Sat.Jan 07, 2012 - Fri.Jan 13, 2012

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New year, new you! Personal Top 1s at Achievers

Achievers

We all know what defines a SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time-bound) goal. We apply this methodology to business goals, but for some reason when we hear ‘personal goals’, logic goes out the window. If any of your personal goals or New Year’s Resolutions included…. Win the lottery. Get married and have two children this year. Start a goat farm.

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5 Ways to Establish Friendly Relationships at Work

45 Things

One of the most difficult things about starting a new job is trying to become friendly with your colleagues without making yourself seem like a total dweeb. Be too friendly and you come off as a bit of a stalker or maybe a motormouth. Be more reserved and you might be perceived as snooty or weird. So, how to strike the right balance and start relationships off on a friendly note?

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Are You Sharing Positive Impact?

The Bamboo Project Blog

In the past few days, I've had some amazing conversations with people about how things I've written here have affected them. Since having a positive impact is one of my most important values and motivators, hearing from people that what I write here makes a difference to them is tremendously rewarding. . What occurred to me, though, was how often we DON'T tell people how something they've done has positively impacted us.

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We are Greater than Me: Building an Agile Organization

Josh Bersin

Late last year I attended two major talent and leadership conferences in Stockholm. At these events I had the opportunity to meet with various HR leaders at Electrolux, Ericsson, Logica, BT, Maersk, Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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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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Welcome to our blog!

Achievers

We’re A chievers and we love employee engagement. Waking up and not wanting to go to work is a thing of the past (talk about SO yesterday)! We’ve discovered the go-getter secrets to employee engagement and want to share it with everyone to help Change the Way the World Works. Each day of the week, the blog has a different theme to help you rethink your workplace’s engagement arrangements.

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A Conversation Manifesto

The Bamboo Project Blog

I believe in the power of conversation. I believe that when two or more people gather together to talk about what really matters to them, the most amazing things can happen. . I believe that revolutions begin with conversations around a kitchen table or in a living room or on lunch hour or at a coffee shop. Big change comes when we are willing to engage with the important questions. .

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Could You Telecommute From Italy?

45 Things

Sometimes the highlight of my day is meeting the new UPS driver. Or cleaning out my keyboard that has become gummed up with peanut butter (the hazards of eating at your desk.) That's why I was intrigued to talk to someone who broke away from the mundane working world and set himself up to work from a truly fabulous place. Read this latest story I did for Gannett/USAToday.com.

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2011-12 CHRO Challenges

Strategic HCM

'I obviously had too good a Christmas as I’ve been struggling to get back into work mode again. But I’m now back at client work so it’s time to kick off blogging again too. This year I’m keen to continue a good rate of posting, and to make my posts more strategic too. There are now an awful lot of HR bloggers out there, but I want to ensure this blog is the one you continue to return to for advice on strategic people management and development.

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Forbidden City

True Faith HR

'A new feature on True Faith HR for 2011: Research Wednesday. Each Wednesday, I will take a recent HR article from an academic journal and attempt to provide the real world HR implications As with change, surprise is part of our daily organizational lives. Your day planner may be filled, but an unexpected crisis arises that cause those plans to be thrown out the window.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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The Dark Side of Creation

The Bamboo Project Blog

Via Robyn Jay , a wonderful post from Harriet Wakelam on the "dark side" of creativity and how our participation in social networks may help or hinder that process. First, Harriet puts her finger on something I've experienced myself: I have recently been through one of those 'life reinventions'. Unlike the current 'sexy' portrayal of creativity the process was absorbing, consuming and sometimes dark and scary.

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Politics in the Workplace: Why it’s Important to Keep your Political Preferences Private

Insperity

As the next presidential election nears, politics will become a regular topic of conversation around the water cooler. And while good-natured discussions should be encouraged at the office, it is important for employers to recognize the impact their beliefs can have on employees. An administrative assistant at a Colorado insurance agency almost resigned after her boss unknowingly put her in an uncomfortable situation.

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Social Recruitment in a Sunday Paper World

NoExcusesHR

'My perspective on recruitment has changed dramatically over the last few years. For those paying attention. ahem, that excludes many leaders I know.they''ve radically changed not only their thinking about recruitment, but their spending as well. Let''s be real for a minute, if you''re talking about the changes that have come about because of social media but you''re still buying ad space in the Sunday paper, waiting for the monthly niche journal to publish, or believe your brand is so strong ap

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If You've Got (G)Love

True Faith HR

'A new feature on True Faith HR for 2011: Your Pop Culture HR Friday moment. Each Friday, I will find something of interest from recent books, TV, music, or movies and discuss the HR implications. The well-reviewed and worth your time reading 2011 book, The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach tells the story of one Henry Skrimshander, a high school shortstop in a small Illinois town.

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AI & DEI: With Great Opportunities Comes Great HR Responsibility

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.

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Dreams for Sale: The Economic Monoculture and Its Impact On Your Career

The Bamboo Project Blog

To freely choose barter as the basis for work is to commercialize our relationships and ourselves. I treat myself as a transaction in the making. I value myself according to what I can get for myself. My market value becomes my only value. I am now worth what the market will bear. So why shouldn't I get the highest price possible? Part of the price of becoming a transaction is that we allow our value to be defined by others: an organization, a boss, a recruiter, a partner, a lover.

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How To Manage a Multi-Generational Workforce

Insperity

Baby Boomers. Millennials. Generation X, Y or Z. No matter what their title, each generation has its own unique characteristics and history. Some members of the current workforce grew up with shared “party lines” as their home phones; others cannot recall life without cellular phones. But despite the differences in age and experience, managers must be careful not to treat workers differently or assume anything about an employee based on their year of birth.

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Thoughts Are Mine.No Kidding

NoExcusesHR

'"Thoughts are mine." Ever seen that tag line? I''ve used it. I''ve kidded myself that it actually meant something, as if it was some sort of disclaimer that magically separated me from my role when I used social media. Seriously? Of Course They Are Consider how odd this phenomenon is.you''ve set up a social media account, you''ve populated the profile with a list of your nifty little interests, dropped in a couple of hashtags, and even included your latest pic.

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Why Your Goals Will Fail, and What You Can Do About It

Thrive Global

“Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.” ?—?Warren Buffet ( photo credits ) If you’re like most people, you have a New Year’s resolution in place and you may have even stuck to it so far this year. Good for you! Realistically though, you’re going to fail. How long have you said you really should get in shape, or lamented the need for more quality time with family and friends?

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Trending Payroll Statistics

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.

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Get executive buy-in with an appealing argument

Achievers

Dear A , We just conducted an engagement survey and our results were more than disappointing. I know that we need to implement an engagement solution but our C-Suite isn’t buying in to the idea. What is the easiest way to submit this idea to my executive management team? Yours truly, C-Not-So-Sweet. C-Not-So-Sweet, No matter who’s the boss, you are bound to run into some resistance when you propose anything that requires an investment.

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People don’t leave companies, they leave managers

Achievers

Managers are fundamental to strategy, but more significantly, critical to building a team that can execute on company vision. It is the job of the manager to inspire their teams to flawlessly execute and to be held accountable for the work that is produced under their watch. Great managers understand that inspiration trumps meddling and maximize their recognition tactics as a means of motivating and driving performance.

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Is 2012 the Year of the Woman?

Achievers

Guest post written by: Laurie Ruettimann. Twenty years ago, I graduated from high school. This makes me old enough to remember when 1992 was labeled “the year of the woman” in America. In what seemed like an amazing push for equal rights, there were five female senators in our upper house of Congress. Five! Unfortunately, there are 100 seats in the Senate.