Mon.Jul 18, 2016

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What Corporate Offices Can Learn from Coworking Spaces

Cornerstone On Demand

Freelancers, entrepreneurs and gig-economy workers used to call everything from coffee shops to kitchens to airports an office. But today, they have a new option to add to the list: coworking spaces.

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How Work Relationships Boost Employee Engagement

EmployeeConnect

Employee happiness and satisfaction is what most organisations strive for. This is only because they know what it’ll mean in return; they’ll receive peaking performance levels through productivity. That’s correct. This understanding isn’t wrong, but what we should really think about is how do we get this employee happiness and satisfaction to take place?

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Four HR Improvements to Better Engage Employees – Pt. 2

Kazoo

Last week we talked about a few changes that HR can make to help increase employee engagement. Today we’ll tackle a few more ways that you can start creating a culture where continuous, real-time feedback are engrained in your company culture and employees are happier. Make Real-Time Recognition the Norm. If you’re from an organization steeped in more traditional recognition practices, it might sound unfeasible to transition to more modern (i.e. social-based, real-time) approaches and tech

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Workplace Violence: Prevention Strategy and Training

TalentCulture

In this Blog I ask John Byrnes, CEO of Aggression Management to draw an important correlation between management commitment in understanding the need to invest in an appropriate prevention strategy and training tactics that deliver results. Such prevention strategy must include quality training for supervisors and employees on recognizing at risk employees and situations.

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Automate Your Onboarding Process In 7 Steps

Efficient employee onboarding is more than a warm welcome—it's a catalyst for business growth. Automated onboarding transforms new hires into productive team members faster, fostering long-term satisfaction and talent retention. For HR, automation means replacing inefficient manual processes with streamlined, cost-effective operations. Our eBook reveals how automating employee onboarding delivers these benefits, reducing HR challenges and elevating new employee readiness.

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4 Changes HR Needs to Make Now to Better Engage Employees – Part 2

Kazoo

Last week we talked about a few changes that HR can make to help increase employee engagement. Today we’ll tackle a few more ways that you can start creating a culture where continuous, real-time feedback are engrained in your company culture. Make Real-Time Recognition the Norm. If you’re from an organization steeped in more traditional recognition practices, it might sound unfeasible to transition to more modern (i.e. social-based, real-time) approaches and technologies.

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Are You Over-Functioning in Your Leadership Role?

The People Equation

Most people want to work for a caring boss. Not only is it more enjoyable, it’s good for your health , according to research by Stanford professor Jeffrey Pfeffer. Compassion is certainly a hallmark of leadership effectiveness. But can a leader care too much? Shelley Row, a professional engineer and former transportation executive believes that caring for one’s employees, while admirable, does have its drawbacks.

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Why the workplace is an ideal context to practice mindfulness

HR Zone

Culture. Why the workplace is ideal for mindfulness.

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My 2016 Vegas Weekend at The NBA Summer League (Featuring As Many Misses on Talent as Your Company).

The HR Capitalist

Went to Vegas last weekend with a few bloggers of note - Steve Boese and Matt Stollak. Our destination had a nerd quality to it - The NBA Summer League, where professional basketball hopefuls convene to prove they have what it takes to be one of 450 players that play in the best hoops league in the world. Now - you should know that only about 20% of the players who attend and play in the Vegas Summer League are actual NBA players - the rest are draft choices and free agents who are scrapping

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Communications: how to be open and honest, even in times of growth

HR Zone

Employees. Comms: being open & honest, even during growth.

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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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Meet Rachel Aguilera-Vanderheyden, MS, Senior Talent Solutions Expert

Outmatch

Rachel works with clients to help them solve hiring and development issues. For example, she helps to make leaders more effective. Where did you grow up? Mostly Minnesota, but my family spent a lot of time in Boston too. Married? Children? Pets? I’ve been married for more than four years. I recently realized we got married on Star Wars Day—”May the 4 th Be With You.” LOL.

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If we’re okay, why are mental health absences going up and up in organisations across the UK?

HR Zone

People. Why are mental health absences rising in the UK?

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Recognize, Reward And Engage Your Multi-Generational Workforce

TalentCulture

I was at the Genius Bar the other day soaking up the smarts and getting an introduction to the benefits of backing up data before updating to a new OS. As is so often the case at the Apple store, I found myself working with people from several generations. They seemed to be collaborating with relative harmony and purpose to ensure my data wasn’t lost forever, they seemed for the most part happy, and they seemed engaged in their jobs – from the store concierge (no, not a greeter, and not a Baby

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Make employee feedback more actionable and productive

HR Zone

Employees. Make employee feedback actionable & productive.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Master of Puppets

NoExcusesHR

“There are those whose primary ability is to spin wheels of manipulation. It is their second skin and without these spinning wheels, they simply do not know how to function. They are like toys on wheels of manipulation and control. If you remove one of the wheels, they'll never be able to feel secure, be whole.” - C. Joybell C. Leadership Facade It's sad when you think about it.

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9 Steps to Streamline the Hiring Process

Laurie Ruettimann

Here are 9 steps to streamline the hiring process. Don’t lose anybody. Make sure your good people don’t quit. Don’t hire stupid people. Then you don’t have to fire anybody. Use the internet. People look for jobs on the web. Read the resumes people send you. I bet there’s a winner in there. When someone hands you a referral, follow up on it.

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MOOCs: Growing In Popularity Every Day

TalentCulture

MOOCs (Massive Open Online Course) are growing in popularity every day. Not surprisingly, because these are educational courses you can access online; they are massive because there is theoretically no limit to the number of people who can sign up to them, and they are open because they are almost always free to take and often free to copy and redistribute too.

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Why You Need to Fail to Have a Successful Career

45 Things

Not many people get pay raises, promotions or great new jobs because they fail. "Fail" is often a dirty word and can kill careers. Have the word "failure" follow you around for long, and you may even start to believe you are one. But Baba Shiv, a professor of marketing at Stanford Graduate School of Business, explains that it's how you approach failure that makes the biggest difference.

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?

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how should I decorate my office?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: What, if any, recommendations do you have regarding office decor? I’m three months into a new position at a distinguished university and I really like it here. I’m in a small, but bright office, and they’re pretty great about providing small comforts to customize where possible (they added a return and privacy panel on my desk, and are adding hanging shelves and a bulletin board shortly).

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Court says employee’s Facebook page on race stereotypes is fair game at trial

The Employer Handbook

Many times — most recently last Friday — I’ve discussed instances in which the 24/7 world of social media has cost individuals their jobs. But, here’s a little twist. Earlier this month, a Pennsylvania federal court ruled here that a plaintiff’s Facebook page called “Yo know yo ass is from the da hood,” could be used by a defendant-employer to impeach an African-American employee’s claims of race discrimination and retaliation at work.

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What Pokemon Go Taught Me About Talent Management

TLNT: The Business of HR

This past week, I joined the 7.5 million people who downloaded the Pokémon Go mobile game and began my journey to catch all 151 original Pokémon monsters.

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Court says employee’s Facebook page on race stereotypes is fair game at trial

The Employer Handbook

Many times — most recently last Friday — I’ve discussed instances in which the 24/7 world of social media has cost individuals their jobs. But, here’s a little twist. Earlier this month, a Pennsylvania federal court ruled here that a plaintiff’s Facebook page called “Yo know yo ass is from the da hood,” could be used by a defendant-employer to impeach an African-American employee’s claims of race discrimination and retaliation at work.

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

Speaker: Speakers:

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.

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Filed Form 5500 Late? Here’s How to Avoid Penalties

Paychex

The penalty for the late filing of a 5500-series return is $25 per day, up to a maximum of $15,000. And the Department of Labor assesses a separate penalty that will cost you even more. So, what can you do about it? Keep reading to find out.

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Are you a buyer or seller of talent?

Steve Boese

In sports, and I will contend, in most other industries as well, teams and organizations are either 'buyers' of talent, i.e, the best candidates and people leave other organizations to come there to work, or are 'sellers' of talent, i.e. they tend to lose their most talented people to other, better opportunities and organizations. The problem for organizations however, is figuring out where they want to be on the spectrum of 'seller/buyer' of talent, vs. where the market (and the talent), percei

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Navigating the Complex Sea of ACA Compliance

Asure Software

Six years after being signed into law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is still one of the most important aspects of healthcare for employers. 2016 was the first year that employers were required to report on ACA compliance. This complicated process can understandably leave employers overwhelmed or unsure of how to proceed. With the 2017 reporting deadline coming up fast, it’s important to be ahead of the game and well prepared.

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The HR Bots Are Coming! Will You Be Ready?

TLNT: The Business of HR

The robot revolution has arrived. With major companies Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo all launching some version of a chatbot or virtual assistant in the coming months, the tide is quickly turning toward a more automated future. And as various companies connect these tools internally to their data collection systems, it is a future that makes team members nervous.

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Your 2024 Annual Talent Acquisition Roadmap: Its Seasonal!

Recruiting is seasonal! Our popular Talent Acquisition Roadmap helps you master seasonal hiring like a boss. We break down key data on the ever-changing job market so you can take advantage of peak hiring times and ace recruiting even in slower seasons. Whether you need to scale up your team quickly or get creative in tighter times, this roadmap helps you understand the recruiting landscape.

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Taking a Step Back Doesn’t Always Move You Forward

WorqIQ

Small to mid-sized companies that are up against giants, never win by emulating the giant’s culture. They must do things differently. That means nimbleness, laser-like focus, and market specialization. Read More» The post Taking a Step Back Doesn’t Always Move You Forward appeared first on Switch & Shift.

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Lipstick on Pigs and Other Tales of Transparency

Compensation Cafe

There's a new player in the compensation data space that has all of us at the Cafe thinking about the future of pay transparency, the rise of big data, and what goes on in the minds of venture capitalists. It's called Comparably.com and according to its co-founders it " will be the leading resource for gender pay gap data, detailing what compensation women vs. men are making across hundreds of job titles. ".

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what to do when you’re turned down for a promotion

Ask a Manager

Being rejected for a job never feels great, but it can particularly suck when it’s for an internal promotion and you’ve been turned down by people who you see every day and who know your work well. But getting turned down for a promotion doesn’t need to be the end of your aspirations. At U.S. News & World Report today, I talk five things that you can do in the aftermath of the rejection that can position you much more strongly for the next opportunity.

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