October, 2013

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Could games be the key to engagement?

Achievers

One of the most fascinating lectures I’ve seen recently is this 12-minute speech by Ali Carr-Chellman, in which she explains how the modern education system is doing a disservice to boys. Check it out: What struck me most about the video—aside from the amazing statistics—is that she doesn’t believe it’s the boys who need to change. It’s the system. And when she points out that 93 percent of elementary school teachers are women, it’s easy to see how boys don’t feel like they’re represented fairly

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Sample Sales Incentive Program – Short Case Study

Kazoo

Sales leaders have lots of options when when it comes to researching the perfect sales incentive program. We recently summarized the experience of a Kazoo customer who uses our employee recognition and reward software as their primary incentive plan for over 300 employees. It’s a sample of many ways in which our customers integrate Kazoo into their day-to-day employee reward initiatives.

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HR Tech Delivers on Promise of “Awesome” and SMAC Talk

Bersin with Deloitte

The annual HR Tech show, a favorite of many in the world of technologies surrounding the human capital management space, wrapped up its second Las Vegas appearance this past week. The event provides a revue for software creators, the analyst community and the end users to see all the newest innovation and share end user […].

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Why Employee Vacation Is Important To Your Business

CakeHR

In this stressful, goal-driven world we live in, it is often hard for employees to drag themselves away from their work commitments. In our current economic climate, many employees worry that their presence might not be missed, and in turn, that their employer will realise that they work just as efficiently without them. The post Why Employee Vacation Is Important To Your Business appeared first on CakeHR blog.

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Investing in HR Software: How to Get Internal Buy-in

Buying HR software is a major decision. That’s why finding the right provider based on your needs and ensuring key decision makers are on board is vital. Download Paycor’s guide for tips to address common concerns across your buying committee.

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Cloudy with a Chance of Failing

DDI

Learn the primary reason for the failure of frontline leadership and how to prevent related productivity losses and team disengagement.

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Ask Achievers: How can I capture employees’ bright ideas?

Achievers

In this week’s Ask A chievers, Dwayne Walker, CPA, CA, shares best practices for encouraging employee-inspired organizational improvements. Dwayne is the VP of finance at A chievers and loves the thrill, excitement, and dedication required to take a dynamic, growing company to the next level. Dear A chievers, Our team is full of talented individuals with stellar ideas for improving the business, but we haven’t been able to gather them in any organized way.

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How Does Human Resources Use Social Media? [Infographic]

Unbridled Talent

Recently, BLR’s HR Daily Advisor published the results of their HR Trends survey – sponsored by SuccessFactors. Although the size was relatively small (300 HR Practitioners), the survey results offer some interesting and specific insights about how HR professionals are utilizing social media in the workplace. Top areas identified for social media integration included: Recruiting.

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Wrapup from HR Technology Conference 2013 and SuccessConnect

Bersin with Deloitte

This year we had a marathon week in Las Vegas with back to back HR technology conferences and lots to share. In this blog I will highlight some of my thoughts on where the HR technology markets are going. 1. The HR Technology Conference was bigger than ever (8,000 people apparently) and most of the […].

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Advice to Millennials in the Workforce: Stay Motivated

Inpower Coaching

Do you remember how tough it was to enter the workforce? Yeah, tough! We love this advice co-created by our newest blogger, Sheila Berry, Founder at Living Vicky and her social media intern, Danielle. It’s directed at the newest stars in our employee pool, millennials in the workforce, and it’s chock full of great insights and advice. Share it with a millennial you know!

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

Speaker: Patrick Sayers - President, Newcastle Research

Does your organization need more productivity (and less pain) from your HR software? With the increase of technology-dependent remote work and highly sophisticated cyber threats on the rise, it's critical to successfully implement an HR platform that can help your organization see actionable information in real-time to hit all your key workforce KPIs.

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Going Global? Make Sure Your Leaders are Part of the Solution

DDI

How much will it cost if you neglect developing leaders’ global leadership skills? There’s the potential for internal conflict within their work teams, the potential damage to your brand or reputation, not to mention the risk of losing revenue or clients.

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Smart Online invoicing - AccountSight invoice tracking software

AccountSight

Blog about exciting unique features and functionality about AccountSight invoice tracking software and how it makes online invoicing easy and hassle free.

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Legendary companies have one thing in common: they’re winners

Achievers

Workplace woes are plaguing HR executives. Turnover is high, employees are disengaged, and the pressure to remain agile and drive explosive business revenue won’t subside anytime soon. What are you going to do? It may be no surprise that perception goes a long way—especially with your future candidates. To recruit the best and brightest talent, your employer brand must be top notch.

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How To Write A Good Cover Letter For Job Applications

TheHRBlog

Writing an effective cover letter for a job application is a key ingredient for potential success. A well-crafted cover letter makes a lot of difference to the attention that a resume will receive, even if it is short. Large companies receive hundreds (and sometimes thousands) of job applications every month, which means that not all […].

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2023 HR Technology Trends: What's New and What's Next

Speaker: Ben Eubanks - Chief Research Officer, Lighthouse Research & Advisory

The world of HR has changed so much in recent years, and so have the technologies and tools that support HR and talent leaders. But frankly, keeping up with the ever-changing HR tech landscape can feel like another full-time job. That's why we're sharing with you this webinar session with Ben Eubanks, Chief Research Officer for Lighthouse Research & Advisory.

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Analytics Tops the Agenda at HR Tech

Bersin with Deloitte

I’m still recovering from last week’s HR Tech conference –what a whirlwind of great sessions and events. Not surprisingly, analytics was one of the hottest topics at the conference (I think the only way to avoid the words “Big Data” these days is to escape to a desert island.) Just about every vendor I met […].

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You Inspire Me: Women in Politics – Dr. Val Arkoosh

Inpower Coaching

We hear a lot about how more women in politics are needed in elected leadership – to bring sanity to a system that sometimes looks insane. Yet many women don’t step up and throw their hat in the ring. Dr. Arkoosh is not only putting her bid in for elected office, but she’s inspiring young women in the process. We love the wisdom YingYing has found from Dr.

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[Benchmark Yourself] Is Your Talent Strategy Built for a VUCA World?

DDI

Does your talent equation add up? See how identifying gaps and weaknesses in your talent systems can ensure success in an uncertain world.

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What sets AccountSight apart from other time tracking software?

AccountSight

Blog about unique functionality of AccountSight online time tracking software that makes it the most user friendly time management software.

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The HR Leader’s Guide to Recruiting & Hiring

62% of Paycor survey respondents say we’re in a permanent talent shortage. By 2030, we’ll see more jobs than workers (BCG).

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Inspiring Employee Success: ACE 2013 Day 1

Achievers

A chievers Customer Experience 2013 kicked off yesterday with inspiring stories and insight of engagement, innovation, and success! The A chievers team welcomed nearly 500 smiling faces to our fourth annual event, making A CE 2013 the largest conference focused on employee engagement in North America. The opening keynote from A chievers Founder Razor Suleman, CEO Pat Quirk, Chairman Craig Conway, and incredible guests Nora Costa of CVS, Hollie Delaney from Zappos.com, Vicky Stewart of Samsung, a

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6 Secrets of High Employee Engagement At Wagepoint

TheHRBlog

Employee Engagement is a big deal at any company and everybody is trying to figure out the secret sauce to what makes it work so that employees are practically prancing around at work, humming happy tunes while being busy bees. Picture Sheldon & Penny making Penny Blossoms. Achieving this state of employee engagement nirvana is […].

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Global Talent Trends: New Research Opportunity

Bersin with Deloitte

One of the biggest challenges we hear from our clients is "how do I effectively globalize" my HR and talent programs? As we described at IMPACT last year, the world has become both highly connected and very uneven. Fast growing economies like China, Eastern Europe, and Brazil have drastically different labor markets and skill sets […].

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Women’s Corporate Exodus to Entrepreneurship

Inpower Coaching

Open Letter to Corporate Leadership: I want to dispel a myth that still circulates in our economy when people try to explain why the percentage of women on the management track plummets from 53% of the entry-level workforce to 20% or less in leadership. The myth goes something like this: “ Women get to childbearing age about the time they’d be ready for promotion, and a lot of them leave to start families.”.

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Upskilling HR: Future-Proof Your HR Career

Speaker: Jeanne Achille - CEO, The Devon Group

Is your HR department running around barefoot like the shoemaker's children? If so, you're on a collision course with the ever-changing realities of the workplace, which necessitate strong HR tech skills. In this webinar, we'll look at why HR should invest in learning to ensure organizational resiliency and employee retention. Consider it self-care as we discuss how to future-proof your own career through the opportunities provided by upskilling.

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Are Leaders Ready for VUCA?

DDI

To understand the implications of a VUCA-laden reality for strategic leaders, we looked at where and how they are likely to struggle.

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Create online invoices and control receivables using AccountSight

AccountSight

Blog about how AccountSight invoice tracking software makes online invoicing and receivables management easier than ever.

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Thank you for making ACE 2013 our most successful event yet!

Achievers

A CE 2013 is barely over and we’re already on to the next adventure (come see us at #HRTechConf if you’re here), but we wanted to take a moment to share some of the wonderful experiences we had. Again this year, the A chievers Customer Experience brought together our valued customers, industry analysts, and thought leaders to share the future of Employee Success™ and insights on how to recruit, retain and inspire the great people that drive our organizations’ success.

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10 Ideas for HR To Improve Collaboration

TheHRBlog

In our organization, and in many other organizations, an important question is: How can we improve collaboration? Collaboration is the most important ingredient of success at all levels in the organisation, Globally, regionally, in countries, between countries, in teams and in projects.There is an enormous opportunity for HR to increase impact by designing interventions that […].

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Employee Open Enrollment Letter Template

When it comes to benefits, communication is critical. To help you easily explain your offerings at open enrollment, Paycor created an open enrollment sample letter (and a few tips). Download this free Employee Open Enrollment Letter Template today.