Sat.Dec 17, 2016 - Fri.Dec 23, 2016

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Administration is Killing Productivity – #WorkEngaged

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Kronos , a leading provider of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions. Mark your calendars! The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Kronos are hosting a special #NextChat on January 4, 2017 at 3p Eastern, to discuss creating organizational cultures where employees are working more engaged.

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8 Questions to Ask for Effective HR Reports

EmployeeConnect

HR departments and companies invest billions to develop and upgrade their databases without spending enough time to design relevant and useful HR reports. That’s why staff members complain and protest about inaccurate assessments, data-driven errors and unpopular decisions – HR reporting fails to deliver unless the HR reports dig down into the databases to get the most accurate and relevant performance information, employee profile data and business intelligence.

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What You Need to Know About HR Outsourcing

Hppy

Projected to exceed $53.9 billion by 2020 , the concept of outsourcing your company’s HR functionality is a popular and worthwhile idea. With more companies performing business on the go, as well as the increasing number of startups that are launching from homes, offloading these responsibilities to a dedicated company might even be an essential piece of your business model.

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Prudential's Sekhar Ramaswamy: A Counter-Cultural Approach to Culture Change

i4cp

As Prudential’s Chief Talent Officer, Sekhar Ramaswamy leads all aspects of talent management for the firm, including talent acquisition, performance management, leadership and employee development, succession management, talent analytics, employee engagement and organizational development consulting. How do you drive transformational change in an organization with a strong, entrenched culture and sub-cultures?

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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HR is Moving from People Science to Data Science – About People

HR Bartender

One of the things that I love about being in human resources is that the profession is constantly evolving. During this year’s HR Technology Conference , closing keynote speaker Dr. Peter Cappelli , professor of management at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, pointed out that HR used to be filled with industrial and organizational psychologists and today, HR jobs are requiring data science.

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How Automation is Forever Changing HR

SumTotal

In many ways, it is thanks to the automotive industry, and Ford in particular, that the process of automation caught on. And although there were earlier attempts – Eli Whitney in the 1700s with muskets I believe–I think many of us automatically picture the Ford assembly line when we think of automation. That image of the conveyor belt, the speed and efficiency of automation so glaringly obvious you begin to wonder why it took two hundred years to perfect.

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The Top 3 Recruiting Trends of 2017

Cornerstone On Demand

As I look toward the New Year, a few trends stand out in my mind as the defining drivers of change in recruiting. First, the economy is improving, which means more jobs are opening up and unemployment rates are going down. With more job opportunities, candidates are increasingly in control of the job hunt—which means recruiters will need to work harder to compete for talent.

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What's the #WOLAN Onboarding Method & Is It Right for You?

ClearCompany HRM

There has been a lot of discussion around the importance of employee onboarding, and honestly, we’ve been a big part of the noise too. If you’ve paid even a second of attention to all the hum, you probably know why those first few weeks of introductions are so absolutely important. If not, well, here’s a little synopsis, organized onboarding programs have been shown to improve.

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Happy Holiday from HR Bartender

HR Bartender

Mr. Bartender and I wish you all the very best of the holiday season. For those readers who celebrate Christmas, here’s one of my favorite Christmas songs. Holiday Cheers to All! The post Happy Holiday from HR Bartender appeared first on hr bartender.

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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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7 Tips for Giving Great Positive Feedback

EmployeeConnect

One of the most common problems almost 90% of employees suffer in the workplace is a lack of positive feedback. This situation is found in most of the organisations and unfortunately most of the employees have to go through this crisis. Feedback deficiency occurs everywhere, irrespective of the size of the organisation. Another important facet of this crisis is that it occurs at all levels of an organisation and is not restricted to just one strata of population.

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Dear ReWorker: My Employee's Husband Was Arrested, Should I Tell the Executive Team?

Cornerstone On Demand

Dear ReWorker, We have an employee that has been an above-average employee. Yesterday, I learned that her husband was arrested by the FBI as a member of a large drug trafficking ring and money laundering. Our employee ("Jane") works in a position that allows her access to medical patient's financial records (credit cards, bank accounts, etc.). I am struggling with my obligation as it relates to Jane and her privacy and my responsibility to our clients.

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Get Job Offers Out Before 2017

ClearCompany HRM

Planning for the year ahead is all-consuming this time of year. While we’re busy wrapping presents, shopping for food items we’d never touch otherwise and sending out greeting cards at home; in our professional lives we’re tasked with figuring out what the year ahead is going to look like and planning for it. Nowhere is this harder to do than in hiring for the new year!

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2017 HR Trends We’re Excited About Right Now

Reflektive

As the year draws to a close, many companies are closing up their final review period and getting goal creation programs ready for the new year. There’s a lot happening behind-the-scenes in HR departments. The new year can mean a fresh start and employees come back from the holiday break ready to reset their goals and make waves in their company and for their career.

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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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Study – When is enough actually enough?

EmployeeConnect

Over the past week, I’ve had quite a few conversations with HR professional on the brink of a role change or looking to undertake some study in 2017. The conversations go something like “I’ve just finished my Diploma in X and I have a few modules to do on my Cert IV in Y, but next year I’d really love to study something new”. Or “maybe I should do a Masters but I’m not sure what to specialise in”.

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6 Learning Benefit Ideas That Won’t Break the Bank in 2017

ExactHire

It’s the end of the year once again. And if you’re like me, you might be reminded of all the things you endeavored to accomplish in 2016…but just didn’t get around to starting/doing/finishing. Especially if any of them were official new year resolutions. And while I failed at some endeavors, but succeeded to form other productive habits, one thing is clear: my ideas with the best chance of success are the ones that take just a little bit of time, not a ton of money and can be easily turned

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Why a Growing Number of Employees Are Not Impressed with How Performance is Managed

ClearCompany HRM

No matter which seat you’re sitting in, managing the performance of the organization will affect your daily work. Hitting productivity goals is reliant on the work done every minute of every shift, yet too many companies use annual performance reviews as the basis of our management programs. Unfortunately, even that statement is a simplification of a very complicated problem.

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Mercer and INTOO Win Silver Brandon Hall Group Excellence Award in Technology

Intoo USA

We are pleased to announce that Mercer Intoo Candidate Care has earned a Brandon Hall Group Excellence Award in the category of Best Advance in Candidate Experience Management Technology. “We proudly celebrate this win with our partner, Mercer, and our talented teams and clients who have shared our vision of a better candidate experience for all,” said Robin D.

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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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What Makes A Great Annual Performance Review?

EmployeeConnect

The Annual Performance Review…We all know it’s coming, we wait all year long. We all know how this goes. The email comes out that the manager wants to see us and we start to go over the last year in our minds. What were my goals for this year? Did I reach those goals? Do the reports show that I even tried? It is the same every year. We’ll walk into the office and sit next to the manager’s desk and the reports will come out.

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Going Digital – How Small To Medium Businesses Are Winning With Cloud Solutions

ExactHire

The cloud is one of the best business tools to be developed in recent years. It has freed companies from the constraints of their locations and endless paperwork, and helped them to become more robust, flexible, and cost-effective. Research in 2015, stated that 37% of all small businesses had adopted cloud computing, and by 2020, this could rise to 78%.

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[Infographic] Employee Engagement In The Workplace

Hppy

Motivating employees can be a tricky subject. In the past, many companies have used “blanket management,” which treats all employees the same way. But today’s low employee engagement rates are proving the one-size-fits-all motivational tactics are just not working. That’s because blanket motivation makes assumptions about why employees are demotivated—and usually that assumption is that employees are lazy.

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4 Ideas to Promote a Learning Culture

ATD Human Capital

Many companies look at employee development as a way to increase employee engagement. Engagement is good, but the real purpose of development is to improve employee performance. And better performance is only possible with a culture that supports and acknowledges employees for their development. What Is a Culture of Learning? Culture refers to the habits, thinking, beliefs, and customs of a group or society.

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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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Turning New Hires into Engaged Employees – 3 Quick Tips for Success

Achievers

Studies on turnover estimate that when an employee leaves a company, it can cost the organization between 30 to 250 percent of that person’s annual salary due to factors like loss of productivity and other associated replacement costs. BambooHR shared its research on turnover with the Society for Human Resource Management , saying the average company is losing one-sixth of its new hires in the first six months.

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3 Things to Get Your HR Friends for the Holidays

UpstartHR

I haven’t always been a last minute shopper, but some years it sneaks up on me. If you’re looking for that gift for the special HR someone in your life, or if you are looking for an idea for yourself, here are three ideas that will delight the HR pro you’re buying a gift for. :-) Fun HR Ninja Gear Most of you probably don’t know, but for more than five years I have been selling HR ninja gear on Cafepress.

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5 Benefits of Nurturing Peer to Peer Recognition

EmployeeConnect

Although being recognised by our own manager is crucial to employee retention, we tend to forget that the recognition we get from our peers is just as important. Our colleagues share the same challenges as we do, and who’s better placed than them to understand when a sign of appreciation is truly deserved or needed? We’ll never strengthen it enough, employee recognition is a powerful source of motivation and engagement.

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Use Our eBook to Create a Great Rewards and Recognition Program

Justworks

Is running an employee incentive program worth the time and cost invested? According to the HRM report, US companies spend $1 billion annually on incentive programs — and for good reason. Employee incentive programs — such as bonuses, prizes, and recurring rewards — are a great way to retain employees and motivate your team to push themselves further.

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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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Keep It Moving: Expand Your Feedback Circle for a Clearer Picture of Performance

Kazoo

This blog series is to help employees make 2017 the best year yet. We spend 30% of our lives at work – this checklist will help employees get the most of their time and develop the skills that can turn jobs into something meaningful. If you missed it, check out our posts on embracing a growth mindset , proactively engaging your manager and expanding your feedback circle. 2017 Employee Checklist.

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Goodbye 2016 – And Thank You

EDSI

I believe taking the opportunity to recognize the truly great things in our life is important. We live in a time and culture where it is easy to both consume and contribute to negative information. Social media, online review platforms and good ole word of mouth allow us to get a message out more thoroughly than ever before. Consider these few statistics from the linked article in the Harvard Business Review: 48% of people who had negative experiences told 10+ people about it. 23% of cust.

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How to Select a Payroll Service

EmployeeConnect

There’s a growing trend for companies of all sizes to call on the expertise of payroll service professionals to manage & execute their payroll. Naturally, the complex, legislative/statutory driven & rather repeatable nature of payroll, lends itself to outsourcing, but it still remains one of the most critical & intimate processes in running a business whose impact for getting wrong can grind the business to a halt.

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