Wed.Dec 26, 2018

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How Do Employees Feel 10 Years After the Recession?

Extensis

The impact the Great Recession had on the workplace and workers cannot be understated. But now a decade removed, have employee sentiments towards their jobs changed, and have salary averages increased?

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Best of TLNT 2018: How HR Can Be the Rock Star of Employee Experience

TLNT: The Business of HR

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Cafe Classic: Happy Holidays & an Evidence-Based New Year!

Compensation Cafe

Editor's Note: Although Big Data, Analytics and now Artificial Intelligence have arrived, and evidence-based management (seeking and using evidence to make better-informed decisions) is mainstream practice, there are still many of us (in HR and even in the field of rewards) who aren't where we should be in embracing this new reality. In today's Classic, we draw on one of the big thinkers in the rewards field, Robert Greene, and his thoughts on what is stopping us from getting where we need to b

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Leaders Who Drink Their Own Koolaid

Achievers

“Leaders are surrounded by liars.” Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries. It really doesn’t amaze me how some leaders come to feel they are a cut above. After all, who can blame them? As they climb the organizational ladder, the probability that they’re getting honest feedback rapidly diminishes. Certainly, those above them may still be candid, but those on the lower rungs, not so much.

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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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How Do You Write an Employee Handbook? Here’s A Helpful Starter Guide

Justworks

The term “employee handbook” may evoke images of a dusty stack of plastic-bound photocopies wedged away in the corner of the company break room. But when done well, employee handbooks are a great opportunity to communicate both your company’s essential employment policies, and also your culture and ethos. What’s the Purpose of an Employee Handbook? In addition to articulating key policies, employee handbooks also help you set clear expectations for your team — an.

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Career Pathing as a Talent Imperative

TalentGuard

Career Pathing as a Talent Imperative. A White Paper by Lighthouse Research & Advisory. Today’s workers have more transparency and choice of jobs than any generation before, which means retention is a critical component for employers across the globe. A variety of mechanisms have been deployed to keep people engaged at work, but research shows that one of the most valuable options of all is career management.

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Exit Interviews: The Ultimate Guide for Conducting Effective Exit Interviews

TalentLyft

In this ultimate guide for conducting exit interviews , you will discover the key exit interview questions and learn the best practices for conducting employee exit interviews. Conducting exit interviews will help you r educe future turnover, improve your company culture and attract top candidates. Read More.

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HCM Technology Is a Difference-Maker for Small-to-Medium Sized Businesses

ADP

Here's why small and medium sized businesses may benefit more from HCM technology than their larger competitors.

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updates: former coworkers still vent to me, the racist coworker, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are five updates from past letter-writers. 1. My coworkers at my toxic former job still vent to me about how bad things are there — and it’s draining. I really appreciated the advice that you and the commenters gave me – it helped me put things into perspective and realize that I was expending emotional energy that I didn’t have to s

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The Engagement Engine: Strategies for Building a High-Performance Culture

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover

Many companies strive for a positive culture with happy employees. But what if you could achieve more? High-performing cultures are the McLarens of the business world, leaving Camrys in the dust. They unlock exceptional results by fostering innovation, engagement, and continuous growth. In this webinar, we'll demystify the concept and provide practical steps to kickstart the journey toward a high-performing culture in your organization.

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Five Things You Need To Know To Become A CEO

Forbes Coaches Council

Being a CEO isn't for everyone. You will have to oversee every aspect of the business, and that’s just the beginning. Take a look at these five things to focus on before you pursue — and perhaps down the line accept — a position as the captain of a ship.

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where are they now? the updates podcast

Ask a Manager

It’s the year-end update episode of the podcast! On this week’s show, people who called into the show earlier this year come back to give updates about how their situations have turned out. We hear from the caller who didn’t have enough work to do , the person with too much work , the person who was bad at taking feedback , the person with the helpless coworker , the person with confidence issues , the person with the talkative intern , and the coworker who sat near a very angr

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Five Topics To Cover For Effective Sales Leadership Training

Forbes Coaches Council

No matter how large your business or your sales team, effective sales leadership training can be the difference between leading or lagging in your marketplace, profit and loss, and ultimately, success and failure.

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here’s an easy to way to cook more next year

Ask a Manager

And now a word from a sponsor… If you’ve got a New Year’s resolution to cook more or to eat healthier, Blue Apron can make that really easy, by taking the grocery shopping, planning, and prep work out of dinner. Blue Apron is a delivery service that delivers farm-fresh ingredients for delicious, chef-designed recipes directly to your door. Everything arrives pre-measured and ready to go, so that you don’t need to figure out what to cook or shop for ingredients; you just get to do the cooki

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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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The Seven People Who Hold The Keys To Unlocking Your True Potential

Forbes Coaches Council

Each and every story of achievement and accomplishment was built on a deliberate foundation of the people key to developing that result.

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update: am I the office jerk, boss hasn’t talked to me in months, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are five updates from past letter-writers. 1. Am I the office jerk ? (first update here ). After I wrote my update last year, things got a lot worse. Staff members who were key in keeping the negativity and disorganization in check left, and management really bungled the transition.

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Optimize The Buyer's Journey Using Strategic Authority Positioning

Forbes Coaches Council

The potential buyer starts in a position of calm, which means they don't even realize that they need or want your product or service

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The 8 Primary Sales Competencies: Goal Achievement

DISC Assessments

This week on Platinum Rules for Success, sales expert Jim Cathcart pulls back the curtain to reveal today’s primary sales competencies and the reason WHY for each. After writing 17 books and delivering over 3,000 professional speeches around the world, Jim Cathcart collaborated with Jeffrey Gitomer and Dr. Tony Alessandra in 2015 on the award winning sales skills assessment, Sales IQ Plus.

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Breaking the Burnout Cycle: Empowering Managers for Excellence

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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Mindfulness Tools and Apps HR Should Use

Employee Communications Council

A few years ago, business leaders and Human Resources professionals found an answer to rising workplace stress, increased incivility, and lowered productivity: mindfulness. Since then, many HR tools and apps are making mindfulness an employee benefit with measurable results. We could all be a bit more mindful. In this context, I mean mindfulness as a strong sense of being and a strong sense of the others around you.

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Gen Z, The Future of Work, and HR Tech

BizLibrary - HR

The latest young adults to come of age, Generation Z, are graduating from college and entering the workforce. Read on for an examination of Generation Z, the future of work, and how HR tech will be a part of shaping it all. The post Gen Z, The Future of Work, and HR Tech appeared first on BizLibrary.

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Recruitment Metrics Guide: 12 Ways to Measure Your Hiring Efforts

PandoLogic

Measuring your hiring efforts can be tough. From defining the measure, to clearly and accurately addressing the expected outcome, to establishing a process for collecting and measuring data, there's a lot that goes into calculating your hiring efforts. However, measuring.

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Corporate Holiday Gift Ideas Your Peers Will Love

HR Digest

Choosing the best holiday gifts for your colleagues with respect to their individual preferences could not be easier when you have a list of corporate holiday gift ideas your peers will love. There are specific office holiday gifts for those coffee lovers, loud colleagues, and playful peers. However, corporate holiday gifts are should conform to your corporate cultures and promote the ideal work environment the office is working hard to regulate.

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Are There Gaps in Your HR Policies?

Putting the right HR policies in place can help your organization grow smoothly and help your company culture thrive. Use this essential HR checklist to cover the basics and make sure there aren’t any gaps in your HR functions.

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Job Quit Rates Are Soaring: Here Are 5 Tactics to Keep Your Employees ?

Linkedin Talent Blog

In the United States this year, job attrition reached its highest rate since records began in 2000. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that 3.5 million people voluntarily left their jobs in October — a quit rate of 2.3%. And with the number of open jobs exceeding the number of unemployed people by almost a million , it’s a candidate’s market out there.

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The Plain English Guide to Form 5330

ForUsAll

Like all the best forms we get from the government, Form 5330's instructions are literally more than double the length of the document itself. A surefire recipe for fun. Okay, we can’t promise fun. But what we can provide all the essential details for tackling From 5330, so you don’t have to spend hours sifting through government legalese. What is Form 5330?

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Embracing diversity in recruiting

PandoLogic

The United States gets more diverse by the day, which means the workforce is becoming more diverse as well. Companies that work actively to make their recruiting and hiring practices more diverse are positioning themselves well for a future where.

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Why Your Call To Action Needs To Be Clear And Compelling

Forbes Coaches Council

In an age when information without action can be considered clutter, take time to design your requests for action. You’ll get better results and you’ll earn respect for being respectful of others and their time.

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Get a Look Inside The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit

As recruiting teams work harder than ever to find, hire, and onboard qualified candidates in this highly competitive market, it’s essential to find ways to optimize your recruiting function. The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit includes eight worksheets filled with labor market insights, actionable recruiting strategies, and worksheets to plan your strategy for hiring top talent.

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HRExaminer Radio – Executive Conversations: Episode #306: Michael Kannisto

HR Examiner

HRx Radio – Executive Conversations: On Friday mornings, John Sumser interviews key executives from around the industry. The conversation covers what makes the executive tick and what makes their company great. HRx Radio – Executive Conversations. Guest: Michael Kannisto, Founder of MindemicLab. Episode: 306. Air Date: December 21, 2018. Sponsor: BenefitEd – From student loan repayment to college savings, we provide a full range of education benefits programs to help progressive employers

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3 Ways to Deal With a "Never Wrong" Co-Worker

45 Things

There are several annoying types of people at work, from the gossiper to the chronic procrastinator to the whiner. Today, let's talk about the person who is never wrong. This type of person really is pretty self explanatory -- he would rather cut off a toe than admit he's wrong. He bulldozes through everyone else to get what he wants, not caring if someone else has an opinion or better idea.

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Survey: Leadership Support Impacts Employee Wellness Programs

Wellable

For administrators of and participants in employee wellness programs, leadership support has long been believed to be a critical and low-cost driver of engagement. Although this concept is widely known and understood, it is nice to have some data to back it up. A new report from the Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) and Mercer does just that.