Planning for 2019’s New Year’s resolution? From getting in shape to setting up a successful financial plan, ACI’s EAP provides a surprising range of referrals to kick off 2019 with confidence. Total Well-Being. Looking to get in shape? How about taking care of emotional concerns? The New Year is the perfect time to think about moving forward in a positive way.