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AUGUST 5, 2016

Remember the letter-writer last year who was wondering whether she was over-thinking how the timing of her future pregnancy might impact her employer ? Here’s the update. I was indeed over-thinking it, and I was being way to accommodating to my employer in my planning. In hindsight, my question really came down to two issues: first, being transparent about my plans for leaving in the midst of some staffing changes/professional development plans and second, being concerned about my reputati

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Advos

AUGUST 5, 2016

Happy Friday. Each week, with the help of HRmarketer Insight software , our researchers compile a sampling of mergers & acquisition, funding and partnership announcements from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace. Sign-up for our weekly What’s Hot in HR newsletter to get these weekly updates via email. M&A. benefitexpress Acquires benefitsCONNECT.

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HR Bartender

AUGUST 5, 2016

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Kronos , the global leader in delivering workforce management solutions in the cloud. Kronos CEO Aron Ain was recently awarded Glassdoor’s Highest Rated CEO recognition for 2016. We’ve been honored to interview Aron on building a world-class company culture. Congrats to him and enjoy the post!).

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Linkedin Talent Blog

AUGUST 5, 2016

In case you need a stimulating read, here’s a great list for you. We took a look at the articles staffing and corporate recruiters shared, liked, and commented on the most on LinkedIn during the last 7 days and posted them below. Here are the top posts for this week: 1. A Senior GE Executive Explains How She Tests Job Candidates -- by Rachel Gillett. 2. 10 Simple Yet Effective Ways Recruiters Can Work Better -- by Siofra Pratt. 3.

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RecognizeThis!

AUGUST 5, 2016

by Traci Pesch. Recognize This! – We cannot create more human work cultures if we don’t honor the human need to rest, reflect, and breathe. I’m just back from vacation – enjoying family and friends immersed in sun, sand, and ocean. The ability to step back, relax, and rest my mind certainly made it possible to bring a rejuvenated spirit to my work. And this experience reminded me of recent podcast from NPR’s Shankar Vedantam and Dan Pink (author of Drive ): “What Science Says about Taking a Grea

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The HR Capitalist

AUGUST 5, 2016

Who am I? Who cares? Good questions. It's my site, so I'm going dig in once in a awhile by telling you more about who I am - via a "Stuff I Like" series. Nothing too serious, just exploring the micro-niche that resides at the base of all of our lives. Potshots encouraged in the comments. I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more No, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more Well, I wake up in the morning Fold my hands and pray for rain I got a head full of ideas That are drivin' me insa

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Degreed

AUGUST 5, 2016

If you don’t think your organization is creative enough to implement design thinking, think again. Design thinking isn’t about how good you are at design tools such as Photoshop, but rather it’s about using human elements when figuring out how to create products that address the real needs of people. Using the design thinking process, everyone is a designer and design is everywhere – the way you plan out your day, the way you arrange furniture in your room, the way you match clothes.

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Total Employee Recognition

AUGUST 5, 2016

C.A. Short Company is proud to announce our new eBook, 35 Ways to Influence Corporate Culture and Increase Your Bottom Line. This complimentary eBook is a powerful tool that aims to help organizations achieve and maintain a meaningful Culture of Engagement. Today’s blog entry is an excerpt from this publication, and it focuses on the importance of mentors and how your organization can best decide who to select for this role.

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Evil HR Lady

AUGUST 5, 2016

Massachusetts just passed a new law that, among other things, prohibits companies from asking how much you earned in previous jobs. That’s right–those salary history questions in MA will be illegal starting in January 2018. While I generally dislike regulations placed on businesses, I can’t say I’m too worked up about this one.

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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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TalentCulture

AUGUST 5, 2016

While giving a recent acceptance speech at a BAFTA award ceremony, actress Kate Winslet shared an inspiring message: Don’t listen to the people who hurt you, shame you, and belittle you. Believe in yourself and follow your dream. She ignored the people who insulted her, and made it to stardom. So can you. This advice is repeatedly given with the best of intentions.

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Criteria Corp

AUGUST 5, 2016

Cognitive aptitude is one of the best predictors of job performance because it measures so many key drivers of work success – the ability to solve problems, think critically, and learn new skills. But does cognitive aptitude vary from state to state? Every year, hundreds of thousands of job seekers take the CCAT , our most popular aptitude test. Using a sample of nearly a million CCAT scores, we decided to dig a little deeper to see which states came out on top.

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Ceridian

AUGUST 5, 2016

By Anthony Kwan, Product Marketing Manager, Ceridian . As we’re midway through summer, many of us have already taken well deserved time off to rest and relax. Whether you’ve booked that ideal vacation on the beach or just took time off to spend with your family and kids, the summer is a great time to break free from the daily grind. . However, the summertime months can be a difficult period at work.

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HR Morning

AUGUST 5, 2016

Many companies conduct exit interviews with departing employees, to gain insight into why they’re moving on. But have you ever thought of interviewing the candidates who’ve turned down your job offer? . That’s the suggestion made by executive coach Ben Dattner in a recent Harvard Business Review blog post. What’s the payoff?

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TalentCulture

AUGUST 5, 2016

As we get farther into the digital transformation, more businesses are turning into digital dragons. So, what’s a dragon, you ask? It’s an agile company fit to adapt, innovate and thrive even in disruptive times. The ever-popular unicorn tends to rely on risky and experimental business models. Dragons, however, are established companies that continue to leverage their original startup mentality to systematically innovate their way to profitability.

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WorqIQ

AUGUST 5, 2016

Service works when it enriches the exchanges. Customers feel valued when the service provider delivers something special to the encounter. But generous must be coupled with conscientiousness or it turns contentment into caution. Read More» The post Is Your Customer Service a Gift Without Worth? appeared first on Switch & Shift.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 5, 2016

The Olympics and Learning – A Fierce Combination. With the games already under way and the Opening Ceremony beginning tonight. It seems appropriate that we compare the games to our industry. In the Learning and Development market, as in most, there are incredible similarities and strange happenstance where the lines seemingly cross without much of a thought.

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WeSpire

AUGUST 5, 2016

Are you looking for actionable information and best practices around employee engagement? Here are our most read blog posts on employee engagement topics. After much research and a lot of listening we’ve identified four of the most discussed topics related to employee engagement. Here are our most thought provoking, appealing, and helpful blog posts for each topic: Employee Engagement Programming.

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Speaker: Adri Glover - Head of People, and Mollie Hinz - Sr. People Partner

In the fast-paced world of work, burnout has emerged as a critical issue. Alarming statistics reveal two in five U.S. workers experience feeling burned out. However, the situation is even more dire among managers, with nearly half reporting burnout, often hidden behind their responsibilities and the desire to uplift their teams. Recognizing the severity of this problem is crucial.

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HR Morning

AUGUST 5, 2016

Prepare to be alarmed by the kinds of things C-suite executives, managers and supervisors have asked their subordinates to do for them. . Two surveys conducted in the past few months — one by CareerBuilder and one by Staples Business Advantage — asked employees to name the craziest, most unusual requests they’ve received from their superiors.

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HR Zone

AUGUST 5, 2016

Employees. Swearing, gratitude and the freelance economy.

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Take It Personel-ly

AUGUST 5, 2016

If you are in the process of establishing a brand new small business, you need every bit of advice and encouragement that you can get. One of the best bits of counsel that a new business owner can receive is to make sure that the domain name they choose is not already taken. Likewise, it’s […].

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 5, 2016

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My office lights turn off every 10 minutes and my manager doesn’t care. I am hoping for your perspective on this workplace issue. I just started a new job (yay!) where I share an office with my manager. He often works out in the field so I’m usually the only one here. The lights in this office are on a motion sensor so they turn off automatically if no one is in the room.

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Speaker: Danielle Johnson - Director of HR, Compliance & DEI in AI tech at Impact Observatory

Making accessibility accessible for organizations of all sizes may seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. Prepare to broaden your understanding of Disability, Cultural Competency, and Inclusion with this insightful webinar. We’ll explore disability as a vibrant culture, understand the nuances of reasonable accommodations under the ADA, and navigate the complexities of undue hardship while challenging the status quo of accessibility practices.

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Jostle

AUGUST 5, 2016

“ Culture eats strategy for breakfast ,” is a famous quotation attributed to business management guru Peter Drucker. This idea has become the topic of much debate as the business world seeks to understand which is more important: culture (aka people) or strategy? In today's Five for Friday we take a look at five perspectives on this contentious question.

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 5, 2016

A reader writes: Recently, my company designated a week for working on any project we want, even if it isn’t necessarily a part of our normal role and with people who we don’t necessarily work with. Some folks and I decided to use this opportunity to organize a series of small morale events for the office. The details aren’t super important, but it involved us creating puzzles that would be fun for small groups of coworkers to solve.

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Steve Boese

AUGUST 5, 2016

Quick shot for a busy summer Friday, (isn't every Friday now a busy Friday?), and a quick reminder on just how important workforce planning and talent attraction and acquisition challenges are towards making big, hairy organizational decisions like 'Where should we build the factory?' and 'Should corporate HQ be in some massive office park in the suburbs (near the affluent towns where all the C-suite lives), or within the city limits, (where the millennials all want to live?).

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 5, 2016

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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TLNT: The Business of HR

AUGUST 5, 2016

Recognize This! – Growth within a human workplace combines traditional learning opportunities with the recognition of a challenge- and fun-oriented mindset.

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Perceptyx

AUGUST 5, 2016

There has been a lot written lately about how frequently organizations should ask employees for their input. A recent article in Harvard Business Review speaks to companies that “need daily or weekly data on employee motivation to identify and fix motivational issues at the individual, team, and unit level.” An article in The Economic Times states “The objective behind this shift is to capture real-time employee engagement experience and make improvements.

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Take It Personel-ly

AUGUST 5, 2016

In the mid-nineties, the Internet was opened up to general commercial use. This saw the beginning of the high-tech economic sector in the United States. We use the term “Silicon Valley” to refer to this sector, though it also refers to a specific place where many of these companies started. Since then, the world of […].

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