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Words of Advice from 7 HR Thought Leaders

Achievers

“Managers need to stop telling people how to get better when they can’t provide enough staffing, training, tools or information for their people to succeed.”. When providing informal feedback to employees, Green reminds managers that they have to start off by being fair. She’s also the founder of HRBooks. Start with social recognition.

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An Introduction to Post-Hire Background Checks

InfoMart

BLOG An Introduction to Post-Hire Background Checks Tammy Cohen , PHR, SHRM-CP July 16 2024 What if you could create a safer, more secure workplace with minimal effort? By now, most companies run employment background checks before hiring. An accurate background check ensures you bring in trustworthy, well-qualified candidates.

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Reality Check: Pontification vs. HR Practice

Robin Schooling

Session speakers, akin to peddlers of tabloid magazines or editors of reality TV shows, take a position, promote it as the ultimate factoid, and expect us to collectively and obediently fall in line. It’s less of a process and more of a static delivery mechanism for information the messenger has deemed valuable.

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How to capture institutional knowledge

Insperity

When your employees stay in the same role for extended periods, they accrue institutional knowledge – or information and understanding about the systems, relationships and tactics that make your company run optimally. Now, think through how many other people in your organization may hold similar information.

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Employee Coaching Works When It’s a Part of Company Culture

HR Bartender

I ran across an article in Chief Learning Officer Magazine titled “ 7 Ways to Create a Coaching Culture ”. It’s a good read that you might want to check out. Building and maintaining a company culture is a lot of hard work. Company cultures should be distinct. Company cultures shouldn’t be easily swayed.

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15Five Wins Best Midsize Business-Focused HR Tech Solution From Lighthouse Research & Advisory

15Five

We are excited to announce that 15Five has won a prestigious Talent Management HR Tech award from Lighthouse Research & Advisory. For over ten years now, the Lighthouse team has been serving HR, talent, and learning professionals with practical research and advice. Product 2 is Engage , 15Five’s engagement survey product.

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How to increase employee engagement from the top down

Insperity

The business world is flush with research and statistics about the importance of employee engagement – loosely defined as an employee’s involvement with, commitment to, and satisfaction with work. They’re more productive, provide better customer service and are less likely to leave the company.