Mon.Dec 26, 2016

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TED Talk Tuesday: How to Create a More Productive Workplace

Cornerstone On Demand

This post is part of our monthly TED Talk Tuesday series, spotlighting can't-miss TED Talks and their key takeaways. You can learn more about our partnership with TED here. Jason Fried is a software entrepreneur and co-founder and president of Chicago-based collaboration software B asecamp. Fried is also the co-author of the book Rework , a reimagining of the way we work and create.

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Integrating Diversity: A Seat at the Table

ATD Human Capital

Integrating diversity into the workplace promotes increased productivity, higher quality, and greater enrichment to the customers we serve. Companies that embrace diversity can broaden their skill base and become more competitive and innovative. Countless studies have shown that organizations that ensure diversity in the workplace earn a higher return on investment in a variety of ways.

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5 Keys To Managing A Mobile Workforce

TalentCulture

Despite worldwide turmoil, growth is still very much happening on the global front. Companies are expanding into new regions and deepening their presence in existing ones. The challenge is building a workforce rapidly and effectively. It’s never been that simple, but moving your talent where it’s needed the most adds far more complexity — and we’re in an era when competition for talent and skills is at its peak.

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Does Women’s Emotional Intelligence Help Us Get Into Leadership?

Inpower Coaching

How well do you handle your emotions at work? Too many women and men read that question as a damnation of women who can’t control their emotions in the office. In fact, it’s more important that you learn to use your emotions intentionally at work, than merely control them. And in the ability to use their emotions, both women and men have a potential advantage.

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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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Don’t Fall for These 5 Workplace Myths

Evil HR Lady

There are many misconceptions about the workplace that, sensible as they might be, simply aren’t true. Some actions, while undoubtedly a bad idea, won’t necessarily get you fired. Below are five common myths that are good to know — whether you’re the boss or the newest hire in the field. Myth 1: You Can’t Be Fired If You’re Not Guilty. In all states but Montana, employment is at-will.

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Create a Small Business Budget for 2017

Paychex

As the end of the year approaches, many small business owners begin to think about the future. Companies founded in 2016 may be working toward their first-ever full year budget as they transition from a startup to a more established business. But no matter how many years a company's been in existence, formalizing the annual budget process helps keep spending on track.

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Looking Ahead: How the Changing Workforce is Reshaping Business in 2017

Workday

What are shaping up to be the biggest business issues next year? We posed this question to Workday executives, customers, and partners, and also checked in on what leading industry analysts and researchers are predicting for 2017. In part one of this blog series, we reported that legislative change, taking action on data and analytics, and resiliency planning is top of mind for CFOs and CIOs.

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update: my boss is constantly commenting on my face and telling me to smile

Ask a Manager

Remember the letter-writer whose boss kept commenting on her face and telling her to smile ? Here’s the update. I really couldn’t wait to be able to give you an update on this whole uncomfortable mess. Can I first just say that the word “gross” that you are and commenters used perfectly describes my boss? I had never used that word to describe him, and it is a perfect match to how he makes me feel.

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How to Cut Your Workload in 2017

45 Things

Most of us take time off around the holidays, and it's a good time to reflect about what we do -- and do not -- want to do in the coming new year. Be healthier? Yes. Spend more time with family and friends? Yes. Do better in our jobs? Yes. Be taken advantage of by the boss? Nope. None of us write "let the boss treat me like a doormat" on our list of new year's resolutions, but yet somehow it's the one thing we can count on fulfilling.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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update: should I remove any mention of a controversial issue from my resume?

Ask a Manager

Remember the letter-writer wondering if she should remove any mention of a controversial issue from her resume (#2 at the link)? Here’s the update. I’m only technically an update- I wrote in the question months ago about whether to remove volunteer work with a reproductive rights group from my resume. I first found AAM when I was bored at my current job and was perusing the internet for resume tips, and I’m SO SO GLAD I did!

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The 7 Best Ways to Use Marketing Ideas for your Small Business

Effortless HR

Small businesses and start-up companies require a lot of care and time. These businesses need to grow steadily but surely to become popular with customers and appreciated by all. No company started out big and got bigger; all of them were just ideas at first; ideas that grew into businesses. Of course, there are certain things you’ll need to take care of at the beginning, which is at the same time the most difficult period a new business owner will have.

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10 Easy Rules To Answer Job Interview Questions Correctly And Get Hired

Nextal

Good news! After a lengthy job search process, a potential employer invited you for a job interview. You think that the hardest part is over, and you’re excited to get the job of your dreams. Well, what’s left is arguably the most important aspect of landing a job. Preparing for how to answer job interview questions […]. The post 10 Easy Rules To Answer Job Interview Questions Correctly And Get Hired appeared first on Nextal.

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Adieu 2016

Fastfood HR

It’s time to bid farewell to 2016. To “borrow” a quote from the blogosphere, I’m glad this “dumpster fire of a year” is finally over. I was done with this year when it started. I’m glad it is finally over. Yes, there were amazing moments, but unfortunately, my friends and family were on the receiving end of some pretty heavy s**t. As for me, I’m planning on reading and writing more, growing more as a friend, leader and manager, curbing the soda and cigars, and focusing on wellness.

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9 Leave Management Mistakes To Avoid This Year

The article talks about the 9 leave management mistakes that you should be avoiding with smarter technology in your organisation and save business costs.

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10 Easy Rules To Answer Job Interview Questions Correctly And Get Hired

Nextal

Good news! After a lengthy job search process, a potential employer invited you for a job interview. You think that the hardest part is over, and you’re excited to get the job of your dreams. Well, what’s left is arguably the most important aspect of landing a job. Preparing for how to answer job interview questions […]. The post 10 Easy Rules To Answer Job Interview Questions Correctly And Get Hired appeared first on Nextal.

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#HotInHR: ‘Busyness’ New Status Symbol, 16 Books Top CEOs Say to Read

Advos

Sign-Up For Our Weekly Recap Of HR Funding News. Every Monday we send a summary of the previous week’s funding announcements, mergers, acquisitions, and partnership news from the HR technology, recruitment, talent management and employee benefits space. Sign up now. Week in Review – Popular Content. How ‘busyness’ became a bona fide status symbol – Washington Post.

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Death By Lousy HRM — Chapter XV

In Full Bloom HR

[ Chapter I , Chapter II, Chapter III, Chapter IV, Chapter V , Chapter VI , Chapter VII, Chapter VIII, Chapter IX, Chapter X, Chapter XI, Chapter XII, Chapter XIII, and Chapter XIV in case you missed them.]. When they’d gathered, making small talk until their food had been served, it struck each of the two ladies, without any conversation about it, that they weren’t being treated as suspects but rather as partners — or perhaps just assistants — in the investigatio

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How to Pay Both Competitively AND Appropriately 

HRsoft

You already know that paying competitively is a critical aspect for retaining your top talent, but the challenge lies in making sure that your compensation plan is also appropriate for your industry, the current status of the market, and your organizational goals and values. Interestingly, a recent study revealed that 89% of all managers believe most employees voluntarily leave their jobs due to issues or concerns related to compensation.

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Employer Insights Report 2024: The State of Cancer

96% of benefits leaders agree: detecting cancer early is the best way to get ahead of rising costs and improve employee health outcomes. So why is it that 82% of employers currently spend significantly more on post-diagnosis care and disease management rather than upstream care? A new survey of 250 benefits leaders who oversee 500 to 50,000 covered lives highlights their perspective on cancer and its burden.

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5 HR Buzzwords That Have Fizzled Out

ADP

If you've been in HR for some time now, you've seen key phrases or words gain immense popularity over time. Discover which HR buzzwords have fizzled out.

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Best of TLNT 2016: Six Myths Of Employee Engagement

TLNT: The Business of HR

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Step by Step Guide: How to Write a Job Description

EmployeeConnect

Potential candidates are always keen to know what is expected out of them and what will be the criteria for evaluation. Hence, a great job description will add a great deal of value to employers. Writing a job description entails a thought process that determines how critical the job is, how the position relates to other positions, all the specific job duties, and it identifies the skills & competencies that a potential candidate must possess.

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Best of TLNT 2016: The Bar Has Been Raised And It’s Time For A New Kind Of HR Executive

TLNT: The Business of HR

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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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Rewarding Your Employees Could be a Path to Retention

Hppy

Virtually every organization has a problem with employee retention. As Willis Towers Research findings show, more than 25% of employees today are at a high risk for turnover. What is more, many of those employees are top performers in their companies, or at least have the potential to become ones. The costs of recruiting new employees aside, the presence of these people certainly will not be easy to replace.

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Best of TLNT: 6 Ways To Cultivate Corporate Culture To Sharpen Your Competitive Edge

TLNT: The Business of HR

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how do I convince hiring managers of the value of my degree?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I went to a very rigorous master’s program in the UK. The acceptance rate is up there with the Ivy League’s, the name is fairly well known, and I did very well. Now I live in a big city in the U.S. and no one cares. No one. I don’t get a single question about my master’s at job interviews. The short-term job I have now I think I only got because I know Salesforce.

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Best of TLNT 2016: Highest Paying Jobs In 2016: You Better Be Good In Math Or Science

TLNT: The Business of HR

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The Employer’s Guide to Early Cancer Detection

A comprehensive early detection strategy for cancer is no longer a nice-to-have for employers; it’s a must. The reality is 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, and the physical, emotional, and financial impact on both employees and employers is great. To help improve your employees’ health outcomes and reduce cancer-related costs, download The Employer’s Guide to Early Detection.

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New Year: 2017 Trends in HR

ViziRecruiter

With every new year comes new trends in HR, fresh ideas and reports that get us thinking about what we’re currently doing to attract and recruit quality candidates. Multiple lists and articles are distributed, each touting the “top trends” that will dominate for 2017 in HR recruitment. We’ve done the work for you, scoured the Internet, reviewed top industry articles and blogs and put together a quick-and-easy version of what you should really be paying attention to for 2017.

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Understanding Commonalities within a Team

Cloverleaf

David DeSteno, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University and the author of The Truth About Trust: How It Determines Success in Life, Love, Learning, and More wrote a recent story for the HBR about how identifying commonalities on a team can lead to effectiveness. This is a concept that Cloverleaf was founded on. The belief that the first step towards building anything great is truly understanding the labor force that is working to accomplish the task.