Ask a Manager
MAY 5, 2017
It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related that you want to talk about. If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * If you submitted a question to me recently, please don’t repost it here, as it may be in the to-be-answered queue :).
HR Bartender
MAY 5, 2017
I know I’m a little late with a reference to “ Take Our Kids to Work Day ” but I believe the concept is one we should embrace year around. It’s important for us to expose kids to work. Because someday they’re going to enter the workforce and we want them to be prepared. In career development, that first level – often labeled entry – is where we learn those key attributes of being a good employee.
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WorkHuman
MAY 5, 2017
It’s easy to remember the bad boss. The person who didn’t give you feedback or coaching. The leader who wouldn’t engage in ongoing conversations or feedback because she was too busy with her own job to stop and spend time recognizing good performance in the trenches. I’ve had that boss. Early in my career, I worked as a recruiter in a bustling HR department.
Kazoo
MAY 5, 2017
For this edition of what HR top influencers shared this month, we’re focusing on the writers of the group. Anyone can manage coming up with 140 characters or less, but only serious thought leaders can craft essays and articles that, well, make you think. This month, the “hat tip” goes to the author themselves. These are the folks helping to move the industry forward by sharing their experiences and insights into the world of employee engagement. 10 Leadership Traits Killing Your Retention Rate.
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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Hppy
MAY 5, 2017
Arguably the biggest concern that employers and managers have with remote work is how to make sure their employees are really spending the full 40, 50, 60 or whatever it may be hours per week working. If they can’t see their employees, how do they know if they’re actually at their desks? . But what if this is the wrong way to look at it? What if what matters most is output?
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TalentCulture
MAY 5, 2017
The HR software an organization uses should not just be beneficial for the employer but should have added features so that employees can also benefit from it. It must be chosen with such intent that the company grows as its employees grow with it. Many organizations find themselves stuck in a limited functionality software which consumes valuable time because they do not know which modules and features the software they use should include.
TLNT: The Business of HR
MAY 5, 2017
One of the reasons why talent managers continually strive to become more strategic is that they want their ideas and problems to be noticed by their CEO. Because executives have a strategic focus, being viewed by executives as having a strategic impact helps individual talent functions gain more support and critical budget dollars.
TalentCulture
MAY 5, 2017
Employee Engagement. This is a workplace topic that is steady and strong, but why do so many brands fail at this all important relationship? Research has shown time and time again, the myriad benefits of employee engagement to both employers and employees. According to the Wharton School of Business, they found that brands are three and a half times more profitable when employees are engaged versus brands with average engagement levels.
TLNT: The Business of HR
MAY 5, 2017
“There are two fundamental dimensions that distinguish people who rise to great heights and accomplish amazing things: will, the drive to take on big challenges; and skill, the capabilities required to turn ambition into accomplishment.”.
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Allegis Global Solutions
MAY 5, 2017
Personalization in recruitment is becoming an ever more important factor in successful hiring, and new technology is helping to make this process easier for businesses.
The HR Capitalist
MAY 5, 2017
I know - you and everyone else hates Body Mass Index as a measure of what it means to be overweight. Invented in the early 1800s by a Belgian statistician, the measurement is used as a definitive benchmark: those with a score below 18.5 are underweight, those who fall between 18.5 and 24.9 are normal, those between 25 to 29.9 are overweight, and those 30 and higher are obese.
HR Zone
MAY 5, 2017
Acquisition. Social media screening: what info can you use?
Blu Ivy Group
MAY 5, 2017
When 2017 started, I would have never guessed that this year would have gone as it has but I am so glad that it did. It’s hard to believe it’s already been two months since I joined the Blu Ivy team and time has been flying by. Looking back on the last two months, it feels like I have learned so much in such a short time frame. It’s been so amazing to work with a team that is so dedicated and committed to their careers and Blu Ivy but still shows that same commitment to their families and lives
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HR Zone
MAY 5, 2017
Culture. How to build an award-winning company culture.
Workable
MAY 5, 2017
This Temporary Layoff policy template is ready to be tailored to your company’s needs and should be considered a starting point for setting up your employment policies. The post Employee temporary layoff policy template appeared first on Recruiting Resources: How to Recruit and Hire Better.
HR Zone
MAY 5, 2017
Acquisition. The energised employee we all want to hire.
HR Daily Advisor
MAY 5, 2017
It just doesn’t make any sense. Mention to someone that you have a chronic condition like high cholesterol or heart disease, and they will shower you with empathy, offers of assistance, and maybe even a recipe for a healthy snack. Mention that you suffer from mental illness, and the same person is just as likely to find a quick excuse to exit the conversation.
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Workology
MAY 5, 2017
On May the Republication healthcare bill passed its first hurdle in Congress and the ACHA is now on its way to the Senate. While the party was unable to fully repeal and replace, as so many of them. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.
IBM Talent Acquisition
MAY 5, 2017
Jason Berkowitz serves as a Business Development Executive for IBM Talent Acquisition & Optimization, where he focuses on crafting Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) solutions for Financial Services and Communications organizations.
Mercer
MAY 5, 2017
The comp time bill allowing the option for compensatory time in lieu of overtime has been passed by the House. The bill faces strong opposition, we provide the pros and cons for your consideration. The post Comp Time Bill Passes the House appeared first on Mercer PeoplePro Blog.
WeSpire
MAY 5, 2017
In Part 1 of this series, I explained the science behind why people don’t take action around topics like climate change, that they know to be urgent issues. In Part 2 of this series, I’ll share strategies around how to drive sustainable behavior despite these challenges. The first strategy is to help people inoculate themselves from the effects of fear mongering, by encouraging them to turn off sensationalized news sources and take the time to savor the good in their lives.
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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?
DDI
MAY 5, 2017
These 10 approaches can help you make the most of your people data.
Effortless HR
MAY 5, 2017
Can a person’s handwriting reveal their aptitude for a job based on their personality? Many handwriting experts known as ‘graphologists’ claim that you can. This practice may be costing people their jobs. Graphology differs from forensic handwriting analysis, which is used in investigations to authenticate historical documents, or in court settings, such as determining if a signature has been forged.
Ask a Manager
MAY 5, 2017
The Guardian has a pretty funny article on “Dark Knights of the office” — or, as they put it, “lone vigilantes who police the workplace, ever watchful for heinous crimes that cannot go unpunished. Woe to those who step out of line and return from break two minutes late, leave food in the office fridge too long and fail to refill the photocopier.” Some researchers studied this phenomenon and among their findings: Derided as members of the “little Justice League” or s
Berkshire Associates
MAY 5, 2017
In April 2017, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) entered into a conciliation agreement with Sno-White Linen & Uniform Rental to settle allegations that the company discriminated against White applicants for Laborer positions in their Colorado Springs, CO location, White applicants for Route Driver positions at their Denver, CO location, and female applicants for Route Driver positions at both facilities during the period from November 2011 through July 2014.
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.
The Employer Handbook
MAY 5, 2017
Yeah, that’s basically it. Keep calm and carry on. There was a lot of talk over the past week or so about how the Presidential Executive Order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty would create carte blanche for discrimination against LGBTQ and women. (Exhibit A , B , C ). Yeah, that didn’t happen. Indeed, for all the hype, the actual Executive Order says a whole lotta nothing.
HR Daily Advisor
MAY 5, 2017
It’s no mystery Americans love their furry friends and increasingly consider them family members. Banfield Pet Hospital set out to better understand the prevalence, impact, and perceptions of pet-friendly workplaces and other pet-related policies in its second annual PAWrometer™ survey. Spoiler alert: While policies permitting pets in the workplace remain highly favorable for employees, other pet-related benefits like paid pet bereavement leave, general pet-related paid time off (PTO), and paid
Jostle
MAY 5, 2017
Productivity can be a fickle thing. One day, you're powering through your to-do list and it feels like nothing can phase you. The next day you're simply treading water and can't seem to get anything done. When you're doing the work you love but find your productivity dipping, you start experimenting with ways to boost it back up. At least, that's what we do.
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