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Leadership Improv: Use “Yes, AND…” Never “Yes, BUT…”

ATD Human Capital

'In the improvisational world, the magic phrase is "Yes, AND…" When this concept is applied to work situations, the results can be amazing—radical changes in business and positive engagement from employees. It''s because when you apply "Yes, AND…" to life, people feel heard, valued, and accountable. When you say "AND" and get into the game, you''re part of the success or failure of the project, conversation, or event.

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Video Predictions for HR in the Coming Year: #1-5

Josh Bersin

'These predictions were recorded in the summer of 2014 and discuss our top 10 predictions for HR, talent, and learning in the coming year. For more details please download our 2014 Predictions Report. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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Boomers’ Love/Loathe Relationship with Millennials and How to Overcome the Generational Divide

Achievers

You’ve heard the stereotypes about Millennials: lacking attention span, overdependent on technology, self-centered, ignorant of older generations, entitled – and so on. Not only are these statements inaccurate, but these myths also stem from the difference between how Millennials work versus how Boomers work. In a recent Forbes article, Boomers’ Love/Loathe Relationship With Millennials , Eisenberg interviews Stiller Rikleen, executive-in-residence at the Boston College Center For Wo

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People Exactly Like Us

NoExcusesHR

'I spend a lot of time thinking about how people are treated. Sometimes it''s the tragic news stories that dominate my twitter news list. Other times the pain is very local.an overheard racial slur, or a demeaning comment about a gay or lesbian person. I have to tell you.I''m feeling sad today. Questions Now before you think I''m getting all soft and weepy, consider these questions: - What have you done in your workplace, above and beyond what the law requires, to create a positive environment f

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Automate Your Onboarding Process In 7 Steps

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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The 5 Cs of Acknowledgment for Grateful Leaders: An Introduction

ATD Human Capital

'Author Judith Umlas shares an introduction to the 5 Cs of acknowledgement for grateful leaders. Click here to read full version.

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How to Salvage a Bad Job Interview

45 Things

'There''s no better feeling than coming out of a job interview and feeling like you nailed it. You and the interviewer clicked, everyone seemed very impressed with your resume and abilities, and there was plenty of positive body language. On the other hand, there is no worse feeling than knowing that you messed up -- that somewhere in the interview you really bombed and possibly blew your chances of getting a job you really want.

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Communicative Diseases: Why We Suck At Engagement

Snark Attack

'The direct connection between disengaged workers and a disengaged recruiting process, where applicants continue to get sucked into the “black hole” of communication and even candidates in process are often left wondering where they stand in the search, should be obvious. So too should the fact that improving the candidate experience is inextricably intertwined with […].

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Head Shift: How Leaders Help Others See Beyond the Obvious

ATD Human Capital

'Effective leaders help others to think in more imaginative ways. Click here to read full version.

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Excellent and Eclectic Guidance on Employee Engagement and Virtual Teams

David Zinger

'How to Successfully Manage Virtual Teams. Nearly 40% of global knowledge workers are now considered “anywhere, anytime” workers and an increasing number of us work in different locations than our managers and teams. Managing people and teams you rarely see in person is a reality, yet very few of us are given tactics and tools to be successful. In conjunction with Fuze , I invited a panel of experts to discuss how managers can foster better employee engagement and performance among remote staff.

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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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How to Use Mindfulness in Leadership

45 Things

'Meditation – or mindfulness – is seen by some as the latest new-age fad where people sit around on the floor humming with incense burning nearby. It’s not often considered a top business practice at highly competitive companies. But some of the nation’s largest employers are embracing mindfulness as a way to ease the stress of a workday for employees, improve leadership and hopefully lead to happier and more productive workplaces.

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I Don't Feel.Anything

NoExcusesHR

'Something is different. You''re not quite sure what it is, but things aren''t what they used to be when you sit down at your desk. You just don''t feel anything.the drive, the passion, the ''I''m-all-fired-up-to-make-a-difference'' energy that was once part of your style. It seems like you''re following the same patterns, connect with the same people, and tackle the same issues as if they were the seasons of the year circling back again.

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Leadership Improv: Use “Yes, AND…” Never “Yes, BUT…”

ATD Human Capital

'In the improvisational world, the magic phrase is "Yes, AND…" When this concept is applied to work situations, the results can be amazing—radical changes in business and positive engagement from employees. It''s because when you apply "Yes, AND…" to life, people feel heard, valued, and accountable. When you say "AND" and get into the game, you''re part of the success or failure of the project, conversation, or event.

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Employee Engagement Discernment

David Zinger

'Finding employee engagement discernment on the wheel of engagement. Last week the Halogen Talent Space Blog posted my piece on 6 ways to be more discerning with employee engagement. Three of the six ways were: Abandon the search for the ONE definition of employee engagement. Be skeptical without slipping into being cynical. Cease your benchmarking mentality; get off of the bench and into the game.

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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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Retention and Rewards: The Double Edged Sword

Compensation Force

'Employee retention is a double edged sword. According to Merriam Webster, in addition to being a sword with two sharp edges, this is defined as something that can have both favorable and unfavorable consequences. That''s about right. Or, as John Sumser of the HRExaminer puts it : “Why do we have layoffs?” Because the retention programs work too well.

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4 challenges of talent management software (and how to overcome them)

Empower Software

'Talent management solutions help corporations come up with better ways to handle their personnel, oversee their careers and engineer better futures for employees and corporations as a whole.

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Why Most Leadership Development Programs Are Not Worth the Time (and Money)

ATD Human Capital

'For leadership development programs, better leadership should be a means to an end, but not an end unto itself. Click here to read full version.

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6 steps for setting up an in-house dispute resolution system

Business Management Daily

An alternative dispute-resolution program lets you identify and address problems while they’re still manageable and before they land in court. Here’s a six-step process for establishing an ADR program. The post 6 steps for setting up an in-house dispute resolution system appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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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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Most Valuable Advice From "The Top Project Managers"

Quickbase

Recently, The Fast Track blog released our “Top 14 Project Managers to Follow on Twitter” list. In order to learn how to be a better project manager, I spoke to six of the fourteen project managers on this list. I asked them each five questions as part of a new series to help project managers, […].

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Managing, Mentoring and Working with Millennials

Workboard

5 Management Tips to Bridge Differences. Two-thirds of corporate recruiters say their organization has a difficult time managing millennials and a similar number of executives give millennials low grades for work preparedness according to Deloitte – alarming because they comprise a third of the workforce. While it’s common to call them out as "different" or "difficult", they may not be either of those things.

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Why Most Leadership Development Programs Are Not Worth the Time (and Money)

ATD Human Capital

'For leadership development programs, better leadership should be a means to an end, but not an end unto itself. Click here to read full version.

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Persistence

Working Girl

'A couple of weeks ago I received a notification that someone had commented on a Women of HR post I wrote several years ago. I had completely forgotten about this post but reading through it again I was reminded that things have a funny way of working out for the best. If we had a crystal ball, life would be grand. But, because we don’t, we often find ourselves at the mercy of hindsight.

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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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Does Human Resources Deserve More Respect?

DDI

'Many executives believe that HR is a group of affable people with big hearts but little expertise.

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RaceTrac Reaches Workforce Management Deployment Milestone With Empower Software

Empower Software

'Initiative is focused on enhancing the customer experience and workplace satisfaction ORLANDO – July 9, 2014 – RaceTrac and Empower Software Solutions have announced that an important milestone has been reached in the rollout of Empower’s workforce management solution, EmpowerWFM within the RaceTrac store network.

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The 5 Cs of Acknowledgment for Grateful Leaders: An Introduction

ATD Human Capital

'Author Judith Umlas shares an introduction to the 5 Cs of acknowledgement for grateful leaders. Click here to read full version.

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How to Hire for a Job That You Don’t Understand

Insperity

When you started your business, you thought you could handle it all yourself – sales, accounting, payroll, hiring, etc. Now, you’re not so sure. You’ve found yourself struggling – and truth be told, you don’t understand some of the nuances of certain jobs. So, how do you hire someone to fill a job when you don’t understand the job? You think you need an accountant (or HR person, or IT specialist, or name-your-position here), but where do you begin?

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

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.

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Aurico Nominated for 2014 Chicago Innovation Awards

Aurico

'Aurico is proud to announce its nomination for the 2014 Chicago Innovation Awards. In its ongoing commitment to the development and launch of innovative pre- and post- employment background screening and drug testing products and services, it has been selected to compete with other businesses that generate novel solutions to important problems.

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Impact of Workplace Professionalism

Cielo HR Leader

'Professionalism is often defined as the code of conduct expected of each employee in the workplace. In our employees, we seek trust, integrity, respect on all fronts and honesty. We expect employees to represent the company as ambassadors who build upon overall culture, improve ability to attract top talent and contribute to the company’s bottom-line success.

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Head Shift: How Leaders Help Others See Beyond the Obvious

ATD Human Capital

'Effective leaders help others to think in more imaginative ways. Click here to read full version.

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