Tue.Aug 27, 2019

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To Increase Organizational Performance, Cultural Similarity May Beat Individual Quality

Visier

Consider how much of your HR focus is on the quality of the individuals in your organization, but research suggests it may be equally or even more enlightening to understand the collective similarity–not just individual quality. The typical focus on improving individuals. Most HR systems work very hard to hire and retain individual employees qualified for high individual performance, such as job-related skills and abilities, personality like conscientiousness, and cognitive ability (or “intellig

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Interview with Charlene Li, Part 2: Disruptive Growth Begins from Within

15Five

This is the second half of a two-part series based on our interview with Altimeter Group founder and Senior Fellow, Charlene Li ahead of the release of her new book, The Disruption Mindset: Why Some Organizations Transform While Others Fail. In Part 1 , we discussed how courageous leaders take bold risks in the face of uncertainty. Today, we look at how these leaders must engage their people in order to bring their disruptive ideas to life.

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Misunderstood Millennials: Strategies for Engagement

Newmeasures

They’re on their phones. They have no focus. They’re breaking the economy. They expect a trophy for tying their shoes. These are some common (mis)perceptions about Millennials, now the largest generation making up the workforce. Whether or not any of these statements are true, one thing is certain: we need to figure out a way to support this group of young workers in their careers—and let go of unhelpful stereotypes—if we hope to see our organizations remain competitive and successful into the f

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Everything #HR Needs to Know About Digital Transformation

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by our friends at Paycom , a leading provider of cloud-based human capital management software. They recently announced the release of Ask Here TM , a new tool that gives employees a direct line of communication to ask and get timely answers to work-related questions. Enjoy the article!). Technology is a huge part of today’s business environment.

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Mid-Year Performance Review Checklist for HR and People Leaders

Ensure your mid-year performance reviews are focused, productive, and growth-oriented with this practical checklist from Mitratech Trakstar. Designed for HR professionals, people managers, and team leads, this guide walks you through the full review process—from pre-meeting prep and feedback collection to action planning and follow-up. It also includes tips for creating a comfortable and effective review experience, plus ways to leverage tools like self-evaluations, PIPs, and development plans.

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HR hygge: three culture lessons from Scandinavian business

HR Zone

Culture. How hygge is your HR?

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Infographic: 5 Growth Conversations to Engage and Retain Your Employees

DecisionWise

Download the PDF. One of the biggest reasons people leave jobs is to seek opportunities for growth. Here are five growth conversations that every manager should have to engage and retain their employees. #1: Career Amibitions. This should be one of the FIRST conversations a manager has with their employees and should be returned to regularly. All other growth conversations stem from this one.

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How to Use OKRs for Quarterly and Annual Planning

Reflektive

OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) challenge companies to achieve ambitious goals. OKRs were designed by Andy Grove of Intel, and Google was quick to incorporate OKR planning into its quarterly and annual planning. Google now considers annual OKRs instrumental to the company’s success. This success has encouraged many organizations to adopt OKR best practices for their own planning purposes. .

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5 steps to digital transformation

HRExecutive

“He who fails to plan is planning to fail.”—Winston Churchill. Organizations are undertaking digital transformation in an effort to improve and innovate workforce experience , drive efficiency, harness data insights and prepare the business for growth. Even if you have nothing called digital transformation in your 2020 plans, we are always maturing—every one of us.

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Company Culture Across Generations

The Tim Sackett Project

There’s been a lot – A LOT – of discussion in the past few years about all the different generations in the workplace, how dissimilar they are and the challenges and opportunities they create for work. To quickly recap, at present, we have five generations in the workplace, typically: Silents: Born during and before World War II. Baby Boomers: Born immediately after World War II up until about 1965.

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Protect Your Business and Stay On Top of Compliance

To keep your business running smoothly (and legally), HR needs to get compliance right every time. Our HR Compliance Checklist is your go-to guide to cover the basics and start your auditing processes, helping you identify and address any gaps in your HR functions. Remember, compliance rules can differ based on industry and location—you’ll still need to keep up with changing regulations, but our checklist can help you get started.

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Why and how servant leadership is good for business

Insperity

Most people routinely encounter servant leadership through everyday interactions. They just may not realize it. Top-flight staff in businesses of all sizes utilize servant leadership, whether it’s: When one employee waits to hold the door for another An executive taking the time to sit and talk with a new employee A fast food employee walking a customer to their car with and umbrella because it’s raining or coming outside in the heat to expedite a busy drive-thru lane.

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What do millennials think about workplace dress codes?

HRExecutive

By now, most HR leaders realize that, in the workplace, millennials often are a study in contrasts. For example, researchers have found that, while millennials push for more flexibility and remote-work options, many also report loneliness while working from home. A new survey from global staffing firm Randstad US finds the same contrasting thinking apparently goes for workplace fashion as well.

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I think my coworker is an alcoholic

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: My coworker “Sterling” has always been a hard partying guy, but recently he’s been drinking more and more, and it’s a problem. Several times a week he either comes to work smelling like alcohol or complains to anyone who will listen about how hung over he is. Sterling is in his mid-20’s, single, and lives alone.

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Five benefits of taking regular breaks at work

cipHR

Being too busy to take a break is a sure-fire sign that you need to slow down and press pause; here are the top five benefits of adding regular breaks into your working day. When you’re striving to hit a deadline, or a tough challenge has got you feeling the pressure, it can be tempting to force yourself to focus well past the point of fatigue. But taking a much-needed break is essential if you want to perform at your best: a 2011 University of Illinois study found that the human brain’s atten

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Can Your Organization Spot a Conflict Before It’s a Crisis?

Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk

In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?

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talking about your period in a male-dominated office, telling candidates we don’t give raises, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. How to talk about my period in a male-dominated office. I’m in my first “real” job after university, working in the male-dominated corporate office of a large-ish family business. My supervisor, his supervisor, and basically everyone I interact with (with the exception of the head of HR) are all men.

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The Future Of LinkedIn: 14 Experts Predict The Platform's Next Big Feature

Forbes Coaches Council

As a major career networking platform, LinkedIn is bound to evolve as the professional world does. Forbes Coaches Council experts discuss how they predict the platform will eventually change for the better.

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Increase Employee Productivity With Holistic Workforce Planning

ADP

By looking at workforce planning holistically, however, you can help to increase employee productivity and mitigate time off compliance risks. Here's how.

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my coworker’s personal life is disrupting our shared office

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I share my office with a woman I’ll call Katie. We generally get along, but she is an awful officemate. Despite having a desk phone with a headset, she inexplicably takes her conference calls on speakerphone. When I have nicely asked her to switch phones or quiet down, she first puts her hand up and then when she’s off the phone claims that it is easier to speak on her cell phone, even though she doesn’t have a bluetooth for that.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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7 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress in the Workplace

Quantum Workplace

Stress is one of the most daunting obstacles to employee engagement in the modern workplace. Studies estimate that stress costs U.S. businesses an estimated $300 billion annually , and the workplace has been identified as the number one source of stress for American workers.

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Why Personal Branding Makes Selling Easier

Forbes Coaches Council

Having a clearly positioned, purposeful personal brand that stands for and believes in something (bigger than itself) will change the game for you.

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9 ways to reach new heights when writing for employees

Davis & Company

You are here Home RSS feed. 9 ways to reach new heights when writing for employees. Engaging employees can be difficult. Here’s how to overcome the obstacles. Employees are overloaded and don’t always pay attention to the messages they receive. Here’s how to overcome 9 common obstacles so you can cut through the clutter and capture their attention. VIEW INFOGRAPHIC.

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What Things a Recruiter Should Pay Attention to While Conducting a Job Interview

6Q

Human Resources (HR) departments have come a long way in recent times. Long gone are the days of protracted recruitment processes and a focus on screening out candidates, rather than wooing them. We also now have more advanced technology and a different kind of generation flooding the job market that is much more prone to burnout. And yet what does all of this mean for you as a recruiter?

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The AI Productivity Shift: How 3,000 Pros And 140K Users Are Transforming Work

Hubstaff’s new report, The AI Productivity Shift, highlights how 3,000+ professionals and 140,000+ users are transforming the way they work with AI. Adoption is high—85% are using AI—and the potential is just beginning. Teams that integrate AI into daily workflows report 77% faster task completion, 70% improved focus, and stronger results across the board.

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A Quiet Mind Is A High-Performance Mind

Forbes Coaches Council

In a world of ever-increasing frenetic energy, information, stressors, and urgency, how do you get your mind to quiet down so that you can tap into creative potential?

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The only way recruiters will find you on LinkedIn

Take It Personel-ly

The one question most job seekers can’t figure out is: “How do I attract recruiters on LinkedIn?” LinkedIn is a beast, and if you’re able to tap this vast platform to bag your dream job, there’s nothing like it. But it’s not as easy as it sounds. We have compiled some actionable pointers which you […].

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Event Report: CultureAmp Shortens The Distance Between Culture and Business Performance For Its Customers

WorkTech

Culture drives business performance. Most of us believe this, but we find it difficult to connect the dots between the company culture we experience and the impact on business results we know it delivers. Leaders outside of HR agree. When HRWins asked thousands of business leaders outside of HR about company culture, 66% agreed that […]. The post Event Report: CultureAmp Shortens The Distance Between Culture and Business Performance For Its Customers appeared first on HRWins by LAROCQUE, L

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4 Classroom Culture Goals for the School Year

EverFi - HR

Do you have any classroom goals for the school year? Setting classroom goals encourages a strong, positive classroom culture by allowing you to foster an environment where students can interact with and build connections with one another. Start nurturing a positive culture conducive to learning with these four goals. 1. Create Something That Is Uniquely Yours.

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Building Compliant Workplace Violence Prevention Across States: CA SB-553 | NY S. 8358B

Speaker: Speakers:

Workplace violence prevention laws are rapidly evolving, with California’s SB-553 and New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act (S-8358B) leading the way. Join WILL’s experts for a nationwide webinar covering compliance requirements, with a special focus on these key state mandates. We’ll guide you through developing and implementing effective prevention policies, building a compliant plan, and delivering the required annual interactive training.

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The Voice of Generation Z: We Want to Be Intrapreneurs

Rallyware for Human Resources

?very generation has to think ten steps ahead of previous generations to ensure their progress in all spheres of life. In fact, young age is not a barrier to making impactful changes, and Josh Miller, Director of Gen Z Studies at XYZ University, is a prime example of this. . Josh is an award-winning entrepreneur and an avid advocate for Generation Z.

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When First Starting Out, Do What Works

Forbes Coaches Council

Everyone starts off thinking they are special, but at the end of the day, what makes us special is finding what works and putting our unique spin on it.

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Are We Managing Talent or Stifling It?

HR C-Suite

Many of you know that I am not a fan of buzz words or the latest corporate fads. The term “Talent Management” falls into this category. More and more companies are hiring Managers of Talent Management which is just another term for recruitment. Talent management refers to the organization's commitment to recruit, develop and retain […].