Wed.Oct 31, 2018

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Creepin’ It Real: Halloween and Your Corporate Culture

exaqueo

Just because you’re too old to trick-or-treat, doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate Halloween. Today is October 31st and many organizations are bringing out the jack-o-lanterns, candy corn, and costume and pumpkin-carving contests. Depending on your corporate culture, celebrating Halloween in the workplace can be a fun way to create a unique office holiday tradition and engage employees.

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Three Levels of Employee Recognition

Chris Heinz

The business benefits of employee recognition are numerous. Studies published by Forbes and GetHppy show that employee recognition improves engagement, customer satisfaction, employee retention, employee experience, and performance.

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Between Man and Machine: How People Analytics Powers Workplace Transformation

Aberdeen HCM Essentials

As advances in artificial intelligence, software robotics, machine learning, and innovative technology platforms enable businesses to redefine processes, organizations have significant opportunity for performance and efficiency improvements. Yet only a slight majority of companies have succeeded in meeting workplace automation goals, according to a new McKinsey Global Survey.

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ICYMI: Culture Can Help Companies Handle Change Gracefully

Cornerstone On Demand

Editor's Note: In today's fast-paced news cycle, we know it's difficult to keep up with the latest and greatest HR trends and stories. To make sure you're updated, we're recapping our most popular articles every month in our " In Case You Missed It " series. Keep reading for October's top stories. Office Hours: Culture Can Help Companies Handle Change Gracefully The key to surviving organizational change, Ira Wolfe, president of Success Performance Solutions suggests, is investing in an adaptabl

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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Employee Engagement is Viral

DecisionWise

Employee Engagement is viral, and new research shows that the manager may be “ground zero.”. Managers are the sergeants of the organization. You, as a manager, have a powerful effect on how engaged your organization will ultimately be. You are on the front lines of a company’s culture. For most employees, you are the company (or at least represent the organization, as they see it).

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Introducing Our Performance Management Benchmark Report

Reflektive

We’ve heard it said that the performance appraisal is a common enemy. Employees, managers, and HR leaders alike wish it dead and gone. The origin of the annual review goes back more than 100 years, with the concept being popularized in the 1950s. Think of how much the world has changed. Facebook first launched 14 years ago, followed by Twitter two years later and Instagram in 2010.

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We’re Only Human 43: IBM Leaders Share How Algorithms and Bias Affect Us

UpstartHR

Recently Amazon announced it had shut down a talent-finding algorithm built by its internal team. Why? Because it was perpetuating bias against women at the tech giant, which is unacceptable in today’s work environment. . With so many bots, algorithms and other tools being used to automate our work and personal lives, it’s important to think about how this affects each of us.

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how to be successful without hurting men’s feelings

Ask a Manager

The following is an excerpt from Sarah Cooper’s brand new book, How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings: Non-threatening Leadership Strategies for Women , which is hilarious and wonderful and will make you laugh while also making you dig your fingernails into yourself painfully because of how true it is. You should buy this book. (Text and images shared with permission from the author.).

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The Only Recruiting Metric That Matters.

Allegis Global Solutions

There’s only one real metric that matters when it comes to measuring the impact of the talent organization on the bottom line – what’s known as Revenue Per Employee (RPE).

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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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my coworker signed me up for a racist organization as a joke, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My coworker signed me up for a racist organization as a joke. I have a colleague — a very nice, very young man with a quirky sense of humour and a less-than-fully-formed sense of boundaries around what’s appropriate to say at work. I believe this is his first professional job after graduating.

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How To Evaluate and Hire Remote Workers

Bonusly

“Great talent is everywhere, and not everyone wants to move to San Francisco” write Basecamp co-founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson in Remote , published five years ago in 2013. That’s a veritable lifetime ago in Internet years. Since then, recruiters who didn’t already know it have by now learned it: nationwide, as more teams and individual workers realize the extraordinary benefits of remote work for productivity and culture (among many things), the remote work population is stea

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How Technology Can Help Put the “Human” Back in Human Resources

HR Daily Advisor

Across industries, the human resources (HR) department has been subject to an array of stereotypes, from the complaint center, to the benefits specialists, to the hiring—or firing—department. Whatever image comes to mind, it is widely accepted that “traditional” HR serves as a place to go for help. Yet, as new technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning continue to infiltrate the HR space and automate an array of processes, many employees fear that the “human” aspects are

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What Recruiters Can Learn from Job Seekers

Hacker Earth

I have just learned that 30% of vacancies are filled by recruiters. You probably already knew that. But it underscores the influence that recruiters have with employers and job seekers. To write my book, “ Fired: How to Manage Your Career in the Age of Job Uncertainty ” I interviewed 65 people who had lost jobs. I asked them about their experiences—how they lost their jobs, how they coped, how they recovered, and what advice they would give others.

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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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Here's How to Stay One Big Step Ahead of Your Changing Talent Pool

Entrepreneur

You've heard of a sales pipeline. How about a recruiting pipeline? It will reduce your labor market risk.

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Employee Well-Being: You Don't Just Need Happy Employees, You Need Productive Ones

ADP

Employee well-being is more than just another wellness program — it's a way to improve workforce profitability and drive value for businesses everywhere.

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Ep 157 – Driving Maximum Performance in Your Workplace Without Alienating Your Employees

Workology

The economy is strong and companies are working hard to ride the bull markets. That means taking the bull by the horns and focusing on driving maximum performance, revenue, and profitability. That’s easier than it sounds. Employee engagement, retention, and recruiting are at the forefront of creating a high-performance culture. The real question is: What’s […] Source The economy is strong and companies are working hard to ride the bull markets.

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[GUIDE] How to Segment Your Talent Pool

TalentLyft

Segmenting your talent pool is the key to using it effectively and successfully. In this blog post, you will learn h ow to segment your talent pool. We will present 12 common talent pool segmentation criteria and help you choose those that best fit your hiring needs! Read More.

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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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Female Empowerment Movements and Record Low Unemployment are Rapidly Shifting Workplace Power Dynamics

WorkHuman

October 31, 2018 | Globoforce Press Release. With a Noticeable Distrust in Authority, the Time to Bring More Equity into the Workplace is Now. DUBLIN and FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – October 31, 2018 – Heightened social activism and hot-button trends have employees reconsidering how they think and feel about their employers, according to a new global survey released today by Globoforce’s WorkHuman Analytics & Research Institute.

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National Origin, Discrimination, and Employers—Oh, My!

HR Daily Advisor

National origin issues are all over the news. Can the United States treat individuals differently based on their country of origin? How will a person’s country of origin affect her ability to obtain a visa to work in the United States? What do you do when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents or other law enforcement officials show up at your place of employment to arrest a noncitizen worker?

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The Total Cost of Your Workforce Is Not What You Think It Is

TLNT: The Business of HR

Do you have a detailed and accurate understanding of your total cost of workforce (TCOW)? If your organization is anything like most large businesses, the answer is no.

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New Updates In SutiHR

SutiHR

Several new features have been added to the software that drive performance and streamline crucial tasks for managing the workforce. Here we list a few of them. HR administrators can now select multiple departments at once when generating the Employee Master Report. Managers have an option to resend a completed review for a particular employee(s). The post New Updates In SutiHR appeared first on SutiHR.

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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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Chloe Sesta Jacobs: People Geek of the Month

CultureAmp

If you were the first person to buy a ticket to Culture First, you’re probably a People Geek. For Chloe Sesta Jacobs , this was the case. She bought the first ticket to Culture Amp’s Culture First event in June 2018.

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Where are you spending your HR Technology Marketing budget?

The Tim Sackett Project

I saw the graph below the other day and it got me thinking about where should we be spending our budget to get in front of the right buyer? If you’re in HR or Recruiting you can’t help but take notice of how and where vendors are trying to catch your eyeballs! The classic play is by Ultimate Software, Oracle, and Workday when you watch a Professional Golf Association (PGA) event.

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3 Reasons Small Businesses Should Hire Freelancers

InfoMart

BLOG. 3 Reasons Small Businesses Should Hire Freelancers. Tammy Cohen , PHR, SHRM-CP. October 31 2018. In today’s booming gig economy and low unemployment, small business owners should look to freelancers as a competitive advantage. Hiring freelancers gives access to the skills and expertise of a specialist on short-term projects without a long-term commitment. 1.

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Inclusive Leaders Create Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive

Symantec

Inclusive leadership begins with an inner commitment to self development. When we are more mindful of the impact of our biases, perspectives, and interactions, we create a more inclusive environment for everyone.

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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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Why You Should Never Underestimate The Power Of An Introvert

Forbes Coaches Council

Many introverts are thought disruptors who have been able to transform a culture, bring in new revenue streams and improve shareholder value. They exert influence in very different but equally impactful ways.

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my coworker drops F-bombs all day long

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: My office has a loose, casual, wacky, mostly fun vibe. We’re in close quarters in one big room. Things can get raucous. Virtually all of us — including me — swear. We have a newish employee —I’ll call her Jill— and this is her first job out of college; she had zero office experience. Jill sits a few feet from me, as does her supervisor.

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PODCAST: #HRHappyHour 344 - Make Work Simpler, Smarter, and More Agile

Steve Boese

HR Happy Hour 344- Make Work Simpler, Smarter and More Agile. Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com. Host: Trish McFarlane. Guest: Emily He, SVP of Marketing for Human Capital Management at Oracle. Listen HERE. This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Trish recorded live from Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco, to talk with Emily He about themes Oracle is embracing in developing solutions to support the workplace of the future.