Sat.Jun 04, 2016 - Fri.Jun 10, 2016

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11 reasons to pay attention to EEOC’s new discrimination guidance

HR Morning

The EEOC’s latest proposed guidance covers a topic a lot of employers probably think they already know well: national origin discrimination. But the new guidance throws in a few wrinkles about what’s considered discriminatory — and how to stay in compliance — that employers need to know. . The proposed guidance released by the EEOC expresses official agency policy and explains how the law and regulations apply to specific workplace situations.

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Modern Healthcare Payers Feel the Pressure to Reinvent Themselves

Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud

“Pressure, pushing down on me/Pushing down on you…” Healthcare payers might well be reminded of the Queen/David Bowie song “Under Pressure.” They’re dealing with healthcare reform mandates, changing market conditions, increasing regulatory requirements, and the need for new revenue streams. There’s pressure everywhere!

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals

Advos

Happy Friday. Each week, with the help of HRmarketer Insight software , our researchers compile a sampling of mergers & acquisition, funding and partnership announcements from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace. Sign-up for our weekly What’s Hot in HR newsletter to get these weekly updates via email. M&A.

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5 Onboarding Tips to Win Over New Hires

ClearCompany HRM

Hiring is a two-way street. To begin a hiring journey, the candidate must woo the potential future employer. For the candidate to stay on the journey, the employer must woo the new hire. 33% of employees knew whether they would stay with their company long-term after their first week. This is where the onboarding process starts its work.

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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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What Job Title Should I Use On My Resume – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

Job titles can sometimes be confusing. In some organizations, they are taken very literally and can tell people internally and externally about your role and responsibilities. In other places, they can have some whimsy which may reflect the company culture. Sometimes the job title on your employee paperwork isn’t the same as what’s on your business card.

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Quick Guide to Employee Engagement

EmployeeConnect

Being an employee yourself, there will be days where you occasionally feel disconnected from work. You feel unmotivated to show up to work, let alone do the work. If you had it your way, you would’ve pressed snoozed on the alarm clock until noon. Not even your pay is enough to get you out of bed. What is enough to have you feeling like the type of person to mow the lawn at 7am is high engagement.

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The Best Job Ad Advice We've Ever Had

ClearCompany HRM

Oh, the job ad. Your very first impression on a candidate that can either pull them in or push them away. 80% of the respondents in a recent survey actively use career websites to find information about a potential employer. We’ve written about the best tips and tricks for job advertisements before but as the new graduating class gears up to hit the job market, it may be time for a little refresher.

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Your Employees Need a Good Night’s Sleep – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

An essential element to well-being is wellness. There is a difference. Wellness focuses on our physical health. Because when we feel good, we do our best work. Some of the ways we take care of our physical health include posture, nutrition, exercise, and sleep. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, most adults need 7 – 8 hours of sleep each night.

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Crafting the Perfect Push Message

15Five

So you have an app for your employees. Great! Now the engagement begins. The best way to continually keep them coming back for more? Push. But where do you start? Research from Localytics and our own experience show that there are five factors for a perfect push: Topic – It’s relevant to me. Quality – The subject line engages/teases me to open it.

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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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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Anatomy of the Engaged Employee

EmployeeConnect

What if Employee Engagement started with HR Technology? HRIS systems are essentially composed of a suited of interlinked modules that allow employees, managers and HR to connect. Thanks to HRIS software, it’s easier to communicate and thus solve the bottlenecks and roadblocks commonly found on the path to complete employee engagement. . HR technology is pushing HR boundaries for the better and systems like EmployeeConnect provide complete systems of engagement.

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Recognition – Incentive – Engagement [They Are NOT the Same]

What is Paul Thinking

I keep a file of all the articles I find about how to drive performance in organizations. Some are good. Some are horrible. Most are about 50% correct. Even this one will fall short of 100% because at the core what we all are addressing are human beings – who – by their very nature – are 100% inscrutable and unreliable. Just ask my wife. Any discussion of human behavior has to start with the caveat – “Your mileage may vary.

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Company Purpose and Passion Drive Bottom-Line Results

HR Bartender

Several weeks ago, I published a post titled, “ Company Purpose and Passion Are Always Changing.” The post focused on organizations engaging employees by making a connection between their work and the company’s purpose. Employees want to see how their work impacts the organization and customers. A Facebook reader sent me a note. I’ll paraphrase it. “Senior management doesn’t want sappy conversations about purpose and passion.

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How to Create the Ideal Workspace to Help Your Company Succeed

Trinet

While many factors contribute to an employee’s satisfaction in the workplace, more and more companies are recognizing the importance of workplace design when it comes to keeping staff smiling. Visit site for full story.

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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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35 Things Successful People Never Say to Their Manager

EmployeeConnect

Honesty is a valued quality in the workplace. However, saying everything that crosses your mind can hurt your reputation in the office, especially when you say them to your manager. There are certain things that should not be said and it’s a good think to mark a pause before delivering negative perspectives when things don’t work your way. If you use them frequently, these 29 phrases can sabotage your position at work. 1 – “What’s in it for me?”.

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The Time I Intentionally Insulted a Candidate I was Recruiting…

UpstartHR

I’d love to say that I am perfect and haven’t ever made a mistake in my career, but we all know that just isn’t the case. While this isn’t like the time I set an ATM on fire , it is one of those moments that I relive over and over again with more than a little remorse. See if you can learn any lessons from my own experience… Years ago I was recruiting for technical writers to join a growing team that I was putting together to support a government contract.

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INFOGRAPHIC: The ROI of Employee Engagement -

DecisionWise

Do Employee Engagement Initiatives Really Work? What’s the payoff? We asked human resources executives and managers in over 200 organizations around the world about the return on investment from employee engagement initiatives and impact that employee engagement has on the organization. Download PDF Infographic – The ROI of Employee Engagement.

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Want to Raise More Money for Your Not-for-Profit? Then Don’t Ask for Any!

Trinet

This post was written in collaboration with TriNet Regional Vice President of Sales Jim Blackie. If you ask for money, you’ll get advice. But if you ask for advice, you’ll get money twice. This. Visit site for full story.

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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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The Link Between Increasing Profits & Women in Leadership

Everwise

For decades, the topic of women’s advancement in the workplace has rested upon issues of fairness and equality. However, recent research has revealed that there is more to the story: increasing women in leadership is not just the right thing to do; it might also be the smart thing to do. Many studies are showing that increasing the percentage of women in leadership is significantly correlated with increased profits.

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5 Questions about Brain-Friendly Performance Management

Kazoo

Last week I co-hosted a webinar with the Dr. David Rock of the NeuroLeadership Institute called, “A Brain-Friendly Approach to Performance Management.” I saw David speak five years ago and have been passionate about the topic ever since. It was certainly a career highlight to co-host the webinar and discuss how companies can change their performance management strategies.

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Motivation And Engagement: Employee Empowerment Through Social Media

Hppy

If you’re reading this post, it’s likely that your business is struggling to keep employees, or with declining morale, or that you’re just really looking to implement a positive change in your corporate culture. There are plenty of buzzwords being thrown about lately including employee empowerment. But what does that even mean? And how do I make it happen?

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Which Leadership Archetypes Make Employees Want To Quit?

15Five

Every employee has their own experiences with management heaven and hell , with the hellish vastly outweighing the idyllic. According to Gallup this is often the result of a system where leadership positions are granted for the wrong reasons. Based on Gallup’s research, only 1 in 10 people possess the talent required to manage effectively, and companies have an 82% failure rate when attempting to choose the right candidate based on their talents.

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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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Stop Aligning Yourself With the Wrong People

Trish McFarlane

Growing up, my parents steered me away from friends who had undesirable behavior. Now that I’m a mom, I find myself doing the same thing with my children. Why? Today’s lesson is a simple one… you are the company you keep. If you surround yourself with people of good reputation, you will be viewed positively. If you associate with accomplished professionals, you will pick up on what makes them successful.

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Top 6 Takeaways from Total Rewards 2016

WorkHuman

While at WorldatWork’s Total Rewards conference in San Diego this week, my colleague and I visited a local spot called The Cat Café. And it’s exactly what you would expect—a place where you drink coffee and play with cats. There are rules, though. You can’t pick up the cats. Only 8 people are allowed in the room at once. And noise must be kept to a minimum.

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Are You Surviving or Thriving? Making Your Commute to Work, Work for You

Hppy

We have all probably heard horror stories related to commuting. Maybe some of the stories have been from your own experiences. There might be days when you dread having to go to work just due to the commute alone. While commutes do seem to be getting longer, and sometimes worse, all is not lost. The Facts and Figures. In the U.S. the distance between an employee’s home and workplace has increased every year since 2000.

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Why Millennials Value Company Culture Above All Else

ATD Human Capital

Have you ever had an employee respond to an email in emoji? Or had one ask what a fax machine was? Was that employee younger than 30? Then you know that sometimes the divide between generations can be wide. Last year, Millennials exceeded Gen Xers as the largest demographic in the labor market, and their growing presence is shaping what it means to do work.

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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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Don’t Believe that Positivity Can Work for You?

RecognizeThis!

By Derek Irvine. Recognize This! – A strategy that includes evidence-based business cases and ground-up moments of positivity can help shift companies away from leaders who manage through fear or pressure. Of the recent webinars that I’ve given and attended, there is almost always the inevitable question from someone in the audience: “how can an organization become more positive when leaders there believe that the best way to motivate people is through pressure or fear?”.

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With Tech, It's Not Just About Function

UrbanBound HR

Conversations about tech solutions often cause all participants’ brains to flip a switch in their brain that causes them to start speaking from the business buzzword dictionary. “Optimization.” “Leveraging.” “Maximizing Efficiencies and Cost Savings.” “Synergy.” “Computers.” But beyond these sterile terms and justifications for investing in technology, a crucial factor is missed: do users want to use it?

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Working in HR Makes You Skeptical

Laurie Ruettimann

I spent the first twelve years of my career working in recruiting and HR departments. Then I spent nine years writing and speaking about HR, recruiting and technology. Working in HR makes you skeptical, and the first part of my career made a formative impact on my worldview. Whenever I hear a story about anything — from cats to conspiracy theories — I’m a cynic and contrarian.