Mon.Sep 19, 2016

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What HR Can Learn from Community Managers at Coworking Spaces

Cornerstone On Demand

When a worker sees an email from human resources, their stomach clenches. And if the employee sees an HR rep walk straight toward their desk, their heart skips a beat. It's easy to assume the worst: Did they say something offensive to a coworker without realizing it? Is their department downsizing?

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Is the “Grown Up” World Where Talent Goes To Die?

The Aristocracy of HR

021122001520I am deep into a book called: No Fears, No Excuses: What You Need To Do To Have a Great Career by Larry Smith. In this book, he asserts that: “the grown-up world is where talent goes to die.” Reading this statement jolted me gratefully inside – as this is something I have come to […].

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How Much Is Employee Turnover Costing You?

UpstartHR

I will be presenting more on this topic at the HR Innovators Virtual Conference – 2 Days, 6 Education-packed sessions from top-rated speakers covering topics critical to success today, including, millennials and culture, creating meaningful workplaces, using social media to attract talent, and how talent loss affects innovation. Register Today !

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4 Ways HR Can Stay Relevant Using New Technology

EmployeeConnect

We live in a world that’s inevitably changing. Each day that goes by isn’t the same as the day before. You may believe your days go with zero change with the routine of waking up, getting to work, going back home to sleep only to repeat it the next day after. It may seem like there’s no change, but they’re subtler than you think. Think about it, do you really eat the same breakfast each day?

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Discover the 4 Big Recruitment Challenges for 2024

It’s no secret that today’s hiring market is tough! The constant changes can make it seem impossible for HR leaders, hiring teams, and hiring managers to remain flexible and agile. However, there’s a silver lining amongst all the hiring chaos, as these changes also bring great opportunities and fresh ways for HR leaders to gain that competitive edge in the race for top talent.

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[Infographic] Office Coffee Trends You Need To Know

Hppy

Most coffee-holics would agree that every day should be National Coffee Day — however, the rest of the nation will be celebrating on Thursday, September 29th. Some businesses rely heavily on both the caffeinated and social perks of coffee. We’re all aware of which people in the office need at least one cup of coffee before being spoken to, those who need a cup of joe in their hand all day to function, and the guy who will argue to his death that his coffee place makes the only coffee worth

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Will Algorithms Ultimately Write Coaching Scripts for Managers?

The HR Capitalist

There's a lot of talk about AI, robots and algorithms ultimately replacing people in some, if not all, of the jobs we know and love. While I believe that's going to happen (it already has and will continue), there's a couple of myths we can dispel about the displacement of people out of jobs. . Those myths include the following: The revolution will happen fast and we'll all be out of jobs.

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What NOT To Do Before An Interview

Hoops

If you Google the phrase things to do before your interview , you’ll get plenty of hits. However, not nearly the same amount of attention is paid to advising jobseekers what not to do before an interview. Think about it: the things you do (or don’t do) leading up to the interview set the stage for the interview itself. If you want to be in a good mental state and make a great impression, here are three things to avoid. . 1.

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Is Your Employee Engagement Strategy Working?

Kazoo

You’ve spent time and energy developing a new employee engagement strategy. You get the green light to implement new processes. Now here you are, 30, 60, even 90 days in, and you still haven’t seen the results you expected. Here are five reasons your new strategy isn’t working: Your executive team is hands off. It is HR’s job to care about employee engagement, right?

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How the Future of Work Could Shift Company Cultures

TalentCulture

Your company’s culture might be changing at this very moment. The future of work is shifting as more and more millennials enter the workforce. They have goals and motivations that are different from today’s current workers. Also, the increased advancement of technology continues to have a substantial impact on the evolution of workplaces. All of these changes mean that a shift in company culture is inevitable.

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Correct & Prevent I-9 Errors: Your 2024 Audit Toolkit

Simplify your I-9 compliance process and minimize the risk of costly fines with WorkBright’s comprehensive audit toolkit. Created in collaboration with employment law experts, this essential two-part guide will help you conduct a thorough internal audit in 2024. The first section outlines a three-step process for ensuring error-free and compliant I-9s, followed by two printable checklists to streamline your audit process.

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3 Questions To Ask When Choosing a HCM Technology Partner

Ceridian

By Sherrice Gilcreast, Chief Administrative Officer, Community Care, Inc. Choosing an HCM technology partner is no simple task. There is a plethora of providers in the market today, some well-known and some less so. Before any organization makes their selection, it’s important to thoroughly assess each vendor in consideration. It’s critical to determine whether they have the capabilities to address the needs of the business and how each vendor will offer continued support if and when you need it

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How to Give Constructive Feedback to Your Employees [Infographic]

WorqIQ

Human beings are complicated machines, and when something isn’t working right there’s no hard-and-fast method to fix us. When you’re results-driven and time is scarce, dealing with an employee who’s made a mistake or is consistently under-performing can be a daunting task. Naturally, you want a quick fix, but going at the problem with a hammer when soft skills and an evolved company culture are what’s needed can prove more costly than doing it right in the first place.

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hugging at work: okay or not okay?

Ask a Manager

You’re greeting a colleague you haven’t seen in a while, or ending a meeting with a client. Do you enthusiastically open your arms for a hug? Do you wait awkwardly to see if she initiates a hug first? Shrink back in the hopes that you won’t get hugged? Default to a handshake? Hugging in professional contexts can cause a lot of confusion, especially since some people are determined huggers and others definitely don’t want to physically embrace colleagues.

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Do You Fail At Leadership?

TalentCulture

Let’s take a break from tech and talent analytics and think about bosses. Good bosses make the news: consider Dan Price, the CEO in Seattle who was so moved by a study on happiness that he took an enormous salary pay cut to raise his employees pay to a live-able wage. Bad behavior makes the news: ESPN just proved that (again.) But bosses who behave badly?

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Unlocking Employee Potential with the Power of Continuous Feedback

Speaker: Erin Daruszka and Nakisha Dixon

Recent studies show that only 21% of employees feel their performance and growth are within their control. What if the answer to employee development and high performance lies elsewhere? Enter continuous feedback. Imagine a work environment where feedback isn't a dreaded annual event, but a constant source of growth. Join us to discover how ongoing, actionable feedback empowers your team to take ownership of their performance, boosting engagement and development.

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How to Find Out if You Have a Feedback Problem

Reviewsnap

Employee feedback is one of the most important (and most under-appreciated) aspects of running a business or managing a team. When overlooked and done improperly, it can result in low employee engagement, which will affect recruitment and retention. So, if it’s so important, how do so many of us let it go to the back … Continue reading How to Find Out if You Have a Feedback Problem.

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How Millennials Are Helping Drive the Shift to Cloud-Based Applications

Paychex

Each new generation of workers brings fresh ideas and an innovative perspective on technology. Millennials are helping to drive the shift toward cloud-based applications, among other technology trends. Here are a few reasons why.

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Bill Nye Says Robots Aren’t Going to Kill Us, But They Still Might Kill Our Jobs

Workology

In a new Big Think video Bill Nye addresses the coming robot apocalypse. Is it going to be more Terminator 2 or more Wall-E ? Or what if it’s just a Jetsons -esque transformation of the home and workplace? I for one could go for a robot maid with a strong personality (roomba’s don’t talk back and honestly, I think that’s a shame).

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Working Mom – Stop Apologizing for Wanting to be a Leader

Acacia HR Solutions

Whenever I speak I share my layoff story. As a speaker I have found that this story resonates with people and makes me human rather than just some talking head with a microphone. If you’ve read this blog for long, you know the story. If you don’t, here’s the cliff notes. Corporate America HR leadership.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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Can Virtual Reality Training Close the Gender Wage Gap?

Workology

Virtual reality has great potential as a training tool. It is already being used as a training tool for industrial applications , as well as the military and commercial flight training. Now it is being suggested as a way to train women to be better negotiators in order to reduce the wage gap between men and women. Tool to Close the Gap. Elizabeth Winkler reports in Quartz that Variable Labs, a California-based virtual reality startup, has created a program that takes women through many negotiati

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our horrible HR manager tells lies, is rude and petty, and won’t do her job

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’m in upper management at a growing company. Until two years ago, each executive had the HR responsibilities for their own department. But we became large enough to merit a full-time HR manager. We found someone with decades of experience, but she had moved jobs every two years. At first, we were all thrilled with her. But it quickly became clear why she never lasted very long!

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What your business can do NOW to prepare for the DOL ‘Blacklisting’ rules and guidance.

The Employer Handbook

In 2014, President Obama signed the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. Folks like me on the management-side refer to this Order as the Blacklisting rules. In general terms (I’ll get a little more specific below), the Blacklisting rules require prospective federal contractors and subcontractors to disclose anything that may appear on a laundry list of labor-and-employment-law faux pas.

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Human Resources Needs a New Definition - What's Your Take?

Namely

We’re avid dictionary users over here at Namely. Whether we’re researching terms for HR News or spellchecking announcements in our company newsfeed , we don’t hesitate to break out the old Merriam-Webster. And we enjoyed the recent addition of “FOMO,” which had felt a little left out. Out of curiosity, we flipped forward to “H” in the dictionary and came across a definition that didn’t sit quite right.

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Breaking the Burnout Cycle: Empowering Managers for Excellence

Speaker: Adri Glover - Head of People, and Mollie Hinz - Sr. People Partner

In the fast-paced world of work, burnout has emerged as a critical issue. Alarming statistics reveal two in five U.S. workers experience feeling burned out. However, the situation is even more dire among managers, with nearly half reporting burnout, often hidden behind their responsibilities and the desire to uplift their teams. Recognizing the severity of this problem is crucial.

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Ratedly Employee-Review Monitoring Site Rates

HRExecutive

I guess my biggest surprise after speaking recently with Joel Cheesman — creator of the new Ratedly anonymous employee- review monitoring service for employers that launched in May — is that competitors don’t seem to be furiously chasing or even nipping at his heels since the launch. Joel Cheesman and his Ratedly app. Equally surprising is Cheesman isn’t that concerned about competition or heel-nipping at all.

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New Law in MA: No Asking About Salary

Evil HR Lady

Everyone is talking about this. In fact, I’ve talked about it before. But, it’s worth looking at again, to understand why this law can possibly help with salary discrimination. Frankly, I don’t think it needs to be a law, but I do think it needs to become part of the culture. But, as I like to remind you, when companies continue to do stupid things, eventually government tries to stop them.

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PODCAST - Research on the Rocks #2 - Recruiting, Technology, and Candidate Experience

Steve Boese

Research on the Rocks #2 - Recruiting, Technology, and Candidate Experience. Hosts: Madeline Laurano , Mollie Lombardi. Guest: Gerry Crispin, CareerXroads. Listen HERE. Here at Research on the Rocks, we love talking about data. Luckily, we aren’t the only ones. On this week’s episode, we are live from IBM’s HR Summit in Boston with Gerry Crispin , co-founder of CareerXRoads and The Talent Board.

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Better Than a Raise: What Today’s Employees Value More Than Money

Workforce Software

How to make your employees happier, more passionate, and more productive without spending a dime on payroll.

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From Awareness to Action: An HR Guide to Making Accessibility Accessible

Speaker: Danielle Johnson - Director of HR, Compliance & DEI in AI tech at Impact Observatory

Making accessibility accessible for organizations of all sizes may seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. Prepare to broaden your understanding of Disability, Cultural Competency, and Inclusion with this insightful webinar. We’ll explore disability as a vibrant culture, understand the nuances of reasonable accommodations under the ADA, and navigate the complexities of undue hardship while challenging the status quo of accessibility practices.

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#BersinChat!

Bersin with Deloitte

#BersinChat I wanted to let you all know about #bersinchat, a new monthly live chat that takes place on Twitter. The first chat takes place next Tuesday at 4pm ET. We’ll be hosting a different chat topic every 3rd Tuesday of each month at the same time. If you can help promote this first […].

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Can a Better Lunch Experience Lower Employee Turnover?

The Tim Sackett Project

You might have seen this recently, a sixteen-year-old girl from California, Natalie Hampton, developed an App called, “Sit With Us” The App basically lets kids know who in the lunch room would be open to sitting with them. She came up with it as a way to help stop bullying: “At my old school, I was completely ostracized by all of my classmates, and so I had to eat lunch alone every day.

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joining my boyfriend at a weekend retreat hosted by a professional association he belongs to

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: My boyfriend invited me to join him for a weekend retreat at a resort hosted by the professional association he belongs to for work. The website mentions association members enjoying the event “with their families” so it sounds like it’s normal to bring a significant other, but I’ve never been to this sort of thing for my own work, let alone as a girlfriend, so I’m not sure what’s expected of me.

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