February, 2013

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The Other Elephant in the Room: Most Jobs Suck

The Bamboo Project Blog

. Last week I wrote about an elephant in the room of careers and employment that we aren't really acknowledging or discussing--the fact that there are 3.3 job seekers for every available job opening. . Today I want to acknowledge another elephant in the room that is the reality for both those who are unemployed and those who are currently working. It is this (and pardon my bluntness here): From a job seeker perspective, many, many jobs suck.

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#LT13UK: Learning in the UK - and my own support

Strategic HCM

' I''ve previously posted on my first couple of sessions at Learning Technologies this year but never got as far as the afternoon sessions. But after lunch we had Bersin, describing some of the findings from their UK Training Factbook, and they''ve also since ran a webinar describing some of these findings in a bit more detail. Heavier reliance on instructor led training than in the US, supported by higher trainer staffing levels (10.1 vs 4.2 L&D staff per 1000 learners), leads to a much hi

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Want to be a better manager? Stop watching the clock.

Achievers

Managing is a tough gig. 19 million Americans plan to leave their jobs in 2013 , at an estimated turnover cost of $3 billion, and many of them will cite their managers as the cause. Meanwhile, the pressure is on for managers to transform into coaches who inspire, retain, and promote top talent. Are you getting nervous yet? So what’s a manager to do?

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Diversity Is More Than A Talking Point

NoExcusesHR

'HR spends a lot of time ( or at least should spend a lot of time ) discussing diversity. This happens in part because we''re supposed to, in part because it makes good business sense.but mostly HR should be talking about diversity because it is the right thing to do. But sometimes doing the right thing is difficult. Losing Friends Many years ago friends would come over for an evening to visit.

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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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Employee Engagement: 13 Employee Engagement Heartbreaks

David Zinger

Cleaning out 13 clogged arteries in employee engagement. Umair Hague wrote an intriguing post on the Harvard Business Review blog entitled: How to Have a Year That Matters. He offered a number of provocative questions, including: Why are you here? What do you want? Who’s on your side? What’s it worth? The question that caused me to pause was, what breaks your heart?

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An Antidote to Disposable Worker Syndrome: The "No Fire" Policy

The Bamboo Project Blog

. Charlie Kim, CEO of NextJump. A few weeks ago I wrote a post on the "disposable worker" and the damage I think we're doing to ourselves and our economy with this approach. Yesterday in a comment on that post, Catherine Lombardozzi pointed me in the direction of an interview with NextJump CEO, Charlie Kim, whose company has adopted a "no fire" policy.

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Why Lateral Moves Can be a Smart Career Strategy

45 Things

Does you career resemble one of those crazy paths in the children's game "Chutes and Ladders?" If so, you're not alone. No longer does a career have a straight upward trajectory, and that can be OK. Read this latest story I did for Gannett /USA Today to understand why. With the challenging job market of the past five years, many who have expensive business degrees report they can't get more than entry-level jobs.

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Be a part of something big—take our survey and help us better understand employee engagement

Achievers

A chievers and Human Capital Institute (HCI) are conducting a survey on employee engagement, and we need your help! Although the links between employee engagement and higher productivity, involvement, and dedication are well understood, there is still a dearth of research on the elements of engagement and how these concepts are nurtured within organizations.

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Team Building Fail

NoExcusesHR

'One of the hidden failings of leaders comes disguised as a perfectly legitimate request of the human resources team: " I''d like for HR to do some team building for my employees." Now you may be wondering how this seemingly normal, and perhaps even complimentary request could be considered a failing on management''s part. Well friends, more often than not this is an epic failure.

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Preventing Workplace Violence and Complying with California’s New Legal Requirements (SB-553)

Speaker: Speakers:

Every company everywhere should have a plan to combat workplace violence and properly respond to violent incidents. California has stepped to the plate and become the first state to mandate workplace violence prevention requirements for employees and employers. Even if you are in a different state or country, these workplace violence requirements are applicable to almost every employer anywhere.

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India: 7 Real Employee Engagement Drivers

David Zinger

Learning employee engagement lessons driving in India. View from the road driving through Agra. Normally I don’t like the word drivers paired with employee engagement because it implies that we can drive engagement rather than invite engagement. But I have been thinking about the lessons from watching drivers in India navigage their way. I have only been in India for 3 days and just in Delhi and Agra.

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10 Tricky HR Interview Questions & Their Answers

TheHRBlog

Human Resource managers may ask tricky HR interview questions to save time and try to figure out what kind of employee you really are. Joyce Lain Kennedy, a nationally syndicated careers columnist says outlines the 10 Trickiest Interview Questions & Their Answers Kennedy says that even if job hunters have rehearsed anticipated topics, an unexpected HR interview […].

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How Knowledge Workers Learn Judgment

Conversation Matters

In today’s world employees often must deal with tasks and problems that require much more that simply following a predetermined step by step procedure – the problems require the exercise of judgment. Judgment is needed when we are faced with thorny questions about which there are no right or wrong answers. When asked one of those thorny questions we often say, “Well, it’s a matter of judgment.

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How a Lack of Manners Hurts Your Career

45 Things

The idea for this latest story I did for Gannett/USA Today came from the many complaints I've received over the years about workplace incivility. I've heard gripes about the guy who eats Cheetos all day and leaves a trail of orange fingerprints everywhere. There's the woman who fights with her children all day on her cellphone and the guy who thinks nothing of texting during a business lunch.

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9 Leave Management Mistakes To Avoid This Year

The article talks about the 9 leave management mistakes that you should be avoiding with smarter technology in your organisation and save business costs.

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Talking about my generation: Engaging millennials in the workplace

Achievers

Millennials are stressed but optimistic, a new study from the American Psychological Association says. As a millennial myself, this isn’t really news. And I don’t say that because I’m part of the self-centered generation that has convinced itself we are the most important segment of the population. I’m just not surprised that 18-33 year olds report feeling stressed slightly more (5.4 on a scale of 10) than the national average (4.9).

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Determined to Fail.and Win

NoExcusesHR

'I''ve been trying a bunch of social media strategies. If you were to ask my team how things are going, they would more than likely respond by saying ".with which approach? it feels like we have a new one every week!" That''s probably not the answer I was hoping for, but I''ll have to admit it''s an honest one. Try, Learn, Toss Despite my somewhat assertive style on going social, there is a saving grace in my approach.

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Employee engagement: Don’t be blind to what you already do!

David Zinger

Overcome Your Organization’s Employee Engagement Metaphoric Disconnect. I am honored to work with so many fine companies and organizations on engagement. To create a strong approach to engagement we must not use a cookie cutter or off the shelf approach to engagement. I have talked with 5 clients already in 2013 about the disconnect between what they offer their customers and clients and how they engage their employees.

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Learning and Talent Systems Market Growing Even Faster than Expected

Bersin with Deloitte

The $4.2+ billion market for corporate learning and talent management systems continues to grow rapidly. Even more rapidly than we expected. Late last year we published our Talent Management Systems 2013 research, which forecasts an overall 22% growth rate in talent management systems with even higher growth rates in talent acquisition and performance management software. […].

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Your 2024 Annual Talent Acquisition Roadmap: Its Seasonal!

Recruiting is seasonal! Our popular Talent Acquisition Roadmap helps you master seasonal hiring like a boss. We break down key data on the ever-changing job market so you can take advantage of peak hiring times and ace recruiting even in slower seasons. Whether you need to scale up your team quickly or get creative in tighter times, this roadmap helps you understand the recruiting landscape.

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Its the 2012 Season of the #8ManRotation

True Faith HR

'That''s right, ladies and gentlemen. The 8 Man Rotation e-book is back for another year.and its our biggest edition ever!!! You admired the inaugural season covering the year in sports and HR for 2010. You loved the 2nd season covering 2011. Now, be in awe of the 3rd edition of the best sports and HR writing from the minds of Steve Boese , Kris Dunn , Lance Haun , Tim Sackett , and myself.

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An Ounce of Positivity | Be Happy & Live Happy

TheHRBlog

You can make it happen. Strike out “I don’t know what to do” from your vocabulary. You’ll figure it out. Everything you have ever done has brought you to this point. The force of life is on your side. Start fresh. Break the bad habit of a recurring cycle that inhibits you to move forward […].

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Ask Amelia: How do you get managers engaged?

Achievers

Dear Amelia, I know managers play a key role in employees’ engagement, but how do you keep managers engaged? I find one of the best ways to keep your leaders at all levels engaged in your organization is to show them the “what’s in it for me.” So I coach leaders to find connecting points; connect leaders around the organizational goals and connect teams and then individuals into those goals.

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There's A Storm A Comin'

NoExcusesHR

'Change happens all the time. In fact, I''m pretty tired of using the term change because it is either perceived as a threat, or is completely missed by those who are simply unable to let go of their prehistoric, I mean traditional leadership styles. But change is a comin'' my friends. Mind Over Matter Instead of rambling on about change theory and the leadership development programming that supports it; I''d like to explore what we as leaders, particularly in HR think about during periods of ch

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Fortify I-9 Compliance With The All-in-one Team Training Handbook

USCIS estimates that 76% of paper I-9s have at least one fineable error —with high-volume hirers at the highest risk. But worry not. WorkBright’s Ultimate I-9 Compliance Guide is a comprehensive resource to instantly level up your team’s I-9 process and reduce your audit risk. What to expect: Written for HR teams: No cryptic legal jargon here. We’ve made it fast and easy to find concise answers to nearly fifty I-9 questions in simple terms.

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The Power of Small: The New Employee Engagement E-book (Free)

David Zinger

Small Engagements for Employee Engagements. New free e-Book to improve and increase employee engagement. Produced by David Zinger and John Junson. Written by 50+ members of the Employee Engagement Network. Official network release date: February 11, 2013. We have created a new e-book on the Employee Engagement Network with over 50 authors and lots of great ideas to take small and significant steps to improve employee engagement.

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Is there value in defining mobile learning and classifying mobile devices?

Bersin with Deloitte

While writing our Mobile Learning Cookbook, I tweeted that… This simple statement served as a catalyst for debate of sorts that extended to Facebook and then back to Twitter. Andy Black jabbed at me a bit saying mobile learning has been around for a long time and that wearable integrated tech is the next wave. […]. The post Is there value in defining mobile learning and classifying mobile devices?

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#LT13UK - learning in the workflow (and not) ~ HR to HR 2.0. - HCM

Strategic HCM

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Home. Bio-Contact. Consulting. Speaking. Writing. About-HCM. Welcome. Welcome height=200 id=Image1_img src=[link] width=220/>. Connect with me. Jon Ingham. Contact me at. info [at] strategic [dash] hcm [dot] com. Skype: strategic-hcm. +44 7904 185 134. Read more by me in. Contributions from David Ulrich, Marshall Goldsmith, Peter Cappelli, Noel Tichy, Ed Lawler, Jon Ingham, Beverly Kaye, Sharon Jordan-Evans.

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“Take care of your body, it’s the only place you have to live.”

TheHRBlog

Sometimes a new thought or a new idea is all you need to make a lasting change. You can wake up one day and decide to make your entire life change. If you are new to exercise or you dropped it for a while and you want to get back to doing it, the best […].

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Employer Insights Report 2024: The State of Cancer

96% of benefits leaders agree: detecting cancer early is the best way to get ahead of rising costs and improve employee health outcomes. So why is it that 82% of employers currently spend significantly more on post-diagnosis care and disease management rather than upstream care? A new survey of 250 benefits leaders who oversee 500 to 50,000 covered lives highlights their perspective on cancer and its burden.

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5 tips to create the one thing your competitors can’t steal

Achievers

The best part about visiting small towns (like Napa or Martha’s Vineyard) is the fact that they are small. Not all small towns are created equal, but the best ones have happy residents that choose to stay. These towns avoid the mainstream and attract visitors based on originality and personal feel that big cities can’t compete against. The same thing goes for small companies that have developed a unique culture, because it unites employees and inspires them beyond individual responsibilities.

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"Manti Armstrong, SPHR"

NoExcusesHR

'All in the name of performance. The abuse of power, authority, influence, decision-making, manipulation and the law. Who goes to such extremes to chase an unattainable goal of being a top performer in their field? What kind of professional can end careers and tweak the interpretation of the law so things work out just the way they want them to? Who has this crazy ability in our organizations?

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Employee Engagement Friday Factoid #19: Rudeness

David Zinger

Overloaded into Rudeness. Over 60% employees blame their bad behavior on being overloaded at work. They say they have no time to be nice. Mental overload and stress short-circuit our capacity to be fully attentive about anything — even those with whom we work. ( source ). Commentary. Throw your overload overboard to set sail with civility at work.