Sat.Aug 10, 2013 - Fri.Aug 16, 2013

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5 Reasons Why Companies Need Human Resources

ExactHire

I was talking with a friend yesterday who does “life coaching,” and she asked a great question … “Why do you like your job so much?” My answer was simple…ExactHire is a small company so everyone here has to wear many different “hats” and no day is ever the same. We have fun together and work as a team! The more I thought about it, I was struck by the ironic fact that we work in the Human Resources (HR) industry but don’t have a specific Human Resources department or even

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21 Contemporary Employee Engagement Tools and Concepts

David Zinger

'I recently wrote a post that was very popular on 19 antiquated employee engagement tools and concepts. It is always easier to attack, criticize, or rip apart than to offer suggestions and useful tools. So this post offers 21 contemporary employee engagement tools and concepts than can make a difference in employee engagement in 2013 and beyond. The image below is the pyramid model of employee engagement (Click on the image to download a document outlining a model demonstrating that employee eng

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Generation Hexed

NoExcusesHR

'"She''s been here forever. I thought she was going to retire soon. We can''t count on her to come up with any innovative ideas.we''ll need to look outside the company for help on this project." "We better make sure we don''t hire too many millennials onto this team. Everybody knows they never put in extra time.it''s all about them." "I wish the baby boomers would just get over themselves.

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Why You Need to Diversify Your Networking Circles

The Bamboo Project Blog

' . Are you making one of the most common networking mistakes? . On a call the other day, a long-time client shared with me his criteria for accepting requests to connect on LinkedIn. Like most people I know, when he receives a request, he checks the person''s profile to see if they are in his industry and/or occupation. If they are, then he accepts the request.

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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 Datafication of HR: What Does it Mean to You?

Bersin with Deloitte

A new buzzword has hit the business world: Datafication – turning an existing business into a "data business." Think about it this way: Facebook has "datafied" our friend network. Google has "datafied" our search and information retrieval. Twitter is "datafying" news and real time information. Waze is "datafying" our driving.

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Piece by Piece: Performance Reviews Amid the Changing Nature of Manufacturing

Reviewsnap

'The recent economic recession and the always-competitive pressures in global manufacturing continue to push companies to pay closer attention to the evolving nature of performance and the practices and benchmarks they use to assess and measure performance. This isn’t a simple case of implementing a standard performance review, though. Manufacturing, by its very nature, has specific challenges and considerations when going through the performance review process. · Smarter manufacturing systems c

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3 Steps For Winning the Battle with Your Inner Critic

The Bamboo Project Blog

' . Am I the only one who has regular battles with her inner critic? . Sunday was not a good day for me. As I was working on some things for the virtual retreats , I got into playing the comparison game , questioning the value of what I''m doing, how I''m doing it, and so forth. . This happens to all of us, of course. We get down on ourselves, down on our work, down on life.

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Recruiting software: why companies buy applicant tracking systems

Workable

Why do companies eventually decide to buy recruiting software or applicant tracking systems to help them recruit employees for open positions? To answer that question at Software Advice, where we review recruiting software , we have compiled data collected after speaking to thousands of companies thinking about purchasing new applicant tracking systems.

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Elysium: Even 140 years in the future, there is bad #HR

True Faith HR

'Note: Minor spoilers about the movie "Elysium" are revealed below, though there is nothing that isn''t already revealed in the trailer above. As the trailer above indicated, "Elysium" takes place over 140 years in the future in 2154. The 1% live on a space station orbiting earth where there is no war, no crime, and health care eliminates all illness.

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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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HR's Role in Closing the "Capability Gap"

Cielo HR Leader

Organizations could be in store for more challenges as they work to navigate an uncertain economy, rapid and shifting globalization including “re-shoring,” and continued technological progress. In the midst of all of this change, it is more important than ever that business leaders drive growth and continuous innovation. To maintain a competitive edge, organizations must adapt and respond to volatile markets, increasing customer demand for customization, and emerging economic challenges.

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Join Me On the Edge (of Greatness!)

The Bamboo Project Blog

'D o you want to start a business or organization? Have you always wanted to write a book, hike the Appalachian Trail, get your pilot’s license or start an alpaca farm? What are you waiting for? Women on the Edge (of Greatness!) is a series of inspirational and practical online workshops, keynotes and other sessions designed to help you get started on your dream.

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What If The Glass Ceiling Isn’t What We Think It Is?

Inpower Coaching

What is the glass ceiling these days? The traditional view is that the glass ceiling is the white male’s comfy, old boy culture at the top that is threatened by the entrance of women into their private enclaves. In these secret nooks and crannies of corporate culture, it’s thought, leadership culture is one of alpha-dogmanship, cutthroat competition and kingmaking where women simply don’t fit.

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How to Spend More Time on Your HR Strategy

Insperity

Jump into a time machine set to 1982, and you’ll find “personnel” departments full of forms and paper. Today, it’s “Human Resources,” and it’s less about pushing paper and more about optimizing a company’s most precious resource – its people — to affect company profits. Why the change? First, company owners and managers began to realize that people are one of their most important (and sometimes most expensive) resources.

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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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How to Improve Your Ability to Define Project Tasks

Quickbase

To manage a successful project, make sure you have all your project tasks identified with enough detail to make them trackable, but not so much that you get lost.

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Career Resilience at a Glance

The Bamboo Project Blog

' . I''m working on my Career Resilience Guidebook and wanted to get the c ore resilience model onto one page. This is what I came up with. . Does it make sense? Is it too complicated? Too simple? . Your thoughts welcome!

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The Cost of Failed Sales Managers: $4 Million

DDI

'The costs go beyond salary, benefits and recruiting; team engagement and performance take a hit when their sales leaders fail.

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We Know More Than We Can Say: The Paradox of Tacit Knowledge - Part One

Conversation Matters

'“We know more than we can say” is a popular phrase heard at KM conferences and quoted in the many KM blogs. It is quoted to encourage attending to tacit knowledge, rather than exclusively focusing on explicit knowledge. But those quoting the phrase seldom go beyond referencing it to Polanyi , providing little explanation or reasoning for why, if we know it, we can’t just write it down. .

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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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Study: Men More Likely to Get Requested Flextime

45 Things

'If you asked your boss for a more flexible work schedule, would your request be granted? The answer, finds a new study , may depend on your gender and your position. Researchers at the Yale School of Management, the University of Texas-Austin and Harvard Business School say that managers are more likely to give flextime to men in high-status jobs for career-advancement opportunities.

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"I Don't Have Time for That!"

The Bamboo Project Blog

' . Do you make time for what''s most important? . As I write this, it''s almost 9 p.m. Except for a break to work out, take a shower and run some errands, I''ve been at my desk since 6:30 a.m. . I have a ton of work to do on my upcoming retreats and to prepare for several presentations I need to record for some clients. The clock is ticking and I''m freaking out a little about all that needs to get done, knowing that there are only so many hours in the day. .

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The Cost of Failed Sales Managers: $4 Million

DDI

The costs go beyond salary, benefits and recruiting; team engagement and performance take a hit when their sales leaders fail.

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Feedback Wanted!

The Bamboo Project Blog

' . Creating content and services that are the most important and relevant to you is my number one priority. I have my own ideas about what you may want and need, but honestly, how do I really know if I don''t ask the questions?! So, two things. . 1. Complete the Survey. As we work to evolve and grow The Bamboo Project and our services/offerings, it would really help me if you''d take a few minutes to complete this survey and give me your feedback on what you''re looking for in terms of career a

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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.