Ask a Manager

JUNE 27, 2017

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Employee’s boyfriend doesn’t want her to be contacted by our manager. I am the owner of a small business specializing in bridal hair and makeup services. My husband is a partial owner, and is a W2 employee. He is an assistant manager and covers shifts while our main manager is off. Part of his job as a manager is to contact our team members with important information.

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HR Bartender

JUNE 27, 2017

Regardless of your opinion of the annual performance review, organizations still need to have a performance management process. Performance management is a way to provide feedback, accountability, and documentation for performance outcomes. Even organizations that are “ditching” the annual review aren’t abandoning accountability, feedback, and documentation.

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Cornerstone On Demand

JUNE 27, 2017

Editor's Note: This post is part of our " Cartoon Coffee Break " series. While we take talent management seriously, we also know it's important to have a good laugh. Check back every two weeks for a new ReWork cartoon.

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ATD Human Capital

JUNE 27, 2017

In my book, The Collaborator: Discover Soccer as a Metaphor for Global Business Leadership , I describe the game of soccer as the best example of a sport with teams charged to perform their work under changing conditions. Why soccer? Played at its highest level, the best soccer teams in the world succeed by applying a mindset that recognizes a mutual dependency between players on the field, described as genuine collaborative teamwork.

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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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The Aristocracy of HR

JUNE 27, 2017

000000000010 A little over a month ago, I traveled to Queens to go pick up my 10th wedding anniversary cake from a family friend. To give you some context, I live in Long Island, NY (the forgotten borough, unless you talk The Hamptons) so anytime I want food or goods related to my West-Indian culture […].

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Achievers

JUNE 27, 2017

The effect of employee engagement on key business objectives is staggering. According to Gallup , highly engaged business units see: a 17 percent increase in productivity. 24 percent less employee turnover. a 41 percent reduction in absenteeism. With such dramatic increases in crucial aspects of business sustainability, the importance of employee engagement cannot be ignored.

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EmployeeConnect

JUNE 27, 2017

Negotiation is the art of resolving differences between two parties. Negotiation entails taking into account different opinions, individual aims, interests, needs and consider any differences in culture and background of the parties involved. This article aims to convey different ways of negotiation using the haggling or bargaining approach and the win-win approach towards negotiation.

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UrbanBound HR

JUNE 27, 2017

We're back with some of the top news from HR Tech and relocation in the past week! It was a busy week in the wonderful world of HR and relocation, so we did you a favor and gathered some of the most noteworthy news and compiled it for you in one place.

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Justworks

JUNE 27, 2017

As Founder and CEO of The Boreland Group Inc, Jennefer Witter has headed a successful public relations business for 14 years. Jennefer is author of The Little Book of Big PR: 100 + Quick Tips to Get Your Small Business Noticed. She wears many hats — from business leader to networking expert to public speaker — and Justworks was proud to have her as a panelist for women in business at our recent Justwomen event in New York City.

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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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Kazoo

JUNE 27, 2017

Check out a few of the recent stories that caught our eye as well as HR industry news you might have missed. Skip the Stocks, Invest in Employees. At HighGround, we invest in our employees every day. Check out our new blog which highlights how Virtuoso uses HighGround to invest in theirs. When Leaders are Hired for Talent but Fired for Not Fitting In.

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WorkHuman

JUNE 27, 2017

Derek & Lynette will share 5 tips for launching a social recognition program in our webinar this Thursday. Are you interested in bringing social recognition to your company, but not sure where to begin? And what if – like in most organizations – you’re limited by time, budget, and resource constraints? How can you get the rest of your company on board?

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Hppy

JUNE 27, 2017

Team retreats sound good in theory. What better way to show your team you appreciate them than to send them to a beachy paradise or a swanky ski resort? It’s an extravagant gesture, and in our current working climate of low engagement, extravagant gestures might be just what you need to perk up team productivity, morale, and teamwork. However, company trips can have some drawbacks , and it’s important to think carefully before you send out an email proposing a trip to Hawaii.

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Everwise

JUNE 27, 2017

We all know negotiating is critical to career success. Not only does it lead to salary increases, it can lead to a change in job title or an entirely new role. As with most things, preparation and action are key. You can prepare for the conversation for weeks, but won’t get anywhere without taking the leap. As Miguel Yanez puts it, “Those usually getting a raise are divided into two categories: Awesome performers and those who ASK for a raise.“ Unless you call to attention the contributions you

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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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BambooHR

JUNE 27, 2017

The late 90s and early 2000s brought an armada of trends we’d like to just as soon forget—frosted tips in the hair, ultra-baggy jeans, Furby, walkmans. Let’s not continue. However, it also introduced cell phones, social media, and other “trends” that never phased out. I distinctly remember my father complaining about our cellphone bill, insisting […].

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TalentCulture

JUNE 27, 2017

There’s little doubt we live in an increasingly tech-savvy society. But not everyone in the workplace is an early adopter of the latest apps and software. In fact, when Pew Research Center categorized individuals into a tech adoption spectrum , 52 percent considered themselves “relatively hesitant,” with 14 percent of those declaring themselves “unprepared.”.

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Compensation Today

JUNE 27, 2017

Several U.S. states or cities have recently introduced, or are considering, a ban on employers inquiring about the salary history of job applicants as part of more extensive equal pay legislation. The reasoning? Because women still face a pay gap in comparison to similarly qualified men – 2.4 percent based on PayScale’s most recent gender equity report released in December 2016 – it was hypothesized that revealing salary history would perpetuate lower pay for women over the life of their career.

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The People Equation

JUNE 27, 2017

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of hearing actor and comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus speak at the WorkHuman conference in Phoenix. She was interviewed by Michelle Gielan , a former news journalist turned positive psychology researcher. As Louis-Dreyfus settled in for the interview, her trademark wit surfaced: “Huh. Happiness researcher. I just can’t get enough of that.

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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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China Gorman

JUNE 27, 2017

As I’ve written in the past, Mary Meeker ’s annual Internet Trends report is a treasure trove of data that most HR professionals miss. That’s because the report isn’t about HR trends, it’s about internet trends. But almost any way you look at it, HR is impacted significantly by the trends she presents. I wrote about her take on the U.S. Income Statement in the Macro Thoughts section of the report a couple of weeks ago.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JUNE 27, 2017

At the end of the first quarter of 2017, 45% of small businesses reported that they were unable to find qualified applicants to fill job openings. Our own research, The Use of People Science shows that growth can be particularly challenging from a workforce perspective. 84% of HR leaders we surveyed said the struggle to find and recruit the right people for growth is a significant pain point.

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Empower Software

JUNE 27, 2017

Boston Business Journal ranked Kronos Incorporated as one of the Best Places to Work for the eighth time in the extra-large company category of its annual ranking of Massachusetts top workplaces.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JUNE 27, 2017

While many HR professionals dream of someday earning the big company CHRO job, few will achieve it. After all, there are only 500 companies in the Fortune 500 and 98 “unicorn firms” valued at $1 billion or more.

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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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The HR Capitalist

JUNE 27, 2017

Only the true players will spend 5 minutes or more with this post and it's referred content.It's deep, but pure gold. Kleiner Perkins general partner Mary Meeker launched the 22nd edition of the Internet Trends Report at the Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on May 31, 2017. Dating back to 1995, when Mary was still an equity analyst at Morgan Stanley, the annual report compiles and analyzes data from a wide range of sources, providing insights on the state of the Internet Econo

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Advos

JUNE 27, 2017

Bad Exhibiting Staff — Scene 1. Setting: CEO’s office at Big Fail Company, CEO and Incompetent Exhibiting Staff meeting together. CEO: “ How was the trade show?”. Incompetent Exhibiting Staff: “Not great. We didn’t get any good leads.” . CEO: “That’s too bad. Well, we won’t return to that show next year.” . Nearly 1,000 HR trade shows are held in the USA each year.

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Culture University

JUNE 27, 2017

Many factors contribute to unwanted turnover: A poor relationship between supervisor and employee; a toxic work culture; dissatisfaction with the job; and employee-peer drama. All of these issues have one thing in common: Connection. Connection creates trustworthiness, loyalty, and a sense of ownership. Connection is a key building block to a great culture.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JUNE 27, 2017

“There is an inside joke with acquisitions that I ask prior to closing: ‘How many more people?'” he told Business Insider — meaning, How many more birthday cards do I have to write? —”since I am constantly calculating that in my mind rather than ‘What is the EBITDA?’”.

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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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Insperity

JUNE 27, 2017

These days, collaboration is supposed to be the panacea for everything from underperforming teams to bad management. Good ideas are supposed to cross-pollinate like magic across modern open offices. But in reality, collaboration doesn’t always work. Sometimes it’s noisy and unproductive, and someone needs to make a decision. How can business leaders maintain healthy collaboration and cooperation among team members?

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 27, 2017

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My manager doesn’t like my maternity clothes. I am 30 weeks pregnant with my first child and having some difficulty with my boss over maternity clothes. I work in finance and my office has a particularly conservative dress. Pre-pregnancy, I generally wore a sheath dress, blazer, and string of pearls.

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NoExcusesHR

JUNE 27, 2017

"I thought I had the promotion all locked up.I can't believe it went to someone else." "This company.this opening.is perfect for me. How come they won't even give me an interview?" "There is so much going on in my personal life, I'm not sure I can keep up at work." "After all of my years here it's going to end like this? What am I supposed to do now?

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