EmployeeConnect
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
I recently attended a Business Chicks Breakfast at which Nasty Gal founder and Executive Chairperson Sophia Amoruso spoke. One of the most tweeted and posted quotes of the day was “don’t compare your hustle to their highlight reel”. In the past week, with the announcement that Nasty Gal filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, this statement has become even more relevant.
WorkHuman
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Most HR professionals are focused on measuring and improving employee engagement. But what about the employee experience? How does an employee’s experience at work impact retention, effort, and performance? Which practices actually improve the employee experience? The infographic below shares nine new findings in The Employee Experience Index from Globoforce’s WorkHuman Research Institute and IBM® Smarter Workforce Institute.
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UpstartHR
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
A few weeks ago you probably caught my letter to my unborn child. This last week has been a wild ride as we added Berklee to the family, surprising about 95% of the people we know because she was NOT a boy. Melanie and the baby are doing great, and the other kids are overjoyed at having the baby at home. Enjoy the picture below, and expect more HR content next week.
Hppy
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Most human resources professionals worth their salt know the importance of recruiting metrics in improving the hiring process. Gathering the right data about your prospective hires can vastly increase your efficiency in filtering for the best candidates for the job. However, while three-fourths of HR professionals know the value of talent analytics whether they have a plan in place or not, this report finds that less than a fourth of companies use them at all.
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ATD Human Capital
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
For those of you who noticed, or even cared, you may have been wondering what happened to me and all those incredibly scintillating blogs (☺) on how to grow a talent development firm. Yes, I stopped writing about seven months ago and not from writer’s cramp. It was a very good reason I am pleased to relay. After a developing talent management firms for a little more than two years, ATD suggested I consider writing a book on the topic.
Human Resources Today brings together the best content for HR professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
BambooHR
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
If anyone were to suggest that HR professionals as a group have an attitude problem, your first reaction would likely be the same as ours: that’s ridiculous. Whether they’re resolving conflicts or chasing you down to fill out that insurance form you forgot to fill out (despite multiple reminders), HR pros are anything but obnoxious. […]. The post HR’s Personality Problem appeared first on.
Workology
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Personality has a huge impact in the workplace: from a first impression during the interview stage, to everyday interactions, to giving and receiving performance feedback. In one survey , 78% of respondents rated personality as the most important criteria when hiring someone, voting it even more important than a potential candidate’s skill set.
HR Zone
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Acquisition. Selecting ‘employees of the future’ at O2.
Workology
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
The best candidates have qualifications that are more than skills-deep. Discovering these qualities in the interview process is difficult. But moving past impression and into reality is crucial to hiring the right people—that is, people that not only have the skills, knowledge, and experience to do the job, but also the abstract qualities that will allow them to succeed in the culture of your organization.
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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.
TLNT: The Business of HR
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Have you ever lost a great employee to another employer? Hurts, doesn’t it? And while that person probably told you they were leaving for more money, that’s rarely the case. More often the real reasons have to do with relationships, opportunities, and respect.
Take It Personel-ly
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Good managers want their employees to learn and develop throughout their careers. The best way to do that is by coaching them effectively. As a manager, there are two ways in which to coach employees: coaching for performance, and coaching for development. If you’re coaching for performance, you’re usually addressing an issue and finding a … Continue reading How To Help People Learn At Work.
Ask a Manager
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Can your manager refuse to approve your time off? What if she never seems to approve time off? Do you have to be paid if your office shuts down for the holidays? What if your boss keeps contacting you with work questions while you’re on vacation? At U.S. News & World Report today, I answer all these questions and more. You can read it here. You may also like: carpool drama, employee time-off demands, and more a round-up: noisy open offices, handing over your health data to your employer, and
Evil HR Lady
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Have you ever sat, staring at a blank email, trying to figure out what to say and how to say it? Have you rehearsed a conversation over and over in your head, trying to figure out what to say and you just can’t come up with something? Then you ask a friend and the friend just spouts out the perfect response ? There’s a reason why advice columnists are so popular.
Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch
Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.
NoExcusesHR
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Why do some people stay with their organizations for years, and others seem to bounce from place to place? Do some companies have a secret that magically plays out inside their walls? Or, do they simply market their culture so effectively that despite their normal challenges they continue to attract top talent? Bleed I've worked in organizations that were good places, and I've worked in organizations that I left because they were obsessed with earnings and didn't care about patient, physician or
TLNT: The Business of HR
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
The U.S. Labor Department reported last week that jobless claims (unemployment claims) hit a 43-year low. Employee retention is rising everywhere as employers are more reluctant to lay off workers in a strong labor market. It would appear that we are finally, at long last recovering from the economic crash in 2008 that sent unemployment rates above Great Depression-era levels.
Paychex
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
On September 29, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a revised EEO-1 Report which will require certain employers to report additional data.
TLNT: The Business of HR
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Big ideas like “crowdsourcing,” “analytics,” and “transparency” start out as exciting, but nebulous concepts. Wait a few years and they go from being exciting to being just the obvious way to get work done. Here’s one case that I think captures how the world has changed.
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.
Paychex
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
American Express unveiled the Small Business Saturday event in 2010 to encourage customer to do their year-end holiday shopping at brick-and-mortar retail businesses in their local communities. Learn more about this rapidly growing shopping day, and how small business owners can get involved.
Ask a Manager
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
A reader writes: Thanks to your blog and amazing advice on resumes, interviewing, and salary negotiation, I recently got a new job as an HR assistant at a small (under 100 people) company. I’m in my late 20s and have been out of college for six years, but this is my first job in the HR field, something I’ve been wanting to get into for a while.
WorqIQ
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Team leaders are often encouraged to communicate appreciation to colleagues during the Thanksgiving holiday season. Expressing thanks for a job well done is sure to be received well, right? Not necessarily. At times, clueless managers are at risk for saying “thanks” in ways that won’t be received well. Read More» The post Don’t Be a Turkey About Showing Appreciation This Thanksgiving appeared first on Switch & Shift.
Acacia HR Solutions
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
One of the challenges that many small businesses face is ways to offer advancement to employees. If the business is remaining small in employee size, there isn’t much of a need for management layers that would allow employees to move up through the ranks. In fact, 70% of my clients still operate under a system.
Staying up-to-date on the latest decisions and payroll statistics ensures businesses can remain compliant and efficient. B2B Reviews research compiled the latest data to help businesses stay on top of payroll in 2024 and prepare for the future.
Workforce Software
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Looking to add a few employees to help with the holiday rush? Here are 7 retail management tips proven to help promote success for your seasonal hires.
Great Place to Work
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Why a heartfelt “thank you” is one of the most powerful phrases in the workplace. I am not a huge fan of reality TV. Though, given I’ve spent my career studying workplace culture, I’ve been known to catch an episode of CBS’s Undercover Boss in my day. You may be familiar with it; this is the show where the CEO or other top leader of a large company goes “undercover” at his or her company, taking on a job such as a cashier, a sanitation engineer, or a fac
Ask a Manager
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Is my boss’s work-from-home set-up unfair? My office has a really flexible work from home policy — during the winter, for two months, my boss will “work” from his ski cabin, usually three days a week. He is available by email and phone, but I know he gets ski runs in during the day as well.
Workday
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
With just over a year to go until new revenue recognition standards go into effect, public companies are committing significant resources to ensure they’re ready. Yet compliance with these comprehensive standards is no simple task. In fact, according to a recent PwC revenue recognition survey , 65 percent of respondents are still in the assessment phase and 22 percent haven’t even started.
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HR C-Suite
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
If you are like me, you might be looking at the calendar and wondering how did it get to be November so quickly. We raced through another year taking on the most daunting challenges. Those challenges have a tendency to speak louder in our memory of what happened during the year. However, the year may […].
DDI
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
We should never underestimate the personal transition that individuals go through as they move from one level to the next.
Compensation Cafe
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Everything we do, every thought we've ever had, is produced by the human brain. But exactly how it operates remains one of the biggest unsolved mysteries, and it seems the more we probe its secrets, the more surprises we find. -Neil deGrasse Tyson . I'm continually amazed by the things neuroscience is uncovering about our brains. These discoveries are interesting in and of themselves, but many of them have practical implications for the workplace.
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