Mon.Sep 12, 2016

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Sustaining a Top Workplace for the Long Haul

Energage

Six Key Contributors to Employee Engagement and Performance. How can employee engagement help your organization to maintain Top Workplaces status over time? We asked the leader of a company who knows. John Yanak is managing partner of Grossman Yanak & Ford , a certified public accounting and consulting firm that’s been a Top Workplace in Pittsburgh for six years running.

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4 Ways to Expand Your Social Media Recruiting Strategy

Cornerstone On Demand

Social media is ubiquitous, and companies are using it in many different and innovative ways for enhancing their sales, marketing and customer services. So why is it then that many HR departments still fail to see social media as more than a job board?

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3 Major Benefits of Competency Based Management

ClearCompany HRM

We’ve recently discussed implementing competency based systems into the talent acquisition process, but competencies can be used throughout the entire talent lifecycle too! More specifically in onboarding, training, performance management and succession planning, a competency based approach provides transparency, consistency and the insight managers need to lead more effectively.

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Getting Back to Work After Taking a Leave of Absence

FingerCheck

Adjusting to working again after taking a leave of absence can be challenging to say the least. Whatever you may be returning from, whether it be maternity leave, recovering from an illness, or caring for a sick loved one, you can successfully transition back into the workplace by creating a smart plan of action to guide your return. . Set up a meeting with your supervisor.

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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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College Students Don’t Know You Want Them!

The Tim Sackett Project

For part of my career, I did the standard corporate college recruiting gig. It sounds “super-cool” when you first think about it. “Wait, I get to fly around the country and go the best college campuses and recruit people who actually want to be recruited?!” The reality is college recruiting as a corporate recruiter is much less sexy.

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Is Brainstorming Dead?

Hppy

I can’t tell you how many meetings I’ve attended where teammates have been asked to brainstorm ideas. Everyone comes prepared with some thoughts, everyone listens to all the ideas, and the best ideas rise to the top, right? This is democracy in action, the crux of collaboration, yes? Not exactly. An article in July’s Fast Company in July cites the inefficiency of brainstorming, and when you read the piece it makes complete sense.

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Disruption–The Biggest Concern for CHROs and Talent Leaders

Lighthouse

CHROs, like other CxOs, recognize that the barriers between previously separate industries are collapsing, as companies in one sector apply their expertise to others. For example, electric carmaker Tesla is entering the power sector with a new line of zero-carbon batteries for homes, businesses and utilities. That quote from a report by the IBM Institute for Business Value has been top of mind for me lately.

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Superior sourcing: How to nail job descriptions

Allegis Global Solutions

Why is nailing a job description so important for effective talent acquisition, and how can you make sure you get it right?

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Good HR Leader/Bad HR Leader.

The HR Capitalist

Ben Horowitz - one of the former primaries at Netscape and now a founding partner at the aptly-named Andreessen Horowitz - once wrote a brief paper called, "Good Product Manager, Bad Product Manager". It's become a bible for product managers in the software business and it's worth your time. Find the whole thing by clicking here. Why is a paper on product management worth your time as an HR pro?

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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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Medicaid Expansion Proves Big Wins In Kentucky And Arkansas

ACA Times

Think Medicaid expansion doesn’t help those in need? Think again. In a study from the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine released in August, states which have expanded Medicaid such as Kentucky and Arkansas showed significant improvement in the quality of health for low-income adults when compared to non-Medicaid expansion states like Texas.

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How To Hire The First Employee For Your Startup

Hoops

After actually doing what many only dream about (starting a company), you're finally ready to expand beyond the founder’s circle and hire your first employee. It’s a huge step, fraught with both excitement and risk. After all, at this stage in your company's lifecycle, a new hire could either help propel your business to a new level or drain your time and resources if the person is not a fit.

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How to Recharge Your Workforce and Improve Productivity

TalentCulture

Take a look around your office. How many employees are glued to their computer screens? Eating lunch at their desks? Is the breakroom empty? With so many people answering “yes” to those questions, it’s no surprise there’s a big trend sweeping across U.S. workplaces: employees are burned out and aren’t taking enough breaks to recharge. In fact, a recent study by Staples Business Advantage, the business-to-business division of Staples, shows employees are working longer hours (70 percent spend mor

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New Leaders: The Rise of Millennials in Leadership Roles [Infographic]

WorqIQ

Millennials have been entering the workforce in droves over the past decade. They have been gaining experience, learning to succeed, and rising steadily through the corporate ranks. Every day for the next 19 years, 10,000 baby boomers will reach retirement age, leaving opportunities for new leaders to take the reins of the Global economy. Many of those new leaders will be millennials.

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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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Storytelling Is the Programming Language of Culture

TLNT: The Business of HR

Stories are the programming language of culture. The stories people share in an organization reinforce the underlying beliefs and assumptions that shape the culture. To shift culture, reprogram it with new stories.

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The Importance of Employee Appraisals

Reviewsnap

GE, Adobe and Deloitte recently announced they are abandoning their performance reviews for more one-on-one interactions. Though they will continue to do annual or bi-annual compensation and promotion processes, they want to move towards more ongoing discussions and feedback with employees. Following suit are the likes of Microsoft, Dell, Accenture and New York Life.

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10 Marketing Habits Every Small Business Owner Needs to Adopt

Paychex

Making a habit of each of these marketing tasks can help you build a loyal customer base. Take on a habit a month and see how many new customers you can meet.

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Compliance the Hard Way and the Easier Way

Ceridian

By BP Gallucci, Communications Manager, Ceridian. For businesses of any size, staying compliant takes work. But there’s compliance the hard way – on your own, with manual calculations and tax tables, staying abreast of tax rate changes, jurisdiction changes, and tax limit changes through whatever means available to you – then there’s compliance the easier way, with technology that provides support, such as automatic tax updates.

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The Definitive Guide to Onboarding for 2024

Hiring a new employee is an expensive and time-consuming process. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it typically costs $4,425 to hire a new employee — not to mention the 36 days the average team spends trying to fill a position. Yet nearly 1 in 5 employees (16%) of employees quit in their first week — and 17% leave after the first month.

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Payroll versus HR: why we need to value our differences

HR Zone

Business. Pressing buttons in Payroll: why I might.

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Intentional Communication and It’s Role in Leadership

Acacia HR Solutions

I write a lot about communication. I talk a lot about communication. I believe we are mostly bad at it. The collective we, myself included. Many of my posts on communication are lessons I’ve learned in my own life – during my own communication mishaps – of which there is a ton of material to.

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Getting Uncomfortable in HR: Adapting to our Changing World

Workology

We hear it a lot: the world of work is changing. Often we hear it at the beginning of a big sweeping statement about how we need to become more ‘responsive’, more ‘agile’ and that because Google, Facebook and Snapchat are doing something new with their approach to employment then you should be too. At first I thought this was another one of those ‘Death of HR’ things (google that phrase – you’ll have fun for hours) – but then after a bit more research, reading and interviews I realised that I’d

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Don’t Launch an Engagement Survey if You Haven’t Done This

Quantum Workplace

"Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare." - Japanese proverb. Strategy. Tactics. When it comes to your employee engagement efforts, do you know the difference?

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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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Payroll: why it's more than just 'the click of a button'

HR Zone

Business. Pressing buttons in Payroll: why I won’t.

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advising a great applicant to run far away from my troubled office, husband wants to quit his job to job-search full-time, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My husband wants to quit his job to job-search full-time. My husband has worked for the same small company for nearly 15 years. This was his first job after college and he was personally referred to the position (so he’s never really searched for a job before). We agreed that this would be the year he either decides to leave or to stick it out to see if this small company hits it big.

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Followership: The Art of Knowing Whom to Follow

TLNT: The Business of HR

For more than a decade now, the call from the workplace, government, and social settings has been for leaders to step forward. All hands on deck. Engage the rest of the troops to accomplish the mission. Either develop or demonstrate the expertise that leads to success. All well and good.

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what you need to do before you quit your job

Ask a Manager

Getting ready to quit your job is sometimes exciting and sometimes terrifying. But even when you’re sure that you’re ready to move on, it can be tough to leave a place you’ve grown accustomed to and trade it for a company and coworkers who you don’t know nearly as well. At U.S. News & World Report today, I talk about seven things you should do before you resign to ensure that you’re prepared for telling your boss you’re quitting.

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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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PODCAST - Steve on the Infor Reinventing Retail Show

Steve Boese

Wanted to share the information for a guest appearance I did recently with the really fun and interesting crew at the Infor Reinventing Retail podcast. On the show, we talked about some of the trends, challenges, and opportunities that modern HCM technologies offer to retail organizations. From tools to better improve recruiting, scheduling, and making sure every HR and workplace technology is optimized for mobile today’s leading retailers know that investments in workforce management solu

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my university requires students to create terrible personal websites for job-searching

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’d love to get your take on something my university is requiring all of its undergrad business students to do. As part of a senior-level course, we each have to create our own website — our “Personal Online Profile,” or POP. It must include the following: • An “attractive home page with a nice photo of you” • A downloadable resume – no more than one page, regardless of years of experience [I have 27]. • Three products from our academic work (

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Monster Shareholder Charges Company Spurned Other Buyers

TLNT: The Business of HR

Monster’s largest shareholder has called on other stockholders not to support the company’s sale to Randstad and said it is seeking to replace Monster’s board of directors.

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