David Zinger
AUGUST 11, 2011
Employee engagement is strong stuff. Get strong. I have been very involved in encouraging strength based approaches to fuller employee engagement. The first two years of this site was devoted to strength based leadership. I believe Gallup is the leader in this field and I was thrilled to read their latest article: Making Strengths-Based Development Work. 4 keys to unlocking strengths.
The Bamboo Project Blog
AUGUST 10, 2011
One of the things I've observed repeatedly is how stunned people are when they lose their jobs. Despite the fact that the writing has usually been on the wall for weeks or months, there is a palpable sense of disbelief--how could this happen to ME?! I've found that this is generally a result of career tunnel vision, a condition that can plague all of us.
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TheHRBlog
AUGUST 7, 2011
It is a known fact that people who do what they are good at are happier people. As a happy adjunct – happier people tend to be better at what they do! Interestingly, the amount of satisfaction that qualified people derive from their jobs depends on whether they are managers or leaders. “Is there an […].
Evil HR Lady
AUGUST 8, 2011
Dear Evil HR Lady, I recently fired an employee that was not showing up to work and when they did show up, they mostly avoided work. Now my decision is whether or not to fill the position. Our department is fairly small, 9 people with 5 assigned information technology service calls and projects. Of the four team members still here, all work well together and like to be challenged to do new things.
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David Zinger
AUGUST 9, 2011
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45 Things
AUGUST 9, 2011
There's nothing wrong with being a great No. 2. No one talks much about how critical the person behind the throne can be -- the second in command who makes sure the superstar doesn't falter, who handles the critical details that keep the trains running and is ready to stand back and let the No. 1 take the applause. I once heard Lucille Ball say the reason the "I Love Lucy" show was so successful was not because of her, but because of Vivian Vance who played Ethel.
QAspire
AUGUST 10, 2011
Leaders establish a lofty vision for a large scale change initiative and then strategize to align the team. Sometimes, the team gets over-excited by this grand vision and get stuck. They cannot define a strategy or a plan of action that takes them closer to that grand vision. Planning for a change is a tricky [.
DDI
AUGUST 8, 2011
'Story-tellers in all arenas share common obstacles, but the use of these time-tested techniques can dramatically increase the impact and memorability of the finished work, particularly when applied to data-heavy and business topics that can otherwise appear dry and lifeless.
Strategic HCM
AUGUST 9, 2011
'I hope you enjoyed Friday’s post linking to my HRE article on social innovation. I do firmly believe that social relationships provide one fruitful opportunity for showing how HR can be done differently. But there are lots of other opportunities too. I’ll be talking about all of these in my next webinar, Think DiffeHRently: Opportunities for HR Innovation.
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Working Girl
AUGUST 7, 2011
'I just spent a glorious week disconnected on a dairy farm in the Italian Alps. As you can imagine, the milk was quite good. And the disconnection. priceless. So, I haven''t been blogging or tweeting for a whole week but strangely, I don''t feel behind on things. There''s no need to ''catch up'' as you do with work emails, you just plug back in. And as it happens, there was some activity during my absence: One of my Compensation Cafe posts went live: '' How To Take Credit for Paying Less.
Evil HR Lady
AUGUST 6, 2011
Salary negotiation is the last step before accepting your new job. If you are someone who dreads the negotiation, here are 10 suggestions to help you be successful.
David Zinger
AUGUST 8, 2011
Disengagement goes back at least 100 years! I took a picture of this fine sign north of Galway, Ireland. It is a fine celebration of disengagement.
Strategic HCM
AUGUST 12, 2011
'Posting about my forthcoming social innovation webinar reminded me that I’ve not given you the links to the archive or my slides from my Social Business webinar back in the Spring. So, here you go: Citrix GoToWebinar archive Slideshare presentation Social business 2.0 View more presentations from Jon Ingham And as a further reminder, here are the links to the same resources for my previous webinar on HR 2.0: Archive Presentation Technorati Tags: Social business , enterprise 2.0 , team , communi
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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
AUGUST 8, 2011
'Here''s a familiar scenario: Manager: I''ve reviewed my expectations several times but I''m not getting the results I need. I don''t know what''s wrong, but the team is not following through. I go over the issues, but no one speaks up during staff meetings when I ask if anyone has any questions. These people just don''t understand. Out of Touch Years ago a Manager actually posed that scenario to me directly.during an organization-wide managers meeting.
Insperity
AUGUST 10, 2011
Amid the many acronyms business owners encounter – FMLA, FICA, HIPAA and COBRA to name a few – two are designed to ease the burden of HR responsibilities for employers. PEO (professional employer organization) and HRO (human resource outsourcer) companies remove the need for internal human resources , allowing business owners more time to focus on growing their business.
Reviewsnap
AUGUST 9, 2011
'Okay, it''s definitely not a secret, but it can''t be stressed enough that feedback about employee performance is not a once a year event. Performance feedback needs to be well placed and timely particularly when there are performance issues. When an employee gets to his or her review there really shouldn''t be any surprises in terms of issues related to their performance.
DDI
AUGUST 8, 2011
Story-tellers in all arenas share common obstacles, but the use of these time-tested techniques can dramatically increase the impact and memorability of the finished work, particularly when applied to data-heavy and business topics that can otherwise appear dry and lifeless.
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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
AUGUST 12, 2011
'There’s a great quote that says “ The person most interested in what you have to say is you.” I didn’t know where it came from so I looked it up and lo and behold guess whose picture was next to the phrase to serve as an illustration of what it means: Mine. Damn, I hate when that happens. Listening and Hearing I’m in a job that requires a fair amount of talking on my part.
Insperity
AUGUST 10, 2011
Choosing a health care plan is not an easy task. To make sure you’re headed in the right direction, talk to your employees. Some employers send out surveys to their employees to get more insight on what they want included in the company’s health care plan. Suzanne Boyle, health and welfare product manager with Insperity , a Texas-based professional employer organization, says that small business owners often get bogged down by all the complex details of each plan.“.
Reviewsnap
AUGUST 9, 2011
'ReviewSNAP has developed an innovative approach to conducting performance reviews and ongoing feedback in a way that clearly conveys to the employee the benefits that accrue to them when they embrace workplace behavioral changes. This new, innovative approach is called Benefits-Based Performance Management™ (BBPM™). We have created a white paper on BBPM and you can now download that white paper by clicking on the image below.
Evil HR Lady
AUGUST 8, 2011
Dear Evil HR Lady, I recently fired an employee that was not showing up to work and when they did show up, they mostly avoided work. Now my decision is whether or not to fill the position. Our department is fairly small, 9 people with 5 assigned information technology service calls and projects. Of the four team members still here, all work well together and like to be challenged to do new things.
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.
NoExcusesHR
AUGUST 9, 2011
'How much social media is too much? Answer => there can never be enough! So, today I''m excited to announce the launch of HR overload. It''s a new social media app that forces you to to connect with every person you are already connected with; except that it''s on a great new platform that allows you to organize all of your connections in a special secret way.
Insperity
AUGUST 9, 2011
Most business owners want to maintain control over every aspect of their business. But while their intentions are good, they could actually be hindering their company’s growth. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, owners of small companies spend as much as 25 percent of their time dealing with employee-related issues. This is time and money that would be better spent tending to the moneymaking functions of the business.
45 Things
AUGUST 12, 2011
When I was in grade school, every year I had to put up with someone I'll call "Mary" in my classes. I never liked her, because her hair was longer than mine, she dressed better than I did and she was much prettier. Yet, every year -- from kindergarten until sixth grade -- I had her in every class. Some day the jealousy I felt when she showed up in a new hair bow with a pretty dress made me seethe.
Evil HR Lady
AUGUST 12, 2011
You're unemployed but finally have a job offer--a lousy one. Do you take it?
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.
True Faith HR
AUGUST 11, 2011
'This weekend, I am heading to San Antonio for the 2011 Academy of Management Meeting/Conference. Over 6,000 academicians and scholars will be coming together to discuss the latest advances in management thought in some 25 subfields (HR, Technology & Innovation Management, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior.the list goes on). Put together all those Ph.Ds, the Riverwalk, and 105 degree weather, and I know you are guaranteed a good time.
Insperity
AUGUST 8, 2011
Even the most scrupulous and caring employers may fall short of fulfilling their legally-mandated duties to take care of their employees simply because they are unaware of all the complex federal employee rights acts and employer regulations. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) oversees dozens of employee rights acts and employer regulations, including the five described below.
Insperity
AUGUST 8, 2011
HR responsibilities take up more time than you think. And speaking of time, how would you answer these questions: 1. What price tag would you put on an hour of your time? 2. What would you give to add hours to your days? 3. How much time could you save if you outsourced your company’s HR responsibilities? 4. How would you spend the time saved from outsourcing your HR responsibilities?
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