Mon.Apr 11, 2016

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Free Agent Nation Romance: The Good, The Bad, And The Unknown

TalentCulture

You know the story. Once upon a time, companies courted new talent with the promise of a lifelong relationship. “Work” meant employment, training, benefits, and job security for years, if not decades. But for many, if not most companies and employees, the romance has died. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an estimated 40% of all U.S. workers now operate on a part-time or contract basis.

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Big Changes? Here's How to Keep Your Team Motivated

ClearCompany HRM

The wonderful part of cleaning the old means there is room to introduce the new. When it comes to business and team processes, creating the new can be just as daunting as it is exciting. Change can make employees a little uncertain or confused when approaching tasks they were confident doing before. Whether you are implementing an onboarding process or introducing a new performance management system, keeping your people motivated and upbeat throughout the change can be just as difficult as expla

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HR: The CEO’s Most Trusted Advisor

UpstartHR

Among all of the opportunities that HR leaders have, I believe that one of the most valuable is puncturing the CEO bubble by acting in a strategic advisor capacity. As I wrote some time ago, 76% of CEOs value their relationship with HR. This is because we exist outside the normal flow of business to some extent. This role as a trusted advisor is one that can, and should, be highly strategic.

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5 HR & Payroll Mistakes That Startups Make All Too Often

Justworks

Startups are natural rule breakers. You’ve got to ruffle a few feathers and disrupt the status quo if you want to build the next Facebook. But there’s one area where startups definitely don’t want to break the rules: payroll and HR. Startups that don’t comply with payroll and HR laws can face serious legal and financial consequences. Some penalties are even severe enough to (almost) drive them out of business.

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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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5 Top Risks for Growing Companies (and How to Avoid Them)

Trinet

Business owners know that there is always the possibility for exposure to certain risks associated with running their organization. Many such risks depend on the type of work you do but many other. Visit site for full story.

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Frictional Unemployment and Relocation: What You Need to Know

UrbanBound HR

Most people are familiar with the concept of the unemployment rate and what it means for the economy. A low unemployment rate generally indicates that times are good and people are working, while high unemployment rates indicate layoffs and shrinking productivity. That being saidm the simple ratio of those employed to the labor force doesn't really tell the whole story of why skilled workers can’t find the right job.

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At What Point Do You Throw in the Towel on Engagement?

What is Paul Thinking

Can you believe there was a time in medical history when medical practitioners didn’t wash their hands? When cleanliness wasn’t a “best practice?” True story. Washing hands wasn’t a routine issue back in the mid-1800s. The idea of washing hands came about because of the studies of Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis. I’m sure many of you have heard the story but for those who haven’t….

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@Globoforce CEO on Creating a #WORKHUMAN Culture

The People Equation

“When most people think of the word ‘work’ they don’t tend to pair ‘human’ with it.”. How sad is that? But it’s true, especially when you consider the modern office’s use of technology. Technology does everything from scheduling bathroom breaks in a call center to monitoring employee performance reviews. And when technology is used to cull large amounts of data, poorly applied analytics dehumanize the work experience.

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The state of employee engagement

HR Zone

Thank you for downloading The state of employee engagement. Download complete! halogen-logo-rgb-big.jpg. If your download has not started click here to download the resource.

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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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Radical Candor in HR

Laurie Ruettimann

One of the biggest trends in HR right now is radical candor. Have you heard this phrase? According to Kim Scott , radical candor is the moral obligation of managers to care for each team member personally and challenge ’em to grow. Managers must provide feedback that is humble, helpful, immediate, and in person. If you’re offering criticism, do it privately.

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Is employee engagement the same for introverts as it is for extroverts?

HR Zone

Engagement. Psychology. Teams. Is employee engagement the same for introverts as it is for extroverts?

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5 Ways To Determine If You'll Be Leading an HR Function in 2020.

The HR Capitalist

The world is changing, and the people paying the bills want different things from HR. Here's five things to look inward at and determine if you've got what it takes to lead an HR team and be a viable partner to the business leaders who will hire you in 2020. Remember, I'm talking about leading HR, not participating in running it: 1. You've got a mack daddy processor upstairs.

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Hate by Design

NoExcusesHR

I’ve had enough. Something has changed in the American dialogue about faith, gender, sexual orientation, and decency. I can turn on my television any night of the week and listen to Presidential candidates discuss their passion for banning certain groups of people from entering the United States simply because of their faith or country of origin. I watch states like North Carolina and others legalize discrimination against our own people.

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The Essential Performance Review Checklist

Performance reviews are a proactive way to engage with your employees, provide clear communication about expectations, and acknowledge them for their hard work. But getting the right framework and creating consistency across your organization can be tricky. We put together this checklist to help you evaluate your current performance review process and equip managers with the right tools to perform individual assessments.

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How to Increase Collective Leadership & Create a Competitive Advantage

WorqIQ

Most organizations focus on developing individual leaders, ignoring the collective effectiveness (how leaders show up together to lead the organization) of the leadership system—all leaders and managers in formal leadership positions. Within this structure of formal leadership, we focus on the top four levels, or the Extended Leadership Team (ELT). The ELT is responsible for […] Read more.

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5 things managers can learn from my favourite hockey team

HR Zone

Innovation. Leadership. 5 things managers can learn from my favourite hockey team.

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Who Gives HR a Bad Name?

Workology

Allow me to share a scenario I run into regularly. “I work in HR.” Hold for sad awkward pause as the person you’re speaking with judges you. “It’s not like that. It’s much cooler than you think.” Silence. “I’m not Toby. I swear.” Am I alone in this? Has anyone else had it at this point? The brand of human resources needs to change. Gone are the days of policing process and saying no for managers.

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Should you offer your assessments on mobile devices?

HR Zone

Talent. Should you offer assessments on mobile devices?

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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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Why Your Intentions Matter More Than You Think

WorqIQ

In your professional and personal life, other people observe your behavior, listen to what you say, and make assumptions and interpretations about who you are – your character, integrity, capability and trustworthiness. My personal philosophy around that is People Get Your Truth… over time, your intentions, promises, actions and results will either promote you as […] Read more.

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Why Math Skills Are So Important in the Workplace

Criteria Corp

You’re forgiven if you didn’t know it was Math Awareness Month , but there are a lot of reasons why everyone should be more aware of the important role math plays in the workplace and in our everyday lives. With more and more evidence that Americans are falling behind in math ability compared to other developed nations, math ability is, in the United States at least, a gravely undervalued commodity.

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How Impostor Syndrome Hampers Your Success

TalentCulture

Why do we resist accepting our accomplishments? I ’ ve meet too many successful people who suffer from impostor syndrome. These are individuals who (despite the evidence) remain convinced they are frauds, believing they do not deserve their success. Whitney Cummings is one such individual. . Whitney Cummings is a prominent comedian. She’s had her own prime time network show, appears on the wildly popular Comedy Central Roasts, is co-creator of the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls , and sells out every

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Flex Time: Current Trends and Policies for Your Business

Paychex

Some large businesses have begun to consider offering flexible work options for employees, including extended leaves and, in some cases, unlimited vacation time. Small businesses are looking to see how they, too, can expand the range of options for their employees.

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AI & DEI: With Great Opportunities Comes Great HR Responsibility

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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Stop Being Cheap: Why Saving Money On Salary is Costing You Big Time

Evil HR Lady

Here is a true story and a cautionary tale about an attempt to save some money on a salary. Jane received a promotion at work. When she received the paperwork from HR, they detailed a salary that included a 10 percent raise. She was thrilled and happily began her new position. A few weeks later, the HR manager called her in. “Jane,” she said, “There’s been a mistake.

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How to Repair Bad Relationships at Work

45 Things

Even the nicest, most even-tempered person has difficulties getting along with everyone at work. (If someone tells you they love everyone, they're either lying or taking some really nice meds.) When workplace relationships go bad, it can be really difficult because you're still required to work with the person. Ignoring him or her can not only hurt your ability to do your job, but puts colleagues in an awkward position between the feuding parties.

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National Volunteer Week Starts Now!

RecogNation

This week is National Volunteer week! What will you do to make your volunteers feel valued? Here are 6 awesome ideas that'll make this Volunteer's week memorable and impactful. We’ll get those volunteers engaged and appreciated or we’ll die trying! (Okay maybe that was a bit much but I did have starbucks at lunch… whoopee!). Raise the roof people! via GIPHY.

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A Manager’s Guide to Working with Difficult Team Members [Infographic]

WorqIQ

Working with difficult personalities is a challenge for all of us, but when you're the manager it requires a different set of skill sets and know how. Unlike coworkers who can simply ignore a difficult person at work, a manager must find ways to make everyone's work life easier. Read More» The post A Manager’s Guide to Working with Difficult Team Members [Infographic] 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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Job Titles Don’t Matter For People Who Are Doing What They Enjoy

TLNT: The Business of HR

According to Gallup research, 55 percent of people in the U.S. define themselves by their job , instead of considering work as simply what they do to earn a living.

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Clopening: A Hidden Danger to the Customer Experience

Ceridian

By John Orr, SVP of Retail, Ceridian. Clopening. While this catchphrase sounds funny, its impact on retail workers, shift employees and customers is far from a laughing matter. Clopening is the practice of scheduling employee to work a closing and opening shift back-to-back — often with very limited time for the employee to sleep between the shifts.

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will taking occasional time off make me look unreliable?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: Close to a year ago, I started my first full-time professional job. Prior to that, I had been in college and I worked part-time in retail. I’ve always prided myself on being reliable. I can count the number of times I missed class in college on one hand, and I only called in sick at work if it really felt necessary, which was rare.

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