Wed.Mar 02, 2016

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Which Perks Matter to Employees? It May Depend on Their Generation

HR Daily Advisor

Results of Addison Group’s annual survey spotlight what really matters to employees when it comes to perks. While Silicon Valley may have proliferated the “startup culture” of bottomless coffee, game rooms, napping pods, and other extravagant benefits, respondents seemed to choose the “old standards” as their preferred benefits. Why does this matter?

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Are Business Regulations Driving You Crazy? Here are 3 Tips to Maintain Compliance and Your Sanity

Trinet

Compliance is a hot topic right now, with news stories coming out every day about companies in trouble for everything from regulatory missteps to downright illegal business activity. In fact, TriNet. Visit site for full story.

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How to Make the Most of Joint Employment

HR Daily Advisor

By Susan Prince, JD, MSL, Legal Editor at BLR. Sometimes, HR has to deal with joint employment. Do you know what you need to create and maintain a legal joint employment relationship? Today we’ll hear what Susan Prince, JD, MSL, and legal editor at BLR®, has to say about it. A joint employment relationship and the responsibilities that go with it can be very confusing for employers.

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Three Tips For Implementing Real-Time Diversity Conversations

The Aristocracy of HR

010010000000Diversity is on the tip of everyone’s tongues right now. The interesting thing about diversity is people generally give it attention at the 11th hour when missteps and poor practices have already done damage. If some new regulation calls for diversity and inclusion training , diversity mascots experts are dusted off and asked to provide […].

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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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004 Leadership Intelligence Podcast Matt Wride 11 Ways 360s Fall Short

DecisionWise

Matthew Wride discusses 11 things to watch out for when looking to do 360-degree feedback surveys. He talks about how no process is perfect, and the 360-degree process can have some serious shortcomings when not handled effectively. Multi-rater feedback (or 360-degree feedback) can be a powerful tool in your employee development arsenal. If not properly implemented, it can also have some serious drawbacks.

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Compassion Fatigue in HR

Laurie Ruettimann

I have friends who work deep in the trenches of animal rescue groups. They rescue pit bulls from fighting rings. They rehome unwanted cats and move them to barns in the countryside. They save bunnies and chinchillas from the most disgusting and repugnant breeding facilities. Several of them suffer from compassion fatigue, but many do not. What’s the secret?

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BALL SO HARD: Why You Hate Duke, But Need Hires Like Grayson Allen.

The HR Capitalist

Let's face it. If you follow college basketball at all, there's a high likelihood you hate Duke. Why? Duke as a university smacks of privilege, and the basketball program polarizes people like the Cowboys or the Yankees, without attracting as much of a loyal following - the concentration and comparison is mainly on the hate side. And then there's the little issue of race.

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It's not too late to make some talent New Year's resolutions

Allegis Global Solutions

Your personal resolutions may already be long gone, but you can still improve your talent strategy in 2016.

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The Reality of Adult Bullying

Women of HR

Over the past decade, I have had the privilege of working alongside our educational system coaching (and teaching) leadership principles to the senior leaders in our educational institutions from New York City to the Rio Grande Valley. It has been an amazing experience, which has tremendously enriched my life and fulfilled my professional career. Recently, one of my incredible clients, Uplift Education , published a newsletter highlighting the issue of bullying in their schools, and how to addr

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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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Four Essential Best Practices for HR in 2016

TalentCulture

Welcome to 2016! Although it’s already March, it’s not too late to cover a few best practices for human resources professionals, as well as how to analyze information about your current employees and help develop strong teams, once people are on board. So, without further ado, here are four best practices for HR professionals for the new year. Diversity & Innovation.

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Overcoming Leadership Isolation and the Biases it Creates

WorqIQ

If you’re like the thousands of leaders I know… you know it’s lonely at the top. It’s true, whether the top is across a team, department or division of a company. If you lead, it gets lonely. You lead because of what you know. Those around you need your clarity; they look to you for […] Read more. Read More» The post Overcoming Leadership Isolation and the Biases it Creates appeared first on Switch & Shift.

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New ADA guidance reveals 8 things employers need to know

HR Morning

The ADA’s interactive process has been one of the more vexing aspects of employment law recently. . Not only has the EEOC ramped up its oversight of this complex area, but the regulations surrounding the interactive process don’t paint a black-and-white picture of what exactly employers need to do. Interactive process: a definition. As you know, the need to initiate the interactive process with an employee occurs when an employer first finds out that the employee is suffering from a

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Why every day should be National Employee Appreciation Day at your office

Ceridian

By Lisa Sterling, Chief People Officer, Ceridian. If you want your business to reach its full potential in terms of human capital , nurturing talent is obviously your #1 priority. It’s not just about recruiting the best possible people (though that certainly helps!) – it’s also about teaching, developing, and giving them opportunities and an environment to be engaged.

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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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Onboarding Doesn’t End After Day 1: The Importance of An Employee’s First Year

Workology

The importance of a new hire’s first impression during the onboarding phase continues to be a critical component in employee retention during and beyond the first year. National trends indicate that one-third of new hires employed 6 months or less are currently searching for a new job. With potential hiring opportunities still available from their most recent job search (or a search that hasn’t finished, even after accepting an offer), and the belief that leaving before they get “too deep

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Golden Rules to Manage and Keep Remote Teams Productive

TalentCulture

More and more employees are working remotely these days. In fact, experts are expecting more than half of all employees will be working from home on a regular basis by 2022. That will present a significant shift in how employers manage their teams and keep employees productive. Working from home can be full of distractions for some people, and even those who are able to stay on task for eight hours a day may find it hard to say no to turning on the TV or taking a two-hour lunch.

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2 High-Speed Fighter Pilot Secrets: The Debrief and Lessons Learned

WorqIQ

Our Air Force is, hands down, the best in the world. Have you ever wondered how military leaders ensure the continued success of our nation’s fighting force? How does our military routinely take a young college graduate and turn them into a precision-focused supersonic Fighter Pilot? The answer is found in a simple, scalable, repeatable […] Read more.

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The Importance of Documentation in Human.

About Human Resources

Documentation plays a critical role in managing employee relationships with the company. It also preserves a record your actions and interaction. See more.

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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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Move HR to the Cloud and See the Difference: 5 Reasons to Switch

TalentCulture

Businesses are switching to the cloud faster than you can say, “I hate my filing cabinet,” and for good reason. Cloud technology can significantly improve a broad range of business processes. From the back office to the front desk, cloud technology is transforming the way we work–for the better. Take human resources. HR is seeing significantly positive results from switching to the cloud—so much so that 57 percent of companies plan to make the move within the next 18 months.

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How to Build and Maintain Trust in the Workplace

About Human Resources

How important is trust in your organization? Without trust, you have nothing. It is the foundation upon which all relationships are built. Find out more.

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5 elements of a top-notch corporate culture

Ceridian

“Culture” is a vague term. While no one can pinpoint exactly what it means, everyone knows it’s important, and they know the symptoms when they see them. A culturally rich organization is one where people are happy to come in to work each day and they eagerly communicate and collaborate. How do you build such a business? According to Business 2 Community, forging a new culture is hard work, but important work.

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Is the “Soft Stuff” Really Soft?

Culture University

“We don’t have time for the soft stuff” was recently heard in a senior leadership meeting. “Let’s get back to the real work—our budget and strategy for next year.” This team had just been through a training workshop that focused on leadership styles, their impact on the workforce, and the need to shift their behaviors […].

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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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Biggest Job Interview Mistakes

HRNasty

Top 10 interview mistakes: The lists of job interview mistakes are a con and a false sense of security. This weeks post is HRNasty’s list of interview mistakes and I have a different attitude on this topic. The normal Google search for “Top 10 Interview Mistakes Made in an Interview”, are for those with the […] The post Biggest Job Interview Mistakes appeared first on by HRNasty, HR gone rogue.

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[ecards] 46 Creative Ways to Write Letters of Appreciation to Employees

Quantum Workplace

National Employee Appreciation Day is this Friday! We love this holiday so much we believe in celebrating it every day. It’s always a good idea to recognize the work and contributions of others and let them know that they are valued. Writing employees a thank you note or letter to show your appreciation can go Read more.

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An HR Manager Reveals: Why I Threw Out Your Résumé

Evil HR Lady

So often it seems like when you submit a résumé to a company, either via email or an online application, it’s like sending it into a black hole. You apply, and you get a response 30 seconds later saying, “Thanks for applying,” and that’s that. You never hear anything again. What’s happening? You worked so hard to make a good first impression—but maybe you’re doing all the wrong things.

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3 Extremely Do-Able Leadership Tips for Success

Reviewsnap

“Sometimes you have to take a break from being the kind of boss that’s always trying to teach people things. Sometimes you just have to be the boss of dancing.” -Michael Scott, The Office As perpetually clueless and annoying as Michael Scott was, his beloved character grew on the people he managed and on all … Continue reading 3 Extremely Do-Able Leadership Tips for Success.

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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 reality check post: does your job suck or are you being too picky?

Ask a Manager

If you’re early in your career and still learning what is and isn’t normal, it can be really hard to judge whether your employer is great, fine, or shockingly awful. New grads, for example, often put up with boundary violations, illegal practices, and terrible bosses because they don’t have enough of a frame of reference to realize what is and isn’t normal.

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What Is Variable Pay?

About Human Resources

Variable pay is used to recognize and reward employee contribution toward company productivity, profitability, team work, safety, and more. Learn more.

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No More Silos: How HR Can Take Its Seat at the Table

Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud

By Matt Charney. Matt is the executive director of Recruiting Daily and will be speaking in the “Finding People” track at HCM World in March. One of the most overused and hackneyed clichés in the people business is also a testament to HR’s historic failing to be taken seriously. The reason that the whole “seat at the table” conversation has become so banal is that the goal of actually becoming a business partner for our businesses has largely been limited to