Ask a Manager
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Remember the letter last month from the person whose company accountant was nitpicking his travel expenses in the most ridiculous way ? If you didn’t read the comments, you missed this insane detail from the letter writer: “Actual comment at the last checkin with Bob, regarding a ~$12 tab at Chipotle: ‘Ordering extra guacamole is wasteful of member dues.'” Here’s the update.
Advos
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
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. Pymetrics raises $8 million for job-matching with AI and neuroscience games. Frida Polli, cofounder and CEO of Pymetrics.
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HR Daily Advisor
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
The labor market is tightening and turnover is increasing, but banks are planning to grow employment, according to data from the Crowe Horwath LLP 2017 Bank Compensation and Benefits Survey. Crowe, a public accounting, consulting, and technology firm, conducts the annual survey, now in its 36th year. The survey, which compiled data from 375 banks, also shows salary and bonus benchmarks for 263 job positions.
HR Bartender
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
I stumbled across an article recently in Training Magazine about “ Creating a Continuous Learning Culture ”. We’ve talked before about self-learning being a competency that individuals should develop. The thing I found interesting in the article was the focus on daily rituals. The idea being that employees should learn how to develop daily rituals that will help with their learning.
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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Visier
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Summer is (sadly) now behind us. School is back in session. Work life is back in full swing. To help you gear up for the fast pace of Fall, here are 18 of the most-shared HR articles. Their common theme? HR that doesn’t just execute, but leads and drives meaningful change. Consider the female CHROs profiled in the January/February issue of Workforce Magazine: The CHRO of a leading strategy firm changed the company’s perception of turnover based on a holistic assessment of the market situation.
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Visier
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Summer is (sadly) now behind us. School is back in session. Work life is back in full swing. To help you gear up for the fast pace of Fall, here are 18 of the most-shared HR articles. Their common theme? HR that doesn’t just execute, but leads and drives meaningful change. Consider the female CHROs profiled in the January/February issue of Workforce Magazine: The CHRO of a leading strategy firm changed the company’s perception of turnover based on a holistic assessment of the market situation.
Reflektive
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
The pace of change in the workplace continues to accelerate, making HR’s role even more integrated with the most strategic business decisions. At Argyle Human Capital Leadership Forum in New York last week, I had the pleasure of joining Foot Locker’s Robert Perkins, Randstad’s Michelle Prince, and Verizon’s Martha Delehanty on a panel, moderated by Pauline Ashworth, to discuss how human capital management is changing.
Visier
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Summer is (sadly) now behind us. School is back in session. Work life is back in full swing. To help you gear up for the fast pace of Fall, here are 18 of the most-shared HR articles. Their common theme? HR that doesn’t just execute, but leads and drives meaningful change. Consider the female CHROs profiled in the January/February issue of Workforce Magazine: The CHRO of a leading strategy firm changed the company’s perception of turnover based on a holistic assessment of the market situation.
CONCERN: EAP
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience LibraryAnxiety, a form of worry or uneasiness, can be a common reaction to stress. Like other emotions, it can be useful when it makes us pause and reassess our situation or surroundings.Sometimes, if anxiety leads to negative rumination, it can become more pronounced and become a more destructive influence. Negative rumination is a state when strong or uncomfortable emotions or thoughts play on a constant loop in our minds.
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Visier
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Summer is (sadly) now behind us. School is back in session. Work life is back in full swing. To help you gear up for the fast pace of Fall, here are 18 of the most-shared HR articles. Their common theme? HR that doesn’t just execute, but leads and drives meaningful change. Consider the female CHROs profiled in the January/February issue of Workforce Magazine: The CHRO of a leading strategy firm changed the company’s perception of turnover based on a holistic assessment of the market situation.
Everwise
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Employee development has become one of the most desired benefits in today’s market for talent. Gallup found that Millennials – who are driving the employee market – fundamentally think about jobs as opportunities to learn and grow. Its report, How Millennials Want to Work and Live , reveals that 59% of Millennials say opportunities to learn are extremely important to them when applying for a job.
Justworks
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
When it comes to investing in your company, health and wellness programs have a rewarding effect on both your employees and the business at large. Statistics have shown that healthy employees perform better and miss less days at work. Additionally, happy employees are more productive at work, which makes a win-win situation. At Justworks, we care a lot about helping businesses take care of their teams and creating great places to work.
Kazoo
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
“You did a great job.”. While this bit of employee feedback seems as though it would be helpful – it’s not. Feedback can be a slippery slope. Many things influence how feedback is interpreted by an employee. Determining the best way to help employees improve but also keep morale high is a challenge for managers. Here are three factors that have a big impact on how feedback should be delivered.
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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.
The HR Capitalist
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Deep thoughts today, people. Deep thoughts. . Was at a conference last week and heard a keynoter basically proclaim the following (I'm paraphrasing): "Behavioral interviewing is dead. Just google the term and you'll find thousands of pages designed to help candidates beat behavioral interviewing.". OK. Let me break that general thought process down a bit.
ACA Times
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
The IRS released Notice 2017-41 last month, informing health insurance issuers of further guidance surrounding the reporting of catastrophic plan coverage acquired through the ACA’s Health Insurance Marketplace. It’s the latest chapter in the effort to complete rules for reporting on catastrophic health insurance plans., Catastrophic insurance plans provide minimum essential coverage under the ACA.
CONCERN: EAP
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience LibraryAnxiety, a form of worry or uneasiness, can be a common reaction to stress. Like other emotions, it can be useful when it makes us pause and reassess our situation or surroundings.Sometimes, if anxiety leads to negative rumination, it can become more pronounced and become a more destructive influence. Negative rumination is a state when strong or uncomfortable emotions or thoughts play on a constant loop in our minds.
Kazoo
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
“You did a great job.”. While this bit of employee feedback seems as though it would be helpful – it’s not. Feedback can be a slippery slope. Many things influence how feedback is interpreted by an employee. Determining the best way to help employees improve but also keep morale high is a challenge for managers. Here are three factors that have a big impact on how feedback should be delivered.
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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.
CONCERN: EAP
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience LibraryAnxiety, a form of worry or uneasiness, can be a common reaction to stress. Like other emotions, it can be useful when it makes us pause and reassess our situation or surroundings.Sometimes, if anxiety leads to negative rumination, it can become more pronounced and become a more destructive influence. Negative rumination is a state when strong or uncomfortable emotions or thoughts play on a constant loop in our minds.
Reflektive
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
The pace of change in the workplace continues to accelerate, making HR’s role even more integrated with the most strategic business decisions. At Argyle Human Capital Leadership Forum in New York last week, I had the pleasure of joining Foot Locker’s Robert Perkins, Randstad’s Michelle Prince, and Verizon’s Martha Delehanty on a panel, moderated by Pauline Ashworth, to discuss how human capital management is changing.
PeopleStrategy
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
The world of employee insurance and benefits can be daunting – it’s easy to feel considerable pressure when you’re trying to choose the best carriers and plans for the employees at your company. Brokers can be a key resource in this decision-making process, taking on much of the research and negotiation duties to help you find the best carriers and plans for your organization.
TalentCulture
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Creativity is only as good as the vision it’s funneled through, and a strong leader is the key to that vision’s viability. That’s what Ed Catmull, president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, suggested in his 2014 book, “Creativity, Inc.” — an insightful and inspirational work. Founders and executives innately know that they must lead with confidence and acumen.
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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?
Namely
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
HR pros know that in their world, nothing is off limits. Employees enter without knocking, call in the middle of the night, and many veterans have even been followed into the restroom by an employee with a question that just couldn’t wait. Human Resources isn't the complaint department , but that doesn't stop employees from bringing up just about everything.
TalentCulture
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
If you have ever walked out of the office at night, spirit sagging and already dread the next day, this episode is for you. Vicky Oliver wrote her first book, 301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions , to capture the interview advice she was giving job-seekers. With her own career in the advertising industry, five best-selling career-advice books, and decades of consulting work to draw from, she knows the best leaders engage with their teams, give people the power to fail, and avoid microm
UpstartHR
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
I know I need to focus on engagement and our HR strategy. But how can I do that when some of our employees don’t even have homes to go home to? When I had this conversation with an HR leader based in Houston just after the hurricane had unleashed flooding on the state, I had to think carefully about what I was going to recommend. In the end, what I told this woman was the same thing I will recommend today in more detail.
Ask a Manager
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Workplace thefts are usually a lot pettier than Monday’s letter about the person who stole an intern’s jacket. Like this from a commenter recently: “I have a Bath and Body eucalyptus (mini) hand sanitizer next to my computer. Turns out someone has used it up, then refilled it with water so it wouldn’t look like it was used. It costs a buck.” Or this : “I had someone steal my pyrex dish once.
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.
Insperity
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Many businesses leaders, managers and co-workers fail to appreciate subtle or less aggressive behaviors that others can perceive as harassment, discrimination or the creation of a hostile work environment. How can you, the leader, avoid situations that may choke productivity or get individuals and the company into legal hot water? Here are potential problem situations to watch out for. 1.
Engagedly
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
A common theme that we hear time and time again is that extroverts have absolutely no problem communicating with others because talking and interacting is what they are best at [raise your hand if you are an extrovert […].
TLNT: The Business of HR
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Every job can be stressful in its own way, but burnout takes that stress to an unhealthy, extreme level. The Mayo Clinic defines it as a state of physical, emotional or mental exhaustion combined with doubts about your competence and the value of your work. As workers increasingly become tied by their smartphones to their jobs at all hours of the day, stress resulting in burnout may be particularly bad for younger workers.
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