Fri.Mar 24, 2017

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How to Make Your Employees Happy – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Kronos , a leading provider of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions. They were named one of the Top 50 Best Workplaces for Women by the Great Place to Work Institute. Many congrats! Enjoy the post.). We spend a lot of time talking about employee engagement and that’s not a bad thing.

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5 Ways to Prevent Workplace Accidents

Effortless HR

In 2015, there were about 2.9 million reported nonfatal workplace accidents and injuries in the United States. These accidents are costly for businesses, as they have to pay for workman’s compensation, medical expenses, and even lawyer fees. In some cases, companies have to spend time and money hiring and training a new employee. The fact of the matter is that many workplace accidents are preventable.

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How March Madness Drives Employee Engagement - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

It’s that time of year when sport once again attempts to take over our lives. March Madness inspires a unique fan loyalty. College alumni and sports fanatics alike follow their teams relentlessly. People love to watch underdog teams inch toward a championship. Fans build brackets designed to pick the next NCAA champion. Every year, over 60 million March Madness brackets are created for various family, friend, and workplace pools with all sorts of prizes up for grabs.

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Guest Post: Harnessing the Power of Relationships

WorkHuman

When was the last time you thought about gravity? It plays a pretty important role in our lives, doesn’t it? It keeps us from floating off into space. It literally holds our solar system together. Gravity is vital to our survival. And yet, unless you are a physicist, you probably haven’t thought about gravity since your last science class. It just works in the background of your perception, affecting you in so many ways you don’t notice.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

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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The Psychology of Feedback – Examples

EmployeeConnect

There are many tools out there today that managers use to improve performance. A powerful tool that many managers often overlook and probably even consider whether it would be a tool itself is, constructive feedback. We will explore the psychology of feedback through several feedback examples. What is feedback? Feedback is workplace evaluation and response to what an employee or a colleague’s performance is, relative to a particular task.

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What Type Of Sales People Should You Hire?

TalentCulture

While there are many different aspects that fall under the umbrella of talent management, recruitment is one of the most important. When it comes to sales, decisions that are made during the hiring process can ultimately impact on the performance and morale of the team and on sensitive issues such as staff turnover as well. In fact, according to Miller Heiman Group’s research division, CSO Insights, average annual turnover stands at between 25 and 30 percent , meaning a significant amount

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5 Ways to Check References to Avoid Toxic Employees

TLNT: The Business of HR

Have you ever attempted to check references before hiring, and run into a brick wall with the former employer giving you only name, title, and date of employment? If so, that’s understandable because they fear lawsuits. On the other hand, the former employer may give a glowing reference. And only later you find out that the accolades don’t ring true.

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Leadership Styles: What Type of Leader Are You? [Infographic]

WorqIQ

Everyone has their own way of dealing with others. Especially when it comes to motivating and inspiring our employees. However, research from Goleman, Boyatzis, and McKee suggests we all fall into one of six leadership styles. The more we know about these styles, the easier we can use them to our advantage. So, what kind of leader are you? Read More» The post Leadership Styles: What Type of Leader Are You?

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Robots Aren’t Just Destroying Jobs; They’re Changing Them

Compensation Today

From convenience stores without cashiers to delivery services without drivers, it’s hard to deny that the nature of work is changing rapidly. To stay ahead of the curve, we need to do our best to track the workforce as it changes. What jobs are most vulnerable to automation? What jobs have already been automated? What roles are benefiting most from these shifts?

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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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Copywriter interview questions

Workable

These sample Copywriter interview questions will help you evaluate candidates’ skills before choosing the best hire for your open role. Feel free to modify these questions to meet your specific job requirements. The post Copywriter interview questions appeared first on Recruiting Resources: How to Recruit and Hire Better.

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It’s Not the Data, But What You Do With It That Matters

TLNT: The Business of HR

Picture this: It’s a Friday morning, and five senior executives walk into a conference room to meet with the CEO — Operations, Sales, Finance, Marketing and Human Resources.

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How to Write a Great HR Blog Post

Laurie Ruettimann

I’m in love with my career as a writer, but most of my blogging isn’t very good. It’s a narcissistic dump of feelings to clear my mind and boost my ego. I want to believe that I write great HR blog posts. But I peer back through time and see that I’m almost always writing for myself, which is the worst kind of public writing.

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Time to say goodbye to boring job descriptions?

HR Zone

Acquisition. Time to say goodbye to boring job descriptions?

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Unlocking Employee Potential with the Power of Continuous Feedback

Speaker: Erin Daruszka and Nakisha Dixon

Recent studies show that only 21% of employees feel their performance and growth are within their control. What if the answer to employee development and high performance lies elsewhere? Enter continuous feedback. Imagine a work environment where feedback isn't a dreaded annual event, but a constant source of growth. Join us to discover how ongoing, actionable feedback empowers your team to take ownership of their performance, boosting engagement and development.

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Checklist: Keys to success for implementing the SIGMA MSP solution

Allegis Global Solutions

Implementation in SIGMA is one of the most important stages of the solution, and before kicking it off, it helps us to gain some clarity on the scope of the project from the client.

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5 Things to Remember When Searching for Your Next Education Hire

Spark Hire

Finding the perfect education hire to fill an open role within your educational institution is a tall order. Wait too long to make a decision, and your students suffer. Not to mention, you might lose top-tier talent as they receive other offers. However, you need to be deliberate in your hiring in order to cut down on turnover and ensure the education hire you make truly serves the students in the most effective way.

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Five More Reasons Silicon Valley Needs HR

Workology

Silicon valley again? Ugh, yes it’s true. A topic I cannot leave alone and, it seems, that no one else can either. So here we are again with five more reads on silicon valley startups’ Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Agility: HR's issue, or not?

HR Zone

Behaviour. Change management. Innovation. Agility: HR's issue, or not?

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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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Why Should You Really Care About Technology?

Jeff Waldman

In the world of HR and Recruiting, technology is a mandatory component of its value proposition. HR/Recruitment technology represents one of the fastest growing segments tech globally. Personally, I’m not surprised because the users of tech are people, and people make up organizations. While growth has been off-the-charts we need to remind ourselves why technology matters.

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The Robots Are Coming. What Are You Doing About It?

TLNT: The Business of HR

I hope you didn’t miss yesterday’s post about the World Government Summit and its full day Global Dialogue for Happiness.

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Office Pranks: The Ultimate Guide to Pranking Your Coworkers (Without Getting Fired)

SnackNation

The Ultimate Guide to Pranking Your Coworkers (Without Getting Fired). I think it’s safe to assume that we all work really hard. Besides the fact that doing anything worthwhile takes hard work and dedication, the trend has been longer and longer hours for American office workers. According to a 2014 Gallup study , full-time adults work 47 hours each week, almost a full workday longer than the standard 40-hour work week.

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Business Development Representative job description

Workable

This Business Development Representative job description template lists essential skills and qualifications to look for in candidates for this role. Feel free to add specific job duties that meet your needs. Business Development Representative responsibilities include: Qualifying leads from marketing campaigns as sales opportunities. Contacting potential clients through cold calls and emails.

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Breaking the Burnout Cycle: Empowering Managers for Excellence

Speaker: Adri Glover - Head of People, and Mollie Hinz - Sr. People Partner

In the fast-paced world of work, burnout has emerged as a critical issue. Alarming statistics reveal two in five U.S. workers experience feeling burned out. However, the situation is even more dire among managers, with nearly half reporting burnout, often hidden behind their responsibilities and the desire to uplift their teams. Recognizing the severity of this problem is crucial.

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work questions from Friends, Gilmore Girls, Jane Austen, and more

Ask a Manager

After I answered a question last year about how one of Twilight vampires could keep his true nature hidden at work, I received a bunch of other questions from literature and TV. Here are four of them. 1. Fired for accepting a kickback (Friends). In a Season 2 episode of Friends, Monica is promoted to buyer for her restaurant. It’s the first time she’s held the position.

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When a Company Feels Like Family

Namely

We believe HR has the power to improve people’s lives. It’s why we take an employee-centric approach to building our platform and why we find the below story so powerful. Chris Bohannon, a Senior Product Advisor at Namely, recently shared how our own HR team made a tremendous difference in his family’s life during a difficult time. When we read Chris’s story, we thought: This is what HR for Humans is all about.

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Trust is what makes digital workplaces – and organisations - a success

HR Zone

Culture. Trust is what makes digital workplaces a success.

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Administrative Officer interview questions

Workable

Use these sample Administrative Officer interview questions to evaluate candidates’ skills and select the best fit for your company’s needs. The post Administrative Officer interview questions appeared first on Recruiting Resources: How to Recruit and Hire Better.

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From Awareness to Action: An HR Guide to Making Accessibility Accessible

Speaker: Danielle Johnson - Director of HR, Compliance & DEI in AI tech at Impact Observatory

Making accessibility accessible for organizations of all sizes may seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. Prepare to broaden your understanding of Disability, Cultural Competency, and Inclusion with this insightful webinar. We’ll explore disability as a vibrant culture, understand the nuances of reasonable accommodations under the ADA, and navigate the complexities of undue hardship while challenging the status quo of accessibility practices.

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Is Hiring Students Worth the Investment?

Evil HR Lady

Hiring students to work at your restaurant seems pretty normal. However, employing younger staff members comes with both benefits and drawbacks. Is it the right decision for your restaurant? Here are a few considerations to keep in mind. Think about Training Time. If you hire students to work at your restaurant, it will likely be their first or second job.

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Underwriter interview questions

Workable

Use these sample Underwriter interview questions during your hiring process to evaluate candidates’ skills. Feel free to add specific questions that meet your needs. The post Underwriter interview questions appeared first on Recruiting Resources: How to Recruit and Hire Better.

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How are Companies Achieving Success with Gamification?

HR Daily Advisor

by Gal Rimon, Founder and CEO. Gamification is about driving motivation, with the hope of engrossing us and mesmerizing us just as games do. In business, gamification isn’t about games developed for businesses, but the prudently calculated use of prevailing game design methods (design, action, fun, and competition) and procedures (leaderboards, points, and badges) to achieve a business outcome.