Tue.Jan 16, 2018

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Organizations Need to Address the Core Issues with Performance Reviews

HR Bartender

There continues to be discussion about “ditching” or “killing” the traditional annual performance review. I get it. The business world has changed and older processes, like the annual performance review, need to change along with it. But I think we need to be careful that we don’t sell the notion of dropping the annual performance review as some sort of silver bullet that will cure all of the organization’s performance issues.

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Office Hours: What's the Best Way to Effectively Manage Remote Teams?

Cornerstone On Demand

This post is part of our biweekly "Office Hours" video series, featuring quick career, workplace and leadership tips from talent management experts and business leaders across the globe. Working remotely is often more flexible and less stressful than working in an office, so it's no wonder that the practice is on the rise —more employees want it, and more companies are offering it.

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Managing a Multigenerational Workforce: Goal Setting

Reflektive

The success of any organization is defined by its results. In order to achieve a desired result, an organization must set goals for each department and individual. But how does an organization set goals that inspire and engage each generation in the workforce? This question is increasingly important, as it is anticipated that by 2020, up to 70 percent of the workforce will be comprised of millennials.

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Prediction 1: Agile organization models will start to go mainstream.

Bersin with Deloitte

Why is “agile” organization design so important in 2018? Companies are only a few years into a decades-long shift away from corporate hierarchy into a world of “company as a network.” Embracing the idea of “team at the center” and building “squads and tribes” that help keep teams aligned is a profound and different model […].

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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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[Infographic] 2018 Recruitment Trends According to Experts

Hppy

Right now, your team is probably in a huddle, discussing this year’s recruitment trends coming from HR visionaries and experts. Some of these might be rather obscure for you at this point, especially if you belong to other schools of thought about talent acquisition, for example. Also read: 5 Marketing Trends that Are Shaping the Recruitment Industry.

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Tips on Staying Compliant As You Expand Your Business to a New State

Justworks

As you grow your business, you may find that with growth comes the need to expand geographically. Maybe you've decided it's finally time to open up that office in California, or maybe you've discovered that it's easier to recruit talent if you're willing to hire remote workers. . Although these are exciting times, it’s crucial to remember the compliance aspects of growth.

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New Guidance on Medicaid May Lead to More Choice for Employers and Employees

ACA Times

New guidelines from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) support efforts by certain individual states to test incentives that make participation in work or other community engagement a requirement for continued Medicaid eligibility or coverage. CMS said it was committing to support state demonstrations to see if these requirements assist beneficiaries in obtaining sustainable employment or other productive community engagement, and if this results in improved health outcomes.

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Georgia’s Fall Adult Education Conference: Differentiation and Technology in the Classroom

EDSI

First, let’s talk about differentiation. Planning for instruction that is appropriately student focused and meets the needs of a diverse classroom can be challenging. I first explored what differentiation is and isn’t in order to create a common language to use during the workshop. I introduced the “Mother of Differentiation” Carol Ann Tomlinson and her book: How to Differentiate Instruction in Academically Diverse Classrooms.

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The Era of Millennial Management Has Arrived [Part Two]

Kazoo

(In Part One of this post, we shared some pros and cons of Millennial managers, and how they’re changing the way employees are managed.). Are you a Millennial manager looking to create the best environment possible for your team? Here are four tips for managing other Millennials in the workplace. Establish trust and autonomy. Whether your employees have 10 years of experience or are a fresh out of college, Millennial managers must remember to treat and manage individuals the same, regardless of

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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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Why "Get Focused/Do Better/Play Harder" is a Horrible Coaching Strategy.

The HR Capitalist

In the business and sports world, there's a huge coaching crutch that's often said, but rarely means anything. "Get Focused.Do Better.Play Harder". You hear the first two (and versions of those two) often in the business world. Someone is struggling and everyone is frustrated - the manager, the employee in question, the skip level folks watching the show, the teammates impacted by the individual's struggle - everyone. .

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Prediction 2: Accelerating digital transformation will force new leadership models.

Bersin with Deloitte

According to Deloitte’s latest research with MIT, more than 70 percent of companies today are transforming their products and services into “digital businesses.”[1] This doesn’t mean they are just building apps and installing new systems. They are realizing they must transform their products and services to become more digital in nature, which in turn creates […].

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5 Common Bad Hires and How to Prevent Them

TalentCulture

Recruiters and hiring managers both dread the same scenario: After the first month on the job, the new hire is […]. The post 5 Common Bad Hires and How to Prevent Them appeared first on TalentCulture.

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why didn’t I get a full-time offer after my internship?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: Something has been bothering me for the last few months. I worked at a financial company as an intern over the summer. My job dealt with computer programming, so my assignments were based on that and a big group project presentation at the end of the summer. I was assigned to a good manager. On the other hand, I had a mentor who was very blunt, treated me like I was mentally challenged at times, and talked down to me often in front of some of my peers.

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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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4 HR management trends coming to 2018

HR Morning

Business trends come and go, but they impact our daily work lives. When it comes to HR management, evolving technology and a shift in workforce needs will continue to shape the trends we’ll see in 2018. . As HR professionals seek ways to operate more effectively, let’s examine four of the key trends the human capital management experts at EPAY Systems believe will hit your radar screen as 2018 unfolds. —————————————

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should I tell my boss her photo is terrible, my boss calls me a “baby,” and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My boss is using a terrible photo — should I say something? I work remotely as a part-time assistant for a former professor of mine from college. We’ve known each other for a few years now and have a very positive relationship. I am a younger man in my mid-20s and she is an older woman in her mid-40s.

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Surround Yourself With a Team of Rivals

Trish McFarlane

Anyone who knows me understands my love for Rocky movies. There are so many lessons you can learn from the relationships, one of which is the evolving interaction between Rocky and Apollo Creed. Originally rivals, over the course of a few years, the two men realize they actually need each other. Here’s evidence from Rocky III that demonstrates Apollo’s understanding that together, they are stronger.

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Here’s How to Make Sure You Don’t Hire a Toxic Worker

TLNT: The Business of HR

Nobody intends to hire the whiner, the troublemaker, or the sharp-tongued twit that ticks off customers and drives coworkers crazy. But somehow a few seem to work their way through the system and get hired, managing to lower the morale of the entire team.

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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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Public Employees Who Volunteer: Do You Know the Rules Under the FLSA?

HR Daily Advisor

Not everyone who performs services for an employer is an employee. For example, many employers use the services of independent contractors, students, trainees, and volunteers. Therefore, an important question to consider is whether those types of workers are actually considered “employees.” If they are, they will be covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements.

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How an Automated System Makes HR Operations More Effective

SutiHR

Employees are the main asset of an organization. HR departments manage all the employee-centric issues ranging from recruiting to training and motivating employees. As the role of HR departments become more important than ever, managing human resource activities and maintaining coordination among the employees has become more difficult. Businesses are adopting automated tools to ease.

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HR Has a Role, But Leadership Has to Take Responsibility For Conduct and Culture

TLNT: The Business of HR

I am still processing the significant amount of commentary about HR’s role in the recent sexual harassment scandals. I wrote earlier about the demands placed on HR that keep us buried in adminis-trivia so that we don’t have time for important work. I wrote about my own experiences as a woman in a man’s world 40 years ago.

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3 Innovative Non-LMS Learning Technologies to Know

Lighthouse

Lots of technology exists today to support the HCM function, and one of the areas that is fairly mature is the learning management system, or LMS market. These tools have been around for years and are usually leveraged to deliver eLearning and track completions/compliance. But that’s not the only tool in today’s learning technology stack.

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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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8 social awareness tactics that will make you a better leader

Insperity

You’ve probably heard about the importance of emotional intelligence (EQ). But, are you developing the skills that are essential for increasing your EQ? Social awareness is key. According to the book Emotional Intelligence 2.0, while self-awareness “involves looking inward to learn about yourself and understand yourself, social awareness is looking outward to learn about and appreciate others.

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Cancer in the workplace: how employers can prepare themselves

HR Zone

Culture. How employers can respond to cancer at work.

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Whistleblower Solutions are a Win-Win for Businesses and Their Employees

Questback

In the last few months the news has been dominated by sexual assault and harassment cases. Though many have been in entertainment and media, every CEO and business owner should be concerned.

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Visibility Software Exhibiting And Presenting At The AED 2018 Summit

Visibility Software HR

Visibility Software is a member of the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) and we are proud to announce that we will be an exhibitor and speaker at the AED Summit at the Mirage in Las Vegas, January 15-19, 2018. We really look forward to sharing industry developments at our booth ( # 1332 ) about the Talent Management space, specifically regarding recruiting and training management.

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

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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Did You Know Some Employers Use Social Media to Screen Job Candidates?

HireRight

While many companies use social media sites to recruit and advertise job openings to candidates, only a small percentage of them use social media to evaluate job candidates. The post Did You Know Some Employers Use Social Media to Screen Job Candidates? appeared first on Employment Background Check Blog - HireRight.

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I don’t want to share my personal life with nosy coworkers

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I work for a small company on a project with a major client. Recently, I had a family member become sick and hospitalized. Because I knew that I would more than likely would be taking some time off, I was sure to talk to the client and my immediate supervisor in my company to let them know upfront that my family member was sick and I would be taking time off to help, just to give them a heads-up in case I had to shift responsibilities to someone else or needed to request additio

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Mental health – a competitive advantage in a demanding workplace

HR Zone

Change. Mental health – a competitive advantage at work.

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