Spark Hire
JULY 12, 2016
The hiring process is a big deal. Sorting through applications, setting up interviews, and undergoing the interview process all to hopefully find the perfect candidate is time-consuming, yet essential to keep your company moving forward. How do you engage top candidates and avoid not-so-great ones? A 2016 Connexys survey found 74 percent of HR decision makers said the scarcity of talent is only increasing.
ClearCompany HRM
JULY 12, 2016
HR Pros have heard for years that it’s their turn for a “seat at the table” and that they need to “get strategic” about people management. And while some might argue that HR Pros have been strategic and own people management already , there’s finally a study that makes it official. XpertHR’s latest research into HR roles and responsibilities has for the first time in the last 14 years of doing the survey, found that the role of HR data and HR software is a key priority, particularly for private
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15Five
JULY 12, 2016
As 2015 came to an end, The Atlantic published an article entitled, 2015: The Best Year in History for the Average Human Being. Indeed for many of us things are better than ever — so good, in fact, that more and more of us have an opportunity to seek the highest levels of personal fulfillment — even at work. While things are looking better on average, plenty of people are still suffering.
Hppy
JULY 12, 2016
Want to be a better leader? Want to motivate and engage your employees to great success? The old way of doing things relied on collecting data, running numbers, and looking at spreadsheets. Employers motivated employees with bonuses and financial perks, but few authentic interactions with management. As neuroscience enters the world of leadership development, research tells us that the basis of leadership might be different than we thought and we may need to change the way we lead.
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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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Brazen HR
JULY 12, 2016
Wouldn’t it be great if recruiting were like baking? A few cups of experience, a tablespoon or two of technical know-how, a dash of just the right certifications. How easy it would be to fill positions if you could Weird Science your way to the perfect candidate. Unfortunately, as many of us know, finding someone whose life experience and education are crafted just for the position you’re filling is often a pipe dream.
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DecisionWise
JULY 12, 2016
Here’s a situation that may feel like déjà vu to some. You have just concluded a difficult conversation with Tim, one of your software developers; while Tim works hard, he is certainly not your best developer. Yet, he just left your office wondering why he has not been given a raise in the last four months. The irony? Tim has only been with your organization for five.
Trinet
JULY 12, 2016
With increasing frequency, states are adopting “wage theft” bills. Because of this, TriNet has made the move to protect our clients by having worksite employees (WSEs) authorize their payroll. Visit site for full story.
ACA Times
JULY 12, 2016
Think the Health Insurance Marketplace has the highest premiums? Think again. A report by the Commonwealth Fund reveals that the ACA’s Health Insurance Marketplace is not the most expensive place to purchase health care. The study came from extensive data research on the part of the Commonwealth Fund, derived from ACA-compliance information submitted by insurers to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.
Reflektive
JULY 12, 2016
Goals are a simple way to ensure individuals are aligned with the company’s objectives. More crucially, clear goals are shown to motivate employees. Engaged employees drive customer satisfaction and stay longer at the company, driving long-term success. The SMART goal framework first emerged in the 1980s. The criteria help managers and employees align on goals and communicate expectations clearly.
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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.
EmployeeConnect
JULY 12, 2016
According to a study carried by Wellcom & Opinion Way , 50 per cent of all organisations have defined a set of corporate values. Amongst them, more than a third of these companies have defined these values over 20 years ago. The results of this study allow us to see how corporate values are expressed within corporations. It’s also an opportunity to verify if these values create more engagement.
WorkHuman
JULY 12, 2016
Are you making gratitude all about yourself? “Gratitude is the key to happiness in the workplace and everywhere else,” WorkHuman speaker and UC Davis professor Robert Emmons told us in an interview last year. Indeed, the personal benefits of cultivating more gratitude are well documented—including improved sleep , self-esteem, psychological and physical health, and mental strength.
RecognizeThis!
JULY 12, 2016
By Derek Irvine. Recognize This! – As work roles become more fluid, compensation needs to transform to include solutions that are more social, dynamic, and engaging. I came across an interview with Tony Hsieh the other day, as I wrote recently in this post on Compensation Cafe , where he was describing the experiment of holocracy at Zappos and what the implications were for HR practices.
The HR Capitalist
JULY 12, 2016
Let's face it - most of you don't operate in an environment that can be categorized as a "Best Place to Work". We like to think all of our cultures are unique for the right reasons, and without question, some of them are. . But most aren't. I could make the case that culture is actually hyper-local, with micro-cultures that exist around each one of your managers of people actually being more important than attempts to define your corporate culture.
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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.
Laurie Ruettimann
JULY 12, 2016
The one area where I’ve consistently failed during my entire career is office politics. I’m so bad at it. When I first started working, I could barely navigate the landscape of my HR department. I walked into a minefield of hormones, broken promises, and horizontal envy. I thought the way to make a name for myself was to stand out like an alpha.
Allegis Global Solutions
JULY 12, 2016
With the ever changing landscape of talent acquisition, it's no surprise that talent analytics has grown in demand. According to research from CEB, HR leaders rank making more effective use of data as their top priority for 2016, and found that only 5% of HR professionals currently consider their business to be effective at tracking and using talent analytics.
Corn on the Job
JULY 12, 2016
Teams in business соmе іn аll ѕіzеѕ аnd shapes. They саn be undеr оnе rооf but оn differing flооrѕ; in оnе аrеа or scattered асrоѕѕ ѕtаtеѕ, tіmе zоnеѕ аnd countries. Yеt, buіldіng аnd mаnаgіng effective tеаmѕ is critical to a lеаdеr’ѕ ѕuссеѕѕ. Sо, hоw dоеѕ one build a team аnd keep it together аnd funсtіоnіng at an optimal lеvеl? Below аrе some роіntеrѕ fоr dуnаmіс team building activities we have put together at Strayboots.
Outmatch
JULY 12, 2016
Courtney partners with clients to develop assessments that help them hire better employees and develop talent internally. Where did you grow up? Carrollton, Texas (a suburb of Dallas). Married? Do you have children? Pets? Six years ago, I married my college sweetheart, Tyrel. We have a five-year-old chocolate lab named Lola Brown. What led you into this field?
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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?
TalentCulture
JULY 12, 2016
Just like professionals from other industries, human resource professionals are dependent on technology. However, the pace of advancement means some technologies become outdated very quickly. It might just be time to replace these six HR technologies with something a little more modern. Licensed Human Resources Management Systems. According to a survey from Cedar-Crestone, more than 40 percent of companies are either in the process of replacing or planning to replace their traditional human reso
HR Daily Advisor
JULY 12, 2016
In Yesterday’s Advisor , we heard from Jennifer Lee, from JB Training Solutions, on how today’s professional woman can make the most of her executive presence. Today, more tips from Lee. Yesterday , Lee covered two of three main points no executive presence: gravitas, and communication. Today we’ll look at her final point: perception. Perception.
TalentCulture
JULY 12, 2016
It’s the great challenge of leadership: how to inspire employees to bring their best selves to work and deliver consistent, stellar performance. It is accepted wisdom that happy (ok, I will even take content) employees are better performers. While there is much truth to this, it can lead to some common leadership mistakes. Yes, the perks in the form of benefits, free food, a gym, casual days, game rooms, etc. are important tools in creating a positive culture that makes people feel appreciated
Total Employee Recognition
JULY 12, 2016
The following is a guest post from our partner - Appreciation at Work , written by Dr. Paul White, author of The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace. Dr. White will speak about how to improve staff morale using the five languages of appreciation at our upcoming Live Webcast on July 28th at 3pm EST. Hi! This is Dr. Paul White, psychologist and co-author of The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace.
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.
Evil HR Lady
JULY 12, 2016
Your coworker seems to get special treatment all the time and it drives you crazy. Now, it’s possible that your boss is simply a bad manager who plays favorites (or who is too wimpy to stand up to an employee who doesn’t take her job seriously). However, while some managers totally stink , most are doing the best that they can and have very good reasons for why your coworker gets privileges that you don’t have.
The Employer Handbook
JULY 12, 2016
Are playing Pokémon Go on your smartphone yet? Of course not, you’re a Human Resource Professional, or in-house counsel, or employment lawyer in private practice. Me neither. Ok, maybe I might have downloaded the app purely for blog-related research and to catch ’em all. But, it’s not like I’m going to lose my mind on social media because there aren’t any Rattata in Cherry Hill, NJ.
TLNT: The Business of HR
JULY 12, 2016
I was helping a manager with the company’s analytics; the problem was framed as “falling engagement in front-line staff.” Now that is a good start because at this organization the link between the measure of employee engagement and customer satisfaction is well established, making this a business problem, not just an HR one. Furthermore it’s, at least potentially, an important problem.
The Employer Handbook
JULY 12, 2016
Are playing Pokémon Go on your smartphone yet? Of course not, you’re a Human Resource Professional, or in-house counsel, or employment lawyer in private practice. Me neither. Ok, maybe I might have downloaded the app purely for blog-related research and to catch ’em all. But, it’s not like I’m going to lose my mind on social media because there aren’t any Rattata in Cherry Hill, NJ.
Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch
Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.
NoExcusesHR
JULY 12, 2016
you can feel the energy in the room change when they come in.they bring something special that is hard to describe; yet, every one on the team wants to be around them.I want to be that person too. Success It's a funny thing that happens to people when they achieve a level of success that they perhaps only dreamt of earlier in their careers. All of the self-talk of " how they would do things differently " suddenly becomes real.
Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud
JULY 12, 2016
Employees are the lifeblood of every company. Talent acquisition is critical to a business’s success, and much money is spent on finding candidates for open positions and on identifying the best ways to find those new hires. So it’s not surprising that metrics have become an important way to understand what’s working and what isn't.
Paycor
JULY 12, 2016
From the HR Pros of the HR Support Center. Traditionally, employers offered separate paid time off benefits to employees, such as paid vacation, sick leave and personal days. However, in the past decade, many companies have moved to a more flexible Paid Time Off or “PTO” benefit that incorporates all policies into one all-inclusive PTO plan. The debate as to whether employers benefit from offering PTO verses separate vacation, sick and personal leave plans is constantly being researched.
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