Advos
JULY 6, 2017
Happy Friday. Our weekly recap of funding, mergers & acquisition, and partnership news from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace is below. Sign-up for our weekly Hot in HR newsletter to get these updates via email. FUNDING. Headspace Raises $37 Million to Expand Corporate Partnerships, Create More Content, and Go International.
Zenefits
JULY 6, 2017
What’s important to employees? As it turns out, salary has little to do with employee happiness. “Money isn’t the driver of job satisfaction,” says Shawna Clark, founder and executive coach at Clark Executive Coaching. Clark, who has over 20 years of experience working in human resources, says that employees value other things – things that drive employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention.
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Cornerstone On Demand
JULY 6, 2017
Maybe Franz Kafka had it right: “In a fight between you and the world, bet on the world." The accelerating pace of innovation has humbled nearly everyone, even the experts. Just a few weeks ago this headline caught my attention: " J.Crew's Mickey Drexler Confesses: I Underestimated How Tech Would Upend Retail." You might not recognize the name, but Drexler is a legend in the retail industry.
HR Bartender
JULY 6, 2017
A key theme during this year’s Great Place to Work Conference was developing talent. Are organizations asking their managers the question, “What are you doing to develop talent? And specifically, your replacement?”. You know I’ve always felt the primary role of a manager is to hire and train their replacement. It goes without saying that a big interrupter can occur in company culture when there’s a change in management.
Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo
HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.
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CONCERN: EAP
JULY 6, 2017
Having goals can be an important component of growth and success. However, when we strive towards perfection and ignore balance, we may be limiting our progress.Perfectionism can be more of a hindrance than an aid when it comes to overcoming challenges. Respected educator and positive psychology expert Tal Ben-Shahar suggests that by shifting mentality from perfectionism to optimalism we can be more flexible, resilient and effective in the pursuit of our goals.
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Hppy
JULY 6, 2017
If every individual in an organization understood how to successfully exploit each opportunity they were given, the culture that would be created would produce sustainable success for the enterprise. Individual success would beget constant performance improvements for the organization and a guarantee of long term health. The problem is, however, most individuals don’t understand how to deal with a change in opportunity or position in the hierarchy.
Everwise
JULY 6, 2017
We stand at a technological turning point when it comes to learning and development (L&D). Though L&D may not be the flashiest of topics compared to creating shiny new products, it has risen sharply in priority worldwide. According to the 2017 Deloitte Human Capital Trends Report , the issue of improving employee careers and transforming corporate learning was rated “important” by 83% of executives, and “urgent” by 45%.
ACA Times
JULY 6, 2017
Over the last few years, we’ve witnessed major health insurers withdrawing from offering coverage on various states’ exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. Companies like UnitedHealth and Aetna arguably led the charge, where certain pockets within the country were left with little or no competitive market for health care options. States like Washington, Missouri, and Ohio are suffering in certain counties across their states with a dearth of options for coverage, and may have none to work with
CONCERN: EAP
JULY 6, 2017
Having goals can be an important component of growth and success. However, when we strive towards perfection and ignore balance, we may be limiting our progress.Perfectionism can be more of a hindrance than an aid when it comes to overcoming challenges. Respected educator and positive psychology expert Tal Ben-Shahar suggests that by shifting mentality from perfectionism to optimalism we can be more flexible, resilient and effective in the pursuit of our goals.
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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.
Lighthouse
JULY 6, 2017
The Motley Fool is a multimedia financial services company supporting clients with stock market trends and information. The firm is based in Virginia, has more than 300 employees, and was founded in 1993. More importantly, the company has an amazing culture that is widely known for its unique elements. Recently the Chief People Officer, Lee Burbage, spoke at a conference and this post covers some of his comments as well as what I know of TMF’s background and history, being a long-time foll
CONCERN: EAP
JULY 6, 2017
Having goals can be an important component of growth and success. However, when we strive towards perfection and ignore balance, we may be limiting our progress.Perfectionism can be more of a hindrance than an aid when it comes to overcoming challenges. Respected educator and positive psychology expert Tal Ben-Shahar suggests that by shifting mentality from perfectionism to optimalism we can be more flexible, resilient and effective in the pursuit of our goals.
TalentCulture
JULY 6, 2017
In 2011, I drafted my first blog post entitled: Gen Y Has it Right. I wrote the post because of discussions claiming that Millenials were completely different from other groups at work. On some level, I thought this was an excuse to ignore workplace elements in dire need of revision. On another level, there was a clear lack of respect for one important principle: individual differences.
Workology
JULY 6, 2017
Work life balance is the most sought after abstraction in the business world. Everyone’s constantly looking for ways to stabilise their work/play routine so that it’s not just a lucky day. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.
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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.
TalentCulture
JULY 6, 2017
Employee advocacy programs are like untapped marketing gold that can help build brand awareness and even drive revenue to your company. To ramp one up successfully, consider using one of the many tools that can put your employees to work for your brand, and measure the success of their efforts. First, though, are you familiar with employee advocacy programs?
HR Zone
JULY 6, 2017
Change. Six HR archetypes driving digital change.
Workable
JULY 6, 2017
These sample PPC (Pay Per Click) Manager interview questions will help you identify qualified candidates for roles within your Marketing department. The post PPC (Pay Per Click) Manager interview questions appeared first on Recruiting Resources: How to Recruit and Hire Better.
Allegis Global Solutions
JULY 6, 2017
Artificial intelligence (AI) is seeing increased adoption around the world in most industries, which means all workers across the globe should be aware of how their roles may change in the future, especially those working in jobs that could be easily automated.
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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.
HR Zone
JULY 6, 2017
Change. What more can we do to promote women in tech?
Workable
JULY 6, 2017
Recruiter introduction emails to candidates are useful when you want to contact potential candidates about an open role for the first time. This email may be called a cold recruitment email. These emails also help you begin building relationships with candidates for future job openings. They’re useful for: Agency recruiters who want to build a network with candidates.
TLNT: The Business of HR
JULY 6, 2017
In a variety of settings and for a variety of reasons, we see jobs that are essentially hybrids; that is, they cover a combination of functions that are more typically found on a stand-alone basis:
Workology
JULY 6, 2017
How do you go about innovating new solutions within your organisation (or the organisations you work with)? Recently I’ve had some great discussions on this issue, as the impact of global ways of. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.
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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?
TLNT: The Business of HR
JULY 6, 2017
About a year ago, I blogged here about a litigation attorney with the State of Louisiana. She has a “disability” under the Americans with Disabilities Act. On account of her illness, the U.S. Department of Justice accommodated the litigator by allowing her to telecommute from home temporarily, hoping to eventually reintegrate her into the office.
DDI
JULY 6, 2017
Learn how leadership coaching made the difference for one leader—who, in turn, built a case for developing other leaders in his organization.
Insperity
JULY 6, 2017
They’re your most trusted business advisors. Your leadership team has likely been with you a long time, many of them probably from the start. But now that your business is growing, does it seem like some managers are in over their heads? Before you reach the conclusion that someone in your inner circle is no longer the right fit, consider the possibility that they may simply be complacent or uninspired, rather than incapable.
Namely
JULY 6, 2017
Doctor, lawyer, teacher—we all had an idea of what we wanted to be when we grew up. But for most, HR professional wasn’t on that list. For those who have made HR their career, there seems to be a trend: most say they “fell” into HR by “accident” and stayed with it for the long haul. We wanted to know exactly how that happened, so we spoke with eight professionals—from a variety of industries and company sizes—and asked them, “How did you get your start in HR?
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.
HR Zone
JULY 6, 2017
Culture. Time to get the ball rolling on mental health.
Namely
JULY 6, 2017
Unlimited vacation is an increasingly popular benefit among startups and high growth companies. In theory, the benefit gives employees more flexibility with their PTO and entrusts them to manage their own time. While the promise of unlimited vacation still dazzles many, there has recently been much skepticism around the effectiveness of these plans.
Steve Boese
JULY 6, 2017
Basketball is the world's greatest sport and the National Basketball Association provides the marquee platform and competition for the world's best basketball players. Being an NBA-level player is incredibly difficult and rare. There are about 450 people in the world at any given time who can call themselves active NBA players. And so it is that the competition among the 30 NBA teams for this batch of rare talents is fierce.
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