Wed.Jun 22, 2016

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3 things managers can’t say after FMLA requests

HR Morning

You know when employees request FMLA leave, those conversations have to stick to the facts about what the workers need and why. The problem is, a lot of managers don’t know that — and here’s proof some of their stray comments can cost you dearly in court. . Three employers are currently fighting expensive FMLA interference lawsuits because their managers didn’t stick to the facts when subordinates requested leave.

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my friend doesn’t approve of my work and will be my new boss, what happens after a rude response to rejection, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My friend doesn’t approve of my work and is about to become my new boss. We’re going through major restructuring at work. My role is disappearing and I’ll have a new role in a new team. I’ve just found out that a good friend (who I have worked with for eight years) is about to become my new boss. I’m feeling really stressed/worried about how things will work out professionally.

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The More the Merrier: Introducing the Workbright Partner Program

Workbright

Today, we are very excited to announce the launch of a new Partner Program that will allow YOU to share in WorkBright’s success! . The Workbright Partner Program is a community driven effort, sharing a portion of WorkBright’s revenue with the people that are out in the streets singing our praise and helping other companies go digital with their onboarding. .

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Yes, I’m a Millennial. No, We’re Not That Different.

Kazoo

I’ve never ridden a hoverboard, experienced virtual reality, or worn a beanie hat to work. But yes, I regularly use many digital technologies, measure likes on social posts and send selfies through Snapchat every once in a while. In case my need to defy a stereotype didn’t give it away – yes, I’m a Millennial. I’m one of the more than 80 million who were born between 1980 and 2000.

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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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5 Steps to Build a Culture of Growth in Your Startup

Pomello

This post was written for Pomello by Niraj Ranjan Rout.Niraj is the founder of Hiver , an app that turns Gmail into a powerful customer support and collaboration tool.If you are interested in guest blogging for us tell us more about your idea here. “I used to believe that culture was ‘soft,’ and had little bearing on our bottom line.

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Plugging-In When Your Inspiration and Energy Takes a Timeout

The Aristocracy of HR

000000000000For at least the past two weeks, I have been beyond tired and uninspired to write anything new. I am not a fan of forcing myself to write when I’m not feeling it, so I decided to honor the space I have been in. To describe the feeling, I have felt like I am in […].

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What the Orlando Nightclub Shooting Can Teach Us About Helping Employees Through Tragedy

Trinet

On June 12, a devastating event occurred inside Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida when a gunman opened fire, killing 49 people and wounding many more. While those far and wide have been personally. Visit site for full story.

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How To REALLY Design an Incentive To Drive Behavior

What is Paul Thinking

There are no shortages of people telling you how to get things done at work. I’m one of them. There is, however, a shortage of people who will HONESTLY tell you how to get things done at work. Too often advice on the internet is buried deep inside a sales pitch designed simply to sell you – not support you. When I’m engaged to help design an initiative to influence behavior in a company – either for employees or for channel partners I don’t simply sell.

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Why Gender Parity Means Big Returns for Your Business

ATD Human Capital

Building a more diverse and balanced team is no longer a goal rooted in idealism alone. Specific studies have examined the impact of having more women in the workforce, finding that this dramatically improves companies’ bottom lines. Around the World, Across Industries. In most major global industries, there are substantial shortages of skilled workers, and this is especially true in STEM industries.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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Millennials and Workplace Engagement

Kazoo

I’ve never ridden a hoverboard, experienced virtual reality, or worn a beanie hat to work. But yes, I regularly use many digital technologies, measure likes on social posts and send selfies through Snapchat every once in a while. In case my need to defy a stereotype didn’t give it away – yes, I’m a Millennial. I’m one of the more than 80 million who were born between 1980 and 2000.

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I get bored with all my jobs and don’t know what to do with myself

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’m 22, out of school, and will not graduate. I didn’t even like what I was studying in school (art-related) and I’ve changed majors three times now. Besides, I’ve never been good at it, and university has gotten me depressed, which is why I dropped out. The sadder part of my dropping out is that I can no longer afford an education anyway.

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[Infographic] Eye Safety on the Job: Be Safe with Glasses, Goggles, Face Shields, and Helmets

Hppy

You depend on your eyes for so many things, both at work and during leisure. There’s no reason to risk any harm to them—but yet every day thousands of people suffer eye injuries on the job. That’s why it’s important to understand what safety gear you can use to protect your vision. Injuries can come from all sorts of materials including dust, nails, burns, and radiation.

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Compensation Cafe: A Question of Measurement and Value Creation

RecognizeThis!

By Derek Irvine. Recognize This! – Nonfinancial metrics are increasingly used in compensation formulas; recent research and trends in crowdsourced data may improve the value of these trends. Getting compensation formulas right can be challenging, ensuring that leaders maintain a balanced focus on short-term results as well as long-term value creation.

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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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Beyond Brain Basics: 5 Neuroscience Lessons for Leaders

Hppy

In Brain Basics , we looked at many of the structures in the brain and how they function. In this section we will look more specifically at how they impact leadership and the workplace. Since these are complex issues, especially for people who are just learning about neuroscience, we’ve put together 5 neuroscience lessons for leaders, that will shed some light on the practicality of these notions. 1.

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ABOUT KEVIN LOVE: When You Recruit A Star, It Makes Sense to Maximize Their Chances For Success.

The HR Capitalist

Let's face it, HR leaders, it's happened to you and your organization. You had a key role available. You helped your organization go out and do what was necessary to get the best talent available. . Then a funny thing happened - The talent showed up, the scene they walked into at your company was kind of messed up, and the key hire left after two years.

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Embracing the shadow side of organisational life

HR Zone

Culture. Embracing the shadow side of organisational life.

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Talent Analytics: Lessons Learned from Fantasy Football

Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud

Written by: April Mazon. Maybe you play fantasy football or know someone who does. Either way, or even if you don’t, you probably know how players can become fanatics—painstakingly researching talent stats to find the best players for each position; spending hours drafting the perfect team…hoping the competition doesn’t swoop in and grab their top picks; and analyzing performance throughout the season to make talent adjustments for a winning team.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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We will only get truly inclusive organisations if we question the way work works

HR Zone

Future. We must question norms to improve our workplaces.

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A Snapshot of SIOP 2016 (Pt. 3) – Fairness

IO At Work

Last month, I-O Psychologists met in California to share the latest cutting-edge research. The 31st annual conference of the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology (SIOP) was a huge success. We’ve partnered with numerous SIOP presenters, and they’ve provided us with the nitty-gritty on some of the very best presentations, which we now offer to you in a multi-part series.

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5 adjectives you want to hear job candidates say

HR Morning

It’s difficult to tell what kind of person someone is just by their resume. Heck, it can even be difficult to tell when face to face with the person. But there are some approaches that will do the trick. . Chances are you want a hire who’s self-motivated, honest and trustworthy — in addition to having the background you’re looking for, of course.

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7 Traits Of Highly Influential Leaders

TalentCulture

Without question, the world of work today runs on social media in some shape or form. It has changed the nature of work, play, friendship, commerce, romance — the list goes on and on. Where to begin? For leaders, social media is an extraordinary tool. It enables new levels of communication and community. It establishes an immediate connection between a leader and people.

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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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Can ‘Fun’ Assessments Be Functional?

Outmatch

If you’re in HR, then you’ve probably come across a new wave of talent assessments that try a simplified approach to gathering information about candidates. Ever heard of the Draw-A-Dog Scale ? It’s used to measure children’s cognitive development, but similar visual assessments are making their way into the world of talent selection.

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Searching for the skilled: It’s a jungle out there, report says

HR Morning

HR pros are constantly on the hunt for the best talent. And it’s a tough trek these days. . That’s the word from a research report, New Talent Landscape: Recruiting Difficulty and Skills Shortages , from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The report was released at SHRM’s annual conference in Washington, DC. Almost one in seven HR managers (68%) across industries said they were facing significant challenges finding the right people in today’s job market.

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Changing your assumptions about culture refinement

Culture University

What are your beliefs about organizational culture? Some of your beliefs might inhibit your willingness and ability to proactively improve the quality of your work culture. New clients ask me very similar questions when I start guiding them along the path to a powerful, positive, productive culture. Some of your beliefs might be challenged by […].

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4 strategies to recruit for the long-term good of your business

Ceridian

Many human capital management leaders see their role as one that’s all about meeting the needs of today. Their companies have certain roles that are open and certain skills they need right now, so they devote their time and energy almost exclusively to meeting the immediate demands placed on them. But, part of HCM should be a matter of meeting your company’s long-term needs too.

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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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The hidden benefits of workplace diversity

HR Zone

Future. The hidden benefits of workplace diversity.

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Amy Cuddy at SHRM16: Create the Image, Become the Image

Paychex

Body language tells others how to regard you, approach you, and interact with you. In her keynote speech for the 2016 SHRM Annual Conference and Expo, Dr. Amy Cuddy addressed how projecting power through your body language can actually confer power in your mind and in the minds of others.

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Using Video Interviews to Attract Top Talent

TalentCircles

While a phone call, email and social media can provide a cursory view of the personality and skills of a potential hire, most hiring managers wouldn’t consider extending a job offer for a significant position without an actual face-to-face meeting with the candidate. Why? Because non-verbal cues and cultural fit are too important to overlook. Technology has made the world a much smaller place in terms of our ability to instantly communicate with people electronically regardless of location, whic