April, 2010

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From E-Learning to We-Learning: SkillSoft InGenius

Josh Bersin

Today the corporate training industry is evolving from ten years of focus on e-learning and blended learning towards a serious and transformational focus on “we-learning.&# We named this. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: Content Development Learning 2.0 collaborative learning e-learning skillsoft we-learning.

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What toll has workplace stress taken on your life?

45 Things

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, April 5, 2010 What toll has workplace stress taken on your life? Since last October, it seems like every time I interview someone theyre sick, just getting sick -- or coming off a bout of illness that has lasted weeks.

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The Importance of HR: A Tragedy that Could Have Been Avoided

Nobscot

'If any of your colleagues or senior management ever doubt the importance of the Human Resources function, tell them about the Tragedy at Mangatepopo Gorge.On April 16, 2008, 6 students and 1 teacher died due to an amazing array of Human Resources failures on the part of Sir Edmund Hilary Outdoor Pursuits Centre.

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Learn How to Give Feedback

Evil HR Lady

I love TED. I listen to the talks there all the time. My next career goal is to present at TED some day. If any TED organizers read this, I'm a good speaker. Honest. Contact me. I promise to come up with something innovative for your next conference. But, this is not about me, this is about Feedback. Natalie Merchant, formerly of 10,000 Maniacs gave a performance at the 2010 TED conference.

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Automate Your Onboarding Process In 7 Steps

Efficient employee onboarding is more than a warm welcome—it's a catalyst for business growth. Automated onboarding transforms new hires into productive team members faster, fostering long-term satisfaction and talent retention. For HR, automation means replacing inefficient manual processes with streamlined, cost-effective operations. Our eBook reveals how automating employee onboarding delivers these benefits, reducing HR challenges and elevating new employee readiness.

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Enterprise Microblogging for Fun and Profit

Transparent Office

"It's cool, but is it work?" That was the question of the day last week when I visited one of Socialtext's newer customers: Oxford University Press. We're deploying to all 4,500 employees, and they're a wonderful client: intelligent, committed, and keenly aware of both the threats and the opportunities that social media present to the publishing industry.

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How and Why we Must Differentiate Talent

Josh Bersin

Consider what goes through the head of your CEO or Senior VP’s most days. “If I could only get more of my people to perform like Joe, we’d be such a more high-performing. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: Performance Management Talent Management high performance high performers.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: How Badly Do You Need Time Off?

45 Things

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, April 13, 2010 How Badly Do You Need Time Off? The day before I left for vacation a couple of weeks ago, I was trying to finish my work, pack for my family, clean the house for the house sitter and figure out what that weird smell was coming from my refrigerator.

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What Do You Not Understand About Private & Confidential?

Nobscot

'I was browsing through my Twitter stream this morning and this tweet caught my eye:The link brings you to a memo from Capgemini to one its employees regarding his bonus award for 2009. It then follows with the employee''s presumed response.

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I'm White and My Racist Boss Fired Me

Evil HR Lady

Dear Evil HR Lady, I was recently fired. My working environment was hostile at the least. My immediate supervisor, African American, was blatantly racist to me, white. Multiple people in the office, including other African Americans, have complained to HR about this individual’s racism yet the company protects the problem and discharges the problem white employees.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

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.

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Weirdo

True Faith HR

'What do the following have in common? Jay Leno Sinbad Wayne Brady A trip to Epcot The Doobie Brothers Hall & Oates Gladys Knight Michael McDonald Lionel Richie Sheryl Crow A bad road trip? A radio station gone awry? Several posts from " Stuff White People Like ?" No.its been the Tuesday night entertainment at the SHRM Annual Conference for the last 10 years.

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Managers I Have Known - Part I

Working Girl

'Today I thought I''d re-visit my own personal Manager Hall of Fame. see anyone you know? The Leader: (Someone who trusts you to make good decisions.) Tom, the VP of Application Development, was coming to town and there was a line up of people who wanted to meet with him. I somehow scored a morning slot, and not right before lunch, either, so I was feeling like The Stuff.

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Workday 10 Includes Talent Management

Workday

'It seems counterintuitive that HR systems haven’t always included t he ability to track and record such things as employee skills and goals --along with hours worked and absences -- since the quality of a workforce is so important to any company’s success.

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5 Steps You Must Take Now to Help Your Career

45 Things

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, April 27, 2010 5 Steps You Must Take Now to Help Your Career I sort of feel like Ive been holding my breath since last fall when the economy started to fall apart and people were losing their jobs right and left.

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The Essential Performance Review Checklist

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.

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Prediction: Unsustainable Employee Turnover Crisis

Nobscot

'There is a lot of talk these days about sustainability. The general concept is simply about having the ability to endure.I''m predicting a business sustainability crisis in corporate America that is going to require the finesse of some genius Human Resources professionals to prevent.

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I'm White and My Racist Boss Fired Me

Evil HR Lady

Dear Evil HR Lady, I was recently fired. My working environment was hostile at the least. My immediate supervisor, African American, was blatantly racist to me, white. Multiple people in the office, including other African Americans, have complained to HR about this individual’s racism yet the company protects the problem and discharges the problem white employees.

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State of the Nation

True Faith HR

'As spring commences, two of a professor''s less desirable job requirements come to fruition: ordering fall books, and writing letters of recommendation (LOR) for students. One of favorite web sites, Rate Your Students , recently discussed the topic of letters, and a colleague was ruing the demand that would be placed upon him. I told him that I have basically created a "Mad Libs" LOR form: In the first paragraph is the student''s name and how I know him/her (usually from the classes they have t

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I'm too good at my job

Evil HR Lady

I have been working for a large corporation for about 4 years. My relationship with the vice president is great; I feel he is smart and respectable. My relationship with my supervisor however, is a little rocky. She is a flake, routinely calling in to work, crying over the slightest criticism, complaining incessantly, and the quality of her work is terrible.

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

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?

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First Impressions: How Our Unconscious Mind Deceives Us

Nobscot

'You are a recruiter. You go into the lobby to meet your applicant. Your applicant is sitting next to a very large, obese woman. As you walk your applicant back to your office, you begin to formulate your initial impressions. Would you believe it if I told you that your first impressions were going to be more negative because the applicant was sitting next to the obese woman?

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What I learned on my Romanian Vacation

Evil HR Lady

I just spent a week in Romania. I know it's not the typical vacation spot, but we're trying to take advantage of our few years in Europe by seeing everything we can. While there, we ate great food (really great, I gained 4 pounds), saw interesting sights and, of course, picked up a few career lessons. Here are a few of the things I learned on my vacation.

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I'm Stealing From My Employer

Evil HR Lady

The IT people in my company are seriously underpaid. If we ever complain about, management says they could always outsource our jobs to India, so we better stop whining. So, a year or so ago a co-worker and I had a great idea: we got permission to buy the old computers that were going to be discarded and then we fix them up and sell them on Ebay. A few months ago, I took it a step further.

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Why a Formal Performance Review Isn't Necessary

Evil HR Lady

What should employees do when the company isn’t even performing regular performance reviews in the first place? Note that we’re in an industry which is largely sheltered by the recession, we’re growing and we’ve recently received some huge new clients. Go over and read why a performance appraisal isn't what you need. If you like it, recommend it!

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AI & DEI: With Great Opportunities Comes Great HR Responsibility

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.

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Why a Formal Performance Review Isn't Necessary

Evil HR Lady

What should employees do when the company isn’t even performing regular performance reviews in the first place? Note that we’re in an industry which is largely sheltered by the recession, we’re growing and we’ve recently received some huge new clients. Go over and read why a performance appraisal isn't what you need. If you like it, recommend it!

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Up in the Air

Evil HR Lady

So, I finally saw this movie. If you haven't seen it, it's probably supposed to be this deep movie about life choices and blah, blah, blah. But, what it really was about was firing people. This is something I know about. If you want to see it and don't want any spoilers, stop reading. Oh, I'm not going to share the big plot twists, I'm just going to talk about firing.

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I'm Stealing From My Employer

Evil HR Lady

The IT people in my company are seriously underpaid. If we ever complain about, management says they could always outsource our jobs to India, so we better stop whining. So, a year or so ago a co-worker and I had a great idea: we got permission to buy the old computers that were going to be discarded and then we fix them up and sell them on Ebay. A few months ago, I took it a step further.

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Up in the Air

Evil HR Lady

So, I finally saw this movie. If you haven't seen it, it's probably supposed to be this deep movie about life choices and blah, blah, blah. But, what it really was about was firing people. This is something I know about. If you want to see it and don't want any spoilers, stop reading. Oh, I'm not going to share the big plot twists, I'm just going to talk about firing.

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.

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Should I Lie About Why I Was Terminated?

Evil HR Lady

I was fired from a major corporation after 3 and a half years of employment. The stated reason was that I violated policy, but I believe it was retaliation for reporting that I was being sexually harassed by a client. This client happens to be good friends with the boss. I have documentation that he was harassing me, but the company ignored it. Luckily I was able to find another position with a small family owned business.

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Should I Lie About Why I Was Terminated?

Evil HR Lady

I was fired from a major corporation after 3 and a half years of employment. The stated reason was that I violated policy, but I believe it was retaliation for reporting that I was being sexually harassed by a client. This client happens to be good friends with the boss. I have documentation that he was harassing me, but the company ignored it. Luckily I was able to find another position with a small family owned business.

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Learn How to Give Feedback

Evil HR Lady

I love TED. I listen to the talks there all the time. My next career goal is to present at TED some day. If any TED organizers read this, I'm a good speaker. Honest. Contact me. I promise to come up with something innovative for your next conference. But, this is not about me, this is about Feedback. Natalie Merchant, formerly of 10,000 Maniacs gave a performance at the 2010 TED conference.