Wed.Mar 21, 2018

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8 HR Metrics to Start Tracking in 2018

Reflektive

Numbers speak louder than words, especially when it comes to tracking performance and making strategic decisions that drive growth. So, the question becomes: What numbers should HR teams focus on? The most important human resources metrics are the ones that tie into the company’s high-level goals and bottom-line numbers. Executives want to get a pulse on the company culture , they want to know how efficiently the HR department works, and they want to know where revenue is being lost and where it

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5 Must-Read Books about Improving Employee Health & Happiness

Cornerstone On Demand

Editor's Note: What are our writers and experts reading? In the ReWork Bookshelf series , ReWork contributors share their “must-read" recommendations for HR professionals and business leaders. HR teams that want to create a positive workplace culture and improve employee health and happiness have to juggle multiple elements of healthcare, including health insurance, corporate wellness programs and mental health initiatives.

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Hello from HighGround! Meet Clare Tuchscherer

Kazoo

Today we’re spending some time getting to know Clare Tuchscherer, a customer success manager. Over her three-and-a-half year tenure here, Clare has developed a keen sense of what our clients need out of their HR technology solutions to help their employees be successful. Learn more about her life inside and outside of HighGround. What brought you to HighGround?

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3 Ways To Integrate Remote Workers Into Your Business

Hppy

Every business has a group of remote workers which are scattered all over the country and even the world. Though these workers can provide invaluable help to your company and beyond, there are a few small problems that can arise from having them so far away. Also read: 9 Tools For Engaging and Managing Remote Employees. Communication barriers and misunderstandings are just two of the problems you may encounter if you make use of remote workers, however, there are many ways to keep in contact in

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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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Hello from Kazoo! Meet Clare Tuchscherer

Kazoo

Today we’re spending some time getting to know Clare Tuchscherer , a customer success manager. Over her three-and-a-half year tenure here, Clare has developed a keen sense of what our clients need out of their HR technology solutions to help their employees be successful. Learn more about her life inside and outside of Kazoo. What brought you to Kazoo?

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3 benefits your employees might like to have

PeopleStrategy

Part of creating a work culture that attracts top talent and keeps employees happy is giving employees a voice – and really listening. HR professionals have a big role to play in making sure employees feel heard, and this is especially true when it comes to benefits. You may be tempted to make assumptions about the benefits employees want most – health care and retirement planning, for example – but it’s important to take the pulse of your workforce each year to see whether nee

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New to running payroll? Here’s the advice you need

Sage HRMS

Running payroll is an integral part of your business – and certainly, something your employees rely on. Payroll must be completed without errors each time, or you can end up with several very annoyed people, and some real problems on your hands. Any payroll challenges that may occur need to be tackled quickly and efficiently to […]. The post New to running payroll?

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How Small Businesses Can Win In the War for Talent

TLNT: The Business of HR

Small businesses face a common challenge. According to the 2018 Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Summit report , 70% of small businesses struggle to find and retain skilled talent.

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Predicting Glassdoor scores with engagement data

CultureAmp

People are increasingly turning to crowd-sourcing review websites to gather information before making decisions. Think about how Yelp has transformed the way you look for a new restaurant or service provider.

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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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Microsoft Employee Engagement Summit Webinar: How Technology Can Drive Change

Advos

Yesterday I watched the Microsoft ‘Employee Engagement Summit’ webinar. I was impressed, for three reasons: the setting of the webinar , the webinar’s format/content , and the technology used to deliver the webinar. The setting was intimate and engaging, more like a television talk show than your typical slide-driven webinar. And interactive. In addition to the setting, the technology allowed me to view — without leaving the webinar — a live Twitter stream of the webinar’s hashtag conversation (

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Reframing Accountability in the Workplace

Bonusly

Accountability often conjures a negative connotation in our minds, and while that’s truly unfortunate, it’s understandable. Have you ever worked in an environment with zero accountability, or conversely, been held accountable for the outcome of something you had very little power to influence? Neither of these experiences are enjoyable, and in many cases they’re signs of organizational dysfunction; however, this is a common framework through which many of us experience accountability at work.

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Putting Smart to Work: Recapping Day 2 of IBM’s #ThinkHR

Advos

What a day Tuesday was for me and the 40,000 other attendees at the IBM Think conference in Las Vegas. IBM Chair, President and CEO Ginni Rometty discusses how IBM is building the future and putting smart to work. Highlighting the event’s second day was a presentation by IBM Chair, President and CEO Ginni Rometty who showed how IBM is building the future and putting smart to work.

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Lesson #2 from #March Madness: Being Conservative Can Get You Beat (UMBC Cinderella Rule)

The HR Capitalist

Capitalist Note: Throwing a couple of talent/business lessons I was reminded of as I watched the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament this year. March Madness has something for all of us. Some organizations/teams play to win. Assertiveness rules the day, which means those organizations and teams are always going to be on the attack, looking to improve their circumstances by being active and aggressive on all fronts (this can be professional in nature, by the way).

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Preventing Workplace Violence and Complying with California’s New Legal Requirements (SB-553)

Speaker: Speakers:

Every company everywhere should have a plan to combat workplace violence and properly respond to violent incidents. California has stepped to the plate and become the first state to mandate workplace violence prevention requirements for employees and employers. Even if you are in a different state or country, these workplace violence requirements are applicable to almost every employer anywhere.

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Simple Innovations That Can Radically Change Your Business

Take It Personel-ly

If there’s one mistake that far too many business owners tend to make it’s to assume that there’s a point where your business is “good enough.” The moment that you think that your business is good enough is the moment that it ends up falling behind the competition and you get into some serious trouble. […].

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Are Rats Better at Empathy Than Leaders?

DDI

Animal behavior research shows that rats are capable of empathy. Meanwhile, empathy among humans—including leaders—is declining.

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someone I’ve known for years lied to get me to hire someone terrible she wanted to get rid of

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: “Arya” and I were classmates in college. We were in the same year and did the same major. We’ve known each other for 16 years and have worked together twice; one time she was my manager and the other time I was hers. We often attend the same work-related conferences and exchange thoughts on articles that appear in industry publications.

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[Webinar] High-Volume Recruiting: Scaling Communication with Text, Chat and AI

Spark Hire

The entry-level influx of spring recruiting is upon us! Organizations flock to career fairs, to start high-volume recruiting for their entry-level positions. But these new recruits are not as responsive as they once were. Changing up your communication can help you stand out from the other recruiting organizations. This month, TextRecruit joins Spark Hire for the newest installment of the Growth Recruiting Webinar Series.

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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Top 3 Questions to Consider for Your Career Site

Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud

By Pete Jaradeh. Your career site is the face of your company to candidates. A great candidate experience will determine whether or not they click that “apply” button in the end. So when it comes to enticing top talent and filling openings fast, how do you know if your website is meeting expectations? Here are 3 important questions to consider in delivering a candidate-centric experience.

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Introducing the Human Friendly Workplace Podcast

Steve Boese

I'm super excited to share with you the debut episode of the newest podcast on the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network - The Human Friendly Workplace Podcast hosted by employee engagement and workplace culture expert Jason Lauritsen. On the Human Friendly Workplace Podcast, Jason will speak with HR and business leaders who are actively engaged with making their workplaces better - and more human.

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Are Rehires a Risk or a Sure Thing?

Workology

Steve Jobs left Apple, a company he co-founded, and then returned to take the organisation to new heights. Several years ago, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rehired more than 300 of its. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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I interviewed Gretchen Rubin about happiness and work

Ask a Manager

On this week’s episode of the Ask a Manager podcast, I talked with happiness expert Gretchen Rubin about happiness and work. Gretchen is a leading expert on the connections between habits, happiness, and human nature, and is author of multiple bestselling books, including The Happiness Project and, most recently, The Four Tendencies. We talked about what people can do to feel happier at work, the idea of following your passions (and why that’s a disservice to people), and much more.

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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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Seven steps for preventing employee burnout

cipHR

With absence and presenteeism estimated to cost the UK economy £73 billion annually, ensuring employees’ wellbeing is a business imperative. Samantha Caine shares her top tips for preventing stress and burnout among your staff. Employee engagement is essential to the longevity of any organisations, yet studies have shown that engagement is increasingly threatened by employee burnout.

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Are Service Awards Dying?

Workstride

Service awards have traditionally been a way to reward employees for their loyalty. When an employee was at a company for five, ten, fifteen years, he or she deserved recognition. This was appropriate when employers were less focused on the culture within the workplace and more focused on the continual turning of the gears of business. In the current job market, though, most employees do not stay at a company long enough to qualify for higher levels of service awards.

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Millennials Want What We Want (They Just Ask For It)

TLNT: The Business of HR

You know what the problem is with millennials? It’s those “constant demands for feedback, or flexibility or just acknowledgement for work.

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WeSpire Employee Engagement Report 2018 Released Today

WeSpire

Today WeSpire released our sixth annual State of Employee Engagement report. Every year, we survey nearly 1,500 employees in the United States to learn more about what the companies they work for are doing to drive engagement, particularly in positive impact initiatives like sustainability, social impact, wellbeing and positive workplace culture. This year’s survey validated the importance of having an clear, well-understood employee engagement strategy, particularly for large companies.

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9 Leave Management Mistakes To Avoid This Year

The article talks about the 9 leave management mistakes that you should be avoiding with smarter technology in your organisation and save business costs.

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We, the people, love servant leadership

Jostle

We, the people, love servant leadership. Why wouldn’t we? We’re the ones being served.

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How to Choose the Right Criminal Record Check for Your Organization

Sterling Check

When someone mentions having to get a background check for a new job, what is the first type of check thing that comes to mind? If you thought criminal history, then you are not alone. Criminal record checks are the most utilized employment background check and a crucial part of the background check policy, but not all criminal record checks are created equal.

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what to say when your boss is rude to a coworker in front of you

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: What can/should I do when my boss is rude to another coworker? We’re a small, very early-stage start-up with no HR person. The coworker and I are both young, female, and new. My boss often puts her down (“God, you’re inattentive” or “if you can’t even do this task you should be fired”) in front of us in response to her simply asking for clarification or an email to be resent, or tells her curtly “louder” while she’s talking in a meeting.

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