TLNT: The Business of HR
MARCH 30, 2015
'“I am so thankful that I got this new job. I now work for a non-profit and we are spearheading all these new initiatives, connecting children and health care. I am on a mission. Never been so excited about a job before from my past of working for profit companies.” This email message came to me the other morning from one of my colleagues in the U.S.
ClearCompany HRM
MARCH 31, 2015
'Recently there’s been a bit of backlash against the rising tide of mobile recruiting. When hearing about mobile recruiting trends , some have argued the whole thing is a sham. They talk about how companies are simply profiting from the idea of mobile recruiting but recruiters aren’t. According to pundits and thought leaders, the numbers are promising, but they’re used to promote products that don’t need to exist in the marketplace.
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HR Bartender
MARCH 31, 2015
'Business meetings are the bane of our professional lives. According to The Muse, managers spent between 35 – 50% of their time in meetings. That’s a pretty significant number. You might be saying, the answer to this is get rid of meetings. But here’s the thing. I doubt that meetings are going away. The definition of meeting is “a coming together of two or more people, by chance or arrangement.
ExactHire
MARCH 26, 2015
As a leader of a small business, you are likely familiar with the importance of brand as it relates to your business’s profitability and growth. Your consumer brand represents who you are as a business to your customers and prospective customers; this includes how you stand apart from similar businesses, and what your goals are in delivering your product or service.
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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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ACA Times
MARCH 31, 2015
Final regulations on employer-provided wraparound coverage under the Affordable Care Act were issued by the IRS and Departments of Health and Human Services and Labor. Wraparound coverage is employer-sponsored coverage that may be offered to employees for whom the employer’s primary coverage is unaffordable and who obtain individual coverage through the federal or state marketplaces.
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Engage2Excel
MARCH 30, 2015
In our 5 Recognition Trends for 2015 eBook , we share our employee recognition insights and what your organization can do to see results. This post is the final installment of the five-part blog series that covers each trend and its effect on employee engagement.
ClearCompany HRM
MARCH 30, 2015
'There’s really no other way to say it: if you’re not adapting to mobile, you’re falling behind. Phones and tablets are taking over, and if you’re still looking for candidates the old-fashioned way, candidates are going to gloss over your job ads or, even worse, never see them at all. With 72% of candidates looking at career sites on their phone, you’d think companies would wise up and deliver career sites that take advantage of smartphones.
HR Bartender
MARCH 29, 2015
'In our continuing series on human resources and technology , I thought it would be good to cover a term that gets thrown around a lot – SaaS. It’s an acronym for Software-as-a-Service. Many times, when I hear the term SaaS, it’s used in the same sentence as “the cloud.” So much so that it’s easy to wonder about the relationship between the two. Are they the same?
ExactHire
MARCH 23, 2015
A consistent, effective hiring process is a critical factor when selecting and onboarding employees for your organization. In this whiteboard video, Jeff Hallam of ExactHire discusses how to create a template for a successful process, including the use of tools such as background checking and reference checking. Video Transcript: Hi there, and welcome to another edition of ExactHire Whiteboard Video Chat.
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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.
ACA Times
MARCH 30, 2015
RAND Corp. analysts who looked at the likely effects of eliminating the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate determined that the likely result would be an increase in premiums and a reduction in enrollments by individuals. Using a sophisticated model based on economic theory, the researchers looked at the likely effects eliminating the law’s and tax credits and tinkering with other provisions of the law, to see how they would affect the propensity of young adults to buy insurance coverage.
nettime solutions
MARCH 30, 2015
'American Gas Products (in Boston, Mass.) is a leading supplier of industrial, microbulk and medical gases, welding supplies, and equipment. The company has 60 employees across six states. Problem: Paper timesheets are ineffective. Some employees work by themselves, whereas others work in small groups at American Gas Products. When an employee filled out a timesheet, different managers had the responsibility for collecting and submitting the information for payroll.
UpstartHR
MARCH 30, 2015
'Recently I asked for some help in preparing for a local session on employee compensation challenges. I had some good responses and wanted to share some of the insights and advice with everyone. I’ll be sharing two blogs on the topic: determining what to offer employees and how to get managers on board. . The number one response that HR professionals said was most difficult was figuring out what to offer.
Engage2Excel
MARCH 30, 2015
'In our 5 Recognition Trends for 2015 eBook , we share our employee recognition insights and what your organization can do to see results. This post is the final installment of the five-part blog series that covers each trend and its effect on employee engagement.
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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.
ATD Human Capital
MARCH 30, 2015
'HR drives positive employee outcomes, helps execute business strategies, and enhances customer share. But HR’s value may be further enhanced when it demonstrates the impact on a firm’s financial performance, focused on market value. Human capital thought leader Dave Ulrich introduces the Leadership Capital Index, a thorough way to link leadership to a firm''s market value.
ExactHire
MARCH 3, 2015
How long should employee onboarding last? Depending on who you ask, the answer to this question will vary among human resources staff and hiring managers. In this video, we discuss items commonly included in an organization’s employee onboarding process, as well as offer some non-traditional employee onboarding ideas that are trending in today’s marketplace.
WorkHuman
MARCH 30, 2015
'Do you know a college or graduate student in the U.S. or Canada who is passionate about HR, leadership, organizational psychology and creating a great place to work? Are you one, yourself? We are excited to announce the WorkHuman 2015 Fellowship and Essay Contest. Three essay writers from North American universities will be chosen as our WorkHuman Fellows, and flown to WorkHuman 2015 to live-blog the event.
nettime solutions
MARCH 30, 2015
'Make your time & attendance a "walk in the park" with stratus time. Happy national walk in the park day from nettime solutions.
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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?
The HR Capitalist
MARCH 31, 2015
'Some of you that are seasoned HR Pros know the cautionary tale when it comes to employee surveys. Rely on them too much or send the wrong signals to your workforce related to how they can be used, and they can become witch hunts toward capable managers with difficult workgroups. . . Ordinarily, you''d think that old school industries that value authority and chain of command would shy away from using employee survey results to decide which leaders need to be "reassigned", right?
China Gorman
MARCH 31, 2015
'I recently had the honor of participating in an effort to crowd source real business wisdom about how Human Resource practices sit at the center of some of the most important decisions in business and are rapidly impacting the workplace, talent, culture and business success. Three titans in the HR space, Dave Ulrich, Bill Schiemann and Libby Sartain – together with the support of the HR Certification Institute – invited a who’s who of HR from business, academia, government, consulting and the n
ATD Human Capital
MARCH 26, 2015
'Each generation comes into the workplace with different perspectives, experiences, and expectations. How organizations integrate this multi-generational workforce will create either obstacles to overcome or the competitive advantage they need to succeed. Click here to read full version.
TheHRBlog
MARCH 3, 2015
Gender Equality seems to be media’s darling these days and every week one or another company gets highlighted for its women friendly practices. The reality on the ground is strikingly different. Women start careers in business and other professions with the same level of IQ, education, and passion as men. Though in the end few […].
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.
Snark Attack
MARCH 10, 2015
'I will admit that I am not a leader in any way, shape or form. I have managed as many as a dozen direct reports at once, but the problem is, I’m a solipsist, you see, and would rather execute on my own s**t than operationalize others’, which is pretty much what management is. I […].
Spark Hire
MARCH 28, 2015
'After hiring a new employee, it’s often easy to think that all of the hard work is over. However, our job as managers has just begun. Whenever you hire someone new on your team, it is your responsibility to not only be a leader to your new hire, but also a mentor. When thinking about previous mentors I’ve had and what made them great mentors, there are 3 things to consider when being a mentor to a new hire. 1.
The HR Capitalist
MARCH 30, 2015
'We did a webinar over at Fistful of Talent last week, talking about the difference between Performance and Potential (sponsored by my friends at Halogen Software ). Here''s a small portion of the slide deck, talking about ways that you can measure potential in your employees. . Enjoy - be the lookout for our next webinar when we talk about ways you can bootstrap your training function.
Dave's Weekly Thought
MARCH 26, 2015
Hi Mar Mar - I can't believe you are 7 years old.? The days sometimes seem long but the years go by quickly. It's been a lot of fun being your Dad, we've achieved so much together. You are a superb soccer and softball player, more importantly, you are a thoughtful little person. I like your hair and your eyes and the way you talk. I know at some point your little foot will get too big to hold in my hand, you may not want to play catch with me any more, and you may even think I'm weird.
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.
Allegis Global Solutions
MARCH 27, 2015
'Market analytics reveal what the best and worst markets were for sourcing in 2014, and how it will impact sourcing in 2015.
TheHRBlog
MARCH 10, 2015
Leadership remains an enigma for most of the employees, prescriptions abound ranging from how to dress up, to using Freud’s psychoanalytic tools. Now all these look good on the paper, but falter while being implemented by the employee on the ground. So what can you do in day-to-day work and still be on the leadership […].
Snark Attack
MARCH 31, 2015
'At its core, recruiting is more or less an exercise in making a good first impression; from the 6-8 seconds the average recruiter (if such a thing exists) spends reviewing a resume to the reported 35 seconds job seekers spend, on average, reading an online job description, making an immediate impact is imperative for both […].
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