ExactHire

JULY 31, 2013

Employee assessments have been around for decades. Organizations use them for hiring, team-building, conflict resolution and succession planning. While there are many legitimate options for these tools in the marketplace, there are many more that either aren’t very reliable or, worse yet, aren’t legal to use in certain situations. I get asked about these a lot, so it seems to make sense to help frame out some of the key things to consider if you’re currently using (or plan to use) assessments in

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Achievers

JULY 29, 2013

Guest blog post by Julie Labrie. Many HR thought-leaders are predicting that talent retention will be one of the greatest upcoming challenges for professionals in the people management field. Fierce competition, the norm of changing careers multiple times, and talent shortages in niche areas all contribute to this landscape. Putting strategies in place to motivate top performers to stay may be the difference between success and failure for a company.

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The Bamboo Project Blog

AUGUST 2, 2013

'Small Wins Journa -. . The other day I had a good conversation with a manager about my post Six Positive Professional Development Strategies for the Toxic Workplace. He''s dealing with a lot of work drama and interested in how you can address these issues. . One of the things I recommended in that post was to do a daily debrief with yourself to provide a sort of "reality check" on what''s happening and to focus on learning.

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Quickbase

JULY 31, 2013

Employers want to hire workers who can prioritize and manage their work. In today’s workplace, more is being demanded of workers than ever before. You have to accomplish more in less time, with fewer resources. This puts a lot of pressure on you to be able to manage your time more efficiently so you can […].

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David Zinger

JULY 29, 2013

'Employee Engagement Zingers. Shannon Polly conducted and posted an engaging interview with Kim Cameron on virtuous business practices. This is an insightful interview and made me think of the connections between positive organizational scholarship and employee engagement. Cameron on energy as a key ingredient in employee engagement – Energizers are trustworthy, they pay attention, they build and foster confidence in others, they are unselfish, and they can solve problems.

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NoExcusesHR

JULY 31, 2013

'It''s funny how we try to minimize the role of power in the workplace. Sometimes we use terms like "associates" or "team members" instead of employees. We try flattening our organizations, or downplaying job titles to help put people at ease. Yet in the end, everyone is keenly aware of who has the authority to make decisions, and who does not. We haven''t fooled anyone; nor is anyone racing to join our companies because we''ve mastered the employment semantics game.

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45 Things

AUGUST 2, 2013

'Most summer interns are now about halfway through their stint, and the tension may be building for many who hope their hard work will pay off with a full-time job. More companies are using internships to test drive recent graduates, says Yair Reimer, vice president of marketing for the CareerArc Group. And his company''s Internships.com lists 75,000 to 80,000 active internship offers, a boost of 50% since last year, he says.

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The Bamboo Project Blog

JULY 31, 2013

' . For the past few days I''ve been preparing for a radio interview I''m doing this afternoon about my work and The Bamboo Project. One of the things I had to do was come up with a list of 10 questions I wanted the interviewer to ask me. These questions needed to be designed to help me focus on the most important aspects of my business. . What occurred to me is that this is an exercise we could all do--whether we work for ourselves or for someone else.

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QAspire

JULY 31, 2013

'It was a time to participate in #IndiaHRChat again and the topic this time was “ Coaching: The Art and Science of Success ”. The topic is very dear to me and it was a great learning experience reading tweets from various people in HR Fraternity. Tweet-Insights from the special guest Mr. Gurprriet Singh ( @JoyandLife ), Managing Consultant and Head of YSC India helped in understanding the nuances of coaching based on his experiences.

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Strategic HCM

JULY 30, 2013

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45 Things

JULY 29, 2013

'Chances are that you spend much of your day writing. Whether it’s crafting a project update report or sending an email, your written communications are often a big part of your professional life. What you may not realize, however, is how that writing can make or break your career. Poorly written reports, sloppy emails and even terse text messages can undermine your professional image, perhaps even costing you a promotion or an important customer.

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Hospital Recruiting

AUGUST 2, 2013

In-house physician recruiters are asked to do a difficult job. Competition for candidates is intense, bosses demand results, scheduling phone calls and interviews around multiple physician’s schedules can be crazy, and neither anticipating or answering every question a physician candidate may have about a particular job is very easy either. And that is just the “regular” physician jobs.

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QAspire

JULY 28, 2013

'Driving to the office everyday is a very humbling experience. Just a few kilometers on the bustling highway, there is a crematorium with two chimneys emitting light-grayish fume. Passing through a cemetery or crematorium, I come face-to-face with mortality. We are all going to die – and that itself should be a powerful provocation to realize the preciousness of life, to think about one’s priorities, be more human, joyful and grateful.

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Recent studies show that only 21% of employees feel their performance and growth are within their control. What if the answer to employee development and high performance lies elsewhere? Enter continuous feedback. Imagine a work environment where feedback isn't a dreaded annual event, but a constant source of growth. Join us to discover how ongoing, actionable feedback empowers your team to take ownership of their performance, boosting engagement and development.

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DDI

JULY 31, 2013

DDI's research has shown that Generation Y leaders crave more coaching – something that older generations are the perfect candidates to deliver. But the research has also shown that the majority of leaders can’t coach effectively.

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Coaching 40

Cielo HR Leader

JULY 31, 2013

'Thought Leadership Discussion: Hussain Al Obaidly, Chief Human Resources Officer, Mubadala GE Capital. Attracting and retaining talent in a joint venture is always a challenge, particularly when the company operates in a fast moving and highly competitive market like the Middle East. We talk to Hussain Al Obaidly, Chief HR officer at Mubadala GE Capital PJSC, which is a partnership between GE Capital and Mubadala Development Company, about how he has built a new team for the business ''from the

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NoExcusesHR

AUGUST 2, 2013

'I''ve been thinking about work a lot lately. Not just my work, but all work. It seems there is an expectation out there that work should be done perfectly, every time, regardless of the dynamics involved. If we simply plan enough, allocate the appropriate resources, and involve enough people who understand the issues, the final product should be precisely what is needed.and should be received just the way we expect.

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The Bamboo Project Blog

JULY 29, 2013

' . My good friend Christine Martell shared a wonderful story of career mentoring with me the other day. A woman was being sexually harrassed at work and went to see a labor attorney about it. After a few minutes of discussion about the situation, this was the conversation that followed: “Karen, I’m going to talk to you like we’re having a glass of wine, okay?”.

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DDI

JULY 31, 2013

'DDI's research has shown that Generation Y leaders crave more coaching – something that older generations are the perfect candidates to deliver. But the research has also shown that the majority of leaders can’t coach effectively.

Coaching 40

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Bersin with Deloitte

JULY 28, 2013

We're completing some major research in talent analytics and preparing a lot of new information for members on the topic of "Datafying HR." (Please read my blog on Forbes "The Datafication of Human Resources" for more information.) Simply described, to "datafy" a business function means to shift its focus from delivering a business process to […].

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