Thu.Feb 22, 2018

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals

Advos

Happy Friday. Our weekly recap of funding, mergers & acquisition, and partnership news from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace is below. Sign-up for our weekly Hot in HR newsletter to get these updates via email. FUNDING. *This week’s Fundings: $70M+. Dynamic Signal raises $36.5 million from Microsoft Ventures, others to help companies engage with employees.

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4 Highly Effective Tools for Medical Sales Recruiters

Outmatch

It’s tax season, and this year, companies big and small are benefiting from tax cuts and increased deductions. That means recruitment teams may have ‘new’ cash at their disposal. Healthcare Staffing Technologies recommends that medical sales recruiters budget for these tools and strategies to improve efficiency and secure top talent. 1.

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HR Pros: Your Next Workplace May Be in Space

HR Bartender

Before you read today’s title and totally dismiss the article, take a moment to think about recent events in our space program. Elon Musk launched SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy , the most powerful operational rocket in the world. NASA has a documented plan (with a timetable) to send humans to the Red Planet. It’s possible in our lifetimes that people (not just astronauts) will be able to visit and live on other planets.

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What Managers Must Know to Make Change Successful

Cornerstone On Demand

This article was originally published under Jeff Miller's column “The Science of Workplace Motivation" on Inc.com. I can remember everything about the moment I got laid off from my job at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf: "Unfortunately, your job has been eliminated," the person delivering the news told me. What I can't remember is anything she said after that.

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Want To Enhance Your Total Rewards To Achieve Organizational Success? Start Here.

Are you looking for ways to enhance your employee value proposition? Gallagher Better Works SM Insights has got you covered! Dive into the latest magazine issue and discover how flexibility, equity, recognition and strategically applied resources can improve your total rewards package. Download the PDF to learn more about: Building retirement benefits for a global and mobile workforce Promoting employee and organizational growth through succession planning Empowering women in leadership through

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Boost Employee Engagement At Work By Thinking About Your Job Differently

15Five

Does your job feel like torture? Probably not, but the Spanish word for job is trabajo , which is derived from the vulgar Latin word for “torture.” The truth is that most jobs are simply too small for us. As human beings we desire more. In short, we want to have meaning and purpose in what we do because we want to make a difference that matters. One of the least tapped engines of engagement and performance at work is purpose, something we explore in depth in our new book, The Purpose Revolution-

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5 Ways Employers Can Boost Candidate Retention

Hppy

Getting quality candidates to apply for your positions can sometimes feel like a job in itself. It starts before you even post an opening by ensuring you have proper employer branding and continues through every interaction you have with candidates (including emails and phone calls), ending with an on-site interview and the ultimate goal of gaining a new employee.

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Goal Setting & Tracking: Three Not-So-Obvious Benefits

Kazoo

Today we are talking about goals. Researchers study them, businesses are judged by them and everyone sets them. They can be short term or long term, simple or complex, shared or private. Not only do goals give us something to work towards, but our professional success is defined in part by whether or not we reach them. If executed properly, goal setting is an important way employees and managers come together to create meaningful metrics that can then be used to measure performance.

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How to Handle Wages When an Employee Dies

Justworks

The loss of an employee due to death is a difficult time for a business. Not only is it hard to lose a friend and colleague, but the business is faced with the need to hire and train a replacement, a loss of productivity, and potentially complicated legal issues. One of these issues involves how to properly handle any wages that are due to a deceased employee.

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Goal Setting & Tracking: Three Not-So-Obvious Benefits

Kazoo

Today we are talking about goals. Researchers study them, businesses are judged by them, and everyone sets them. They can be short term or long term, simple or complex, shared or private. Not only do goals give us something to work towards, but our professional success is defined in part by whether or not we reach them. If executed properly, goal setting is an important way employees and managers come together to create meaningful metrics that can then be used to measure performance.

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Unlocking Employee Potential with the Power of Continuous Feedback

Speaker: Erin Daruszka and Nakisha Dixon

Recent studies show that only 21% of employees feel their performance and growth are within their control. What if the answer to employee development and high performance lies elsewhere? Enter continuous feedback. Imagine a work environment where feedback isn't a dreaded annual event, but a constant source of growth. Join us to discover how ongoing, actionable feedback empowers your team to take ownership of their performance, boosting engagement and development.

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What you can and can’t do when employees discuss wages

Insperity

Can your employees discuss their salaries or wages with their co-workers? Yes. Even if you have a company policy against it? Yes. In fact, having a policy against it could get you in hot water with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) because such policies generally violate federal labor law. The National Labor Relations Act protects employees’ rights to discuss conditions of employment, such as safety and pay even if you’re a non-union employer.

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Kazoo CEO Autumn Manning Named as Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist for Information Age’s Women in IT Awards USA

Kazoo

AUSTIN, Texas – February 22, 2018 – Kazoo , a leading HR SaaS company that improves bottom-line performance metrics by enhancing the employee experience, today announced that CEO Autumn Manning has been named as a finalist in Information Age’s inaugural Women in IT Awards USA. Manning was recognized in the Entrepreneur of the Year category which honors female leader of technology, digital, or e-commerce companies that have demonstrated excellent growth in the last 18 months.

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Four Ways to Create a Growth Mindset Team

TLNT: The Business of HR

In my experience leading and working with teams?—?whether they’re startups, groups of engineers, or global leadership?—?there are a few things that have really stood out to drive success.

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How Is Artificial Intelligence reshaping the HR function at your workplace

AssessHub

Human resources, as a function has undergone significant transformation over the last few years. This can be attributed to the evolution of technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and the use of analytics. Thanks to its potential benefits, artificial intelligence is gradually finding its way in every major industry, ranging from transportation to healthcare, education, advertising, finance, legal, accounting and most critically across industries for the Human resources fun

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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Visibility Is Crucial to Developing Star Employees

Workology

Research consistently finds that employees across the generational spectrum believe that one of a manager’s fundamental roles is to support the development of his or her employees. And yet, in most. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Driving Talent Acquisition Maturity

Bersin with Deloitte

Organizations today recognize that to execute their business strategies successfully, they need to have the right talent in place. And in order to have the right talent in place, they need to build a mature, high-performing talent acquisition (TA) function. This process requires an awareness of what other organizations have done to establish their TA […].

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5 Keys to Assessing Organizational Culture

Bonfyre

Take a walk through any organization’s office to understand the foundation of its culture. When guests walk into the Bonfyre office and interact with our employees for the first time, they naturally detect the personality of our organization. When you step through our door, you’ll notice a wall of photos that includes everyone on our team. My hope is that our photo wall creates an impression of Bonfyre as a company that cares about its employees almost like family.

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my boss refused to call an ambulance for an injured coworker

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’m wondering if I could get your take on a situation that happened at the elementary school where I teach back in September. It’s been a few months since it happened, but it’s still on everyone’s minds. On the first day of school, one of my fellow teachers tripped and fell backwards down the concrete steps leading up to the entrance of the school as she was arriving that morning.

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Breaking the Burnout Cycle: Empowering Managers for Excellence

Speaker: Adri Glover - Head of People, and Mollie Hinz - Sr. People Partner

In the fast-paced world of work, burnout has emerged as a critical issue. Alarming statistics reveal two in five U.S. workers experience feeling burned out. However, the situation is even more dire among managers, with nearly half reporting burnout, often hidden behind their responsibilities and the desire to uplift their teams. Recognizing the severity of this problem is crucial.

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Leading remote teams: why you need a different mindset

HR Zone

Change. Leading remote teams: you need a different mindset.

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New Study Reveals 6 Leadership Megatrends Changing the Workplace

HR Daily Advisor

With all the buzz around sexual harassment, many would assume that it would be the number one thing bothering the C-suite. However, a new study shows that’s not the case. . The biggest worry on executives’ minds, around the world, isn’t recession, global competition, or labor relations. It’s not even cyber-security. New data shows that what’s keeping C-suite executives up at night is their people strategies.

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how many times can I ask a networking contact for help?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I was wondering how many times it is appropriate to reach out to networking contacts for informational interviews, referrals, connections, etc.? I have been searching on and off over the past two years due to being laid off and then moving to a new city for my spouse’s job opportunity. I don’t want to take advantage of my older networking contacts who have already helped me, and I would certainly return any favors if I could!

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Leading remote teams: how to deal with conflict

HR Zone

Change. Leading remote teams: how to deal with conflict.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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listen to episode 1 of the Ask a Manager podcast

Ask a Manager

I’m excited to announce today’s launch of the Ask a Manager podcast, from Anchor FM and Penguin Random House. You can listen to the first episode right now on Apple Podcasts , Google Play , or Anchor FM. Please subscribe! (Those links will take you straight to it.). Each week, I’ll bring letter-writers on the show to talk directly with me about their work predicaments.

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Using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator to Create Common Language

Acacia HR Solutions

I’ve written before about the fact that I am a certified MBTI facilitator. I talked about personality type in this post and will be talking about it more throughout the year. With all of the personality type profiling available today, I’m often asked why I chose the Myers Briggs Type Indicator. Before I answer that. The post Using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator to Create Common Language appeared first on Acacia HR Solutions.

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How to Promote and Sell Extended DISC®

Extended DISC

Learn ways to promote and sell Extended DISC ® assessments to your clients and organization. You know the strength of DISC in improving communication. You may also know how to deliver DISC, but how do you promote and sell Extended DISC ® tools? Are you working for a training company or are you an independent consultant looking to enhance your business?

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Text and App Recruiting Are the Now, and the Future Too

HR Daily Advisor

We recently had a chance to sit down with Erik Kostelnik, Founder and CEO of TextRecruit, and Susan Vitale, Chief Marketing Officer of iCIMS, to discuss text and app-based recruiting and communication. Our conversation comes in light of iCIMS’s recent acquisition of TextRecruit. Source: z_wei / iStock / Getty. HR Daily Advisor : In your experience, how do candidates prefer to communicate?

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From Awareness to Action: An HR Guide to Making Accessibility Accessible

Speaker: Danielle Johnson - Director of HR, Compliance & DEI in AI tech at Impact Observatory

Making accessibility accessible for organizations of all sizes may seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. Prepare to broaden your understanding of Disability, Cultural Competency, and Inclusion with this insightful webinar. We’ll explore disability as a vibrant culture, understand the nuances of reasonable accommodations under the ADA, and navigate the complexities of undue hardship while challenging the status quo of accessibility practices.

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How the founder of UGG® is helping other entrepreneurs build their businesses, interview with founder Brian Smith [Podcast]

Sage HRMS

The Sage Advice Podcast energizes business builders around the world through the imagination of our people and the power of technology. This episode features Brian Smith, the founder of the UGG® boots brand. An edited transcript is below. Brian is the founder of the popular footwear brand UGG®. He started the brand in the 1970s […]. The post How the founder of UGG® is helping other entrepreneurs build their businesses, interview with founder Brian Smith [Podcast] appeared first on Sage Adv

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HR 101: 5 Ways to Win Back Your Stressed Out Workers

TLNT: The Business of HR

According to a survey administered by Kronos and Future Workplace, 46% of human resource professional respondents (at organizations with 100 to over 2,500 employees) blame burnout for up to half of their staff quitting each year. The top three reasons for this burnout include unfair compensation, unreasonable workload and too much overtime or after-hours work.

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Peopletrail Named the Preferred Screening Provider of The NAIA

Peopletrail

Intercollegiate athletic organizations can now use Peopletrail, a leading provider of background screening services, at a discounted member rate to determine the eligibility of their staffs. DRAPER, Utah (PRWEB) February 22, 2018. Peopletrail announced today that it has become the preferred screening services provider of The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the governing body of small, intercollegiate athletics programs.