Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Continuing our annual December “where are they now” series, here are five more updates from people who had their questions answered here this year. 1. A good employee who’s really a terrible employee. I did take a lot of the advice that was suggested to me in the AAM post and comments. I brought my concerns regarding Leah to upper management, discussed options with HR, and had a very in-depth conversation with both Leah and my manager.

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HR Bartender

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Mr. Bartender and I wish you all the very best of the holiday season. For those readers who celebrate Christmas, here’s one of my favorite Christmas songs. Holiday Cheers to All! The post Happy Holiday from HR Bartender appeared first on hr bartender.

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Hppy

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Motivating employees can be a tricky subject. In the past, many companies have used “blanket management,” which treats all employees the same way. But today’s low employee engagement rates are proving the one-size-fits-all motivational tactics are just not working. That’s because blanket motivation makes assumptions about why employees are demotivated—and usually that assumption is that employees are lazy.

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TalentCulture

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Somehow a packed calendar/agenda seems to be an indicator of our “success.” We live in a 7/24 world, we have more work than we can manage, and we constantly fill our calendars with activities. It impacts people at all levels. I’ve told this story before, but it bears telling again. About 15 years ago, I was working with a Fortune 100 organization.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

DECEMBER 23, 2016

As the economy continued to rebound in 2016, there was intense competition in many talent markets across a number of jobs and industries. All indicators show the financial landscape is poised to continue growing in 2017, so employers are now more focused than ever on retaining and attracting key people at their organizations to maximize the business opportunities.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Avoiding discrimination lawsuits as a California employer is similar to trying to avoid getting in a car accident if you drive on California’s freeways — no matter how good a driver you are, eventually you are going to get into an accident. It also makes an accident more difficult to avoid when the rules of the road keep changing.

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Ceridian

DECEMBER 23, 2016

From retention to compliance, there were a number of trending topics on the Ceridian HCM Blog this year. For the rest of December, we will be revisiting 10 of our most popular blog posts of 2016. Enjoy! By Jessica Cheung-Goldfarb, Director of Product & Alliance Marketing, Ceridian. As little girls, we’ve been trained to compete to be the prettiest, the most popular, the skinniest.

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Workology

DECEMBER 23, 2016

This is my last link roundup before Christmas and my second last before the end of the year. Since many of you will be off next week, and certainly this weekend, I thought I would leave you with some. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Jostle

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Well folks, the big day is almost here - Christmas is just two sleeps away! At this very moment, many of you are wrapping up work and cracking on with a weekend of festivities. The last thing on your mind is problem solving an issue at work. We're in the same boat. In our Five for Friday this week, we're sharing five of our favourite Christmas movies with you.

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Jeff Waldman

DECEMBER 23, 2016

I’ve said this many times and I’ll likely say it a million times more during my career. That is, “the world in which we live, play and do business in is constantly changing and evolving”. Technology and a global marketplace are the 2 biggest factors influencing the workplace, among many others. Humans hate change; we know this to be true, even if the change may be perceived to be positive.

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Evil HR Lady

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Wonder Woman can do just about anything, from fly an invisible jet to deflecting bullets with her wristbands, but she can no longer be an Ambassador for the United Nations. While the UN says that her stint as an Ambassador was meant to be short, it also comes in response to a petition asking that she be removed. Here is an excerpt from the petition.

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 23, 2016

It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related that you want to talk about. If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * If you submitted a question to me recently, please don’t repost it here, as it may be in the to-be-answered queue :).

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TLNT: The Business of HR

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’ll be reposting each of the top 25 articles between now and January 2nd. This is No. 25 of 2016. You can find the complete list here.

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Remember the letter-writer who manager and other colleagues were urging her to tell the CEO how bad a coworker was who he wanted her take an internal job working for? Here’s the update. First, I wasn’t forced into taking the job, though it was a real possibility that the CEO could have insisted. While we are a distribution subsidiary of a much larger retail company, there are around 300 employees on this site under our CEO, and he has swapped people in and out of jobs before when he was on

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The Employer Handbook

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Yes, it’s that time for Career Builder’s list of most unusual holiday workplace gifts. If you’re one of the 20-ish percent of folks who give gifts to a co-worker or boss, you may be struggling to find a last-minute gift. If you have $20 in your pockets, which is usually the most that people spend on such office cheer, just keep on walking if you pass any of these on Aisle 4: Two left-handed gloves.

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marenated HR

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Performance management is a key aspect in the workplace and affects everyone’s daily work. As a manager, it’s important to review current performance management processes and always strive to make them better. This edition of Red Branch Weekly gives you the tips you need to put your performance process into gear. ClearCompany starts off by giving some insight on what employees want out of performance management.

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Effortless HR

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Every business wants its employees to be as productive as possible. There are many strategies employers can implement to motivate employees, and one major motivational factor is company culture. Engagement: The Link Between Culture and P roductivity. To put it simply, engagement is what ties company culture to productivity in that culture affects engagement, which in turn impacts employee productivity.

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In Full Bloom HR

DECEMBER 23, 2016

[ Chapter I , Chapter II, Chapter III, Chapter IV, Chapter V , Chapter VI , Chapter VII, Chapter VIII, Chapter IX, Chapter X, Chapter XI, Chapter XII and Chapter XIII in case you missed them.]. The next big issue presented itself to DCI Fritz when he got the final autopsy report with toxicology results. The most interesting item was that Mr. Cummins had a great deal of diazepam, prescribed with care as a muscle relaxant and anti-anxiety medication, in his system at the time of his death.

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Advos

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Happy Friday. Each week, with the help of HRmarketer Insight software , our researchers compile a sampling of mergers & acquisition, funding and partnership announcements from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace. Sign-up for our weekly What’s Hot in HR newsletter to get these weekly updates via email. FUNDING. eSUB Construction Software raises $5 million to help subcontractors track jobs and get paid.

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Paychex

DECEMBER 23, 2016

The California Supreme Court recently decided a case that perhaps adds clarification to the state’s suitable seating rule. Read about the court’s decision.

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ADP

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Baby boomers have vastly different needs and concerns than millennials and employee benefits must provide flexibility across the generational board.

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Speaker: Jen Kirkwood - Partner, Responsible HR & AI at IBM and World Economic Forum Executive Fellow

The promise of AI for today’s organizations is real, yet in a frenzied state of experimentation, many stumble to get to a full-scale enterprise. As companies race to discover what generative AI can do, HR must lead conversations about how to balance cutting-edge innovations with integrity, trust, and diversity. Globally, organizations are at a critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and AI acceleration.

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Workstride

DECEMBER 23, 2016

The Bureau of Labor Statistics in the United States recorded that 2.8 million workplace injuries occurred in 2015, more than half of which resulted in time away from the job. The cost to business? According to the CDC, workplace injuries (and the affected employees’ subsequent absences) amount to well over $200 billion per year. One would assume that having a safety incentive program in place would reduce the prevalence of injuries on the job, but, in fact, the traditional approach to such

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HRsoft

DECEMBER 23, 2016

The reason for developing a Total Rewards (TR) Communication system is pretty straightforward: you want a simple, effective way to relay information about employee benefits statements to your associates so that they can see the full picture of how they’re reimbursed for their hard work and commitment. Yet, because each company is different, it’s important to factor in your organization’s specific goals while determining the strategy for total rewards communication.

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exaqueo

DECEMBER 23, 2016

“People work for money but go the extra mile for recognition praise and rewards.” Dale Carnegie clearly was onto something when he said this. So, how will your organization seek to celebrate team successes and recognize exceptional performances in the New Year? This week’s curated articles will get you thinking more about employee recognition and its link back to productivity, retention and more.

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