Thu.May 16, 2019

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How Employee Wellness Programs Boost Productivity

15Five

Wellness can be defined as the active process of becoming aware of and making choices towards a healthy and fulfilling life. It is more than being free from illness, it is a dynamic process of change and growth. At 15Five, our focus is on people and how to improve the performance management process for both you and your employees. But for employees to perform well, they must be well.

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Are There Introverted HR Pros in People Ops?

Rise

You’re a human resources professional? Then you must be a people person! HR has historically had a reputation for extroversion—and that expectation is only heightened when you start talking about individuals in the people ops department. Whether they’re called, ‘directors of employee experience,’ ‘chief people officers,’ or ‘talent coordinators,’ the mandate of these positions and others like them is to build a connected and engaged team.

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The Microlearning Revolution: How Small Lessons Can Generate Big Results in Employee Training

Criteria Corp

Microlearning is a form of learning in which information is delivered in short, succinct modules on simple, accessible platforms. It was devised as an alternative to traditional learning methods, which can sometimes be counterproductive. Today’s workforce simply does not have the patience to read, digest, and remember long, tedious packets of information.

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The Highest-Paying Jobs That Are Hardest to Fill

Yello

Using staffing data from the American Staffing Association Skills Gap Index and salary information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, here are the highest-paying jobs that are the hardest to fill: 1. Computer and information research scientists. Average salary: $114,520. Has your company’s app development fallen behind? You wouldn’t be alone: computer and information research scientists are some of the country’s hardest positions to fill.

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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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Staff Reductions: What to Avoid During a Reduction in Force

Intoo USA

When management reduces the number of staff in your organization, it can be a difficult process for you and your employees. Bankruptcy, mergers, loss of funding — all of these can result in a significant reduction in your workforce and, as a human resources executive, it’s your job to communicate the bad news. You won’t be the only person to do this — layoffs are more common than you think.

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The Power of Job Branding

Engage2Excel

Most people in the recruiting space agree that employment branding is as important to recruiters as product branding is to marketers. By taking the idea one step further and branding each job as you go to market, you'll see an impact in three powerful ways.

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Staff Reductions: What to Avoid During a Reduction in Force

Intoo USA

When management reduces the number of staff in your organization, it can be a difficult process for you and your employees. Bankruptcy, mergers, loss of funding — all of these can result in a significant reduction in your workforce and, as a human resources executive, it’s your job to communicate the bad news. You won’t be the only person to do this — layoffs are more common than you think.

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Promoting wellness in the workplace has significant benefits

PeopleStrategy

May is Global Employee Health and Fitness month making wellness top-of-mind for employers. The initiative, spearheaded by the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity and the National Association for Health and Fitness, encourages employers to emphasize the benefits of maintaining a healthier lifestyle. Actually, this makes sense to do year-round given the impact good health – physical, mental and financial – can have on your employees’ productivity. “Employers

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Do we really need to measure the ROI of our people?

HR Zone

People. Do we need to measure the ROI of our people?

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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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Ep 10 – Are Open Concept Offices Hurting Creativity?

Workology

Welcome to the new Workology Go Podcast. In just under five minutes, we get you the HR and workplace news you need before you start your day. Get ready, get set and go with the Workology Go Podcast. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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11-Steps Recruitment Marketing Action Plan

TalentLyft

Need to create an effective recruitment marketing action plan ? In this detailed, step-by-step guide you’ll learn how to create it - from scratch. Great r ecruitment marketing tips and tricks included. Are ready to put them in action? Read More.

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Strategic Human Resource Management: The Basics

Digital HR Tech

Strategic Human Resource Management is essential when it comes to managing people. In this article, we will explain what Strategic HR Management is, how it impacts our work in HR, and give 5 tips on how to make an impact with Strategic Human Resource Management. What is Strategic Human Resource Management? A definition. Strategic Human Resource Management is a combination of Strategy and Human Resource Management (HRM).

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Getting to the Point: Conference Roundup

Advanced Learning Institute

ALI Conferences hosted The 2nd Annual Executive Communications & Speech Writing Conference on May 6-8, 2019 in historic Boston near Fenway Park. Communicators from around the country met in Boston to benchmark best practices and hear from leading professionals at top organizations, including American Cancer Society, Abbvie, Oracle, and ASPCA. Attendees overall enjoyed the interactive workshops and engaging sessions, offering advice, strategies, and success stories to their fellow colleagues.

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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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What is the Cost of Onboarding an Employee? [Calculator]

BambooHR

While considering the cost of hiring an employee is important, it shouldn’t be the only consideration. Going beyond the easier cost-per-hire calculations and analyzing the.

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NLRB: 6 reasons to check your handbook policies now

HR Morning

Here’s a good reason to dust off that employee handbook and re-familiarize yourself with the ins and outs of your policies. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently reviewed an employer’s handbook and issued memoranda, offering guidance on the legality of certain policies. What’s lawful, what’s not. While not an official ruling from the NLRB, the advice division’s stances on certain handbook policies can be used as a blueprint for employers creating and up

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Three ways to create a diverse and inclusive workplace

HR Zone

Culture. Diversity and inclusion: three top tips.

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Advantages of VPN in your digital marketing toolkit

Take It Personel-ly

Are you someone who is growing more and more interested in digital marketing? Then you should look to get a VPN. While it might not seem the case to begin with, a VPN has many advantages for anyone who is taking part in digital marketing. According to research by Bestvpn.uk.com, 25% of internet users have […].

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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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The Psychology of Good and Bad Judgment – How to Make Smarter Decisions (And Avoid Looking Dumb)

HR Examiner

“In the real world, there is rarely enough time or information to make a reasoned decision, and even if there were, there is no pre-defined formulae to solve the problems we have.” – Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic. It’s clear that some people have better judgment than others. For example, 25% of people on social media have posted something they later regretted, the divorce rate in the US is 50%, and over the past decade the tattoo removal industry has grown 440%.

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5 Must-Have Elements for Every Compensation Management Process

HRsoft

The compensation management process lays the foundation for a company culture that recognizes and rewards strong performance. When done correctly, it ensures employees are paid fairly and have the incentives needed to either improve performance or continue producing excellent results. To achieve these goals, compensation management must encompass the following elements. 1 Budget Allocation.

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Which GOT character defines your personality?

HR Digest

We are just a few days away from knowing who will sit on the iron throne. With it we’ll bid farewell to our favorite GOT characters. Until of course, we are blessed a GOT prequel or GOT sequel. Game of thrones has been a lot more than just a fantasy show. It made us wonder, made us laugh, made us gasp when our favorite GOT characters were brutally killed en masse, and it definitely left us wanting for more.

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10 Ways To Maintain Employee Trust During Tough Business Pivots

Forbes YEC Women

Members of Young Entrepreneur Council share advice for maintaining employees' trust and engagement during times of significant change at your business.

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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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should I give feedback to people who haven’t asked for it during a collaborative writing project?

Ask a Manager

It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I’m not fully sure that this fits within the scope of AAM — it’s not work-related, but I feel that there is a great deal of overlap. I am the head administrator in an online writing group, where members frequently come together to collaborate on writing stories.

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Entertainment: The online poker ‘tells’ you need to know

Take It Personel-ly

When playing live poker, poker ‘tells’ are a sure-fire way of gauging what kind of players you are up against and give you an idea of deciphering the strength of their hand, their overall skill level or even their game plan. Converting this into the online environment is a lot more difficult as you’re not […].

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Expert Advice: On Premise vs Cloud Based Time Clocks

Accu-time

Expert Advice: On Premise vs Cloud Based Time Clocks. The world's move into the cloud continues. In fact, Gartner predicts that the global software-as-a-service (SaaS) market alone with grow from $85.1 billion in 2019 to $113.1 billion by 2021. As more organizations of all sizes start entering the cloud, they need to answer the constant question of "on premise vs cloud".

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Why This Retirement Expert Never Talks About A ‘Retirement Crisis’

Guideline

John Scott is director of the Retirement Savings Project at the Pew Charitable Trusts. He leads a team producing trusted data and clear analysis of the barriers to retirement savings in America and the policies aimed at eliminating those barriers. His research--on costs and fees, challenges facing small businesses, state retirement plans, and the overall dimensions of retirement security--is essential reading for anyone concerned about the growing number of Americans facing their older years wit

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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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Muse Employer Spotlight: Jillian Terrill on How Ellucian Makes Growth a Core Part of Their Employee Experience

The Muse

Our Employer Spotlight Series features employer branding best practices in action. Check out these insights from a company that's totally crushing it. This month, we chatted with Jillian Terrill, Senior Talent Acquisition Coordinator, Talent Brand & Internship Program at Ellucian.

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Your 3-Step Guide to Disengaged Employees

Quantum Workplace

Most employees enter a new job with bright-eyed excitement. Everything is new and intriguing, coworkers are welcoming, and managers are supportive.

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update: I’m jealous of my attractive employee and it’s impacting how I treat her

Ask a Manager

Remember the letter-writer who was jealous of her attractive employee and it was impacting how she treated her? The first update is here , second update is here , and the third update is here.) Here’s a new update. I have been sober since March 19, 2017. I completed my rehab programs for both my addiction issues and my eating disorder. I still visit my therapist once a week for a check-in.