Wed.Feb 08, 2017

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ReWork Roundtable: Is Work-Life Balance Aspirational or Impossible?

Cornerstone On Demand

Unlimited vacation. Free gym memberships. Nap pods. Such "perks" are increasingly commonplace—viewed as a smart engagement tool and a key strategy in driving workplace culture. But when it comes to improving work-life balance and helping employees feel rested and productive, is a nap pod really the answer? Perhaps not, according to some experts. “Many of these perks keep people at the workplace whether they're being productive or not," Lotte Bailyn, professor emeritus at the MIT's Sloan School o

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7 Behaviors of Extreme Perfectionists in the Workplace - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

7 Behaviors of Extreme Perfectionists in the Workplace. During a recent coaching call with a corporate executive, I asked about her planning and organizational skills. She responded, “My skills are fine but never quite good enough.” When I asked about her people-development initiatives, she replied, “I can always do better in that area.” Finally, I asked about her communication skills.

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How Millennials want to Work and Live

Everwise

There are more Millennials in the workforce than any previous generation, including Baby Boomers. In a study by PwC, researchers found that Millennials already form 25% of the workforce in the US and will form 50% of the global workforce by 2020. It’s clear that Millennials will be a powerful generation of workers and that those with the right skills will be in high demand.

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Why Most Employee Recognition Doesn’t Work

ATD Human Capital

As we have traveled across the country, working with various businesses and organizations, we’ve had the privilege to interact with HR professionals and corporate trainers. We initially were surprised to hear both professionals and frontline workers report that the vast majority of employee recognition programs aren't working. They generally are not having a positive impact on employees or workplace morale.

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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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5 Ways to Make Employees Fall In Love With Their Work

Hppy

Every person wants a job that they are passionate about. But once they’ve entered the workforce, most employees become disillusioned and stop believing that they could love what they do for a living. People like to believe in greener pastures on the other side – that the constant job hopping will one day bring them to a place where happiness and meaning lie in wait for them in the form of the perfect job.

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Simple Steps To Improving Employee Engagement

Hppy

If 2017 carries on the same path that 2016 left off, then we are going to an entirely new model and facet of business management start leading the way. Why? Well, 2016 was the year that a once rarely used buzzword took over: employee engagement. It has become one of the very top issues in business and one that has become a focal point for those who run, own or have a vested interest in a business.

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How Virtual Fitness Can Help Employees Overcome Barriers to Success

TalentCulture

An estimated 100 million Americans make New Year’s resolutions each year. For a whole host of reasons, over 90 percent of these resolutions fail. As someone who is in the business of helping clients and their employees achieve their health and wellness goals day in and day out, I have a sense of what does and does not work when it comes to changing behaviors over the long-term.

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The Heisenberg Rules: What HR Can Learn from Breaking Bad (#3 - Innovation, Sales and Operations are Equal)

The HR Capitalist

Capitalist Note - I finally got around to binge-watching the former AMC hit Breaking Bad on Netflix, which follows high school chemistry teacher Walter White 's journey through a lung cancer diagnosis and his subsequent turn to becoming a world-class meth producer. This series (The Heisenberg Rules) represents what I was reminded of as a HR leader by Breaking Bad.

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The Future of Work Is Going Freelance

TLNT: The Business of HR

Independent Work: Choice, Necessity, and the Gig Economy from the McKinsey Global Institute, is fascinating reading. If you’re in HR, talent acquisition or are a leader of people, you’ve probably been paying attention to the coverage of the “Gig Economy” or the “Contingent Workforce.” Mary Meeker wrote about it in the Internet Trends report, and I wrote about it here.

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The Definitive Guide to Onboarding for 2024

Hiring a new employee is an expensive and time-consuming process. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it typically costs $4,425 to hire a new employee — not to mention the 36 days the average team spends trying to fill a position. Yet nearly 1 in 5 employees (16%) of employees quit in their first week — and 17% leave after the first month.

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5 Tips to Master Employee Engagement in 2017

HR Daily Advisor

by Chris Byers, CEO, Formstack. Every day, Human Resources departments worldwide are placing increased emphasis on employee engagement. To understand why, we need to consider the true meaning of “engagement.”. First, let’s make an important distinction: A happy employee is not necessarily an engaged employee. Employee engagement is much more than employee satisfaction.

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HR Should Be Making People Uncomfortable

TLNT: The Business of HR

Are you doing something everyday that makes you uncomfortable? You should, you must, says Kelly Poulson, VP of coaching & development at Allen & Gerritsen.

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What is the Role of “Influence” in Leadership Training?

WorqIQ

In the business world, we like to throw around buzzwords that sound good but actually mean very little. One of those is “influential.” When we say we want “influential” leaders, or leaders who can “influence” people, what do we actually mean? What are the qualities of influential leaders, and how can you help leaders in your company incorporate them in their leadership training programs?

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How to Be Strategic in HR (Part 2)

Workology

Be sure to check out part 1 of our Strategic in HR series. Many in HR, and even outside the industry, would argue that in 2015, HR is all about strategy. It is true that increasingly, organizations’ HR departments are becoming more of a strategic HR business partner than an administrative HR task center, but […] Source.

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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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10 Tips for Building a Feedback Culture

Quantum Workplace

Feedback: Whether it comes as a gut-punch or a standing ovation, it’s one of the best ways for us to know if we’re doing something right or wrong. Every business has rules, whether written or unwritten, about how feedback is handled. A strong feedback culture welcomes feedback and uses it to foster the growth of individuals, teams, and the organization.

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Key Questions HR Leaders Need to Address Now!

ADP

By Susan Hanold, Vice President, Strategic Advisory Services - Talent Management at ADP, PhD More than 400 HR leaders recently descended on Denver to.

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How and When to Conduct a Job Description Review

Workology

Quick! When’s the last time someone in your company reviewed all its job descriptions? That long, huh? Job descriptions are a boring but basic workforce management tool. When written well and regularly updated they help everyone from candidates, to employees, to human resources know where they stand. They create a benchmark for performance reviews and compensation negotiations, […] Source.

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5 Ways Every Small Business Can Improve Their Wellness Program

Paychex

Wellness programs can help reduce absenteeism, decrease turnover, and potentially lower medical costs. Learn how you can improve your wellness programs. Here are five ways you can establish or improve your company wellness program.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Wellness Post: How to Win at Orangetheory

Laurie Ruettimann

Some of my friends are new to Orangetheory. I’ve been a few dozen times, and as far as franchise fitness goes, I like it more than Flywheel and CrossFit but less than SoulCycle. There is nothing better than SoulCycle. Orangetheory’s secret sauce is that everything is orange. The walls are orange. The lights are orange. And, to be your best self, you collect something called “ splat points ” that are totally orange.

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Employer Branding: It all starts with company core values

Papirfly

In an increasingly competitive, talent-driven job market a strong Employer Brand (EB) is the key to success. A strong Employer Brand, or how (potential) employees view you as a company, will help you attract the best, and more importantly, right talent to your organisation and help you stand out from the competition. Your company core values do not only determine how consumers view you as a brand but also how potential and current employees view you as an employer.

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3 EEOC targets to address in your harassment training

HR Morning

The EEOC just issued proposed enforcement guidance on workplace harassment, and it provides a window into the kinds of things the agency’s now looking to prevent – through litigation, if necessary. . What managers must stop. Overall, there are few things in the guidance that would surprise HR professionals, but the EEOC did mention three future areas of focus that may raise managers’ eyebrows.

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Why You Need to Take Networking to the Next Level With Business Cards [#Infographic]

Take It Personel-ly

Here’s a riddle: how is a business card like a car? Okay, so it’s not really a riddle—there’s a legitimate answer to this question. Just like today’s cars are faster and more high tech than the first Model T that rolled off Ford’s assembly line, today’s modern business cards are more cutting edge than ever. … Continue reading Why You Need to Take Networking to the Next Level With Business Cards [#Infographic].

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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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The Blended Workforce: How to Effectively Blend Workers—Like Whiskey

HR Daily Advisor

by Laura MacLeod, LMSW. Is a blended workforce like blended whiskey? In my bartending days I learned that a blended whiskey was a mix of the best qualities of the best scotch flavors. So it follows that the blended workforce mixes the best qualities of the best workers. Sounds like a recipe for success, but it may not be that simple (blended whiskeys are very complex).

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You are a human. Write like one.

Jostle

Remember that time you tried to update everyone with an email bulletin, employee newsletter, or intranet article? The one you hoped everyone would read? Yeah. You remember. But nobody else does.

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my coworkers know I’ve been in a volatile, possibly abusive relationship — can I bring my fiance to work events?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I was in a very volatile relationship for the past couple of years. It all began around the same time that I launched into a new career with a new employer. Somehow I was able to continue my job and survive. However, my boss found out that my fiance was charged with domestic violence. He got off, we reconciled, and I started bringing him back around my work events.

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4 HR Mobility Trends Employers Should Know

Paychex

Are you delivering the HR mobility experience that's needed by your managers, employees, and job candidates? Here are four mobility trends your business may want to follow.

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Delivering DEI Training That Drives Real Change

Speaker: Jeffrey Hall, Chief Creative Office of WILL Interactive

Great DEI training improves engagement, retention, and teamwork. Poor training does little. What content areas are right for our organization? How can you construct training around empathy-building, relatable stories for a positive disposition to hard topics? We’ll cover the latest research on how to make training that actually delivers attitudinal and behavioral shifts.

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Protect employees from identity theft and refund fraud this tax season

HR Morning

Now that Tax Season 2017 is upon us, it is time for HR departments to remain vigilant against the pervasive threat of identity theft and refund fraud arising from the distribution of personal tax information, say guest posters Ken Dort and Reeva Thakrar, both attorneys for the firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath. _. Most often, these types of attacks come in the form of socially-engineered requests for employee W-2 forms.

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The Unofficial (and totally non-scientific) History of HR Blogging

Robin Schooling

I’ve been gearing up for the 10 year anniversary celebration of the Carnival of HR and, as we all know, I enjoy nothing more than a good party! The Carnival was started in 2007 by Suzanne Lucas (@RealEvilHRLady) who passed the reins over to Alison Green (@AskAManager) in 2008 before everything was handed off to Shauna Moerke-Griffis (@HR_Minion) in 2009; in January 2016 Shauna passed on the stewardship to me…and that means I get to plan the festivities!

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Create a Win and Avoid Loss Through Employee Engagement

Total Employee Recognition

How much do your employees really care about your company? Do they see their role as an integral part that contributes to the success of your business? And do they feel the company’s success is their success? Not only do people want to be valued, they also want to feel valuable. That’s really the essence of employee engagement. Sure, people work for a paycheck, but they really want much more than that.