Fri.Dec 14, 2018

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When the Robots Take Over Will You Still Matter?

TLNT: The Business of HR

I am convinced that in the 21 st century talent management will be the key differentiator of successful organizations. Within a couple of decades, no matter what measure you use, those with the most advanced approach to the recruiting, development and retention of talent will outperform those who lag behind.

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Should Employers Use Social Media to Screen Job Applicants?

The Applicant Manager

If you use social media to screen applicants, you're not alone. The Harris Poll conducted a national survey of hiring managers and HR professionals on behalf of CareerBuilder during the spring of 2018. The study revealed that 70 percent of employers now use social media sites to research applicants during the recruiting process. Maybe you’re wondering why that number isn’t higher?

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Pay student loan or join 401(k)? Help millennials do both

HR Morning

What if there was a way to help your employees repay their student loans and increase your company’s retention rates? Because student loan debt is so important to younger employees, companies that offer relief in this area will have a big leg up on the competition and will likely be able to bolster dwindling retention rates. A growing number of employers, including Estée Lauder, Pure Insurance and Carhartt, have added student loan assistance to their benefits packages this year.

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How to Measure the Value of People Analytics

Reflektive

According to Google Trends, the search term “people analytics” was almost nonexistent until about 2008. Since then, the term has seen a continued upward trend in interest. What does that mean? It means that people analytics has become part of the conversation for many businesses. Based on Deloitte research, “77% of all organizations believe people analytics is important.

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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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Creative Ways to Keep Remote Employees Engaged

BambooHR

You get it: You’re fully on board with all the reasons why telecommuting is a great thing, and that’s why you’ve hired and trained a solid team with the expectation they’d be working remotely. But you also know engagement is the key to a loyal, productive workforce, and now that your workforce is decentralized, you’re […].

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What Does An Emotionally Intelligent Leader Look Like?

Forbes Coaches Council

Leaders with high emotional intelligence often display four key attributes that you can easily spot in your day-to-day interactions.

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Science-Backed Ways to Run Better Meetings

WorkHuman

By Sarah Payne —. Nearly every spoof of corporate office culture has taken a dig at meetings ( this skit about real life conference calls is one of my favorites). I don’t think it would be an exaggeration to say meetings are the bane of our existence at work. You run from meeting to meeting only to be left with no time at the end of the day to get the work done that you talked in those meetings.

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It's The Season For Self-Reflection

Forbes Coaches Council

As you get ready to hustle in 2019, take time to reflect and determine what worked for you, where you had challenges or made mistakes and where you experienced failures over the past year.

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all of my 2018 book recommendations

Ask a Manager

All year long, I’ve made a weekly book recommendation when kicking off the weekend open thread. These aren’t work-related books; they’re just books I love and think everyone else should read. Sometimes they’re books that I’m in the middle of reading, and other times they’re just long-standing favorites. Here’s the complete list of what I’ve recommended this year (maybe in time for holiday gift-shopping!).

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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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16 Tips For Business Owners' 2019 'To Do' Lists

Forbes Coaches Council

The new year is a time when many, including business leaders, take stock of where they are and make plans for the future. Members of Forbes Coaches Council offer advice for business leaders looking to put together their January "to-do" lists.

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Empathy Versus Perspective-Taking in the Workplace

IO At Work

Researchers find that perspective taking and empathic concern are distinct forms of interpersonal learning. Which is better in the workplace?

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Does Technology Have an Impact to a Great Employee Experience? @PwCAdvisory

The Tim Sackett Project

We’ve been told for at least two decades that the key to a great employee experience is what? 99% of answered probably one of two things: 1. Working for a great leader. or. 2. Having a best friend at work. The reality is, the true key of a great employee experience is probably farther down the Maslow pyramid then we want to believe. For sure it’s great to have a wonderful boss and great friendships at work, and those two things will give you a great employee experience, they will onl

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4 New Year's Resolutions to Maximize Employee Engagement

Quantum Workplace

With the new year quickly approaching, it’s time to sit back, grab some hot chocolate, and write your New Year’s r esolutions! Resolutions offer a time to reflect about the past year and set goals for the new year ahead. And while it is tempting to include the typical “be a better person,” “go to the gym EVERY day,” or other run-of-the-mill, lofty goals, it’s important to prioritize what is realistic and achievable.

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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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There’s Good In Doing Good With a Corporate Volunteering Program

TLNT: The Business of HR

The holiday season is when many of us turn our attention to food, family, food, football, and did we mention food? But the holidays aren’t all about extra helpings. They’re also about helping others.

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How To Get Leadership Right, According To The CEO Of The Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation

Government Executive

"When you really count on somebody and you're asking them to contribute in a meaningful way, people are amazing.".

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Your Bonuses May Be Widening the Gender Pay Gap

TLNT: The Business of HR

As 2018 comes to a close, year-end bonuses are top of mind for both employers and employees. What will they be? When will they be awarded? Who will receive them?

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IRS Announces 2019 Standard Mileage Rates

HRWatchdog

The latest IRS mileage rates for 2019 were released on December 14. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued the 2019 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning January 1, 2019, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: 58 cents per mile for business miles driven (up 3.5 cents from the rate in 2018). 20 cents per mile

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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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Employee Experience Jobs Are Booming

Staffbase

From May 2017 to December 2018, the number of employee experience jobs has grown by 173%. This increase is a clear indication that having "Employee Experience" in your job title is more than just a trendy euphemism for people doing the same old work of human resources.

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15 Tips To Become A Proactive Business Problem-Solver

Forbes Coaches Council

Members of Forbes Coaches Council share their top tips for being proactive instead of reactive.

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update: how can I brace myself for my toxic new job?

Ask a Manager

It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer this fall asking about how to brace herself for a new job that she’d been warned would be very toxic ? Here’s the update. I’ve only been here for two months, so there’s not much to report but here’s what has happened so far.

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Being Grateful

21 Days to Happiness

We have so much to be grateful for. It's that time of year.the holidays, the parties, the excitement! You probably have a lot to be grateful for and may take some things for granted. You don't need much in order to be happy. Many people without a lot still find real happiness in their daily lives. Have an Attitude of Gratitude What you do need in order to be happy is to cultivate an attitude of gratitude.

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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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update: my boss talks about her kids non-stop

Ask a Manager

It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer whose boss talked about her kids non-stop and sometimes made judgmental comments about their colleagues’ parenting? Here’s the update. I took seriously your advice (and the commenters’) to stop the undermining comments and jokes about Lizzie’s child-focused chatter.

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Dr. Ann Clark is SDBJ’s Business Woman of the Year!

ACI Specialty Benefits

Recently featured in a Leading Women in Business section of O Magazine and Entrepreneur Magazine , ACI Founder and CEO Dr. Ann Clark continues her streak as a trailblazer with yet another title under her belt. Dr. Clark has been named Business Woman of the Year by the San Diego Business Journal. Now in the 25th year, SDBJ recognizes dynamic women business leaders who have contributed significantly to San Diego’s workplaces and communities.

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open thread – December 14-15, 2018

Ask a Manager

It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related that you want to talk about. If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * If you submitted a question to me recently, please don’t repost it here, as it may be in the to-be-answered queue.

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5 Ways to Improve Employee Performance in 2019

Asure Software

Improving Employee Performance in 2019 With 2019 just weeks away, HR organizations are evaluating the past year’s employee performance and… The post 5 Ways to Improve Employee Performance in 2019 appeared first on Asure Software.

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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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10 Top Executive Resume Tips For 2019

Forbes Coaches Council

Identify the components you need to put in place to be ready for a new opportunity next year.

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PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 350 - The US Labor Market and Economic Trends for 2019

Steve Boese

HR Happy Hour 350 - The US Labor Market and Economic Trends for 2019. Hosts: Steve Boese , Trish McFarlane. Guest: Josh Wright, Chief Economist, iCIMS. Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com. Listen HERE. This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve was joined by Josh Wright, Chief Economist from iCIMS to talk about the important labor market trends, why these trends are important for HR and Talent Acquisition leaders, and what 2019 might have in store for the labor market and the economy

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Effective Techniques For Leading Highly Competent People To Their Best Work

Forbes Coaches Council

Getting the very best from the competency-centric people requires the leader to pay close attention to their language and implied point of view in conversations.