Sat.Jan 15, 2011 - Fri.Jan 21, 2011

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How School Screws Things Up For "Real Life"

The Bamboo Project Blog

My older daughter graduated from college in May and has been working at her new job since June. Last night we had a conversation that got me thinking about how school does a really terrible job of preparing our young people for "the real world" by setting up some seriously unrealistic expectations. In school, we teach kids that: Life happens in a series of connected, time-delineated steps (courses, semesters) so there's always "light at the end of the tunnel" and its clear what the next step wil

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The Turnaround in L&D Spending: A Renaissance in Corporate Training

Josh Bersin

This week we introduced our 2011 Corporate Learning Factbook (a “must-read&# for any HR or training leader). This report, which we labor over each year, details spending on corporate. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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Is It Time to Prune Your Rosebush?

45 Things

I do not call myself a gardener, because that seems to intimate that I have some level of proficiency at planting and growing stuff. Based on the number of plants, trees and bushes I ripped out last fall because they were dead, dying or just looked like crap, I'd say P. Allen Smith's job is safe. But in the story I did recently for Gannett/USAToday, I realize that sometimes I may need to use more of my "dump it and start anew" strategy for other areas of my life.

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HR Challenges in 2011

Strategic HCM

'I opened this short 17 question survey towards the end of last year and it temporarily closed last week. However I’ve not had time to do analyse the results, and having missed my deadline, thought I might as well keep it going for another week. The survey will now close on 29th January. Internal HR practitioners who are in or can get to the UK this Summer have the opportunity to win a free ticket to the Economist’s Talent Management Summit in London on 9th June.

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The Engagement Engine: Strategies for Building a High-Performance Culture

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover

Many companies strive for a positive culture with happy employees. But what if you could achieve more? High-performing cultures are the McLarens of the business world, leaving Camrys in the dust. They unlock exceptional results by fostering innovation, engagement, and continuous growth. In this webinar, we'll demystify the concept and provide practical steps to kickstart the journey toward a high-performing culture in your organization.

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Don't Waste NHO!

Working Girl

'Let’s see a show of hands: Who has ever read an employee handbook? OK, I have, but only the ones I helped write. Mind you, I’m not implying that the employee handbook isn’t useful or popular. And if your desk wiggles it makes a great wedge. Now let’s have another show of hands: Who’s attended an New Hire Orientation (NHO) that consisted mainly of walking through the employee handbook?

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Can Meetings Sabotage Your Career?

45 Things

“The brain will absorb only what the butt can endure.” -- Anonymous Who hasn't sat through a meeting and wished there would be a fire alarm (false, of course), just so the torture would come to an end? Raise your hand if you feel like you attend too many meetings, but fear proposing an end to endless meeting would lead to more meetings to discuss the issue?

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Building Your Mission, Values and Goals for the Future Into Your Performance Management System

Reviewsnap

'Performance management is not only about reviewing your employees, it is also an important tool that should be used to communicate your mission, values and goals to your employees and make sure they are being accomplished. Building these 3 objectives into your review process is a simple task that only requires you to know exactly what your company’s mission, values and goals are.

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Why Would ANYone Work for House??

Working Girl

'Lately I''ve been watching House in earnest. The basic storyline is this: A doctor with a genius for diagnosis is allowed an improbable amount of freedom to perform expensive, dangerous and often unnecessary procedures on largely uninsured people. Scarcely an episode goes by where a patient isn''t given an MRI, a complete physical diagnostic and blood workup and brought back from the dead twice.

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“Value” and “Waste” – Watch Them Constantly

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer “Value” and “Waste” – Watch Them Constantly “ Delivering Value ” is the buzzword these days. Companies are working ways out to deliver more value, people in organizations are evaluated based on value they create and clients seek “value-adds” in products and services they purchase.

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Trending Payroll Statistics

Staying up-to-date on the latest decisions and payroll statistics ensures businesses can remain compliant and efficient. B2B Reviews research compiled the latest data to help businesses stay on top of payroll in 2024 and prepare for the future.

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Caution: Bad Career Advice Ahead

Evil HR Lady

Have you ever heard some bad career advice? Followed it and found out that that wasn't such a good idea in the first place? These people were served up some terrible advice. They didn't listen, and now you've been warned. Prepare yourself for some bad advice. Caution: Bad Career Advice Ahead (A note to my wonderful readers: These are all taken from my bad advice dress contest.

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CIPD West London: HR and social media (HR 2.0): Interactive session

Strategic HCM

'I’m delivering an interactive session on social media for CIPD West London at 7.00pm GMT next Thursday (27th January 2011). All CIPD members are welcome (not just those based in West London) and it would be great to see you there. If you can’t be there, then do still keep your eyes on the twitter stream around then – hashtag #CIPDWL20 (CIPD West London 2.0).

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Seven Leadership Competencies for Succession Planning

Working Girl

'Check out my guest post on succession planning at HRM Today. Lots of great topics and information over there!

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Power Post - Soft-Boiled Grumps

NoExcusesHR

'Soft-Boiled Grumps. That''s right. Those people that have refined the skill of laying on a guilt-trip to pure art. They are so good, your eyes glaze over and you almost find yourself being impressed, until you realize how bad you feel. But why? How is it possible that after so much work with people day after day, we can fall so easily into the trap?

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Bridging the Gap: The Intersection of DEI Initiatives and Employee Benefits

Speaker: Jaye Johnson, CBP

Unlock the secrets to transforming your organization’s employee benefits into a strategic tool for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). During this informative session, we will discuss common pitfalls in traditional benefits and then delve into the essence of DEI in employee-centric benefit offerings. This involves not only defining DEI in the workplace but also understanding the pivotal role that employee benefits play in fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.

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Caution: Bad Career Advice Ahead

Evil HR Lady

Have you ever heard some bad career advice? Followed it and found out that that wasn't such a good idea in the first place? These people were served up some terrible advice. They didn't listen, and now you've been warned. Prepare yourself for some bad advice. Caution: Bad Career Advice Ahead (A note to my wonderful readers: These are all taken from my bad advice dress contest.

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Workaiku: You mean now?

David Zinger

tick tick tick tick tick. tempus fugit, time flies by. no second helping.

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Bad Decisions - 3 Steps to Overcome Them

NoExcusesHR

'There are few things in life I dislike more than making a bad decision. My Human Resources work allows me to deal with other''s bad decisions. But when they are mine , it''s a whole different story. I absolutely loathe making bad decisions. IT''S ALL ABOUT ME Now for a bit of self-disclosure.sometimes I like it when it''s all about me. But not when I''m the one who messed up.

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Why Your Boss Should Be Able to Fire You Over Facebook

Evil HR Lady

Should your employer be able to fire you over something you posted on the internet? Yes, and here's why.

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Delivering DEI Training That Drives Real Change

Speaker: Jeffrey Hall, Chief Creative Office of WILL Interactive

Great DEI training improves engagement, retention, and teamwork. Poor training does little. What content areas are right for our organization? How can you construct training around empathy-building, relatable stories for a positive disposition to hard topics? We’ll cover the latest research on how to make training that actually delivers attitudinal and behavioral shifts.

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Why Your Boss Should Be Able to Fire You Over Facebook

Evil HR Lady

Should your employer be able to fire you over something you posted on the internet? Yes, and here's why.

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Taking You & HR Social - Confront Your Fear!

NoExcusesHR

'Several years ago I received an odd request in my Inbox - "Join my network on LinkedIn " was the message. I thought to myself, "what the heck is LinkedIn?" I wasn''t sure if I should accept or not. What was I afraid of? I DON''T UNDERSTAND THAT STUFF I seem to hear this response more and more when I discuss social media with my colleagues. Typically their fear is masked in criticism or a joke.