Wed.Jan 31, 2018

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Cafe Classic: What HR Wants to Do (Not Compensation & Benefits)

Compensation Cafe

Editor's Note: In today's Classic post, we take another look at some v-e-r-y interesting research that that HR Bartender Sharlyn Lauby served up and shared on what HR professionals enjoy most (and least) in their daily work. (And if you aren't already reading what Sharlyn writes - check her blog out here. We at the Cafe are big fans!). Sharlyn Lauby, author of HR Bartender - one of my favorite HR blogs - conducted a couple of surveys asking her HR colleagues what they currently do and also

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Press Release: Senior Care Franchise Hires 11,000 Employees Using Hireology

Hireology

BrightStar Care Uses Hireology Platform and Proactive Hiring Strategies to Fill Increasing Demand. As the number of aging Americans choosing to stay in their homes continues to rapidly escalate, providers of caregivers and in-home medical care struggle to fill demand. For national senior care franchises, recruiting thousands of skilled, dependable caregivers to match the specific needs of each family is no easy task.

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Office Hours: How to Set Employee Goals in Our Fast-Paced World

Cornerstone On Demand

Editor's Note: This post is part of our biweekly "Office Hours" video series, featuring quick career, workplace and leadership tips from talent management experts and business leaders across the globe. Whether you're a person or a corporation, it's almost impossible to grow without setting goals and outline a strategy to meet them. But, as the Harvard Business Review points out , setting goals is only half the battle—nearly three-fourths of large organizations struggle to implement their strate

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How to Evaluate Your Manager’s Performance (Without Guesswork)

15Five

A surprise resignation here; a rumor of resentment there… these are indications that there are problems within your management team. If this is happening, the time to take action is now. Great managers build trust , inspire individuals, and motivate teams. Bad managers breed resentment and make people want to quit. Problem is, you may not realize what’s happening until smaller managerial issues have spiraled into much bigger problems.

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Automate Your Onboarding Process In 7 Steps

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.

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How to Manage Successful Change

Reflektive

This timeless quote from Heraclitus, a p re- Socratic Greek philosopher , says it all in simple terms. “The only constant in life is change.” In our HR world, the complexity and rate of change is compounded every year with significant disruptions across industries and business functions. A few drivers include new customer and employee expectations, technological advances, fierce competition from anywhere, and increasing skills-gaps in our organizations.

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Social Recruiting: Snake Oil or Silver Bullet?

Allegis Global Solutions

As someone who’s more or less grown up with the commoditization and corporate adoption of social media, and as someone who gets paid to do this stuff, I’ve seen a huge shift in the way analytics play a role in informing that particular marketing function.

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[Infographic] Corporate Relocation Made Easy

Hppy

HR professionals already know the importance of having a good plan in place. As an HR professional, you’re expected to know more about what’s going on at your company than almost everyone else. When it comes to something as momentous as a corporate relocation, having a solid plan in place is imperative before, during or after the move. Whatever reason your company may have for relocating, it’s most likely looking to you to come up with the plan that will ensure a smooth and relatively painless p

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5 Workforce Issues You Need to Focus On This Year

TLNT: The Business of HR

The HR department will need to innovate in 2018. With unemployment at a 17 year low, employers are struggling to find — and retain — top-tier talent with the right skills. Meanwhile, as the turnover rates suggest , workers are more restless, insisting their employer provide not only a fair salary and benefits that help them balance work and life, but also invest in their career development.

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7 real ways to improve team communication

Jostle

You know why team communication is important—that’s why you’re reading this article. Poor team communication at work leads to dwindling productivity and stymies innovation. Here are seven tips on how to turn that around. Pronto.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

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.

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Why Automating HR Technology Is Key to Keeping Up

TLNT: The Business of HR

For years, HR technology was used to support and manage mundane back office paper processes and to ensure HR regulations and payroll laws were being met. More recently these platforms have shifted focus to better support talent acquisition and retention. A new generation of employees is entering the workforce with well-defined expectations of how they will interact with employers.

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men compliment my handshake

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’m hoping you can shed some light on the phenomenon I describe below. It doesn’t bother me in any real way, it’s just so recurrent and increasingly out of place that I’m curious if this is a common experience shared by professional women, young professionals, or all people with a good handshake. I’ve been feeling mildly patronized by it these past few years, and I’d like to know if that’s justified or not.

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Ep 125 – The Place For Gig Economy in Government

Workology

Welcome to a new series on the Workology Podcast we are kicking off that focuses on the future of work. This series is in collaboration with the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution. Welcome to a new series on the Workology Podcast we are kicking off that focuses on the future of work.

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2018 Employee Voice Award™ Honorees Announced

Quantum Workplace

OMAHA, Neb. (January, 2018) – Quantum Workplace, a software company well-known for its all-in-one manager toolset and Best Places to Work contest, recognizes 12 organizations for excellence in employee engagement with the Employee Voice Award. Employee engagement is the strength of mental and emotional connection that employees feel toward their places of work.

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The Essential Performance Review Checklist

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.

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Emerging Recruiting Technology Trends: When the War for Talent Comes Down to Time

HR Daily Advisor

The world of recruiting has changed. For most employers, gone are the days of the résumé drop box in the lobby, welcoming walk-ins interested in filling out a paper application, or entertaining calls asking to speak to HR about open positions listed in the newspaper. More often than not, when walking the rows of a career fair or networking at an industry event, you’ll hear the words, “Go apply online.” If you don’t hear those words, a recruiter or company insider might s

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Creating a more human relationship with technology

Steve Boese

I have been thinking and writing about the early and potential future impact of voice-enabled digital assistant technologies (like Amazon's Alexa, Google Home, and others), pretty often in 2018, so much so that I had pretty much decided to lay off the topic for a bit, as it was getting kind of repetitive. But as keeps happening, over the weekend I read a really interesting article from the Think With Google team sharing some survey results on how people are using and perhaps more interestingly,

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History of the Four Behavioral Styles

DISC Assessments

Any history buffs out there? Any curious minds about the early origins of behavioral style models ? In this week’s story, Dr. Tony Alessandra gives us an introduction to the history of the four behavioral styles. Dr. Tony shines a light on the discussion and development of these styles through the centuries – from Hippocrates through Jung – we learn both the differences and the common threads of profiling people.

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I Know Everything

NoExcusesHR

"They'll have to recognize my success this year. I've been the most effective member of the team!" "I don't need them. It's better if I do it myself anyway!" "I'm the life of the party. Just look at how charming I can be!" "Those ideas are so stupid. Why would I even waste my time listening to that point of view?" "Fortunately I am usually right. I don't need to worry about making big mistakes any longer.

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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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New Enhancements to SutiHR

SutiHR

We have added several new features focusing on improving the user experience within SutiHR. Below is a list of new features: Seniority Date has been added to the Employees Master Report. The HR Admin can view the employees’ seniority date in the Employees Master Report. Color codes have been added to timesheets. The color codes. The post New Enhancements to SutiHR appeared first on SutiHR.

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Why we love Josh Bersin

Limeade

If Josh Bersin — sought-after industry leader and analyst in all areas of corporate HR — is not on your radar as you’re delving into your 2018 strategy, it’s time to dig in. Needless to say, we’re big fans of his work at Limeade. We have two opportunities to introduce you to this thought leader : 1. Josh Bersin will keynote our annual conference Limeade Engage 2018. 2.

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3 Types of Employee Turnover – Which One Matters Most?

Outmatch

If the constant battle to reduce employee turnover makes your head hurt, you’re not alone. Business leaders are looking to HR to deliver big results, but sweeping statements from the boardroom, like “REDUCE TURNOVER OR ELSE,” leave your team with an enormous task ahead of them. The first thing to understand is that not all turnover is bad.

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Hey Handbook! Do we have to let our employee bring his emotional-support peacock to work?

The Employer Handbook

Image Credit: Pexels.com. Bet you weren’t expecting that, were you? No, peacocks can’t fly…commercial. Several news outlets are reporting that a major US airline refused to allow an emotional-support animal to board a plane at Newark Airport this weekend with its human companion. Daniella Silva’s quip from her report on NBCNews.com takes the cake, “Finally an answer to the age-old question: Can peacocks fly?

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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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How to Approach Diversity Training in the Workplace

Evil HR Lady

Not all diversity training in the workplace is created equal. Some approaches are more effective than others; because diversity training is so beneficial for employees and business owners alike, it’s important that your program is strong. According to Small Business Chronicle , diversity training “improves employee retention, increases morale, reduces workplace harassment and improves recruitment efforts to create a more diverse work force.”.

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OSHA® Update: Increased Fines & Inspections, Despite Fewer Investigators

Total Employee Recognition

OSHA®, the regulatory agency whose mission it is to ensure safe and healthy working conditions for U.S. employees, finds itself back in the news this month. This time it isn’t due to mandatory penalty increases or the fact that the bureau is still awaiting the approval of a new chief. Instead, it’s about the recent increase in inspections, despite the fact that there are notably fewer inspectors on the ground.

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One Size Doesn't Fit All: A Guide to Development by Leader Level

FlashPoint

Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash. Program Elements for Developing Leaders, From Emerging Leaders to Executives. While all leaders have common leadership challenges, there are aspects of leadership unique to each leader level. Making the transitions from leading self as an individual contributor to leading others to leading other leaders all require enhanced capabilities.

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Why You Didn't Get the Second Interview

45 Things

It can be very exciting when you get a call from an employer inviting you for a job interview. But that feeling can quickly disappear when you don't get a call for the second interview. If this happens more than once, you may need to make some adjustments because it might not be "them" -- but you. If you fail to get a second interview, you need to consider: You're making rookie mistakes.

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

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

Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.

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My Former Employee is Bad-Mouthing Me

Evil HR Lady

Help! I’m dealing with a disgruntled former employee. She was fine while she worked here, and I even agreed to be a reference for her in the future. But since she left she has bad-mouthed me and my company—even leaving a terrible Glassdoor review. Meanwhile, she quit without a new opportunity lined up and still doesn’t have a new job. How do I handle this situation?

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I worked from home on a snow day and then was told to use vacation time for it

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I work for a large institution which provides bus service to our off-site office location. A major snowstorm caused the bus service to be suspended today, which I had anticipated, so I brought my laptop home last night. I had been working for several hours today when my supervisor told me that I would have to take the day as a personal day because I didn’t make it in to the office.

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6 Must-Read Digital HR and HR Tech Articles of January 2018

Digital HR Tech

Oh boy, that’s one month gone already. With January drawn to an end and February starting to warm up, it’s time for our monthly selection of must-reads. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the first edition of our “Must-Read Digital HR and HR Tech Articles” of 2018. #6. Six of the Best Podcasts for HR and Wellness Pros. Strictly speaking, this is more than an article.