PlanSource
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Employee engagement is one of the top factors that contribute to attrition. Companies where employees reported high engagement had 25% to 65% less attrition than their peers. Fix employee engagement, and you may very well have plugged the talent leak in your company. . Your company’s new employee induction training may be the very first introduction to your company’s culture.
TLNT: The Business of HR
DECEMBER 28, 2018
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InfinityHR
DECEMBER 28, 2018
The labor demographics heading into 2019 is ever changing. There are more young people employed, and with unemployment at the lowest it has been in some time, the demand to fill positions within businesses is becoming harder to do. Because of these trending issues, employers are looking into ways on how they can attract, attain, and retain top talent for their organization by revamping their overall benefits offerings for employees.
The SHRM Blog
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Values matter, particularly in uncertain times. We all tend to fall back on our values to guide us in making major decisions, particularly when navigating uncharted waters. However, most of us struggle to clearly articulate our values in a meaningful way. In a recent conversation with Ivan Misner, founder of Business Networking International (BNI) and author of the newly released book Who’s in Your Room , he shared that whenever he asks audiences to share their values, “the silence can be de
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SHRM
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Values matter, particularly in uncertain times. We all tend to fall back on our values to guide us in making major decisions, particularly when navigating uncharted waters. However, most of us struggle to clearly articulate our values in a meaningful way. In a recent conversation with Ivan Misner, founder of Business Networking International (BNI) and author of the newly released book Who’s in Your Room , he shared that whenever he asks audiences to share their values, “the silence can be de
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The SHRM Blog
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Contemplating a remote work policy? You’re not alone. Many careers no longer require punching a time clock. In fact, research indicates that 70% of people work remotely at least once a week. Nevertheless, many employers have not yet embraced remote work. Offering a remote work policy for flexible working arrangements can be beneficial for employee morale.
SHRM
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Contemplating a remote work policy? You’re not alone. Many careers no longer require punching a time clock. In fact, research indicates that 70% of people work remotely at least once a week. Nevertheless, many employers have not yet embraced remote work. Offering a remote work policy for flexible working arrangements can be beneficial for employee morale.
Take It Personel-ly
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Time lost can never be gained back. Every second does count. And while spontaneity is rewarding, failing to plan, as the adage goes, is like planning to fail. So how then do you plan your day? You may be one of the world’s most unorganized citizens, but there will always be a way for you […].
Ask a Manager
DECEMBER 28, 2018
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 coworker kept hitting people up for loans , and in at least one case hadn’t repaid a $1,000 loan? She gave different stories to different people, sometimes even on the same day.
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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.
Forbes Coaches Council
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Women in leadership can receive the unique encouragement and guidance that can come only from other successful women in leadership.
CultureAmp
DECEMBER 28, 2018
It’s a privilege that we get to share stories about HR and culture with thousands of people every year through our beloved newsletter, The People Geekly. This year I had the pleasure (and challenge) of creating a printed People Geekly for our first-ever Culture First conference (see picture below, and yes, it’s coming back - mark your calendars for Culture First 2019 !).
Ask a Manager
DECEMBER 28, 2018
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.
Forbes Coaches Council
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Building team trust in your business is vital to success. Members of Forbes Coaches Council offer tips to foster unity among your employees.
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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.
Ask a Manager
DECEMBER 28, 2018
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 coworker literally talked all day long , even when the letter-writer told her bluntly to stop? Here’s the update. I don’t know if I mentioned this in the comments, but this lady has the worst luck ever.
Steve Boese
DECEMBER 28, 2018
I have written quite a bit about Amazon, the Alexa platform, and how excited and optimistic I am about voice interfaces for all kinds of workplace applications. I have been so interested in how Alexa, and voice more generally are going to impact and influence workplace tech, that a few months ago I thought it would be fun and instructive to try and learn how organizations and developers can leverage voice in their applications.
Ask a Manager
DECEMBER 28, 2018
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 and coworkers were pressuring her to share more than she wanted to about her own health and a family member’s health situation? Here’s the update. Thank you for taking the time out to answer my letter!
ADP
DECEMBER 28, 2018
If you play to read only one artificial intelligence book, consider "Surviving AI." Here's a look at what you can learn from it.
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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?
Forbes Coaches Council
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Find yourself hitting bottom while the world thinks you are on top? Here are three pieces of advice.
Evil HR Lady
DECEMBER 28, 2018
I’ve been at the same company for 25 years and suddenly everyone seems to be turned against me. There’s a new director who doesn’t like me, and the HR manager has never been friendly towards me. A couple of co-workers made some false accusations against me (saying I refused to help when I said I would be happy to as soon as I finished what I was working on), and now I’ve been labelled as a non-team player.
Government Executive
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Two years after the Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act was signed into law, slow but steady progress is being made.
Kintone
DECEMBER 28, 2018
As an operations manager, it's your job to keep your organization running like a well-oiled machine. Across. multiple. departments. With limited resources.
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.
Forbes Coaches Council
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Your inability to stay focused could be contributing to your discontent at work.
HRWatchdog
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Employers need to make sure to be aware of new labor laws that could affect them in the new year. As you draw up your list of New Year’s resolutions, resolve to take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the new employment laws that you’ll need to know in the coming year. CalChamber’s employment law counsel analyzed the significant bills that Governor Jerry Brown signed into law and prepared a white paper summarizing their effects on California employers.
Workday
DECEMBER 28, 2018
When we launched our new $250 million Workday Ventures fund earlier this year, my colleagues— Mark Peek , who serves with me as managing director and co-head and Brittany Skoda , vice president of investments—and I decided to approach things a little differently. Rather than just being a source of strategic capital, we wanted to be an active partner for our portfolio companies, helping accelerate the growth of early stage companies that provide solutions complementary to Workday’s offerings and
Employee Communications Council
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Advertisers will tell you your brand is everything. Branding and content are essential for selling products—and social media has to play a part in any digital marketing strategy these days—but they’re also crucial for hiring talent and helping your organization grow. With most job-seekers seeking as much information about potential companies and positions as possible, word gets around fast about employers.
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.
HR Examiner
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Photo: "RC Coke Pepsi" by Sh4rp_i is licensed under CC BY 2.0. The Talent Taste Test. HRExaminer Weekly Edition v9.52 December 28, 2018. Mary Faulkner has some great suggestions on how you can move your organization away from a “taste test” hiring process. Pepsi or Coke: The Talent Taste Test. “We talk all day long about people’s motivations and behaviors, yet act like emotions have no place at work.” Joe Gerstandt unravels the story of Working with Humans.
Forbes Coaches Council
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Many career-related resolutions fail to achieve much because of the lack of one important thing: reflection.
The Employer Handbook
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Ashashyou [ CC BY-SA 4.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons Many years from now, when I look back at some of the more memorable 12-month periods in my legal career, 2018 will be a stand out. Most notably because I changed firms. After 12 great years at Dilworth Paxson LLP , I made the best move of my career by joining FisherBroyles, LLP. As I was reminiscing over those two March blog posts documenting my transition, I was hoping that there was a third in there.
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