Mon.Mar 28, 2016

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This is what could kill Slack’s growth

Pomello

When we were first pitching Pomello to investors, one of the most frequent criticisms we heard was that a great company culture is nice to have, not need to have. Here was the parting line they would leave us with as they told us they weren’t going to invest. “You guys are vitamins, not aspirin.” What kept us going after investors kept telling us no is that companies were telling us yes.

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Identifying, Resolving & Preventing Roadblocks – A Key to Succeeding as a Manager

Kazoo

Removing roadblocks is a major component of the manager/employee relationship. As a manager, learn what you can do to mitigate these obstacles and strengthen your relationships with the team. On your mark …. Get set …. Stop. Roadblocks at work can quite literally stop you in your tracks, but responding to challenges is a significant component of the manager’s day-to-day responsibilities.

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Engaging Employees with Technology Choices

UpstartHR

Last week I had the chance to speak with a local HR leader. She was lamenting her company’s hideously awful HR module that was an add-on to the company accounting software. The firm paid plenty of money for the module, but it is ineffective, inefficient, and virtually useless. It looks like it was coded/developed in 1993, if that tells you anything.

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Identifying, Resolving & Preventing Roadblocks – A Key to Succeeding as a Manager

Kazoo

Removing roadblocks is a major component of the manager/employee relationship. As a manager, learn what you can do to mitigate these obstacles and strengthen your relationships with the team. On your mark …. Get set …. Stop. Roadblocks at work can quite literally stop you in your tracks, but responding to challenges is a significant component of the manager’s day-to-day responsibilities.

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The Engagement Engine: Strategies for Building a High-Performance Culture

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover

Many companies strive for a positive culture with happy employees. But what if you could achieve more? High-performing cultures are the McLarens of the business world, leaving Camrys in the dust. They unlock exceptional results by fostering innovation, engagement, and continuous growth. In this webinar, we'll demystify the concept and provide practical steps to kickstart the journey toward a high-performing culture in your organization.

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“Cadillac Tax” on Medical Benefits Delayed but Still Coming

Trinet

One of the more important Affordable Care Act (ACA) rules is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 20120: the excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage, also known as the “Cadillac. Visit site for full story.

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Chad Atwell Podcast – What you wish someone had told you…

What is Paul Thinking

Continuing my podcast series addressing advice you wished someone had given you early in your career we talk with Chad Atwell. Chad is the Director, Product Strategy – Human Capital Management at Oracle leading the strategy for Oracle’s Compensation Cloud working with clients and prospects to help create future product functionality. He is also a Faculty member at WorldatWork teaching C4 Base Pay Administration, C12 Variable Pay and C17 Market Pricing and has also worked with Aon, Qw

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The Importance of Cultivating Good Judgment (and How to do it)

Something Different

<www.warren-walker.com> …So this morning I read a great piece from CIPD here that examines the changing role of the HR Business Partner, and why some organizations have been more effective at cultivating the talent pool required to be successful in these roles than others. From the piece: In many cases, however, there has been a failure to understand the business partner role and how it differs from the old HR model and then match this to existing HR capability.

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3 Typical Problems First-Time Managers Face—and How to Solve Them

The People Equation

Taking on your first official management role is exciting. It’s also challenging, overwhelming and perplexing. In a webinar with over 900 first-time managers, The Ken Blanchard Companies asked people to list their biggest challenge when they made the leap from individual contributor. David Witt, Program Director for Blanchard, wrote about their responses in this LinkedIn article.

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HR Bloggers and Analysts

Laurie Ruettimann

Money has ruined the HR technology market, and it’s destroyed the HR bloggers and analysts. Especially me. I love seeing my friends earn a little cash, but everybody is so afraid of being left behind in the next great recession that very few people are willing to take risks and write boldly. I’m to blame. I got old. I told bloggers to stop talking and start monetizing their ideas.

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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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Being a Leader is Hard. Here's 3 Things That Make You a Good One (#WorkHuman).

The HR Capitalist

Being a new leader is hard. Whipping up a bunch of needed change while treating people like humans is even harder. You probably know what needs to be done. I get it. The problem is that your wave of change is going to cause stress and panic. It's up to you to do that change in a #workhuman way. As it turns out, it's the path that gets you best, most sustainable organizational results over time.

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To Thrive in Today’s Disruptive World: Become a Global Citizen!

WorqIQ

Most of the disruptive innovators and risk-takers told me, like John Hagel did, that their global experiences were an essential part of learning how to adapt quickly to change, as well as how to create disruptive changes themselves. Read More» The post To Thrive in Today’s Disruptive World: Become a Global Citizen! appeared first on Switch & Shift.

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5 Mistakes Successful Speakers Never Make

Unbridled Talent

I make my living as a professional communicator, which means I have the honor of speaking with audiences at over 50 corporate, association and conference events each year. Whenever possible, I like to attend other sessions at these events – because I enjoy learning, and I also want to watch great speakers, so I can continue to grow and improve as a speaker myself.

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Top 5 Interview Questions & Answers for Career Changers

TheHRBlog

The interviewer wants assurance on two fronts, one that you are a quick learner and second you have the persistence to stick around even if going gets tough in the new role. Sound off the hiring manager that you understand the new role and plan to stay for the long term in the sector if hired.

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9 Leave Management Mistakes To Avoid This Year

The article talks about the 9 leave management mistakes that you should be avoiding with smarter technology in your organisation and save business costs.

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Do You Walk the Talk of Work/Life Like This One?

HRExecutive

Shani Godwin, Communiqué USA. I just got off the phone with Shani Godwin, the fascinating CEO of a small business in Smyrna, Ga., called Communiqué USA — and, rather than wait another minute before getting her whole work/life approach into a post, I’m typing now. That’s how much her message has inspired me. She caught my eye in an initial email spelling out the details of a policy she implemented many years ago — long before France announced its new law last April banning

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Use workforce management and employee engagement to retain remote workers

Replicon

It can be a challenge keeping remote employees engaged, accounted for, and motivated. Our guest post from Loyaltyworks provides best practices for managing a remote workforce.

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Vengeance Is My Name

NoExcusesHR

Grace.an act of kindness or courtesy. Betrayal The jokes and cliches about corporate life being rife with betrayal are common for a reason. It's true. For those of us that have accepted the burden of leadership.in my case quite passionately.we often end up on the receiving end of a colleague's betrayal. Am I being overly dramatic? Hell no. I have personally experienced over and over again the impact of leaders feeling threatened by the real leaders who make bold decisions.lead courageously.and a

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7 Ways To Improve Your Email Signature

WorqIQ

Email is the primary method of communication for business, but even though thousands of emails are sent daily there is one aspect that is often overlooked. At its’ simplest, your email signature is your electronic business card – a brief way of sharing what you do and how to get in touch with you. It’s […] Read more. Read More» The post 7 Ways To Improve Your Email Signature appeared first on Switch & Shift.

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.

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5 Mistakes Successful Speakers Never Make

Unbridled Talent

I make my living as a professional communicator, which means I have the honor of speaking with audiences at over 50 corporate, association and conference events each year. Whenever possible, I like to attend other sessions at these events – because I enjoy learning, and I also want to watch great speakers, so I can continue to grow and improve as a speaker myself.

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HR Latte: Healthcare HR Check-up - Jay Kuhns, pt 3 "Technology Today"

Intrepid NOW

Part 3: Jay Kuhns visits HR Latte for this #KeyPointPodcast to highlight Healthcare HR in this 3-Part Series "Healthcare HR Check-Up". HR Latte, episode 84. Series: Healthcare HR Check-Up. "We are using more and more web-based solutions., there is no longer the massive install. Leaders in the Healthcare HR space need to be tuned in to." - Jay Kuhns.

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What Happens When Your HR or Recruiting Business Changes?

Workology

Learn how to Successfully Launch an HR & Recruiting Consulting Business webinar on April 5th or 7th from 7-8 PM CST. Click here. HRCI and SHRM re-certification credits available. . What happened? Your page views on your website dwindled, your new subscribers went from climbing (Yay!), to steady (Hmmm…), to “nada.” And the most frightening part of all?

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How To Fight For Your Rights As An Employee

Take It Personel-ly

As an employee, you need to stand up for your rights. It can be difficult if you’re in an oppressive environment with an employer keen to take advantage. But that doesn’t mean that you should take it. There is some risk involved with pushing to advocate for yourself and your colleagues. However, that’s mostly […].

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Future-proof your I-9 compliance for 2024

Speaker: Join I-9 Experts:

Got I-9 compliance on your mind? Spending endless amounts of time ensuring you stay compliant? Get your questions answered with an expert panel from WorkBright. During this one-hour webinar, Workbright will dive deep into I-9 best practices, navigate the nuances of the new 2023 'alternative procedure,' and learn actionable ways to ensure your audit trail is squeaky clean.

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is my employee lying about needing bereavement leave?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: Our company’s bereavement policy is pretty standard. For immediate family (parent, sibling, child, spouse), we have three days from time of passing to the funeral service, and one day of bereavement for non-immediate family (grandparent, aunt, uncle.) I’ve had to use it once myself and had no issues — when I returned, my director asked for an obituary, I sent him a link to the online obituary and no further questions were asked.

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Want to Lead Millennials? Just Stop Giving Us What We Want

TLNT: The Business of HR

There are countless articles out there that detail how to lead Millennials — everything from the importance of transparency, meaningful work, and being genuine in your efforts.

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everything you need to know about getting fired

Ask a Manager

Getting fired is scary and stressful. Not only has your source of income just been yanked away from you, but you might be left with questions about what to do next, how to talk about it in future job interviews, and even whether what your employer did was legal. At U.S. News & World Report today, I’ve put together a quick primer on what you need to know about getting fired.

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Personalized Workspaces

Asure Software

Look no further than Google as your model to create personalized employee work spaces. The lobby at Google’s Sydney, Australia office makes visitors feel like they’re about to embark on an Outback safari expedition rather than drown in a concrete jungle. While personalizing spaces at work to fit the geographic locale or the personal tastes of employees has become common in the modern workplace employees’ digital spaces are also benefiting from a personal touch.

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DOL Final Overtime Rules: Quickstart Guide for Employers

On August 30, 2023, the DOL unveiled a proposed overtime rule that would raise the weekly salary threshold under the Federal Labor Standards Act. Paycor is closely monitoring the proposal and will provide updates as new information becomes available.

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PODCAST - #HRHappyHour 241 - Tackling Recruiting Challenges with Modern HR Technology

Steve Boese

HR Happy Hour 241 - Tackling Recruiting Challenges with Modern HR Technology. Recorded Wednesday March 23, 2016. Hosts: Steve Boese , Trish McFarlane. Guest: Jon Bischke , CEO and Founder, Entelo. Listen to the show HERE. This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Trish and Steve are joined by Jon Bischke, CEO and Founder of Entelo, a leading provider of innovative HR and recruiting technology solutions that help organizations find and assess talent as well as help them improve the diversity of their

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Being an HR Team of One: You Don’t Have to Go it Alone!

Workology

You know the song. One is the loneliest number. It sure can feel that way when you’re the only HR person within your office or organization. (HR peeps at small employers – am I right?) It’s rare that those around you, though often well meaning, get a true sense of what your day to day experience can be like. The ups, the downs and everything in between.

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Is a Happy Workplace One of Your Core Values?

TLNT: The Business of HR

“ Everyone always ask me could they transfer into my department. When I ask why they tell me that ‘it just looks like you guys have so much fun: laughing, hanging out together, and it is just looks to be a fun and happy department.’ ”.