Insperity
OCTOBER 23, 2012
An org chart is more than just a 2-D snapshot of a company’s hierarchy. When properly used as a workforce planning tool, it allows you to make staffing decisions that spur growth, including those involved with succession planning. Here are some ways an org chart can help you put together a strong succession plan, so you can quickly curb any disruption to your business when key employees leave.
David Zinger
OCTOBER 25, 2012
Results: Strengthen the Pyramid of Employee Engagement One Block at a Time. I developed the 10 block pyramid of employee engagement model to demonstrate the keys to employee engagement. Here is a link to a 50 page booklet on the pyramid. After taking the strengths inventory Strengthscope from Strengths Partnership in the UK, I was determined to make a systematic application of my 7 significant strengths applied to each of the blocks of the pyramid.
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NoExcusesHR
OCTOBER 22, 2012
'One of the questions that comes up frequently when I’m discussing the power of social media and its direct application to modern HR practice is about voice. So many new users of social tools worry about how they will “sound” to those listening on the interwebs that they often don’t find the courage to jump in and start exploring how to use the various tools like twitter, LinkedIn and facebook (at least facebook in a professional context.
TheHRBlog
OCTOBER 25, 2012
“Human Resources.” When it comes to your career, those two words will ultimately influence whether you are hired or fired, have to relocate your family to move up or move out, and whether you receive a holiday bonus or that dreaded membership to the “Jelly of the Month Club” a la Clark Griswold. If there’s […].
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45 Things
OCTOBER 26, 2012
Humble. Decent. Accessible. Are these words your employees would use to describe you? Those are terms often used to describe business tycoon Warren Buffet, the man who still lives in the Omaha, Neb. house he bought in 1958 for $31,500 and is often game to strike silly poses with fans who want a photograph with him. If you’re not like Buffet, are you more likely to be the kind of boss who can’t make time for staff members – except to bark orders – and has to be tracked down in the bathroom by emp
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NoExcusesHR
OCTOBER 25, 2012
'Over the years I''ve had the privilege of working with a lot of really smart people. Whether they were in formal or informal leadership roles, practiced clinically or worked in finance, information technology, marketing, and yes human resources, my industry is packed with really bright people. Over those same years I''ve seen many of those bright people struggle mightily and in some cases fail.
TheHRBlog
OCTOBER 22, 2012
Happiness–in your business life and your personal life–is often a matter of subtraction, not addition. Aristotle said “Happiness depends upon ourselves” Consider, for example, what happens when you stop doing the following 10 things: 1. Blaming. People make mistakes. Employees don’t meet your expectations. Vendors don’t deliver on time.So you blame them for your problems.
45 Things
OCTOBER 24, 2012
While most of us would like to believe that it's our hard work that gets us ahead in the workplace, the truth is that the person who gets the job or promotion possesses something extra. "The most successful business people are not those with the best qualifications, the highest IQ or (are) the most hardworking," says Adam Riccoboni , a business development professional and entrepreneur.
David Zinger
OCTOBER 23, 2012
The leaves have fallen off the tree in my front yard for yet another year. Here is a 3 minute slide and voice recording on employee disengagement that was inspired by the falling leaves last autumn: Leaves of Employee Disengagement from David Zinger on Vimeo.
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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.
NoExcusesHR
OCTOBER 26, 2012
'We don''t like all of the employees. We don''t like saying no to you. We get annoyed when you take too damn long to tell us about your poorly performing employees. We know it''s a hassle to fill out the forms we send you, we don''t like filling them out either. We get fired up about providing good service to you => you are our primary focus. We care deeply about the organization and work hard to protect it.
TheHRBlog
OCTOBER 21, 2012
One of my favorite leaders, a guy who is enormously successful and likable, has built thriving businesses, and is deeply ‘followable,’ revealed to me some years ago that he had been a C student at a small local college, and had never been considered very bright as a kid. He then went on to say […].
Strategic HCM
OCTOBER 24, 2012
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Home. Bio-Contact. Consulting. Speaking. Writing. About-HCM. Welcome. Welcome height=200 id=Image1_img src=[link] width=220/>. Connect with me. Jon Ingham. Contact me at. info [at] strategic [dash] hcm [dot] com. Skype: strategic-hcm. +44 7904 185 134. Read more by me in. Contributions from David Ulrich, Marshall Goldsmith, Peter Cappelli, Noel Tichy, Ed Lawler, Jon Ingham, Beverly Kaye, Sharon Jordan-Evans.
David Zinger
OCTOBER 26, 2012
Zinger Friday Factoid: Disengaged Leadership? According to The Economist , 84% of senior leaders say disengaged employees are considered one of the biggest threats facing their business. However, only 12% of them reported doing anything about this problem. Commentary. Another very disconcerting fact that leaves you with the sense that when a senior leader is faced with the threat of disengagement the most likely action is to do nothing.
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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.
NoExcusesHR
OCTOBER 23, 2012
'Hi Mike, I''m glad to hear that you''re getting a more sophisticated perspective from the audiences you''re speaking to about leveraging social tools for their businesses. That''s great news. I, too have been busy speaking over the last couple of months about transformation, social media, and what I like to call "Good HR" practice. Unlike you however, I continue to meet many human resources professionals who are either stuck in an organization that does not support the adoption of social strate
QAspire
OCTOBER 24, 2012
When you are set out to help others grow (including your own kids), you have to give them time and space to grow. People, like plants, grow organically. They learn from what you tell them, but they learn from how they feel and what they experience. As a leader (yes, parents are leaders too!), if you are too worried about seeing immediate results from people, you may be disappointed.
Workable
OCTOBER 26, 2012
Setting up your beta account. Workable is designed to be simple to use so getting started is really easy. Sign-up with your LinkedIn credentials. Don’t worry, it’s 100% safe, you are directly authenticating with LinkedIn’s servers (it’s similar to the ‘login with facebook’ button you’ve seen on many websites) so that we can automatically pick up your name, title, company profile, etc.
Insperity
OCTOBER 25, 2012
When gathering company policies for an employee handbook, knowing where to begin can be a job in itself. Pave the way for a sturdy, comprehensive and legally sound employee handbook that fits your organization’s needs by including these six essential documents. 1. Code of Conduct. Your business’s code of conduct is the first place employees should look when they have questions about ethics and compliance.
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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?
NoExcusesHR
OCTOBER 24, 2012
'I had a shocking realization last week. Once it happened, I couldn’t stop thinking about it, and I think it may alter the course of my entire life. Okay, maybe not that last part. But still, it was a whack to my head with the reality stick. Process Flow is the Way to Go Oh my gosh did I believe this to be true! My team has spent months mapping out, correcting, and streamlining our internal processes.
QAspire
OCTOBER 21, 2012
The pace of change is accelerating and business leaders who are responsible for improvements need keep up with the pace. While plan-do-check-act methodology has been around for long, the time it took was way longer. For organizational improvements (and the personal ones), what do we need today? What would business expect from improvement initiatives?
Inpower Coaching
OCTOBER 25, 2012
Many women are praised for having an intuitive handle on empowering those who work for them. Whether women are naturally good at this skill or not, true empowerment is the most challenging leadership style to master. Last month I read a book that I think really nails the leadership skills necessary to do this well and earlier this week I wrote a book review on it for Smartblogs on Leadership.
True Faith HR
OCTOBER 24, 2012
'With the news today that hotel reservations are now being accepted for the 2012 SHRM Annual Conference, I bring you my 4th annual expose of SHRM hotel costs. I look at selected SHRM conference brochures (i.e., the ones that I still possessed) over the past 13 years to see what it would cost a person to book a single room on a per night average. Clearly, prices in 2001 will be different than in 2013, so I use an inflation calculator to adjust costs to today''s dollars.
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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