Fri.Feb 17, 2017

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Online Forms Are a Step In the Right Direction – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Kronos , a leading provider of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions. Kronos recently announced that they’ve been officially certified as a great workplace by the Great Place to Work Institute. Congratulations! Enjoy the post.). Artificial Intelligence (also known simply as AI) is set to be one of 2017’s biggest technology trends.

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Isaac Oates on the Dilemma of Running a Business in a Turbulent Environment

Justworks

I’m 36 and I feel like the entire world just changed on me in the past 12 months. I’ve lived through plenty already. I was in middle school during the Gulf War. I was in college during the 2000 bust, in the military on 9/11, and co-founding a startup during the 2008 recession. We have been at war, and in a state of heightened fear and anxiety, for my entire adult life.

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Top Tips for Making Employee Training Effective

Hppy

If you have big goals for your small business this year, it is important to remember that you’re unlikely to hit all (or even many) of them if your team is not up to scratch in all areas, including customer service, productivity, sales, teamwork, and more. If you want to get the best out of your employees, it pays to organize some training in the various topics that either need to be improved or which you really want to focus on for 2017.

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Encourage Talent Networks in Your Company!

RecognizeThis!

By Derek Irvine. Recognize This! – Research shows talent deployment matters more than the raw amount of talent. One effective strategy is to encourage talent networks through social recognition. The war for talent is most often described in terms of a company’s ability to attract and retain employees with the highest levels of productivity and/or the most potential.

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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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Say Yes to Gamification

TalentCulture

Gamification is proving to be an effective tactic to help motivate employees and increase engagement. A dedicated workforce can be your greatest asset and — whether it’s because of lower employee turnover or increased productivity. That’s why employers are often looking for innovative ways to improve their workplace culture, and some are even adding fun gaming elements to help stimulate their employees.

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Getting to NO in the New Year and Shark Tank!

TalentCulture

We all know we need to say NO at times. Otherwise, every YES that should be a NO risks resulting in a NO that should be a YES down the road. But saying NO can be incredibly hard. Saying yes all of the time, is not simply people pleasing, although that is a piece of it. It is also the fear of a lost opportunity, and all that could flow from it. So before discussing some suggestions on how to say NO, let me tell you the 3 biggest mistakes I see: Non-Responsiveness.

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Company Social Responsibility May Boost Employee Recruitment and Retention

Paychex

Being a socially responsible company may reduce the company’s environmental impact and increase your loyal customer base. See how weaving CSR into workplace culture may also help improve your company’s employee recruitment and retention strategies.

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ASK THE CAPITALIST: Are "Acting" or "Interim" Titles Ever A Good Idea?

The HR Capitalist

A reader asks. Hi Kris -. Do you have an opinion on the use of “acting” in title? A situation has come up where two ppl in an org would be made “acting”…one person – we’ll call her Abby - would be moving into the other person’s (Abby’s bosses’) position and the boss (Maggie) would be moving to a higher level position. Maggie didn’t seek out the new role, it was offered to her when the position opened up.

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Leadership interview questions

Workable

Here’s a sample of great leadership interview questions to ask candidates. With these questions, you’ll learn about leadership experience, skills and leadership styles. Why ask candidates leadership interview questions. When you’re hiring for a senior level position (e.g. team leaders), look for soft skills in candidates that may reflect their leadership styles.

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Unlocking Employee Potential with the Power of Continuous Feedback

Speaker: Erin Daruszka and Nakisha Dixon

Recent studies show that only 21% of employees feel their performance and growth are within their control. What if the answer to employee development and high performance lies elsewhere? Enter continuous feedback. Imagine a work environment where feedback isn't a dreaded annual event, but a constant source of growth. Join us to discover how ongoing, actionable feedback empowers your team to take ownership of their performance, boosting engagement and development.

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Keep Your Hands and Feet Inside the Vehicle

DDI

The journey to Agile can be a bumpy ride, full of fear and uncertainty. Agile Ready Leaders need to recognize these fears and overcome the obstacles through communication.

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NEW Facebook Job Postings: Boosting them to get seen!

Workology

Facebook’s rolled out a new feature this week allowing companies to create and promote job postings on their business page. Paying to promote these new job postings is drastically cheaper than. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Why You Should Take All Harassment Complaints Seriously

TLNT: The Business of HR

When I conduct anti-harassment training for supervisors, one of the points I stress is that all complaints of harassment and discrimination — no matter how minor — must be taken seriously.

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Top 5 Reasons Why Focal Reviews Are Better for Your Company

Compensation Today

We often get asked whether focal reviews or anniversary compensation reviews are better. Sometimes, smaller businesses start by reviewing comp annually on the anniversary date of the employee. Then, there comes a tipping point where the reviews are scattered throughout the year and it’s a challenge to coordinate the review process. That’s when companies shift to doing all reviews once (or twice) a year, creating a focal point for reviewing compensation.

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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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Relationship Manager job description

Workable

This Relationship Manager job description template is optimized for posting to online job boards or careers pages and easy to customize for your company. Relationship Manager responsibilities. Include: Building positive relationships with customers. Assisting with generating new business. Identifying opportunities for greater profits. The post Relationship Manager job description appeared first on Recruiting Resources: How to Recruit and Hire Better.

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Employees desperately need more information on health plans, study says

HR Morning

As an increasing number of employees are being asked to make smarter healthcare spending decisions, communication is more important than ever. Unfortunately, it looks like many firms have a lot of room for improvement. . That’s one of the alarming takeaways from healthcare administrator Alegeus’ recent “State of Denial” study. A number of the stats from the study point to a major employee healthcare problem that’s only getting worse.

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10 New Tax Rules for 2017

Paychex

One of the hottest topics for the New Year is comprehensive tax reform. The new administration, with the support of Congress, is likely to make dramatic changes in federal tax law. Some tax laws have already changed and are ready for 2017. Check out these 10 new tax rules.

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HR Analytics Make Simple and Easy

TLNT: The Business of HR

Every HR leader, whether mathematically inclined or not, should be looking for some quick wins in analytics.

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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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What 84% of employers are doing during OT rule stalemate

HR Morning

Do we forge ahead with the changes we put in place to comply with the new rule or do we simply revert back to what we were doing before the DOL’s overtime changes? . That’s a question employers everywhere are asking themselves as they wait for the fate of the DOL’s overtime rule to be sealed. Manta, an online resource for small businesses , recently attempted to find out exactly which route small businesses took.

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What is Employee Happiness And Why Is It Important For Your Company?

Engagedly

“Happy employees are more productive”, everyone would have come across this line at least once in their lives. What if I said, there’s more to it? Employees feel truly happy only when they feel satisfied with their work. […].

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On the Four Stages of Workforce Analytics, Where Are You?

TLNT: The Business of HR

When it comes to your HR projects list this year, put workforce analytics first.

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Communicate Like An Executive To Get Your Ideas Heard

Unbridled Talent

Do you want to be a leader who gets noticed by the C-suite, and is known as someone who can add value to any strategic conversation? Then you must learn to communicate like an executive – whether you hold an executive title, or not. In order to be heard; in order to present effective business cases ; in order to get approval to make the changes you want to make; you must be able to communicate in a way that executives can relate to, and understand. 5 Ways To Communicate Like An Executive.

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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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What 2017 Holds for Disability and Absence Management

HR Daily Advisor

by Terri L. Rhodes, CEO of the Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC). 2017 is a year of uncertainty for the HR sector. Absence and disability management professionals are no different. A new president and Congress are sure to institute laws and regulations that make changes great and small. At the same time, states and localities continue to make their own legal and regulatory changes, especially around paid leave.

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Corporate Accountant job description

Workable

This Corporate Accountant job description template is optimized for posting to online job boards or careers pages and easy to customize for your company. Corporate Accountant Responsibilities include: Analyzing data to support business decision-making. Managing financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting. Overseeing accounting procedures to ensure compliance with regulations.

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Reducing Financial Stress Is a Win-Win

Payactiv

Return to Blog Home Reducing financial stress is a Win-Win By Insights Team on February 17, 2017 --> Worried, anxious employees, of course, aren’t productive workers. But financial stress can cause more problems than mere distraction—it can harm employees’ health: According to Fox News Health, a 2014 study by PriceWaterhouseCoopers found that nearly half of working adults feel financial stress.

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Software Developer interview questions

Workable

These sample Software Developer interview questions can help you identify and hire the most qualified candidates for your job openings. Feel free to add questions that test specific software development skills relevant to your company’s needs. The post Software Developer interview questions appeared first on Recruiting Resources: How to Recruit and Hire Better.

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

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

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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open thread – February 17-18, 2017

Ask a Manager

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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Technical interview questions

Workable

These examples of technical interview questions can help you assess candidates’ programming and engineering skills. Modify these questions for each technical interview, according to different seniority levels and positions. How to conduct a technical interview. Technical interviews can be tricky, as they require specialized knowledge (e.g. of the software development process) and familiarity with related terminology.

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Opening Doors

Dave's Weekly Thought

The evolution of employee preference has spotlighted Emotional Intelligence where the Total Rewards Model once held court. This wave of change will seek to replace transaction with transformation. While the concept is exciting, scaling and corralling EI will be much more difficult. We will wait for systems and their according benefits to catch up, until then, let's simplify what it means to be a person with a job (and all of the intricacies that fit in-between): What do you love?

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