Tue.Dec 13, 2016

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9 Red Flags of a Toxic Workplace Culture

HR Daily Advisor

The fate of an organization often rests squarely on the shoulders of the employees who work there. If the employees are dissatisfied, it can affect employee morale, productivity, turnover, and more. It can then directly impact customer service and satisfaction levels. Clearly, any employer would be well served to ensure that the organizational culture promotes the company’s vision and creates an environment that is conducive to achieving the company goals.

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Performance Management 2017: Companies Must Become Agile

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at SilkRoad , the world’s leader in Talent Activation, which transforms traditional talent management and employee engagement technology into a continuum of experiences for activating employees along their journeys—from start to finish. Check out their new eBook, “ Seeking Agility in Performance Management ”, which reports on the survey results from over 200 HR leaders in this important area.

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Applicant Tracking Systems: A data-driven guide to making the right choice

ClearCompany HRM

Are you aware that there are over 220 applicant tracking systems on the market today? Chances are there will be many more that evolve in the next few months or even years, but how are you supposed to make sense of which system to use when the market is so crowded?

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How to Inspire Employees (Without Using Money)

15Five

Pop quiz time. Without doing any research, how would you respond to the following sentence? When a company really wants to motivate employees, the most effective strategy will rely primarily on: a) Compensation-based incentives. b) Employee perks. c) A combination of A and B. d) None of the above. If you answered anything other than “d,” be sure to read this post all the way to the end.

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The Engagement Engine: Strategies for Building a High-Performance Culture

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover

Many companies strive for a positive culture with happy employees. But what if you could achieve more? High-performing cultures are the McLarens of the business world, leaving Camrys in the dust. They unlock exceptional results by fostering innovation, engagement, and continuous growth. In this webinar, we'll demystify the concept and provide practical steps to kickstart the journey toward a high-performing culture in your organization.

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What I learned at DisruptHR Toronto

Kazoo

I attended my third DisruptHR event tonight, first one in Toronto. If you’re not familiar with DisruptHR – definitely check it out. With the plethora of events and conferences out there, we all struggle to choose where we to spend our valuable time, but this is a disruptive conference (ugh, sorry, I had to) that’s fun, entertaining, educational and just a great experience as an attendee.

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What I learned at DisruptHR Toronto

Kazoo

I attended my third DisruptHR event tonight, first one in Toronto. If you’re not familiar with DisruptHR – definitely check it out. With the plethora of events and conferences out there, we all struggle to choose where we to spend our valuable time, but this is a disruptive conference (ugh, sorry, I had to) that’s fun, entertaining, educational and just a great experience as an attendee.

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How to Empower Leaders to Become Engagement Champions

Achievers

By: Mike Vickers. Customer Training Manager, Achievers. Creating an engaged workforce is critical to business success. Engaged employees positively impact retention, absenteeism, productivity, customer ratings, profitability, and many other business outcomes – as outlined by Gallup. Sadly, only 32% of U.S. employees are engaged – meaning they are “involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work and workplace.

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How to Frame 360 Review Questions for Managers? (With Template)

EmployeeConnect

The announce of a 360 Review can often be destabilising for managers. Peers, subordinates, management and even clients and suppliers formulate their feedback through a pre-defined prism. While stakeholders intend to share their expectations, managers seek a constructive and fair assessment. 360 Review’s can adopt a variety of forms: from 50 and up to well over 300 questions, and use open-ended or close-ended questions for example.

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Here’s How Justworks Approaches Employee Happiness Surveys

Justworks

“Are my employees happy with their jobs?” This question has likely crossed your mind as you have formed your company into what it is today. There is so much that goes into building a small business — from finding financing to picking the right partners to building a desirable product or service — that such an important questions can easily get lost in the day-to-day shuffle.

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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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When Being a Pioneer Is Good For Business

Kazoo

Taking the safe route in business is usually the easiest. But Patagonia is flipping a traditional, more conservative approach on its head. The sustainable clothing retailer proves that being a pioneer can land you at the top. The company is becoming the gold standard for a forward-thinking, progressive approach to HR and business in general. They’ve made headlines several times over the past few months for (among other things) donating Black Friday sales to charity, providing on-site childcare a

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5 Strategies For Motivating Top Performers

Hppy

Bringing out the best in people is by far the most important task a manager is entrusted with. After all, only people can push a company towards its goals and help it reach its full potential. Unfortunately, companies often allocate the bulk of their resources trying to lift the skills of below-average employees, which can indirectly cause their top performers to feel neglected.

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Jim Harbaugh Upgrades His Professional White Guy Slacks in 2016

The HR Capitalist

I'm the Marlon Perkins of how white guys dress. Look it up Millennials. In August 2016, I followed up my classic take on the use of the Blue Blazer by white guys everywhere with a tome on the professional slacks choices of the male caucasian in the field. Here's a taste of that when it came to "fit" : -- Fit - You've got loose fit (also known as classic), modern fit and skinny fit.

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When Being a Pioneer Is Good For Business

Kazoo

Taking the safe route in business is usually the easiest. But Patagonia is flipping a traditional, more conservative approach on its head. The sustainable clothing retailer proves that being a pioneer can land you at the top. The company is becoming the gold standard for a forward-thinking, progressive approach to HR and business in general. In addition to their efforts to completely modernize their approach to performance management , they’ve made headlines several times over the past few month

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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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Talent Acquisition the Data-Driven Way

China Gorman

Visier ’s The Demand for Data-Driven Talent Acquisition report is a very quick read and gives some interesting data to consider as you plan for your 2017 talent acquisition activities. The opening paragraph of this short white paper sets the stage for some interesting data points: “With countless recruiting-related technologies and assessment options on the market, business leaders might expect that measuring the long-term impact of talent acquisition is a practice that’s well-established and ef

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HR’s Role in the Post-Bureaucratic Organization

WorkHuman

If you’re a word nerd like me, you might be curious where the word bureaucracy comes from. It’s actually derived from the French word bureaucratie , a term coined by French economist Jean Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay in 1818. Bureau is the French word for office or desk, and –cracy is a Greek suffix meaning “power of.” So basically it refers to power held by people in big offices.

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Seven Top Skills Every Manager Needs to Lead a World Class Team

Everwise

While executives get the majority of public attention, organizations would do well to cast an eye internally towards their managers. Research shows that top level leadership positions account for less than 5% of performance variation in Fortune 800 companies. While the C-suite is responsible for setting the larger direction, managers are crucial to selecting and executing initiatives which drive an organization’s success.

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Building Bridges With D&I Conversations

ATD Human Capital

A highly contentious presidential election has exposed deep divisions in the U.S. population. This rift has been confirmed in recent opinion polls, including one conducted by CNN and ORC International showing that 85 percent of participants think the United States is more deeply divided this year on the major issues facing the country than in the past several years, compared with 76 percent in January 2013.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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5 Steps To Take Employee Engagement To Another Level

TalentCulture

Why is employee engagement critical to an organization? Many think “getting more employees involved” is the end game. That’s true, but for what purpose? To make every person feel like they are making a contribution? To make them happier? To make them more supportive of leadership? If the purpose of employee engagement isn’t clearly defined, and a disciplined process to achieve that purpose isn’t established, the best that can happen is busyness and dysfunction.

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The most twisted list of holiday party fouls you’ll read this year

HR Morning

OK. It’s time for the annual holiday party no-no story — the one where we run down all the bad things that might get employers in legal trouble during a get-together that’s supposed celebrate the season and raise morale. Except, we’re going to turn the entire concept on its head. Instead, of the same-old “Here’s What Not To Do” list, let’s take a look at the things you can do to guarantee some fresh new lawsuits and legal problems in the New Year &

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Employee engagement in 2016: analysing the past year

HR Zone

Engagement. Innovation. Wellbeing. Employee engagement in 2016: analysing the past year.

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How to Help Employees Get the Most from Performance Reviews

HR Daily Advisor

by Ron DeCamella, director of Learning for Namely. The performance review —what was once a staple of the workplace has become a heated debate in HR. While some stand by them as the traditional way to measure performance, others argue that they’re not effective at all. The truth is somewhere in the middle—performance reviews are effective, but only with one big caveat: HR professionals must help employees apply that feedback.

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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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Pretty soon, asking salary-history questions in Philly will get you sued.

The Employer Handbook

Like requesting swiss cheese on your cheesesteak — way to go John Kerry — pretty soon, asking about a candidate’s salary history will be verboten too. {cue music – soft / hard }. Last week, Philadelphia City Council read and passed this bill , which will ban employers from inquiring about salary history, and create a private right of action for aggrieved individuals (i.e., lawsuits).

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Looking ahead in 2017: What will be trending in HR tech?

HR Zone

Future. What will be the trends in HR tech in 2017?

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How Cisco Is Getting to Know Each of Its 70,000 Employees

TLNT: The Business of HR

Boston’s Fenway Park seats an average of 37,000 people. Sell Fenway Park out twice and that’s roughly the number of employees at Cisco Systems. Imagine, looking around two packed ball parks and knowing the skills, strengths and passions of every individual in those seats. Try to understand the immense benefit – the outcomes – of that transparency. There is someone in that crowd who can handle any project or any job, if you utilize their talents in an agile way.

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Turning Businesses into Ensembles

Culture University

This post is the third in a series of five articles describing a major arts-based leadership development programme at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, designed and run over a four-year period by Dr. Mark Powell, one of the authors of this article. In the program, which was conducted on behalf of a major oil and […].

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Delivering DEI Training That Drives Real Change

Speaker: Jeffrey Hall, Chief Creative Office of WILL Interactive

Great DEI training improves engagement, retention, and teamwork. Poor training does little. What content areas are right for our organization? How can you construct training around empathy-building, relatable stories for a positive disposition to hard topics? We’ll cover the latest research on how to make training that actually delivers attitudinal and behavioral shifts.

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Fake News Afflicts the Workplace Too

TLNT: The Business of HR

The recent weeks have offered quite a bit of discussion and debate about “fake news.” It’s apparent many people just accept what they hear and read as fact when in reality, the truth is missing from those “facts.” What is happening?

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OutMatch Minute: Leadership Solutions to Help Identify High Potential Talent

Outmatch

When it comes to identifying high potential talent, managers get it wrong 60% of the time. Yikes! In this OutMatch Minute, learn how you can use leadership assessments and simulations to make better succession decisions and get your leaders ready faster. Watch more videos on our YouTube Channel. The post OutMatch Minute: Leadership Solutions to Help Identify High Potential Talent appeared first on OutMatch.

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Essential steps to avoid new, higher OSHA fines

Insperity

If you’re currently unprepared for an OSHA inspection , now is a great time to get your house in order. OSHA has increased its fines by 78 percent due to legislation requiring federal agencies to adjust for inflation. Before August 2016, the maximum non-repeated penalty was $7,000 per violation. Now, the maximum fine is $12,471. For willful or repeated violations, it has increased from $70,000 to $124,709.