Mon.Aug 22, 2016

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Why You're Asking the Wrong Questions About Top Talent

Cornerstone On Demand

In Silicon Valley there has been a lot of talk recently about “10X-ers" or people who generate ten times the output for time spent. These people are like gold in the tech sector. However, most C-suite executives in more traditional industries remain locked in a 20th century mindset when it comes to evaluating talent, says Todd Warner, the founder of Like Minds Advisory, who recently published a piece in Harvard Business Review titled 3 Reasons Why Talent Management Isn't Working Anymore.

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Recruiting Secret #9

The Tim Sackett Project

Everyone wants to know the secret to great recruiting. Candidates want to know how to get into companies. Recruiters want to know each other’s secrets to finding great talent. No one seems to be sharing their secrets, so I thought I might as well tell you mine… Recruiting Secret #9. We’ll tell you we only hire the best talent, but what we really mean is we only hire the talent who quickly applies to our job posting, willing to accept our at below market pay rate we are requesti

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And the Winner of the HighGround Scholarship is…

Kazoo

Congratulations to Jerry Chiang of UC Berkeley, who is the inaugural winner of the HighGround Scholarship! Earlier this year, we announced the HighGround scholarship to learn more about how today’s college students understand workplace culture. We asked applicants to share ideas for how companies can improve employee engagement , as well as how to sustain those that are already engaged.

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Why People Leave Their Jobs (and How Their Reasons Should Shape Your Organization’s Talent Strategy)

Something Different

<www.teambonding.com> Happy Monday all. . . …So I spent the weekend reading about turnover and engagement, and this HBR article had some really good insights that got me thinking about talent attraction and retention strategy – specifically how Managers/HRBPs can use human capital data to improve turnover and progression outcomes.

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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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Measuring the ROI of HR Programs is Critical: Here’s How Patagonia Does It

UpstartHR

When I am teaching a class to prepare students for the PHR/SPHR exams, one of the things I repeatedly highlight is the need to tie HR practices back to business objectives. If we only see ourselves and our actions within the “bubble” of HR, then we severely limit the impact and value we can deliver to the business. One method for bringing the value to the business is by evaluating the financial cost and determining the return or value of a specific program.

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The Five Keys of Employee Engagement—it’s “MAGIC!” - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

It’s a simple concept: when we are able to throw our hearts, spirits, minds, and hands into the work we do, we produce better results. We are happier, healthier individuals, and more successful organizations. So, why are some organizations engaging, while others aren’t? Through our research of over 14 million employee survey responses across 70 countries, we found some surprising results.

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Hey Cigna, Welcome To Chicago!

ACA Times

2016 has been a confusing one for many Americans who question the security of their health insurance providers. As major companies like UnitedHealthcare are swiftly withdrawing from certain exchanges nationwide and some smaller companies are going out of business, the idea of losing Health Insurance Marketplace coverage due to a provider closing up shop is not unheard of.

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News You Might Have Missed – August 22

Kazoo

Check out a few of the recent stories that caught our eye as well as HR industry news you might have missed. The Latest Trend in Keeping Employees Happy? Tech Tools. Horizon Pharma’s business was growing rapidly but they didn’t want to lose “the feeling of connnectedness” to their employees. Here’s how they did it. My Customer Service Reps Are Better Than Yours.

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my employees refuse to call their coworker by her real name

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: One of my long-term staff has a common, easy-to-pronounce Indian name, but since well before I was hired, she was given a nickname: a westernised version of her name. We were chatting about my (slightly unusual) name one day, and she expressed that she hates the nickname, wishes people would just use her real name, and that she’s never felt confident asking people to do so.

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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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Best Practices For Implementing Cloud Solutions in the HR Department

Hppy

More and more companies are relying on cloud solutions to handle their data. Storing your company’s information can improve company-wide communication since it provides your employees with ease of access, flexibility, and quicker response times. Among the other benefits of cloud-based solutions are the automation of data heavy processes and the ease of ensuring HR compliance.

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So You Think You Can Lead?

ATD Human Capital

“Hard experience has taught me that real leadership is about understanding you first, and then using that to create a superb organization.” —D. Michael Abrashoff, It’s Your Ship. What makes you think you can lead? You probably know how to plan, budget, and establish detailed steps and timetables. Allocating resources is no problem for you.

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Here's A Free Change/Innovation Exercise to Use With Your Managers

The HR Capitalist

I've been working on a new training program for managers of people at Kinetix - on Change Management. It's part of the BOSS Training series. Change Management is a pretty hard topic to keep managers engaged on. So instead of making it incredibly theoretical, we're taking a page from the software development industry and talking about Change Agile - bringing Agile principles to your change efforts.

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How Employee Empowerment Impacts Culture  

TalentCulture

Employee empowerment is a powerful strategy. Used properly it can energize a company’s culture, increase profitability, and positively impact the customer experience. Yet, far too many organizations fail to empower their employees adequately, leading to frustrated teams and even more frustrated customers. So, what is employee empowerment and how can it have a positive impact on organizational culture?

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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A diverse & inclusive company culture is not just an HR initiative. It’s a business growth plan.

Ceridian

By: Lisa Bull and Maurice Fernandes. The business case is simple. Diverse and inclusive organizations have more highly engaged employees, demonstrate greater innovation, and, not surprisingly, have greater financial success. In fact, according to a recent McKinsey report there is a “linear relationship between racial and ethnic diversity and financial performance.”.

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Recruitment Marketing in Healthcare

NoExcusesHR

The epic battle to find clinical employees in the healthcare industry has never been more intense. The combination of limited talent, retiring talent, old school recruitment approaches and a complete lack of understanding as to how recruitment marketing works has proven lethal to my #HealthcareHR colleagues. Let's take a look at some of the key components of an effective recruitment marketing strategy in the healthcare industry.

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Why Employee Performance Reviews Just Don't Work

About Human Resources

Performance appraisals, or performance reviews, as they have traditionally been approached in organizations are fundamentally flawed. Find out why and how.

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An Intimate Portrait of Your Exhausted Employee: 6 Signs the Job is Killing Them

Workforce Software

Every day, exhausted people walk into work at companies all over the world, including your own. Here’s how to spot those fatigued workers, so you can address the issue before it gets out of hand.

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The Employer’s Guide to Early Cancer Detection

A comprehensive early detection strategy for cancer is no longer a nice-to-have for employers; it’s a must. The reality is 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, and the physical, emotional, and financial impact on both employees and employers is great. To help improve your employees’ health outcomes and reduce cancer-related costs, download The Employer’s Guide to Early Detection.

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Ask These Questions to Hire the Right Person for the Job

Reviewsnap

Interviews are not easy. For a candidate, they are stressful and filled with maddeningly pointless questions. For the interviewer, they can be so rote it’s impossible to remember which question goes with which candidate and can be tough to keep everyone’s names straight! Sure, they are the ones asking the questions, but they have to … Continue reading Ask These Questions to Hire the Right Person for the Job.

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Innovation: Are You Innovative Enough in Your Approach

WorqIQ

Innovation has become the workout regimen of the business world. Companies all claim to do it, or like to believe they do, but, very few actually see results. It’s not the innovation or the exercise itself that fails to deliver; it’s the approach. Just as running 10 miles a day won’t land you the perfect body, creating an innovation team and setting it free won’t translate to industry-changing products.

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An HR Guide to Strategic Planning

About Human Resources

Need basic information about Human Resources' strategic planning? Here's how to accomplish HR strategic planning that will add value for your business.

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How to create balance in your full (benefits) plate

Reward Gateway

You may know by now that forgoing that chocolatey donut for a mixed berries dessert is a healthier choice - but other decisions aren’t as simple. Think about it: How many servings of fruit and vegetables should you eat a day to achieve a healthy, balanced diet? Is it five, which is the number used in some countries, or is it seven, or is it 10, which is the number recommended in France?

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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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What Are Your Core Values?

About Human Resources

Do you know what core values are? They represent your deeply held beliefs, your highest priorities, and the fundamental forces that drive your actions.

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Disengaged Employees are the Silent Killer

Energage

Five Employee Survey Tips to Help You Spot the Warning Signs. “I had no idea we have so many disengaged employees.”. Sure, there are the vocal – maybe even disgruntled – employees who stand out in the crowd. They gossip around the watercooler. They wish they were anywhere but at work. They’re unproductive. And even worse, they’re spreading their toxic dissatisfaction around your organization like a cancer.

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Why More Employers Are Adopting Parental Leave Policies That Apply to Men and Women

Paychex

An increasing number of employers are instituting policies that offer paid parental leave to both mothers and fathers. Learn more about this trend that suggests more companies are trying to address evolving family needs.

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Wanting to win is a great motivator. So is not wanting to come in last place

Steve Boese

Over the weekend I was coerced had the opportunity to participate in a 2-mile time trial with my son's high school cross-country track team, and the results of which were pretty sad and interesting at the same time. Let's step a bit to set some context. I heard about the Saturday morning time trial pretty late on Friday evening and was informed that the cross-country team coach encouraged the student runners to invite their parents and other family members to attend and even compete in the time

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A Benefits Leaders Top Priority: Reducing Cancer at all Costs

U.S. employers are bracing for the largest increase in health insurance costs in a decade next year. And the largest healthcare expense to employers? Cancer.

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Want to Work From Home? Here Are Tips from 5 Top Companies

Evil HR Lady

Have you ever wondered what giants like Intel and Google do about telecommuting? Yahoo killed telecommuting and now look at them–sad and sold. Not even the facts will convince me that the banning of telecommuting was 100 percent responsible for this. (Just joking, people! I’m sure it contributed to the problem, but it wasn’t the only problem).

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my boss asked me to do her kid’s homework, are sandals considered business attire, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My boss asked me to do her kid’s homework. I’m a receptionist, and although I have a cordial relationship with my supervisor, it’s pretty strictly professional. The other day, she came to me at reception during working hours and basically asked if I would do part of her sons’s homework assignment for him.