Fri.Aug 18, 2017

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How Does Your Company Define Friday Afternoon

HR Bartender

I’ve always felt that Friday afternoons were off limits from a business perspective. Most of my clients don’t want to meet on a Friday afternoon, unless there’s some sort of emergency or tight deadline. Friday afternoons were for catching up, getting organized, and hopefully, walking out the door on time. But that’s changing. This summer we’ve seen the emergence of “Summer Fridays”.

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Keeping Millennial Workers: How to Improve Employee Retention

Hppy

Millennials: the dominant generation in the U.S. workforce, according to various labor reports, may have a slightly tainted reputation for not staying at any one particular job for a very long period. The constant turnover of millennial workers is both tiring and expensive for company hiring managers. The problem is not that millennials cannot keep a job; it is that they have a different outlook on careers than any other generation previously.

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Transform the Employee Experience Through Health + Wellness [Webinar]

Justworks

People don’t want jobs anymore — they want experiences. Four in five surveyed employees prefer better benefits and perks to a higher salary, and 68% of surveyed employees reported they were more satisfied in a job where their employer offered a robust workplace wellness program. Famed employers like Google and Netflix have capitalized on this and gained some of the best talent out there with their tempting perks.

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This Is How You Can Support Your Employees Mental Health Self Care

TalentCulture

When computer engineer Madalyn Parker told her team she would be taking a mental health day , her boss at the startup Olark responded in an incredibly supportive way. Instead of just thanking her for letting everyone know, he thanked her for being upfront about needing a mental health day. Olark CEO Ben Congleton wrote, “I just wanted to personally thank you for sending emails like this.

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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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How to gain budget for your company’s culture and engagement programmes

HR Zone

Employees. How to gain budget for your engagement programme.

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Recognition Can Help You Win (and Keep Winning) the Talent War

TLNT: The Business of HR

The battle for talent is as fierce as it has been in nearly a decade, prompting business leaders to reexamine people strategies and practices in order to be competitive. It’s also underscoring the importance of employee recognition – and for good reason. According to the 2017 Trendicators Report , recognition plays an important role in recruiting, onboarding, engaging, and retaining employees.

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ABOUT INNOVATION: Why Are Nirvana Cover Bands So Good?

The HR Capitalist

Sell the kids for food Weather changes moods Spring is here again Reproductive glands. He's the one Who like all our pretty songs And he likes to sing along And he likes to shoot his gun But he don't know what it means Don't know what it means And I say yeah. . --In Bloom, Nirvana. If there's one thing that's always amazed me, it's the number of artists that are absolutely ####ing awesome - but never make it in the marketplace. .

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Recognition Can Help You Win (and Keep Winning) the Talent War

TLNT: The Business of HR

The battle for talent is as fierce as it has been in nearly a decade, prompting business leaders to reexamine people strategies and practices in order to be competitive. It’s also underscoring the importance of employee recognition – and for good reason. According to the 2017 Trendicators Report , recognition plays an important role in recruiting, onboarding, engaging, and retaining employees.

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Is Microlearning the Right Fit for Your Company?

Rallyware for Human Resources

Companies today face a host of pressures when it comes to learning and development (L&D) – and with the influx of younger, less experienced workers, the stakes have never been higher. Shorter attention spans combined with extremely limited time and the need for individualized training are making microlearning a must-have for the future of corporate learning.

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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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Power Doesn’t Just Corrupt, It Can Rewire Your Brain

TLNT: The Business of HR

You’ve heard the expression, “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” We’ve all suspected the truth of Lord Acton’s indictment and have witnessed the tone deaf boss emotionally obtuse to his effect on underlings.

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Artificial intelligence: pre-screening candidates’ lives, not just CVs

HR Zone

Acquisition. AI: pre-screening candidates’ lives, not just CVs.

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New College Grads: The Untapped Talent of the Millennial Workforce

Allegis Global Solutions

Businesses should consider the wealth of millennial talent that new college graduates can bring to their organization.

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Power Doesn’t Just Corrupt, It Can Rewire Your Brain

TLNT: The Business of HR

You’ve heard the expression, “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” We’ve all suspected the truth of Lord Acton’s indictment and have witnessed the tone deaf boss emotionally obtuse to his effect on underlings.

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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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Alt-Right Protests: Guidance for HR on Employees’ Off-Duty Conduct

HR Daily Advisor

The actions of employees can put their employers in a bad light, and that presents HR with a problem. If the employer chooses to fire an employee who engages in off-duty conduct that goes against the employer’s values, will there be legal trouble? Possibly, according to attorneys focusing on employment matters, but a dismissal can be safe depending on the circumstances.

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CHART OF THE DAY: There are more job openings in the USA than ever

Steve Boese

I know I have written a couple of versions of this post in the last year or so, but to me, and as the data referenced in the post title keeps increasing, I think it is worth taking a look at the latest job openings data. As always courtesy of our pals at the BLS and using the fantastic charting capability from the St. Louis Fed. Here's the chart showing the total number of non-farm job openings in the US over the last 10 years or so and hen some words of wisdom and whimsy from me as we get ready

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An easy Linkedin hack to reduce bias in recruiting

Collage

This year’s news cycle has been full of reminders that the tech industry has a diversity problem. Women and minorities are underrepresented in tech and leadership roles. They are also more likely to face discrimination, harassment, and the hot mess James Damore’s Google ‘Manifesto’ has created. Tech’s diversity problem is complex and many-layered, and there isn’t just one way to address or help solve it.

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Mobile HR Management Software: For Always-Connected Workforce

SutiHR

Globalization has dramatically changed the face of business. It has expanded the scope of HR management and created a host of new business challenges. Many organizations find it difficult to properly manage a widely scattered, talented, multicultural workforce. HR management software with mobile apps provides truly global capabilities, including global hiring, employee and manager self-service, The post Mobile HR Management Software: For Always-Connected Workforce appeared first on SutiHR.

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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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Rise of Portable Benefits in a Gig Economy

Paychex

With the growing number of independent contractors, the topic of portable benefits is becoming increasingly popular. Since many benefits are typically tied to employment, what are members of the gig economy to do? Small business expert Barbara Weltman examines this issue closer.

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The Missing Link in Culture Success: Interview with Dr. Robert A. Cooke

WorqIQ

According to Dr. Robert Cooke, CEO of Human Synergistics and Associate Professor Emeritus of Management at the University of Illinois at Chicago, “The organization as a whole, including all departments, teams, and individuals within it—and really, almost every outcome relevant to them—is impacted by culture and climate.”. Read More» The post The Missing Link in Culture Success: Interview with Dr.

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I’m going to explain at-will employment versus off-the-job free speech

The Employer Handbook

Yesterday, a LinkedIn user who read Monday’s post, “ How would you respond if your employee marched in Charlottesville? ” asked his own question , Eric, could you explain more in depth – employment at will vs. Off the job free speech? I got this. At-will employment means that the employee or the employer can end the employment relationship at practically any time for any reason.

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7 Strategies For HR People to Speak Up and Be Heard

TLNT: The Business of HR

Janet is a human resource manager who’s lost her mojo when it comes to asserting herself in her newest position.

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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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For Best Workplace Results, Manage for Engagement

HR Daily Advisor

We know that managers need to make sure that employees are meeting their numbers or deadlines and keep track of their team’s performance. But if managers spent more time engaging their employees, they’d get much better results. According to Wikipedia, “An ‘engaged employee’ is defined as one who is fully absorbed by and enthusiastic about their work and takes positive action to further the organization’s reputation and interests.

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7 Strategies For HR People to Speak Up and Be Heard

TLNT: The Business of HR

Janet is a human resource manager who’s lost her mojo when it comes to asserting herself in her newest position.

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The Importance of Paid Time Off and Vacation

Evil HR Lady

Americans famously get less paid time off than other developed nations, and yet we don’t manage to use it all. While it may seem better to have your employees working than to have them enjoying their PTO, the reality is that you should want them out of the office. Taking a break is good for them and good for your business. Here’s why and how to get your employees to take advantage of their PTO allotment.

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Ameren Transmission’s President Shares Strategies for Leading Through Change

Bonfyre

A champion in the midst of change, Shawn Schukar, Chairman and President of Ameren Transmission, has honed his change management communications strategies over more than 30 years in the energy industry. I had the opportunity to sit down with Schukar over lunch recently to discuss culture and the importance of great communication through periods of change.

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

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.

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Good Leaders Do Not Need A Hammer

Forbes Coaches Council

Most people inherently have the desire to succeed. Finding and overcoming the roadblocks to success are paramount to reaching goals and objectives.

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Customer Feature: centeractive ag gains enhanced resource utilization with Replicon

Replicon

At centeractive ag — a swiss IT staff outsourcing and product development company — delivering consistently high-quality solutions is their number one priority. For their customers in software, integration, and business process automation, they strive to provide immediate and sustainable added value that also reflects the need of each client.

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Is Anyone Hurt By Diversity Programs?

Workology

No, not really. There’s a story that’s often told about affirmative action and diversity and inclusion programs: that instituting these programs means pushing aside qualified candidates. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.