August, 2018

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Employee Engagement in the Augmented Age

Ultimate Software

Fretting about the security of your job because of the Fourth Industrial Revolution ? In our marvelous age of cognitive computing technologies, the good news is that people will perform less boring and repetitive manual tasks. The bad news is that individuals may lose their jobs as a consequence.

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A Guide to Giving Your Office Dog Their Performance Review

Reflektive

As we prepare for review season, we at Reflektive have been doing some research and discovered that there is a disturbing lack of resources online about how to give office dogs their performance reviews. Dogs–like humans–are very sensitive, which is why giving them performance feedback delicately and positively is crucial to their engagement and productivity. SEE ALSO: The Ultimate Guide to One-on-Ones.

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Progressive Performance Management: Why Your Employee Compensation Strategy Is Holding You Back

15Five

Welcome to Talk Nerdy To Me , 15Five’s academic blog series where we get nerdy, talk to the world’s best thinkers, and break down the latest academic research that you can apply to your workplace. The Annual Performance Review is Dead! Or is it? One of the main issues that HR leaders face when considering a progressive performance management program is how to revamp their employee compensation strategy.

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4 Economic Trends Impacting Talent Today

ClearCompany HRM

The market for talent has always been and always will be changing. From the time the first help wanted sign was hung from a shop window to today when it’s hard to tell if we’re in high unemployment or the gig economy. However, for the last 15 years, ClearCompany has been working in the talent economy, and we’re here to identify the trends most likely to impact your role as an HR professional. Plus, we’ll give you some tips to get ready for what 2019 has in store! Lots of Jobs, Lots of Workers.

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HR Playbook: How Paycor Helps You Manage Compliance Risk

There are few certainties in life. Death. Taxes. Changing compliance laws. Keeping up is a full-time job many companies can’t staff. That’s why finding the right HR provider is critical. Learn how Paycor helps you stay ahead. Download the guide today!

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Recruiting Should Not Be an Act of Desperation – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

I’m a fan of comic books and superheroes. While I must admit my tastes do lean toward the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there are some DC Comics that I enjoy. Side note: I can’t wait for Shazam! to hit theaters next year.). But I digress. One of the most well-known comic book superheroes is Batman. When Gotham City was in trouble, the Commissioner would put out the ‘bat signal’ and Batman would respond. On one hand, we wanted the city to get desperate, so Batman would show up and save the day.

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The Affordable Care Act, and Why You Can’t Afford to Ignore It [UPDATE]

ACA Times

5 minute read: It’s always interesting to look back and see how the contours of a law changes in time. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is no exception. I wrote a five-part series about the ACA for “Construction Business Owners Magazine” in 2015. I found it interesting to revisit these articles. I share this first article in that series, with some updates, to provide some perspective on the ACA for those of you who are involved with ACA compliance.

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The Future of Work and How to Improve Job Satisfaction

Cornerstone On Demand

We spend an average of 90,000 hours of our lives at work. But according to psychologist, bestselling author and host of the WorkLife podcast Adam Grant, too many of those hours are unhappy ones. From managers who don't provide feedback in a productive way to the growing fears around robots taking our jobs, there are many reasons why we find ourselves feeling frustrated at work. But it doesn't have to be this way.

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The Data Is In: Engaged Employees Pay Off!

Hppy

Employee engagement is a win-win proposition for all stakeholders. Actively engaged employees create an enriched work environment, do a better job of meeting organizational objectives and provide top-notch customer service. The level of employee engagement at a firm directly correlates with organizational productivity. American firms have a wealth of opportunity for improvement in this area.

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Is Working With Multiple Staffing Agencies a Good Idea?

Celarity

By Katherine Konrad, an experienced marketing professional and recent Celarity contractor . Putting your name in more hats increases your chances of being picked, right? I’m actually really asking because I was never that great at Statistics. I may have taken that class two times in college. Maybe more. But who’s counting? Not me. Though I wasn’t as confident on Statistics test questions, I’m certain the answer to this one is: it depends.

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Reworked CONNECT - Empowering the Modern Workforce | May 10-12, 2023, Austin, TX

Speaker: Kristine Dery, Professor of Work, Technology and Innovation, and Academic Research Affiliate at MIT-CISR; Dion Hinchliffe, Chief Technology Officer at Constellation Research

Reworked CONNECT is a must-attend conference for HR professionals looking to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving world of work. See the latest trends, technologies, and strategies powering today's most successful workplaces. Secure your conference pass today!

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The Perils of Personal Research

Compensation Cafe

It's not unusual in the recruiting process for a candidate to balk at the company's initial salary offer. Sometimes in their pushback, they might say that having conducted a bit of "research" they feel that their personal value, or perhaps the company's job pricing, should be greater than what is on the table. How should a Manager respond? Back in the day, before the advent of the internet companies were seldom challenged over how they priced their jobs.

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Could an HCM cloud solution be a hidden value driver in divestitures?

Bersin with Deloitte

Posted by Tom Joseph , David Futterman , and Andrew Kuhn on August 30, 2018. As robust M&A (mergers & acquisitions) activity continues in the market, many business leaders in the process of completing a divestiture or acquisition find themselves operating organizations through states of high disruption and ambiguity.

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Does my Agency Need an App for Workers?

Sirenum

Who isn’t glued to their mobile phone all the time? We are attached to our smartphones and they have become the primary tool we use to entertain ourselves, to book appointments, meet friends and more and more, to organise our work. Recent studies show that the Britons spends almost 2.5 hours a day on their. The post Does my Agency Need an App for Workers? appeared first on Sirenum. Dynamic Workforce MySirenum Staffing staffing

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Your Seven-Step Guide to Having Tough Conversations with Employees

Cornerstone On Demand

Many people want to move into a management role because of higher pay, prestige and the ability to finally do things their way. But managing people also means having difficult conversations with the people that report to you. Whether you need to discuss performance, explain how a role is evolving or enforce the dress code, you should be prepared for tough talks. Employment attorney and HR consultant Kate Bischoff has put together a 7 point checklist for having these tough conversations.

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Secrets to the Switch: Choosing the Best HR Software in 2023

Speaker: Patrick Sayers - President, Newcastle Research

Join Patrick Sayers, president of Newcastle Research, to learn the biggest mistakes to avoid when switching your HR software and gain insights into the most important things companies consider on the path to a successful HR technology strategy.

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Why Work in a Shared Office? 3 Reasons They Bolster the Workforce

Hppy

Coworking spaces have skyrocketed in popularity—and it’s not just small startups and freelancers using them anymore. Everyone from small businesses to large corporations has embraced the collaborative, flexible environment of shared space, from major financial firms to newsrooms. Is it time for your company to move into a shared space? Here are 3 ways that working in a shared office can contribute to a happy, productive workforce. Networking and community are built-in.

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Finding locals to allow a geo-data firm to stay global

360HR

Recruiting the right Data Specialist is never a walk in the park. The field is hugely diverse and changes rapidly. What’s more, a new subset within this profession has recently arisen: Geospatial Data Specialists. One of the leading consultancies focused on reducing the cost and complexity of uncovering geospatial insights is 1Spatial.

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IDC lays out road to redemption for human resource analytics

Analytics in HR

A majority of organizations in an initial survey are only in the early stages of HR analytics mastery. IDC analyst Kyle Lagunas names some major roadblocks and says what HR must do. IDC has been turning its research lens on the growing discipline of human resource analytics and, in 2017, released its IDC MaturityScape: Workforce Analytics Adoption 1.0 study. It has started surveying organizations to assess the sophistication of their efforts according to five stages of maturity.

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Could an HCM cloud solution be a hidden value driver in divestitures?

HR Times

Posted by Tom Joseph , David Futterman , and Andrew Kuhn on August 30, 2018. As robust M&A (mergers & acquisitions) activity continues in the market, many business leaders in the process of completing a divestiture or acquisition find themselves operating organizations through states of high disruption and ambiguity.

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Creating Benefits Flexibility Your Employees Will Value

Speaker: Alex Anderson - Total Rewards Strategist at Lockton Companies | Leo Tokar - President, People Solutions and Partner at Lockton Companies

Join two total rewards experts, Alex Anderson and Leo Tokar, for an in depth discussion on how your organization can implement transparent and flexible benefits and compensation plans.

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What we learned at CCW Executive Exchange: How to turn an ASA cycle from vicious to virtuous

DailyPay

At the 2018 Contact Center Week (CCW) Executive Exchange , the topic of average speed of answer (ASA) seemed to be top of mind for a lot of attendees.

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Dear ReWorker: How Do I Attract Good Candidates in a High Employment Economy?

Cornerstone On Demand

Dear ReWorker, As this is my first job in HR, I find myself researching.a In our industry, and our small town, skilled labor is becoming increasingly hard to find so we're constantly looking for ways to not only bring in better candidates, but also keep the skilled employees we already have. Do you have any resources that may help me? Sincerely, Rummaging for Resources __ Dear Rummaging, You're not alone.

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Attracting Talent in a Competitive Hiring Market

Trinet

Incentives Like Flexible Work Schedule, Unlimited Paid Time Off and Remote Work Options May Help Employers Attract and Retain Employees. Business

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Employee Engagement Is a Financial Strategy

HR Bartender

We spend a lot of time talking about creating employee engagement. The rationale being that engaged employees are highly productive. And productivity fuels the business. In creating employee engagement, we need to think about employee satisfaction. I don’t see how a dissatisfied employee becomes engaged. It seems like their dissatisfaction with the company, their manager, their work, etc. is a barrier to engagement.

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Onboarding Retrospective - A Different Path to Better Onboarding Experiences

Speaker: Carrie Missele - Practice Lead, Learning and Development at Inspirant Group

In this webinar, Carrie Missele will walk you through the process of developing an effective onboarding program that leads to a happy a happy new hire!

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should I push back against getting annual bonuses instead of raises?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: My workplace wants to start giving out annual profit share bonuses in lieu of salary raises. Basically, the base bonus (which is based on how well the company does that year) would be multiplied by the number of years someone is there (so for the sake of simple math, if the base bonus is $500, then it would $1k for 2-year employees, $1.5k for 3-year employees, $2k for 4-year employees, and so on).

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Make HR Analytics a Priority, But See the Bigger Picture

Visier

Making HR analytics a leadership priority is not just about encouraging HR to present the latest analytics innovations, but rather a true partnership to drive pivotal decisions. A Harvard Business Review Analytics study of 230 executives suggested a stunning rate of anticipated progress: Today, 15% said they use “ predictive analytics based on HR data and data from other sources within or outside the organization,” yet 48% of them predicted they would be doing so in two years.

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How Christian Horizons Used DailyPay to Improve Employee Engagement

DailyPay

Similar to many of their peers in the senior care industry, Christian Horizons was plagued by high employee turnover rates—the industry average is about 80-90%.

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3 Way to Turn Google For Jobs Into a Competitive Advantage

Cornerstone On Demand

Happy anniversary, Google for Jobs. It has been just about a year since you made your debut, and despite all the hoopla at the time of your arrival, it's fair to say that most companies have brushed you off as just another Google tool. But, in the words of Mr. T: “I pity the fool." After all, 30 percent of all Google searches (about 300 million per month) are job related, and if you want to compete in the race for talent, you better play by Google's rules.

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What You Really Need to Know to Build an Effective Global Hiring Strategy

Speaker: Carrie Corbin, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Hope Leigh Marketing Group

Join Carrie Corbin, Global Workplace Executive, Strategist, and Consultant, for this discussion on some of the most common questions around building a global hiring and attraction strategy.