Mon.May 28, 2018

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Build vs. Rent: Don’t Crash on the Do-It-Yourself Iceberg for People Analytics

Visier

“Build vs. Rent” is a common dichotomy in technology buying, but what does it mean when applied to people analytics? What should you be aware of before committing to one path or the other? The race to adopt people analytics is heating up: according to the Bersin by Deloitte HR Technology Disruptions for 2018 report , “people analytics is now a must-have discipline within HR and business.”.

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Highlights from the 2018 Ultimate Guide to Activating Employee Voice

Kazoo

In today’s day and age, Employee Voice is all the rage. What is it, you ask? And why is it important? Employee Voice is when you hear from your employees to unite them and the organization as a whole. For example, do your people feel happy, safe, supported, comfortable, empowered? Do they feel that job expectations are clear, fair, consistent, with strong and constructive feedback, with career development and learning opportunities?

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How a Chief Learning Officer Can Take Employee Engagement to the Next Level

Hppy

A little more than five years ago, a startling study revealed an ugly truth about the state of the American workplace: Only about 20 percent of employees said that they received any company-sponsored skills development training and education within the previous five years. Not only that but only about half of the companies in the study actually offered any type of formal learning program or benefits.

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Highlights from the 2018 Ultimate Guide to Activating Employee Voice

Kazoo

In today’s day and age, Employee Voice is all the rage. What is it, you ask? And why is it important? Employee Voice is when you hear from your employees to unite them and the organization as a whole. For example, do your people feel happy, safe, supported, comfortable, empowered? Do they feel that job expectations are clear, fair, consistent, with strong and constructive feedback, with career development and learning opportunities?

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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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Dive Into New Talent Pools with These 3 Expert Tips

Spark Hire

A stagnant talent pool is every hiring pros’ worst nightmare. That’s why the fastest growing companies are making their talent pipelines a priority this year. In fact, 67 percent of fast-growing companies listed finding new talent pipelines as their highest priority in our 2018 Growth Hiring Trends in the United States report. This heightened focus is in response to the great gap in finding qualified talent.

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6 Effective HR Strategies To Boost Company’s ROI

SutiHR

Running a business successfully takes a lot of time, and effort. With technology taking the center-stage in organizations today, human resource software that boosts and advances HR processes has become popular today. This allows organizations to save a lot of money and efforts that can be used in determining various aspects of the business. The. The post 6 Effective HR Strategies To Boost Company’s ROI appeared first on SutiHR.

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#HotInHR: Arbitration Fight Isn’t Over, Are Your Employees Ready for GDPR?

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. Supreme Court backs employers over workers in first of two major labor cases (USA Today). The Supreme Court dealt an initial blow to millions of workers in the first of two major disputes this term pitting corporations against labor unions.

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10 Differences Between Introvert and Extrovert Managers

6Q

Introversion and extroversion go to the heart of who a person is: how they work, how they live, and how they interact. Dealing with this at work isn’t always straightforward. Below we explore the differences between introvert and extrovert managers. Carl Jung said, “There is no such thing as a pure introvert or extrovert. Such a person would be in the lunatic asylum.

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How continuous improvement can help optimize HR processes

Analytics in HR

A couple of years ago I was working as a HR controller for a large organization. We decided it was time to start working on strategic personnel planning, so I built a model. The model turned out to be terrible. In this article, I’ll explain why it failed and how we should have fixed it. My model failed because I was building it on missing, unreliable, outdated data records.

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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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how to convince my boss I need an assistant, mozzarella mayhem, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. How can I convince my boss I need an assistant? I work as the sole communications person at a very small nonprofit startup that has recently grown in both size and scope of work. Our CEO is very focused on the work of the organization and finding new ways to expand our projects, which is great, but it’s stretching me really thin as the only person doing press, writing, the website, social media, etc.

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Applying Employee Performance Metrics towards Retention of Key Employees

AssessTEAM Performance Management

“The key to a company’s success begins and ends with retention of key employees,” Anonymous. There is a lot to lose when a business experiences high turnover rate. It will have to recruit new people and take them through training – and if it happens on a regular basis, then the process becomes costly. The business also tends to fall behind on its targets because of the constant disruption.

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Your Future Is In People with a Learning Agile Mindset

Quickbase

Organizations can transform their businesses for the better only if they are willing to empower those closest to the job to solve problems, make decisions, collaborate, and innovate.

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How to Manage Today’s Hyper-Connected Workforce

Digital HR Tech

Rob Hill , CRO at ProFinda , discusses how HR professionals need to use technology to manage today’s hyper-connected workforce. Today’s offices are very different from just a few decades ago. The past few years have seen the rise of instant messaging, work-related social media, collaboration tools, and of course, the infamous Millennials. There are new pressures on current-day HR teams because of this.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

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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The Muppets and Risk-Taking Leadership

Evil HR Lady

Everybody knows and loves the Muppets. The new documentary, “Muppet Guys Talking,” takes us behind the characters to understand how leadership in the puppet world can apply in the real world. “Are we rolling?” “We’re always rolling.” The puppeteers behind the Muppets, the lovable puppets that starred in their own television show, movies and on Sesame Street, got together to talk about their experiences with the Muppets in the new documentary, “ Mup

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Top Employment Skills are Transferable

Edcor

Nat King Cole sang about “Those Lazy-Hazy Crazy Days of Summer” 50 years ago. Today, however, you may not have any of those days scheduled – especially if you are concerned about being sure you have the top employment skills. Short summer sessions and flexible scheduling can give you the opportunity to evaluate how your skills compare to top employment skills businesses are seeking, and continue your education.

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How to Create Core Company Values

ADP

In order to understand how to create core company values, employers must understand what competencies matter to the business and the culture it desires.

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Trying to Fit a “Square” Peg into a “Round” Spreadsheet

Decusoft

Recently, my team and I were working on a project and I wanted to be able to view specific information “at a (quick) glance.” Key word: “Quick.” I also wanted to be able to track information. I thought “at a glance” would be an efficient method to track data for performance and provide updates. I wanted to be able to determine in less than thirty seconds where we were, identify gaps, and know specifically where we needed to focus.

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The Essential Performance Review Checklist

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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Good-bye Hiring Bias: How AI Filters Applicants Fairly [Infographic]

PandoLogic

No matter how objective we think we are when hiring, we’re all subject to human nature and human assumptions. Hiring bias can be as serious as rejecting someone because they’re a particular race or gender, but it can also be something as innocuous as picking someone for an interview because they went to the same. The post Good-bye Hiring Bias: How AI Filters Applicants Fairly [Infographic] appeared first on PandoLogic.

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Online Calendar and Task Scheduling Tool – A Better Way to Organize Work

Empxtrack

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of a Calendar? Important dates, tasks, meetings, holidays, or merely a thought of being efficient and organized. Well, each one of us may think of a unique answer, but at the end of the day – we all aim to become productive, well-planned and prepared! A Canadian-American motivational public speaker and author, Brian Tracy wrote in his book, “10 – 12 minutes invested in planning a day saves at least 2 hours of wasted time

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How to Prevent Common Employee Work Injuries

Effortless HR

Your employees are just one accident away from getting hurt. Often the types of injuries that occur in the work environment are totally preventable. Yet, without proper safety measures and supervision, these kinds of problems continue to plague businesses. You don’t want to have to worry about a loss of productivity or a worker’s compensation lawsuit.

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Hire Faster, Smarter, Better with Candidate Analytics

Hire Road

If you're like most in HR and Talent, you're being challenged to do more with less. On the talent side, you're being asked to recruit more (better and faster) with the same or fewer resources. One way to offset this challenge is to use analytics to gain the visibility you need into your hiring process. This week we take a deep dive into Candidate Pipeline Analytics.

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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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In Memory of Those Who Gave Their Life

TLNT: The Business of HR

Today is Memorial Day, here in the United States. The day commemorates those who died in the service of their country.

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Combat Harassment in the Workplace With a Culture Shift

ADP

Combating harassment in the workplace is now top priority for HR departments. Here's what HR teams need to effectively address this issue.

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The Weekly Independent: May 29, 2018

MBO Partners

News and notes for independent professionals and their clients. This is the May 29, 2018 edition.

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Investing in Technology: Finding the Finance-HR Balance

ADP

Investing in technology is a priority for HR departments — how do finance leaders ensure the benefits outweigh the cost?

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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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Why Employment Probation Periods are Ineffective

Cornerstone On Demand

Can you ever imagine HR ever uttering these words, “For the crime of agreeing to work for us, you're on probation"? Well, it happens every single day. The concept of the employment probation period is a corporate carry-over from days long gone, but it's time to shut it down. Before the pro-probation enthusiasts attack, let me be absolutely clear—I get it, hiring the wrong person can be costly , and those costs are climbing.

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How Modern Marketers Can Confront Email Personalization Challenges

Take It Personel-ly

Personalized emails have become the gold standard for savvy email marketers. By using personalization, marketers can target the content of an email to the needs of the customer. Ultimately, this targeting ensures that the email message is perfectly tailored to the subscriber. Additionally, subscribers like when the marketing messages they receive are personalized to their […].

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10 Keys to Happiness

21 Days to Happiness

We are Always Pursuing Happiness Think about it. every single thing we do is intended to make us happier. The people we choose to spend time with. The ways we spend our time. And yet sometimes we get distracted and do things that actually move us away from this goal. We all have the potential for genuine happiness. We make choices throughout our lives.