Mon.Aug 28, 2017

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The Contemporary Recruiter

TalentCulture

The HR Technology space is a crowded one, and with that is fundamentally changing how we recruit, the processes, and how we view business. This fundamental change can create an overwhelming situation that leaves many people in a state of uncertainty and confusion. HR Technology is Your Friend. So, you have multiple positions to fill and precious little time to source and find qualified candidates.

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In the automation era, maybe people are still a competitive advantage

Steve Boese

In the last year of so I kind of moved off of the 'robots are taking all the jobs' topic as I had gotten a little tired of it and after reading 17.993 pieces on the subject it is pretty clear that nothing at all is clear about it. Maybe the robots will take all of the jobs. Maybe they will only take the 'bad' jobs that we don't want to do. Or maybe we will have to someday co-exist with our robot masters.

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How Social Innovators Will Shape the Future of Work

Cornerstone On Demand

As technology shifts how both employers and employees operate, organizations are emerging specifically to help people prepare for the future of work. While competition for talent is more intense than ever in some areas, many people have been left behind by shifting work dynamics: Gallup estimates that 4.9 percent of people are unemployed, and another 12.6 percent are underemployed.

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Work Burnout is a (Preventable) Epidemic

WorkHuman

Listen to our interview with Dawn Burke and Tim Sackett in the latest episode of WorkHuman Radio, embedded at the top of this post. I love french fries. When I was in college, for about one semester I worked at a local fast food chain. Pretty much every meal I had during my shifts included french fries. After a few months of a diet consisting of 50% fries, I lost that loving feeling.

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Preventing Workplace Violence and Complying with California’s New Legal Requirements (SB-553)

Speaker: Speakers:

Every company everywhere should have a plan to combat workplace violence and properly respond to violent incidents. California has stepped to the plate and become the first state to mandate workplace violence prevention requirements for employees and employers. Even if you are in a different state or country, these workplace violence requirements are applicable to almost every employer anywhere.

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Succession Management, Leadership and Mentoring

Hppy

The fact that we are in the midst of a global leadership talent shortage should come as no surprise to the leaders in the majority of organizations. There are a lot of studies that have been done recently that support this and go so far as to identify the productivity and financial impacts that this challenge is causing. It is not getting any better.

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The Importance of Connection in the Employee Experience

Kazoo

Connection : Feeling connected to managers, colleagues, company, and community. Matthew Lieberman, a neuroscientist at UCLA and author of “Social: Why Our Brains are Wired to Connect,” describes human connection as a superpower that makes us more productive, happier, and healthier. His experiments show that when people feel lonely or socially isolated the parts of the brain that feel physical pain light up.

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Procrastination and Success in Life and Business

ATD Human Capital

Most parents understand the problem with children stuffing their school backpacks with too many books, papers, calculators, pens, rulers, and other items. It is painful to watch young children struggling with heavy backpacks—and it’s not good for their posture or health either. My daughter did that and wound up with chronic back problems that still flare up.

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#WorkTrends Preview: The Culture Engine

TalentCulture

Culture – we all talk about its importance, but yet companies continue to struggle to create and nurture a positive culture in the office. To understand the issues that most leaders are having with culture, we need to go back to the basics. The foundation of an organization’s culture is their values, but the challenge is some leaders do not pay attention to the health of their work culture.

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Online HR Management System: Employee Morale

SutiHR

Low employee morale can adversely affect the business ability to attract and retain top talents. Implementing an online HR management system can help businesses function more efficiently; it also makes employees’ lives easier in many ways. Having a simple, intuitive online application for different aspects of workforce management can increase employee morale.

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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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Generation Z in the Workplace: 4 Tips for Managing Upcoming Talent

Paychex

Just as companies have developed strategies to successfully attract and employ millennials, the same is required for Generation Z. How can you successfully attract and retain this generation of talent?

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Pre- and Post-Hire Team Building Ideas for Startups and Small Businesses

Acacia HR Solutions

A make or break factor of all startups and small businesses is the cohesiveness of the teams being built. Whether the organization is starting with just a few or ramping quickly, getting new hires to work together efficiently and effectively is top of mind for leaders. If the team doesn’t jell, the road to success.

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Fabulous, Functional and Affordable – the new age of HRIS

HR Tech Girl

Is your HRIS fabulous, functional and affordable? The HRIS market is exploding with options. In fact, a google search for HRIS might leave you with over 7 million results. Sounds overwhelming? I can understand why. But search for fabulous HRIS and your results suddenly drop to under 76,000 and mostly leave google confused. I find […].

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Host a Culture Workshop and Discover How to Build a Stronger Company

TLNT: The Business of HR

We all aspire to work for a company that values our work and treats us like grown-ups. But what else do you want from the place where you spend the majority of your waking life?

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9 Leave Management Mistakes To Avoid This Year

The article talks about the 9 leave management mistakes that you should be avoiding with smarter technology in your organisation and save business costs.

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Employee Advocacy and the Value Add to Your Employer Brand

Workology

The best content comes from within. Whether you’re posting about a job or sharing a team moment from the office, your content is only as successful as your employee advocacy strategy. One of the. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Rewards Can Help Close the Strategy-to-Performance Gap

TLNT: The Business of HR

I like to argue that we should be holding our compensation programs – and the money they represent – to a higher standard. Research examining how well company strategy delivers on its potential – and where and why it fails – sheds some light on the important contributions that rewards can make.

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Background Screenings Now Available in HireSelect with Checkr

Criteria Corp

We’ve heard from a lot of our customers that you’d love to be able to administer background checks through HireSelect. Well we’re excited to announce that through a partnership with Checkr , you can now quickly and seamlessly set up background screenings for your candidates, all while remaining within the HireSelect platform.

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9 Ways Your Business Can Help Hurricane Harvey’s Houston Victims

Evil HR Lady

If you’re like most Americans, you’ve been watching the Hurricane Harvey coverage, thanking your lucky stars that you don’t live in its path. However, for millions, their lives have just been turned upside down, and the problems haven’t stopped. You want to help; you want your business to help. How? Here are 10 ways you and your business can help. 1.

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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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Engagement and Communications Tips To Help Year Round

Mercer

If engagement and communications are a top priority for businesses we offer 5 tips designed to enhance employee engagement, productivity, and enthusiasm. The post Engagement and Communications Tips To Help Year Round appeared first on Mercer PeoplePro Blog.

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Are You a Leader or a Teacher (or Both)

Evil HR Lady

Do you think of yourself as a leader, a mentor, a boss or a teacher? People who work outside of education don’t generally identify themselves as teachers. After all, teachers stand up in front of classrooms and give pop quizzes. What’s that got to do with the world of work? A lot, actually. Leadership is important, but there is also a case to be made for teaching in the workplace—and I’m not talking about training.

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Top 5 Most Viewed HR Payroll Systems Blogposts of 2017

HRIS Payroll Software

Here at HR Payroll Systems, we like to write blogposts that you like to read. We hope we’re shaping the future of human resources management and providing some insights into new topics and age-old HR dilemmas, but even if we’re simply providing a little comic relief we’re okay with it. By popular demand, the following are the HR Payroll Systems blogposts that readers have enjoyed the most so far in 2017. 5. 7 Strategies for Dealing with Difficult People at Work.

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How To Work Hard Without Burning Out [Infographic]

Workstride

This is a guest post by Visme. Hard work pays off—there’s no denying that! But it doesn’t pay off when our health is at risk. Health is always more important than wealth. How can you work efficiently when you’re not feeling fine, right? Plus, working when we’re not okay mentally, emotionally, or physically can cause more damage or mistakes.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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How Company Culture is Directly Linked to Employee Productivity

Zenefits

Productivity and company culture are hot topics in today’s business world, and for good reason – they both impact the bottom line. And, it turns out, business leaders know there’s a connection between them. In a recent survey of business owners carried out by The Alternative Board (TAB), 86% of respondents say they believe company culture directly impacts productivity.

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The Leadership Funnel: Cultivating Your Company’s Future

Workforce Software

Research shows that organizations often struggle to develop their most promising people.

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Good News for Employers Seeking Hourly Workers: 24% of Americans Are Looking for a Job

HR Daily Advisor

A recent survey has found that although the national unemployment rate is cited at a low 4.4% (June 2017) by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 1 in 4 Americans report that they are looking for a job. Fluent, a data-driven marketing company, who conducted the survey among 2,896 Americans in July, explains that “high wage jobs, such as factory work, continue to be automated or shipped overseas, driving workers into the service sector… This trend illustrates vast underemployment in th

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6 Quantum Workplace Employee Feedback Tools to Use in Your Onboarding Process

Quantum Workplace

Your onboarding process plays a critical role in retaining employees for the long haul. In fact, new employees who go through a structured onboarding process are 58 percent more likely to be with the organization three years later ( source ). During a successful onboarding program, organizations will seek to understand how new employees perceive the organization.

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eBook: Global Workforce Management: Unpacking the Risks and Challenges

This eBook examines the complexities of global workforce management, including country specific labor and payroll regulations, and the risks and consequences of non-compliance.

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#HotInHR: Robots Will Not Lead to Fewer Jobs, The Only Type Of Brain Training That Works

Advos

Get HR Funding News Delivered To Your Inbox. Every week we send a summary of funding announcements, M&A and partnership news from the HR marketplace. Sign up now. Week in Review – Popular Content. High-Performing Teams Need Psychological Safety. Here’s How to Create It – HBR. “There’s no team without trust,” says Paul Santagata, Head of Industry at Google.

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9th Circuit Upholds $300,000 Penalty for I-9 Violations

HR Daily Advisor

In many aspects of the law, ignorance is no defense. danielfela / iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) requires employers to verify that their employees are legally authorized to work in the United States. It also prohibits employers from knowingly continuing to employ aliens who aren’t authorized to work. The INA calls for penalties of varying amounts for each violation, depending on the nature of the violation.

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If you want Genius, You Can’t manage to Ordinary

The Tim Sackett Project

Most leaders I know want brilliant, creative, genius outcomes from their employees. Awesome! I love high expectations. Genius, though, is a fickle thing. 99.99% of us will never reach the genius stage in anything we do in life. If you’re lucky enough to work with, be friends with, or manage a genius personality, you know these cats aren’t normal.