Thu.Sep 29, 2016

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Stretch Work Assignments – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

Sometimes the best way to learn is by doing something new…and possibly uncomfortable. An HR Bartender reader was faced with that situation. Something happened today at work and I really need your help. I work at an Institute that conducts employee seminars, conferences, and training programs for various organizations. There was a session scheduled on the topic of leadership and my boss asked me to facilitate it.

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Invisible L&D

Bersin with Deloitte

Our jobs as L&D professionals was easier 10 years ago. Information flowed from the top of the organization to the bottom. Managers and facilitators had the most information, which they then imparted to employees like benevolent overlords. But that is no longer true. Technology and frustratingly self-sufficient learners often means that employees know more than […].

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Designing an Agile Company Culture

Hppy

In 2001, a group of software developers decided to create a new way of doing business within their chosen industry. Prior to their meeting, the software programming and development sector had prompted illustrator Scott Adams to make fun of the industry with his Dilbert comic strip; however, the joke was no longer funny to the developers who came up with the Agile Manifesto.

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HR Tech 2016: 2 Must-Attend Sessions and 5 Tips from Steve Boese

WorkHuman

. We’re now just four days away from the 19 th annual HR Technology Conference & Expo in Chicago. And if you’re anything like me, you like to go in with a game plan. This field guide to HR Tech from John Sumser at HRExaminer is a great place to start. It includes session guides, a vendor directory, and tips & tricks. Be sure to add Globoforce booth #1610 to your list (we’ve got some sweet treats for you).

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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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Four Signs It’s Time to Re-Evaluate Company Values

Kazoo

When organizations embark on the journey to establish an intentional corporate culture , they generally start by establishing clarity on the bedrock of an organization’s DNA: values and behaviors. I’ve worked with many people who roll their eyes at this notion, thinking that selecting values is “stupid” or “a waste of time.” In some cases their thinking may be right (though I’d quibble with the choice of words), depending on the organization.

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10 People and Hashtags to Follow on Twitter During HR Tech

Kazoo

In our last post, 10 Must-Dos at HR Tech Chicago , we talked about what not to miss at the conference and around our hometown. We are thrilled to be participating in sessions and events throughout HR Tech, and perhaps most excited to parade around our crew of rescue puppies (not kidding). You can learn about what we have planned here. To stay connected to everything happening at the conference, we’ve rounded up 10 Twitter handles and hashtags to follow next week.

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Cerner: Using Progressive Onboarding Programs to Launch Employee Performance

ATD Human Capital

It’s difficult to underestimate the importance of learning to the success of Cerner, one of the largest health care information service providers in the United States, with $4.4 billion in annual revenues and over 23,000 associates. The company supplies customers with a variety of solutions and services developed and delivered by associates who must be equipped with the most up-to-date knowledge of information systems, software, and industry expertise.

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YES: It's Only a Matter of Time Before Someone Gets Their ### Kicked at Your Company for Wearing Snapchat Spectacles

The HR Capitalist

Of course, I can't call it Snapchat anymore. Snapchat's renamed their company to "Snap", since they will be moving to things other than the expected "snapchats". You know, like taking video in public that might get you assaulted. Confused? Snap(chat) has launched the next version of Google Glass (remember that?) called Snap Spectacles, which help you shoot video of the world you're seeing via a camera installed on sunglasses.

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New ATD, ACT Foundation Research Uncovers Key Skills for Retail, Hotels, and Restaurants

ATD Human Capital

About one in five people in the U.S. labor force is employed in retail, accommodation, or food service, according to recent estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Failing to invest in the skills and abilities of this massive workforce translates to billions of dollars in lost revenue for the economy. Recognizing this, ATD and ACT Foundation recently partnered to conduct research on the skills that retail, accommodation, and food service professionals in different job roles need to master

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The Definitive Guide to Onboarding for 2024

Hiring a new employee is an expensive and time-consuming process. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it typically costs $4,425 to hire a new employee — not to mention the 36 days the average team spends trying to fill a position. Yet nearly 1 in 5 employees (16%) of employees quit in their first week — and 17% leave after the first month.

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ACA Drops Nation’s Uninsured Rate To Record Low

ACA Times

The number of uninsured Americans is now at record low thanks to the Affordable Care Act. In a study conducted by the National Health Interview Survey over the first three months of 2016, it was found that only 8.6% of Americans were without health care, roughly 27.3 million people. That figure is historically the lowest, as never before has the U.S. seen an uninsured rate drop below the 9% mark.

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Four Signs It’s Time to Re-Evaluate Company Values

Kazoo

When organizations embark on the journey to establish an intentional corporate culture , they generally start by establishing clarity on the bedrock of an organization’s DNA: values and behaviors. I’ve worked with many people who roll their eyes at this notion, thinking that selecting values is “stupid” or “a waste of time.” In some cases their thinking may be right (though I’d quibble with the choice of words), depending on the organization.

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How unconscious bias contributes to disengagement

HR Zone

Engagement. Psychology. Wellbeing. How unconscious bias contributes to disengagement.

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How Employee Communication Impacts Culture [Webinar]

TalentCulture

We need to talk — about communication. We all know communication is key. In fact, it’s never been more important. The new World of Work is continuously connected but often across generations, locations, media platforms, intra and inter-webs, and social and mobile. Communication has simply never been more of a critical skill. Good or bad, it drives organizational culture more than ever.

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The Employer’s Guide to Early Cancer Detection

A comprehensive early detection strategy for cancer is no longer a nice-to-have for employers; it’s a must. The reality is 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, and the physical, emotional, and financial impact on both employees and employers is great. To help improve your employees’ health outcomes and reduce cancer-related costs, download The Employer’s Guide to Early Detection.

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#HealthcareHR is Alive and Well

NoExcusesHR

I’m fresh off a hectic couple of weeks that included two fantastic #HealthcareHR conferences. You read that right…TWO events focused on human resources professionals in healthcare. That’s what I’m talking about! SHINE The first event focused on the long term care human resources pros. I was honored to deliver both a keynote address on transforming the talent acquisition function into a high-powered contemporary machine, as well as a session on leveraging social media tools to build both personal

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#WorkTrends Recap: Five Things To Know About HR Tech in 2016

TalentCulture

Technology is pushing HR forward, with new programs, software and hardware emerging every day to make our jobs easier. In fact, HR tech is an integral part of how we do business now. On this week’s #WorkTrends we were joined by Steve Boese, the Co-Chair of the HR Technology Conference , Columnist for HR Executive Magazine , and Creator and Co-host of the HR Happy Hour Show and Podcast.

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Hawaii National Bank for #CeridianCXDay: Creating an effective social responsibility program

Ceridian

We dedicate this day, #CeridianCXDay to each and every Ceridian customer. Learn how we’re celebrating our annual Customer Experience (CX) Day in yesterday’s blog ! By: Derek Kanehira, VP and Director of Human Resources at Hawaii National Bank. Did you know that 79% of candidates prefer to work for a company that is socially responsible ? The difficulty for companies is that even after social programs are implemented, it can be quite challenging to ensure employees remain engaged.

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Elder Caregiving: The Invisible Workforce Epidemic

TLNT: The Business of HR

An invisible epidemic is impeding employee productivity at businesses of all sizes and in every industry. That epidemic: the time-consuming and stress-inducing challenges employees face as modern caregivers. As noted in a recent Wall Street Journal article on paid leave , Deloitte and Nike are both taking steps to support their employees as they work their regular jobs and care for their children, spouses, siblings and elderly loved ones.

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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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job-searching advice for a teenager on the autism spectrum

Ask a Manager

Here’s a conversation I recently had with someone who wrote to me, and I’m hoping y’all can help. She writes: I am having such trouble getting a real job. I don’t know why (though I have my guesses, which we’ll get to in a moment), but I really am. I am 17-3/4, and I will be turning 18 in December. Most people I know in my area and age bracket are working at least one job.

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When You’re Feeling Alone, A Mastermind Group Can Help

TLNT: The Business of HR

The mastermind concept came from an admirer of industrialist Andrew Carnegie. Napoleon Hill described the idea in his 1937 book, “ Think and Grow Rich ,” but the mastermind plan adapts to many forms of business networking, not just entrepreneurs, as originally foreseen. The principles of a mastermind group can apply to any employee or workplace group aimed at continuous improvement and personal development.

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5 questions about names and work

Ask a Manager

I’ve gotten a bunch of questions about names recently. Here are five short name-related questions and answers. 1. People keep shortening my name. I have a name that’s easy to shorten, and many people with this name often DO shorten it intentionally (think “Jonathan” to “Jon” or “Elizabeth” to “Liz”) However, I do not like to use the shortened version of my name, especially in professional settings.

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If A Classroom Is How You Train, You’re Doing It Wrong

TLNT: The Business of HR

Changes both in teaching strategies and technologies are revitalizing a blended approach to learning. As technology improvements make our personal content more interactive and accessible, many corporate learning programs aim to use the same channels to advance their training and development programs. When done correctly, these programs are one of the highest-impact, lowest-cost ways to drive major corporate initiatives.

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A Benefits Leaders Top Priority: Reducing Cancer at all Costs

U.S. employers are bracing for the largest increase in health insurance costs in a decade next year. And the largest healthcare expense to employers? Cancer.

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HRE Column: Three Lessons Learned Programming the #HRTechConf

Steve Boese

Here is my semi-frequent reminder and pointer for blog readers that I also write a monthly column at Human Resource Executive Online called Inside HR Tech that can be found here. This month, I took a look back at what I learned, or have think I have learned, from the last four years of programming the upcoming HR Technology Conference, and tried to tease out some of the trends and themes that are important for HR and business leaders to keep in mind as they consider their current and future HR t

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I found a bedbug at work, my bosses spend a half hour at early morning meetings on small talk, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. I found a bedbug at work. So recently, I found a bedbug crawling on me at my workplace. As a result of it actually being found on my person, I was forced to leave work until I had a home inspection done proving I didn’t have bedbugs at home. I was told that this would be unpaid time off. I have since had my home inspected and, no surprise here, I don’t have bedbugs.

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Mergers and Acquisitions: How to Keep Employees from Leaving

Insperity

Mergers are tricky business. Timing is critical, with small windows to conduct due diligence and communicate any changes to employees , shareholders and customers. Then there’s the actual work of merging two organizations. Unfortunately, the average due diligence process focuses almost exclusively on financials and physical assets. Planning for the people side of things often gets pushed until after the deal has been completed.

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The Real Cost of Mismanaged Incentives: Wells Fargo

Compensation Cafe

Well, so much for the warm-hearted caffeinated, pick-me-up from the Comp Café. Today is a steaming jolt of quadruple espresso in response to the Wells Fargo incentive pay mess. Let me start with the fact that I have been interviewed a few times about this story and even I was surprised by my response to the question, “What companies in the financial world are considered to have good incentive programs?

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Trending Payroll Statistics

Staying up-to-date on the latest decisions and payroll statistics ensures businesses can remain compliant and efficient. B2B Reviews research compiled the latest data to help businesses stay on top of payroll in 2024 and prepare for the future.

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HR Tech Panel Preview: New HCM Technology Won’t Solve Everything

SumTotal

Understanding what HR technology will (and won’t) solve. Next Thursday at HR Tech, I’ll be part of a panel, “ Getting the Most Value from the Vendor Demo: The Experts Tell You How.” In preparing for the discussion, I realized that often, I see customers assume that if they replace their technology they will see results. Unfortunately, it’s rarely that simple—there is so much more work that needs to happen to ensure any technology system delivers real value to the business.

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pinpointing your procrastinating, paperless offices, and more

Ask a Manager

Over at the Fast Track by QuickBase today, I take a look at several big work-related stories in the news right now: pinpointing the resistance at the root of your procrastinating, whether the paperless office finally coming, and more. You can read it here. You may also like: walking in on a coworker who’s clearly procrastinating will I look like I’m goofing off if I take notes on a tablet at meetings?

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The Progression of Workplace Safety Incentive Programs

Total Employee Recognition

Measuring Safety in the Workplace. Measurement is an important part of any managerial process and forms the basis for continuous improvement. Measuring safety performance is no different. One way to improve the effectiveness of your safety program is to change the way it is measured. For years, organizations measured safety performance by analyzing injuries that had already occurred, instead of measuring activities that could have been done to prevent workplace injuries in the first place.