Fri.Jun 30, 2017

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Everyone Needs to Change Their Communication Style – Friday Disctraction

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Kronos , a leading provider of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions. For a second year, Kronos CEO Aron Ain has been recognized as one of the Top 20 CEOs in information technology by Glassdoor.com. Many congrats to him! Enjoy the post.) . When we’re asked to be a part of something – like being on a project team or getting a promotion or even starting a new job – it’s very tempting to think that

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Analyze THIS: What HR Experts Shared in June

Kazoo

For this month’s recap of our favorite articles shared by the industry’s top influencers, we’re focusing on why engagement is so important – but not exactly in the way you imagine. Here on our blog, we talk a lot about how to put practices in place that will improve employee engagement. We all want happy employees, right? But what we don’t often talk about is how engagement influences individuals both before and after they’re actual employees.

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When HR Makes a $2,666,594.03 Mistake

Evil HR Lady

We’ve all made mistakes at work , but have you made a $2,666,594.03 mistake? On one employee? Hold onto your hats, because you don’t want this to happen to you. Here’s what happened. Trico Products Corporation laid off Francois El-Hayek after 28 years of service. He was supposed to receive 34 weeks worth of severance pay in exchange for signing a general release.

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Why Employee Advocacy Fails and Personal Branding is a Crock

TalentCulture

I’m going to keep this note is short and to the point. However, it has been on my mind for a while. Here is why almost every personal brand and employee advocacy effort fails: The employees that are most interested in personal branding are rarely interested in doing it in such a way that it is beneficial to the company. On the other hand, the ones that truly want to help their brand and are working hard for their company rarely have time to spend learning how to become good at social and then us

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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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It’s Time to Take Company Culture Off the Chopping Block

TLNT: The Business of HR

When financial times get tough for organizations, invariably company culture initiatives are the first to be cut. The view is that these are the easiest items to take away, sending money back into the budget.

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Variable Pay: Is There a Difference Between a Bonus and an Incentive?

Compensation Today

PayScale’s 2017 Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR) revealed that nearly three-quarters of organizations give some type of variable pay. At a time when increase budgets are tight, organizations are starting to shift their rewards towards variable pay over fixed costs (salary). Doing so allows them to really shell out the cash for their highest performers … but only if they use the right kinds of variable pay.

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Stop Managing By the Book and Start Innovating

TLNT: The Business of HR

Right now, your company likely has 21 st century Internet-enabled business processes, mid-20 th century management processes, all built atop 19 th century management principles.

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10+ Canadian startups shaping global workplace culture

Collage

“There’s something special going on in Canadian #fintech. ” In fact, there’s something special going on in Canada as a whole: more economic freedom, affordable business tools, unparalleled diversity, and an influx of both homegrown and foreign talent have made Canada an attractive and powerful home for successful startups. Multi-million dollar companies like Slack, Shopify, Hootsuite, Vidyard, Wealthsimple and Freshbooks already have their roots in Canada, though many still confuse them for U.S.

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How to Control Group Health Insurance Costs

Paychex

Overwhelmed by seemingly high health insurance premium costs? We'll break down how premiums are calculated – understanding this can help you control insurance costs, save your business money, and provide optimal benefits for your employees.

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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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What are the opportunities for automation in HR?

HR Zone

Business. What are the opportunities for automation in HR?

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Data: The Most Important Part of the Employer Brand

Workology

Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, oh my! The race for creating and cultivating the best employer brand is in full effect. Content has long been regarded as king and while that is. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Workplace engagement and performance – how do you unpack its mysteries?

HR Zone

Business. Engagement & performance: unpacking its mysteries.

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Your Jobs On Indeed Aren’t Showing Up On Google

TLNT: The Business of HR

A former Indeed executive reached out to me last week regarding Google’s recent dive into Indeed’s waters and the launching of Google for Jobs.

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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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HR analytics: what does the landscape look like?

HR Zone

Business. HR analytics: what does the landscape look like?

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The cost of ignoring workplace culture problems

CultureAmp

We’ve all seen how wrong it can go when workplace culture problems are ignored or silenced. If you have problems with company culture it will cost you money in productivity and retention - we’ve always known that - but never has the reputational risk been so huge. Uber is the latest organization to have its problems hit the media and there’s plenty of conjecture as to how and why their situation was allowed to happen - but at the end of the day it’s an old and simple story - bad things happen wh

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The growing MSP market and Japan's temporary workforce culture

Allegis Global Solutions

Japan has a growing culture for contingent labor hiring, but how do the country's laws make MSP rollout a challenge?

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Is HR really ready for automation?

HR Zone

Business. Is HR really ready for automation?

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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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5 Reasons Why Managers Hinder Productivity and How to Fix It

HR Daily Advisor

Whether you’re working in HR or as a manager of a team, keeping up productivity levels is essential. However, in an eye opening TEDTalk “Why work doesn’t happen at work” software engineer, Jason Fried, argues that the main barriers to productivity are the people who should be actively trying to improve it: managers. Here are 5 reasons managers may be hindering productivity and how they can turn things around: 1.

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CHART OF THE DAY: All jobs matter

Steve Boese

Super quick shot for a 'let's get out of town for the long weekend' Friday. Today's chart comes courtesy of our pals at Bloomberg and depicts the types of jobs that have seen the most total job losses in the first part of 2017. Here's the chart. then some quick FREE comments from me. Three quick hits then let's fire up the grill for some hot dogs. 1.

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Everything You Need to Know About Communicating Pay [New eBook]

Compensation Today

Compensation can be a sensitive, and therefore scary, topic. Emotions frequently run high in these conversations, and pay decisions touch every level of the organization: employee, manager, HR/comp pros and executives. Comp is hugely important, and hugely important to get right. It can be stressful. But fear not! With the proper preparation, education and support, calm and confident compensation conversations are possible.

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"When you automate a process, don’t lose the process’s purpose and essence," says Metro Bank’s Chief People Officer

HR Zone

Business. Interview: Danielle Harmer, CPO, Metro Bank.

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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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Social media and conflict in the workplace

HRGem

Today I am at Manchester Metropolitan University, sitting on a panel to talk about social media and its impact on employee relations, and specifically on conflict at work.

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The need for people - vs just business - analytics

HR Zone

Business. The need for people - vs just business - analytics.

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Different Leaders for Different Situations – Phil Jackson Edition

The Tim Sackett Project

Sports/HR Blog Post Alert! The 8 Man Rotation Crew (minus me as the annual Designated NBA Summer League Survivor) will be out in Vegas in July watching the NBA Summer League and what a summer we are having in the NBA! If you haven’t heard, one of the great all-time NBA coaches (11 Championships) and talked about all-time great leaders, Phil Jackson was let go by the New York Knicks.

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Conscious uncoupling…and moving on (at work)

The Chemistry Group

Carol Rosati, the newest member of the Chemistry team, has joined as Managing Partner of Chemical Connections, a network of senior businesspeople working on ways to give everyone their opportunity to be brilliant at work, helping more people find the role they’d be brilliant in, regardless of who they are. Click here to read more about Carol’s ambitions for the role and read on to find out how she’s made the work transition… Earlier in my career, there was no social media.

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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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“All In” for a Better, Stronger Workplace – #SHRM17

Women of HR

“All In” was the theme for the 2017 Society for Human Resource Management Annual Conference and Expo , which wrapped up last week. A theme that could be interpreted in a multitude of ways, it was certainly pervasive throughout the week with attendees often being asked and challenged, “what are you all in for?” So of course, I had to ask myself the same question, what am I all in for in the wake of SHRM17?

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How to find Physical Therapists with Boolean search strings

Workable

Use Boolean logic on Google when recruiting Physical Therapists to find resumes and profiles. Our search strings examples provide a basis to build your own commands. Modify our examples to include the training and experience you need in your physical therapy clinic. Generic search string to find Physical Therapists. Build search according to your needs: -job -jobs -sample -examples , to avoid irrelevant results. intitle: operator, to include the word “resume” or “CV” in the page title.

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Over Time Ruling — It’s Back!

Mercer

After being put on hold last year, the over time ruling is once again coming under scrutiny by the Department of Labor. See what this might mean for your company and how to get a head start. The post Over Time Ruling — It’s Back! appeared first on Mercer PeoplePro Blog.

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