Sat.Jul 14, 2012 - Fri.Jul 20, 2012

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Social Tools Collide with Talent Management Software

Josh Bersin

Social networking tools have transformed our lives. Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest (read my commentary about Pinterest here), Reddit, and many others have significantly changed the way we. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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5 tips to inspire and retain your workforce: Create a culture of recognition

Achievers

How do you inspire top talent? According to Gallup , 71% of American workers are not engaged in their current positions – so there is a clear need to repair the employer and employee relationship. One way to tackle this problem is to create a culture of recognition (where employee accomplishments are recognized and attributed to business results) to inspire your workforce to do their best work every day.

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Wanna Bet HR?

NoExcusesHR

'I bet you don''t have the guts to commit to this philosophy HR: "I am a leader who is responsible for everything that happens in my organization first; and I am responsible for what happens in HR second." I bet you don''t know enough about how your company actually generates revenue , manages expenses , contracts with vendors , takes care of its customers , or grows market share.

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Microsoft Goes SaaSy and Social With Next Office Release

Bersin with Deloitte

How many of us spend most of our days in Microsoft Office? I know I do. In May, in a visit to Microsoft’s campus with executives from PageUp People, we were able to see prototypes of the new Microsoft Office product. And – dare I say it – it looked pretty cool. Today in […]. The post Microsoft Goes SaaSy and Social With Next Office Release appeared first on Bersin by Deloitte.

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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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Social Tools Collide with Talent Management Software

Josh Bersin

'Social networking tools have transformed our lives. Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest (read my commentary about Pinterest here), Reddit, and many others have significantly changed the way we. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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Zero Signature

NoExcusesHR

'I''ve seen them in every organization I''ve worked. You have too. Leaders who have been around a long time, or not so long, but appear to accomplish next to nothing. Sure, they come in each day, and plod to and from the standing meetings with their standing agendas that pass as regularly as the seasons. What do these people stand for? Anything? Beyond the standard corporate line of " being committed " and " willing to do whatever is necessary " I''m not seeing any tangible end result.

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The Social Recruiting Tool HotList

Bersin with Deloitte

Over the last year we have been flooded with calls, emails, and carrier pigeons telling us about hot new startups in the social recruiting space. And this is no surprise: the combination of cloud technology and smart ideas, fueled by venture funding, has created some amazing new companies. In this blog (which I will update […]. The post The Social Recruiting Tool HotList appeared first on Bersin by Deloitte.

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The 5 Ingredients Necessary for a Motivational Speech

45 Things

Imagine you’re sitting in a meeting with your boss and some other company bigwigs, and they’ve decided on a new strategy or process that is going to mean some people may lose their jobs , while others will be working harder trying to get things up to speed. “Holy crap,” you think. “Wonder how they’re going to sell that message.” Guess what? They’re not going to sell anything.

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How engaged are your employees? 5 levels to consider

Achievers

Consider this analogy: Employee engagement is like an onion with multiple layers. John Hollon at TLNT (a fantastic HR blog you should follow if you don’t already) wrote an interesting article about this concept. In Hollon’s article, “ The 5 (Yes, 5!) Levels of Employee Engagement ,” he profiles the 5-level engagement model that global consulting firm, Blessing White , created.

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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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Get To The Choppa!

NoExcusesHR

'You''ve seen them in your personal life. Whether it''s a sporting event, concert, or some other public gathering they''re never too far away. Ever. Always hovering, monitoring, constantly giving feedback and guidance. to their children. This group of well-intended but sadly off-base people are commonly referred to as helicopter parents. I understand. sort of.the need to be there for your kids in this way.

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Social Tools Collide with Talent Management Software

Bersin with Deloitte

Social networking tools have transformed our lives. Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest (read my commentary about Pinterest here), Reddit, and many others have significantly changed the way we work. The concept of an "activity stream" is now commonplace and we can connect, share, and communicate with people like never before. And these tools do things we […].

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Positive Professional Development Tool: Career Stepping Stones

The Bamboo Project Blog

In our ongoing career and professional development, there are times when it's helpful to look at our past. It may be that we're bored and contemplating a change. We may have been laid off and had change thrust upon us. Even as part of our ongoing reflective practice , mining our past experiences can give us great fodder for the future. . One way to look at your past is to use a technique pioneered by Ira Progoff as part of his Intensive Journaling process called "Stepping Stones.

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Connect your employees for business success

Achievers

“Humans are social by nature, and technology is now amplifying that tendency, turning us into an always-connected, interactive network of advice, feedback, information, and gossip. For thousands of years we only interacted with others face to face, but we now do it by phone, email, status update, online chat, SMS, Skype, or FaceTime.”. If your company does not provide consistent real time feedback you will alienate the most technically inclined generations, Gen X, Gen Y and the Millennials.

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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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5 Ways To Impress Your Managers’ Boss

TheHRBlog

You may love it or hate it, it’s for real that senior management incumbents are hard pressed for time and tend to make a quick first impression. I have noticed many a times that these one-of interactions are remembered for years and may make or mar the destiny of an employee. Remember – “You never […].

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How to Give a Dynamite Team Presentation

45 Things

I once was part of a group presentation that was due to get together for the first time at a big conference. I had spoken with three of the fellow panelists via phone several weeks beforehand, but never managed to connect with the last participant. I never met her until about an hour before the presentation. By the time the presentation was over, I wish I'd never met her.

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Recruiting 101: Sorority Rush

True Faith HR

'Is that PTO I see in the upper left? If you feel your career as a HR recruiter is going nowhere, why not go into.prepping "chicks" for sorority rush. Yesterday''s New York Times featured three women who, after seeing the trials and tribulations their daughters went through, have put together a consulting firm called " Rushbiddies " to help prepare girls for that all important decision of which sorority to choose: About 50 mothers and their “chicks,” as the Biddies affectionately call them, atte

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Make your mama proud: How recognition taps into our deeper needs

Achievers

The other day I asked our CFO what kinds of recognition makes him feel the best. His answer surprised me: “The best thing you can do is to let my mother know I’m doing a good job.” Maybe this just means that my CFO really loves his mother, but I think that there are deeper reasons for this, and that they’re very closely tied to the way that recognition and employee engagement work.

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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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5 Habits Of Highly Productive People

TheHRBlog

From the top rungs of the management to the first line worker, everyone across sectors is looking for ways to be more productive at work. There are no magic pills to boost productivity and caffeine only helps so much. The other option of working extra hours to increase your productivity screws up your work life […].

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Nothing Better Than Failure

NoExcusesHR

'How do you use your failures? I''d love to hear from you. No Excuses.

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Wisdom on #Creativity

QAspire

I recently read a fantastic book titled “ Creativity: Unconventional Wisdom from 20 Accomplished Minds ” by Herbert M. Meyers and Richard Gerstman. This book features 20 accomplished creative individuals from different walks of life and they narrate their journeys on creative path. Here are some unconventional and thought-provoking insights from the book: Money and Creativity.

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The Difference Between Debate, Discussion and Dialogue

Great Place to Work

Introducing dialogue into the workplace. Is it dialogue, discussion, or is it debate? There is a difference, and each has its value. Do you know the difference? Would you recognize dialogue if you heard it in your workplace? To guide you through this question, let's distinguish dialogue from the other common forms of communication—debate and discussion first.

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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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The One Thing You Need to Attract the Best Job Candidates

Insperity

What’s in a name, or more importantly, an employer brand? These days, a lot. Your company’s reputation influences more than you think. It can be the drawing force for attracting highly-qualified candidates. What Is an Employer Brand? An employer brand refers to the reputation and image your company has in the marketplace. It’s typically what attracts – or repels – potential job candidates.

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It's Time To Bury Traditional Financial Management Software

Workday

'Putting together a recent Webinar with analyst Dennis Howlett on the current state of ERP-based financial software took me back seven years to the beginnings of Workday, when "The Market" asked, as it got wind of what we were planning, "Does the business world really need another general ledger product?

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The Employee Engagement Dialogues: Leadership Insights from Mike Morrison with David Zinger

David Zinger

Employee Engagement Dialogue with Mike Morrison and David Zinger. Watch the video and follow along with the transcript. Or read the transcript and the timings are posted after each interaction. To visit Mike Morrison’s site go to: www.learnplando.com. Here is a short sample from our conversation: Mike Morrison : I would encourage people to really look beyond their comfort zone.