Hppy
OCTOBER 12, 2018
When employees are stressed, it can affect their job performance, reducing productivity while increasing human error. As an employer, it is your duty to ensure your employees are healthy, happy and safe at work. There are many workplace stresses, such as clients and deadlines, which can cause stress and anxiety; therefore, employers should look for ways to help employees counter these stresses head-on.
HR Daily Advisor
OCTOBER 12, 2018
Cross-training—having employees perform a variety of activities in different roles in different departments across the company—is often advocated within companies as a best practice for a number of reasons. Source: NoSystem images / E+ / Getty. Cecillia Barr, writing for BFS Capital , offers the following benefits: Stability: Having multiple people capable of filling a role can mitigate against employee absence or departure.
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TLNT: The Business of HR
OCTOBER 12, 2018
In 1884, Portuguese authors Jose da Fonseca and Pedro Carolino decided to create a guide to conversational English, even though they spoke none themselves. The result, English as She is Spoke , is still popular today thanks to the comedic value of its dialogue, which ranges from silly (“At what o’clock dine him?”) to downright baffling (“Take care to dirt you self.”).
Workplace Diva
OCTOBER 12, 2018
October 16 is National Boss's Day, the one day of the year when we're supposed to compliment the boss. Luckily, a new survey finds that saying "good job!" to the boss and actually meaning it might not be so hard to do, after all! Staffing firm OfficeTeam surveyed more than 2,800 adult employees in 28 major U.S. cities and found the vast majority give their boss a solid "A" for effort.
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Josh Bersin
OCTOBER 12, 2018
We all spend an inordinate amount of time at work communicating with others. And we each have our little tricks. Some of us respond so fast it’s like a real-time system; others wait and do it when they have time. Some need “nudges” to respond, while others respond on their own. What does all this. Read more» The post What Emails Reveal About Your Performance At Work appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.
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Vantage Circle
OCTOBER 12, 2018
A healthy work relationship with your employees not only creates a positive work environment but also helps in the growth of an organization. Not much is talked about Boss-Employee Relationship. Like any other relationship it also has many wavelengths and needs a proper flow to sustain and grow. ‘A Harvard Business Review survey reveals 58 percent of people say that they trust strangers more than their boss’.[ Source- Forbes ].
Evil HR Lady
OCTOBER 12, 2018
I am hoping you can help me understand this. I have worked as a contract worker (meaning no benefits, and being paid by the recruiter’s company). . . I was working for 6 weeks, and then I get a call after 5:00 p.m. from the recruiter who tells me my assignment ended, and that the place I was working for does not want me to show up for work the next day.
Vantage Circle
OCTOBER 12, 2018
A healthy work relationship with employees not only creates a positive work environment but also helps in the growth of an organization. Not much is talked about boss-employee relationship. Like any other relationship it also has many wavelengths and needs a proper flow to sustain and grow. A Harvard Business Review survey reveals 58 percent of people say that they trust strangers more than their boss.
The SHRM Blog
OCTOBER 12, 2018
In our daily interactions, we tend to focus on what makes us different from others. Those differences could be as obvious as race and gender identities or as subtle as demeanors and appearances. We have also extended these same biases to our organizations such as being more critical of employees of diverse backgrounds, hiring people who look like us, or rewarding employees who think and behave like us.
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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.
Josh Bersin
OCTOBER 12, 2018
We all spend an inordinate amount of time at work communicating with others. And we each have our little tricks. Some of us respond so fast it’s like a real-time system; others wait and do it when they have time. Some need “nudges” to respond, while others respond on their own. What does all this. Read more» The post What Emails Reveal About Your Performance At Work appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.
TLNT: The Business of HR
OCTOBER 12, 2018
“Diversity and inclusion.” As often as we hear this term, you’d think the two words are synonymous or inseparable. They are neither. What’s more, when people lump them together, they usually end up focusing on the former. The problem is, it’s the latter — inclusion — that counts more.
HR Zone
OCTOBER 12, 2018
Acquisition. Cracking the recruitment bias problem.
Blu Ivy Group
OCTOBER 12, 2018
At Blu Ivy Group, we never forget the importance of ‘ employer brand awareness ’. Ensuring our clients have a powerful strategy in place to be top-of-mind for their target job seekers is key to attracting the talent you want. Sounds obvious, however, far too often, we see organizations investing their employer brand dollars in platforms and strategies that have little to no impact on top of mind awareness.
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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.
The Tim Sackett Project
OCTOBER 12, 2018
A recent article in The Atlantic brought up is seemingly troubling subject. Teens are voicing their opinion that being forced to speak up in classes is discriminatory: “in the past few years, students have started calling out in-class presentations as discriminatory to those with anxiety, demanding that teachers offer alternative options. This week, a tweet posted by a 15-year-old high-school student declaring “Stop forcing students to present in front of the class and give them a choice
HRGem
OCTOBER 12, 2018
During one of my interim contracts a little while back, I was introduced to a HR Partner. Let’s call him Dave. Before I met Dave for myself, I was firmly told Dave was great at his job.
Quantum Workplace
OCTOBER 12, 2018
All recognition is not created equal. Simply giving an employee a pat on the back or sending a generic email can actually have the opposite of the intended affect. These insincere forms of recognition can confuse or turn off an employee. To really affect engagement, recognition should be specific and thoughtful. The key to genuine recognition is to get personal with your employees.
TLNT: The Business of HR
OCTOBER 12, 2018
LinkedIn knows how to put on a show, and this year it didn’t disappoint at its annual Talent Connect Conference this week in Anaheim, California. The big news was the announcement LinkedIn is building a new applicant tracking system, set to launch in the middle of 2019. Dubbed Talent Hub , LinkedIn’s ATS puts the entire candidate journey, from sourcing to hiring, in its users’ hands making it a seamless experience.
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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?
SumTotal
OCTOBER 12, 2018
PSAV is a two-billion-dollar events technology company with more than 10,000 employees dispersed over 1,500 global locations. We are the people working behind the scenes helping more than 1,000 meeting planners and event organizers ensure all things video, audio and other technology run smoothly and on-time. Our employees value career development opportunities, but too often our informal, unstructured process meant a brief conversation during a performance review, or if there is an excellent man
HR Zone
OCTOBER 12, 2018
Future. How can HR teams remain relevant?
HR Daily Advisor
OCTOBER 12, 2018
2017 saw job satisfaction among U.S. employees fall. However, the American workforce might be out of its funk! According to new research, there is strong evidence that both workers and their employers have renewed feelings of workplace optimism and satisfaction. However, despite many reasons to be positive, employees and employers continue to have health care financial concerns.
Ask a Manager
OCTOBER 12, 2018
If you wish you had a magic wand that you could wave to get your boss or your coworkers to change their behavior without you having to actually, you know, talk to them about it, you are not alone. I recorded a piece for the BBC about how people shy away from even minor conversations that are highly unlikely to end badly. It’s four minutes long and you can listen here.
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.
C. A. Short Company
OCTOBER 12, 2018
Introduction to Workplace Safety. Part 1: State of Employee Safety in the American Workforce. Part 2: What Is the Best Way to Improve Employee Safety in the Workplace? Part 3: Offering an OSHA-compliant Safety Incentive Program. Part 4: Providing Ongoing Safety Training and Education. Part 5: Improving Employee Engagement and Employee Recognition. Part 6: Putting it all Together.
Steve Boese
OCTOBER 12, 2018
HR Happy Hour 342 - Sports and HR with The 8 Man Rotation. Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com. Host: Steve Boese. Guests: Kris Dunn, Lance Haun. Listen HERE. Today on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve was joined by two of the founding members of the 'Sports and HR' crew known as The 8 Man Rotation. Kris, Lance, and Steve broke down three recent HR and workplace issues taken from the world of sports.
Jostle
OCTOBER 12, 2018
While the “digital workplace” as a concept has been around for a while now, it has gained significant traction over the past couple of years with the rise of the remote workforce. With promises of increased employee engagement and boosts in productivity, more and more organizations are devoting serious time and resources to designing and building their own digital workplaces.
Ask a Manager
OCTOBER 12, 2018
This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. (This one is truly no work and no school.). You may also like: all of my 2017 book recommendations all my 2016 book recommendations all my 2015 book recommendations weekend free-for-all – October 13-14, 2018 was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager.
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 Daily Advisor
OCTOBER 12, 2018
Much has been said about the problems veterans have transitioning to civilian employment. It’s no wonder, according to a veteran whose civilian job involves linking new veterans with private sector employers. He explains that often the differences between military and civilian life make veterans “lousy jobseekers.”. Source: flySnow / iStock / Getty Images Plus.
Ask a Manager
OCTOBER 12, 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.
Select International
OCTOBER 12, 2018
Nobody is perfect…that's easy for pretty much everyone to admit. So, why do some leaders act as if they have no faults? Some may be trying to protect their reputations - they might think that admitting mistakes or weaknesses will result in a loss of respect. Others may simply lack self-awareness. How can someone admit a fault if they don't even know about it?
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