Tue.Dec 04, 2018

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From Career Mobility to Opportunity Mobility

Julie Winkle Giulioni

Career mobility is defined as the movement of employees across levels, positions and even industries. In the past, it was a yardstick by which people measured their progress and success. And it was also a tool for incenting employees and calibrating the value of their contributions to the organization. Today, however, rather than being a helpful feature within the talent management landscape, issues related to career mobility frequently immobilize organizations and undermine optimal engagement a

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Remote Work Culture Must Solve the Loneliness Problem | Bonfyre Breakdown

Bonfyre

Remote work may be on the rise, but the same cannot be said of remote work culture. The companies pushing for new remote work policies are doing so in pursuit of their numerous benefits. Perhaps the most direct impact is that when employees go remote, organizations see the savings in reduced office-related expenses. But the bottom line isn’t the only thing that improves.

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Top 10 HR trends of the decade

Insperity

The way we work has changed tremendously over the last 10 years, and out of necessity HR has changed with it. Gone are the days when human resources was largely an administrative, paper-pushing department that served as the gatekeeper for job applications and benefits enrollment. HR has evolved into a fundamental asset for any successful business, one utilizing sophisticated resources and technology to help companies operate more efficiently and strategically.

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3 Steps: How to Create a Culture of Change That Motivates and Inspires

Achievers

How can your company innovate fast enough to surpass the competition? And at the same time, what can you do to maximize the human aspect of the organization and create stability in execution? An agile organization could be the answer. Such structures have a 70 percent chance of being in the top quartile of organizational health , the best indicator of long-term performance.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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Podcast: ENGAGEMENT MAGIC Book – 4 Things We’ve Learned About Engagement

DecisionWise

In this episode, DecisionWise CEO, Dr. Tracy Maylett and DecisionWise Sr. Consultant, Charles Rogel discuss 4 things we’ve learned about engagement while writing the new book, “ENGAGEMENT MAGIC: Five Keys for Engaging People, Leaders, and Organizations.” For more information about the book, visit ENGAGEMENT MAGIC. The post Podcast: ENGAGEMENT MAGIC Book – 4 Things We’ve Learned About Engagement appeared first on DecisionWise.

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5 Advantages of Technology-Enabled Performance Management

Kazoo

Each organization designs a performance management process that is uniquely suited to their employees. From goal setting and feedback to performance conversations and annual reviews, no two processes look exactly the same from one company to the next. Yet, there is a common denominator for organizations with high-performing teams – technology. HR technology is one of the most innovative categories of tech today.

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Which Comes First, the Culture or the Practices? The Chicken-and-Egg Problem in HR Tech

TalentCulture

In the innovation and HR tech field, one of the common concerns we hear from people is that their culture might not be ready for new practices, processes or tools. They say their employees simply wouldn’t be ready for the kind of transparency and personal responsibility that are central for virtually all modern collaboration platforms. This might include platforms for employee engagement, idea management or internal communication.

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5 Advantages of Technology-Enabled Performance Management

Kazoo

Each organization designs a performance management process that is uniquely suited to their employees. From goal setting and feedback to performance conversations and annual reviews, no two processes look exactly the same from one company to the next. Yet, there is a common denominator for organizations with high-performing teams – technology. HR technology is one of the most innovative categories of tech today.

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Good Managers Aren’t Born. They’re Trained Early

TLNT: The Business of HR

“I am actually a good manager. I have had other people in the office comment on my managerial behaviors and they like it. Cause I treat people under me like actual people. And I don’t make them feel like I am there boss that they have to be scared of. It’s a learning experience for me, cause four people to manage is no joke especially when I’m used to and trained to do everything myself.”.

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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 Advantages of Technology-Enabled Performance Management

Kazoo

Each organization designs a performance management process that is uniquely suited to their employees. From goal setting and feedback to performance conversations and annual reviews, no two processes look exactly the same from one company to the next. Yet, there is a common denominator for organizations with high-performing teams – technology. HR technology is one of the most innovative categories of tech today.

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What’s the point? Why HR should embrace absurdity at work

HR Zone

Business. Long read: Why HR should embrace absurdity at work.

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The 4 Biggest Hiring Trends We Predict for 2019

Criteria Corp

2018 was a difficult year for hiring, and 2019 is shaping up to be just as challenging. Earlier this year, the job market crossed the threshold into having more job openings than unemployed workers to fill them. Job seekers had more options than ever, which meant they also had the power to be a little more choosy with their next job opportunities. There were several consequences to this tight labor market – we saw a rising trend in candidates ghosting on interviews, and we also saw the growing i

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6 Quick Ways to Be Strategic when Selecting Conferences

Advos

With hundreds of conferences in the HR/recruiting/benefits marketplace, it can seem impossible to hone in on the best events for your company. After all, who has the time to poke through dozens of conference websites and prospectuses? Plus, even if you do take the time to review websites and prospectuses, many don’t have the information you need to make decisions.

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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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Eight Surefire Ways To Demonstrate Your Leadership Skills

Forbes Coaches Council

You’ve already shown that you're great at your job; but how do you let your bosses know that you’re ready and eager to take on a leadership position? Members of Forbes Coaches Council offer tips for moving up the corporate ladder.

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update: should being on reality TV disqualify a job candidate?

Ask a Manager

Remember the letter-writer in March who was on a hiring committee where a strong candidate had been a cast member on a reality TV show — and the other committee members didn’t want to hire her because of it? Here’s the update. After reading your response and the comments (thank you everyone!) I decided this was something I should stick to my principles on, or risk feeling later like I didn’t make use of my position in the moment.

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The Most Important Workplace Conversation: Our Mental Health

Forbes Coaches Council

As stress rises and begins to impact even the most resilient of leaders, it is critical that everyone understand how the brain impacts total and organizational health.

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Why I (Finally) Accepted a Promotion to HR Director

Namely

Last year, Shayleen Stuto shared how she turned down a director-level promotion at TechnologyAdvice because she felt her experience didn’t measure up to the senior title. After two years, and a significant expansion of her role and responsibilities, Stuto decided she was ready to accept a new title. Here’s her story: In 2016, TechnologyAdvice’s HR director left the company to pursue other opportunities.

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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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Supporting Your Employees During the Holiday Season

Rise

The holiday season is meant to be all things merry and bright, but this time of the year can also be rife with hardships for your hardworking employees. Employees’ stress levels can rise even higher during the holidays. A survey by Accountemps found that over a third (35%) of workers reported feeling more stressed during the holiday season. The biggest sources of stress include balancing work duties with holiday events (32%), taking time off and coming back to a heavy workload (23%), and having

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A Guide to Use Sales Resume Keywords Effectively

HR Digest

“ Goal oriented,” “quick learner,” “problem solving.” Now it’s good to toot your own horn on your resume, but how are you going to brag about your sales abilities using common buzzwords. Great sales jobs are highly competitive, so to land a sought-after job you’re going to have to put your best foot forward. This means using top sales keywords on your resume and cover letter to showcase the skills your prospective employer is looking for.

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How to Create a Paperless HR Department

BambooHR

If there were an award for the company department that uses the most paper, it would likely to go to Human Resources. All the forms, handbooks, onboarding materials, memos, and hiring checklists can jam enough printers to make you want to retire early. The other option, of course, is to go paperless. Not only can […].

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Three Ways to Bring Gratitude to Work

Engagedly

In a setting where professionalism, polish and presentation are valued, a concept like “gratitude” or “appreciation” can feel out of place and uncomfortable. But there are ways to bring those feelings to the office without it feeling forced. […].

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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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Forced Hugs will Continue in 2019, and you’ll Like it!

The Tim Sackett Project

Let me make this perfectly clear, I never forced anyone to hug me! I did for 30 straight days once make one of my sons give me a kiss goodnight, or he wasn’t allowed to buy an airsoft gun. That was different, I only did that because I felt, as his parent, he needed to feel comfortable kissing another man. Wait, that doesn’t sound right. He needed to know it was alright to give a kiss to his father.

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When People Analytics grows up

Analytics in HR

When People Analytics grows up it adds value. It’s so obvious that you don’t have to spend a lot of time explaining it (and if you really have to, refer to Josh Bersin’s paper “ People Analytics: Here with a Vengeance “). Once CHROs have had a top-notch People Analytics shop, they can’t imagine not having one. We have all seen maturity models for Analytics, and they tend to focus mostly on the sophistication of analytics techniques, because they are generic

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I’m supposed to fire my husband’s ex-wife

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I have recently been offered and accepted a job I am so excited about. It is an associate VP level for a solid company that has truly invested in this area of the business. I have been working a long time to get to this level of position. I gave notice at my current job, and yesterday was my last day, I am taking a week off before starting my new position.

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5 Corporate Philanthropy Examples to Inspire Your CSR Strategy

Givinga Blog

Sixty-four percent of consumers are “extremely likely” to buy from a company that takes a stand on social issues. That’s part of the reason many companies are developing corporate social responsibility (CSR), strategies and integrating them into their overall business strategy. In addition to consumer and sales benefits, CSR (also known by the broader term, corporate responsibility, or CR) initiatives can help companies attract top talent, engage employees, and improve their brand equity.

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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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Glassdoor Again Ranks Kronos an Employees’ Choice Best Place to Work

Empower Software

Kronos Incorporated today announced that it has been honored for the second consecutive year with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2019. Kronos jumped 19 spots to #44 on the 2019 list, which is based solely on the input of employees who provide feedback on their jobs, work environments, and companies on Glassdoor’s online review platform.

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Decision Making: Embracing the AND

Root

We live in a polarizing world of OR. We must decide to…. Cheer for Ohio State OR Michigan. Identify as progressive OR conservative. Support secure borders OR immigration. In each situation, we believe we must choose one over the other. As a father, I face this challenge as well. When parenting, should I be silly or serious? Firm or fun? Tough or tender?

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5 Ways to Avoid “Crapplications”

Ongig

My head of TA friend Marnie (name changed to protect her identity) told me this before agreeing to do business together: “Rob, I want more pipeline, but the last thing I want are more “crapplications” By “crapplications”, Marnie meant that she didn’t want crappy (low-quality) applications. Crappy applications are often worse than having no applications at all (because you need to waste time sifting through them).